NYT Crossword February 20 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1F2A3D4E5D6R7S8V9P10S11N12A13P14OCULI15ETAL16TAXI17NODES18CINE19MATIC20TWENT21YONEACROSS22AIART23SAT24B25A26S27NOD28HUT29O30N31E32OLM33EC34D35IOR36ACES37FOURT38EENLE39TTERS40FORA41TAKI42HEAVE43OFF44DSL45D46UE47NES48AMY49MAMM50A51W52E53DNES54DAYPUZ55Z56L57E58ARUNDHATI59STEAD60CITE61OVEN62EERIE63ONYX64PEON65SCORN

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1APast its glory5 lettersFADED
6ASay yes, say4 lettersRSVP
10A[Bada bing bada boom!]4 lettersSNAP
14ARound windows5 lettersOCULI
15AList trimmer4 lettersETAL
16AMove after a touchdown4 lettersTAXI
17ANetwork connections5 lettersNODES
18ALynchian or Felliniesque, say9 lettersCINEMATIC
20AThis clue15 lettersTWENTYONEACROSS
23AStayed put3 lettersSAT
24A___-relief3 lettersBAS
27AGo-ahead3 lettersNOD
36AHigh pair4 lettersACES
37AThis answer15 lettersFOURTEENLETTERS
40ASubreddits, for example4 lettersFORA
42AThrow with great effort5 lettersHEAVE
43ASee 29-Across3 lettersOFF
48ASinger Winehouse3 lettersAMY
49A"___ mia!"5 lettersMAMMA
51AThis crossword15 lettersWEDNESDAYPUZZLE
59AEnding with home or bed5 lettersSTEAD
60AUse as a source4 lettersCITE
61AHot spot4 lettersOVEN
62ALike an H.P. Lovecraft work5 lettersEERIE
63ABlack gemstone4 lettersONYX
64ALowly worker4 lettersPEON
65ALook down on5 lettersSCORN
DOWN
1DCharacter profile?4 lettersFONT
2D"Don't have ___, man!"4 lettersACOW
3DMan4 lettersDUDE
5DClear-cut8 lettersDISTINCT
7DStretch5 lettersSTINT
8DRooftop spinner4 lettersVANE
9DFriendly response, after "My"8 lettersPLEASURE
10D0:005 lettersSTART
11DAlliance of 32 nations4 lettersNATO
12DEnemy alliance of W.W. II4 lettersAXIS
21DEx-N.B.A. star ___ Ming3 lettersYAO
24DSensational, on Broadway5 lettersBOFFO
25DIcy5 lettersALOOF
26DBlue man group member?5 lettersSMURF
28DHome to many kings and queens10 lettersHOLIDAYINN
30DPluck5 lettersNERVE
31DTwo of spades?5 lettersESSES
35DTats3 lettersINK
36DCleared one's plate, say3 lettersATE
39DNine daughters of Greek myth8 lettersTHEMUSES
44DChatted on the Gram, say4 lettersDMED
46DStrike caller3 lettersUMP
48DArchitectural expansion5 lettersANNEX
49DSan ___, Calif.5 lettersMATEO
50DFollower of the 32-Across5 lettersAZTEC
52DShamrock land4 lettersERIN
53DCertain tax4 lettersDUTY
55DZip4 lettersZERO
56DHideaway4 lettersLAIR
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