NYT Crossword February 12 2025 Answers

All 77 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Philip KoskiEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2I3C4A5P6A7W8A9T10I11G12O13R14ANON15ABASE16NERO17DENY18LEGIT19SIAM20DEFI21NITEAR22TICLE23DIDIN24ARGOS25DEC26F27I28B29ANG30S31PEAK32SONE33SPIE34C35E36PASS37TRALA38ACHE39EPI40RAH41LL42C43KEN44CIN45DERE46LLAS47TORY48OPERAARIA49B50O51OM52SEEPY53I54F55S56O57INCA58S59ELLEN60BEHIN61D62A63P64AYWALL65BURNOUT66BLEAKLY67PESTOS68RIDGES

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES77 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMineral that shimmers4 lettersMICA
10AComposer Stravinsky4 lettersIGOR
14ALike much graffiti: Abbr.4 lettersANON
15ABelittle5 lettersABASE
17ANot admit4 lettersDENY
18AAboveboard5 lettersLEGIT
20AThe15 lettersDEFINITEARTICLE
23AKnocked off5 lettersDIDIN
25ABig mo. for eggnog sales3 lettersDEC
26ACover story?3 lettersFIB
30ATalks frankly15 lettersSPEAKSONESPIECE
36AScreen play?4 lettersPASS
37ASingsong refrain5 lettersTRALA
38AHeating pad target4 lettersACHE
40APep rally cry3 lettersRAH
41ACousin of Inc.3 lettersLLC
44ASuccess against all odds15 lettersCINDERELLASTORY
49A“Take THAT!”4 lettersBOOM
52AFlowing slowly5 lettersSEEPY
53A"Should that happen …"4 lettersIFSO
59ATV's DeGeneres5 lettersELLEN
63ASee 60-Across7 lettersPAYWALL
65AExhaustion from work7 lettersBURNOUT
66AWithout much hope7 lettersBLEAKLY
67AGreen sauces6 lettersPESTOS
DOWN
1DRoad safety org.4 lettersMADD
3DTells private things10 lettersCONFIDESIN
5DSatirist Michael5 lettersPALIN
6DDrive for, maybe4 lettersABET
7D___ gap4 lettersWAGE
8DIt's east of the Urals4 lettersASIA
9DHalf of octo-5 lettersTETRA
10DPresidential seal, for one8 lettersINSIGNIA
11DLizard mascot with a Cockney accent10 lettersGEICOGECKO
13DSpanish Steps locale4 lettersROME
21DSmall cut4 lettersNICK
22DWhere a wedge may be used4 lettersTRAP
26DNot to go7 lettersFORHERE
27D___ flash3 lettersINA
28DWhen to wave the white flag7 lettersBELLLAP
30DGuideline, in brief4 lettersSPEC
32DSome looks into space6 lettersSTARES
33D___ cap6 lettersSALARY
35DWee4 lettersEENY
40DOne leg curl, e.g.3 lettersREP
42DCBS drama for 15 seasons3 lettersCSI
45DRealms7 lettersDOMAINS
47DSign of a hound's happiness7 lettersTAILWAG
49DKind of lettuce4 lettersBIBB
50DTop5 lettersONEUP
51DShade in a barren landscape5 lettersOCHRE
54DUndependable sort5 lettersFLAKE
55DGives up the goods?5 lettersSELLS
58DPesky little brat4 lettersSNOT
59DObserved4 lettersEYED
62DEmail signs3 lettersATS
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