NYT Crossword February 16 2025 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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 John KugelmanEdited by Will Shortz“Square to Begin”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2P3R4E5E6C7O8G9L10A11B12E13L14P15A16D17M18A19AIART20HOI21POLLOI22AHEAD23SQUEA24LOFFORTUNE25COEDS26SUN27SAC28WISE29SKYPE30YEC31H32TU33B34AS35H36O37MES38FB39I40SHU41TTLES42P43ROWAR44TRAP45GREATS46QUALLOF47CHINA48T49WEE50SOURCES51LEEKS52ARALS53E54A55RISES56B57RAID58HOLYSQU59ATTER60MOONRO61C62K63APR64URNS65OURS66ROO67SEU68S69SIAN70P71L72EDGES73Q74UEAK75SEEPS76BUILD77DIABOLO78M79AMMA80AIRNES81S82TOSS83SQUIR84R85ELLEDCAP86I87TAL88RUSS89VIAGRA90REVERT91E92D93PAT94PENNE95DECON96SRI97S98TA99SER100P101R102AY103RO104C105ONE106TICKS107S108QUAWK109A110FINE111LINE112ACHOO113HUMBLEPIE114LACED115USERS116HOPES117PBS118SOARS

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

ALL CLUES138 CLUES
ACROSS
1AShopper's thrill5 lettersSPREE
6AClock part3 lettersCOG
9ABrand5 lettersLABEL
20AThe masses9 lettersHOIPOLLOI
22A"Full steam ___!"5 lettersAHEAD
23A"Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?15 lettersSQUEALOFFORTUNE
26ASpace heater?3 lettersSUN
27A___ fly3 lettersSAC
28ASmart-alecky4 lettersWISE
29AFaceTime alternative5 lettersSKYPE
30A"Eww!"4 lettersYECH
35AGreat Lakes mnemonic5 lettersHOMES
40AAtlantis and others8 lettersSHUTTLES
42AHawkish6 lettersPROWAR
44ABad thing to be caught in4 lettersTRAP
45ATempest in a teapot?18 lettersGREATSQUALLOFCHINA
48AOh-so-precious4 lettersTWEE
50AJournalists quote them7 lettersSOURCES
51AOniony vegetables5 lettersLEEKS
55AGood signs in stock reports5 lettersRISES
56AChallah bread feature5 lettersBRAID
58AReligious gymgoer on leg day?12 lettersHOLYSQUATTER
63ATypical Passover mo.3 lettersAPR
64AMany clay relics4 lettersURNS
65ANot just mine4 lettersOURS
66AKanga's kiddo3 lettersROO
70ASound from some freshly cleaned floors?12 lettersPLEDGESQUEAK
75AOozes5 lettersSEEPS
76AHeighten5 lettersBUILD
78A"___ mia!"5 lettersMAMMA
82ATrash4 lettersTOSS
83AMoney under the mattress, e.g.?18 lettersSQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
89ACialis alternative6 lettersVIAGRA
90ABackslid, say8 lettersREVERTED
94APasta often cut at an angle5 lettersPENNE
95AHazard cleanup, in brief5 lettersDECON
96AHindu honorifics4 lettersSRIS
100A"___ tell"4 lettersPRAY
103ALegendary bird3 lettersROC
106AMean little suckers?5 lettersTICKS
107ARepeat something clever, as parrots might?15 lettersSQUAWKAFINELINE
112A"Gesundheit!" prompter5 lettersACHOO
113A"Diet" for the defeated9 lettersHUMBLEPIE
114ATied up5 lettersLACED
116AAspirations5 lettersHOPES
117A"Downton Abbey" network3 lettersPBS
118AFlies out of sight5 lettersSOARS
DOWN
1DFresh5 lettersSASSY
2DExcites … or annoys6 lettersPIQUES
3DVulgarity6 lettersRAUNCH
7DCry of cringe3 lettersOOF
8DAnimated file type3 lettersGIF
10DElevs.4 lettersALTS
11DDeep, dark ocean caverns9 lettersBLUEHOLES
14DCigarette purchases5 lettersPACKS
15DNautical greeting4 lettersAHOY
17DBrought in big bucks8 lettersMADEBANK
24DCoffee shop order5 lettersLATTE
29DFeudal worker4 lettersSERF
31DIn a big way6 lettersHUGELY
33DPot growers?4 lettersBETS
34DClassifies7 lettersASSORTS
36DMice hunters4 lettersOWLS
39DBitter brews, for short4 lettersIPAS
41DLock of hair5 lettersTRESS
43DGo-kart, e.g.5 lettersRACER
44DBeaten at ___ own game5 lettersTHEIR
46DCommand+Q, on a Mac4 lettersQUIT
47DFamily group4 lettersCLAN
48DWriting cliché5 lettersTROPE
52DForehead-slapping shouts4 lettersAHAS
53DOutfit5 lettersEQUIP
54DMysterious qualities5 lettersAURAS
56DYawning, say5 lettersBORED
57DHollywood's Portia de ___5 lettersROSSI
59D"Raggedy" doll3 lettersANN
60DMake faces for a camera3 lettersMUG
61DBarbecue bits5 lettersCOALS
65D"If I had to guess …"7 lettersODDSARE
69DScorch4 lettersSEAR
70DMore refined5 lettersPURER
71DLoma ___, Calif.5 lettersLINDA
72DMonthly util. bill4 lettersELEC
73DHost of the 2022 World Cup5 lettersQATAR
78DCar sticker no.4 lettersMSRP
79DParasailing, water polo, etc.8 lettersAQUATICS
80D"Watchmen" writer Moore4 lettersALAN
85D"Ich bin ___ Berliner"3 lettersEIN
87DWood joint piece5 lettersTENON
91DBeethoven's Third6 lettersEROICA
95DVan ___ (beard type)4 lettersDYKE
97DGerms5 lettersSEEDS
99DToffee candy bar4 lettersSKOR
101DBroccoli ___4 lettersRABE
102DLeatherworking tools4 lettersAWLS
108DStatus follower3 lettersQUO
109DSlack or Zoom3 lettersAPP
110DFudge the facts3 lettersFIB
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