Pop Up a Lot Erik Agard opens our solving weekend. Wilmer Flores, left, of the New York Mets caught a pop-up in front of Jay Bruce during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park in Atlanta in 2017.Credit...Scott Cunningham, via Getty Images Feb. 4, 2021 FRIDAY PUZZLE — February is Black History Month, and the puzzles for Monday through Saturday this week were made by Black constructors. In this article, the editorial director for New York Times Games, Everdeen Mason, discusses the week’s puzzles in the context of Black History Month. You know it’s an Erik Agard puzzle when the clues challenge your knowledge base. That’s a good thing — and totally appropriate for a Friday puzzle. One of the ways I know I’ve had a good time with a puzzle is when I learn something new from it.