NYT Crossword February 21 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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
1B2A3R4H5O6P7P8I9N10G11A12Z13O14V15OREOCOOKIE16NENE17TIMETOKILL18TREX19SAY20APED21P22ALOMA23AVER24FACETAT25P26WNED27MACARONI28MIENS29NIKKI30HBO31ANTE32DENIS33MEAN34NAM35VOICE36WARNS37SCA38VENGE39BIPOD40CORINTH41DENS42ALTOID43SWAK44R45A46P47PAIL48O49UTERS50PACE51EDNA52INEEDAHINT53DAIS54TOMBSTONES

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABachelorette party activity10 lettersBARHOPPING
15AClassic milk accompaniment10 lettersOREOCOOKIE
16ARarest of all state birds4 lettersNENE
17AA few hours for doing whatever10 lettersTIMETOKILL
19AFor instance3 lettersSAY
20AMade an impression?4 lettersAPED
21AJewelry designer Picasso6 lettersPALOMA
23AState4 lettersAVER
24ABold bit of ink7 lettersFACETAT
25AUtterly defeated, as n00bs5 lettersPWNED
27AElbows for a chef?8 lettersMACARONI
28AAppearances5 lettersMIENS
29AComedian Glaser5 lettersNIKKI
31AChip in, in a way4 lettersANTE
33ASuggest4 lettersMEAN
35AWord with actor or mail5 lettersVOICE
36ATips off5 lettersWARNS
37ADumpster-dive, for example8 lettersSCAVENGE
39AGun support5 lettersBIPOD
41ACaves4 lettersDENS
42A"Curiously strong" mint6 lettersALTOID
43ALove letters4 lettersSWAK
44A50 Cent piece?3 lettersRAP
47AToy shovel holder4 lettersPAIL
48AWhere stars are born10 lettersOUTERSPACE
52A"Help me get the answer"10 lettersINEEDAHINT
53APolitician's platform4 lettersDAIS
54ASome October lawn decorations10 lettersTOMBSTONES
DOWN
1DAmazon nuisances4 lettersBOTS
5DMusical units7 lettersOCTAVES
6DSpent6 lettersPOOPED
7DPot grower's activity?5 lettersPOKER
9DDonut, in soccer3 lettersNIL
11DPart of a rack6 lettersANTLER
12DRhyming trajectory for success10 lettersZEROTOHERO
14DAnnoyances9 lettersVEXATIONS
22DBerry in a Playa Bowl4 lettersACAI
25DCocktail served with an umbrella10 lettersPINACOLADA
26DCocktail served with an olive10 lettersWETMARTINI
27DChop chop!5 lettersMINCE
28DDid some personal grooming9 lettersMANSCAPED
29DNegative vote in a stable?5 lettersNEIGH
33DExplorers' aids4 lettersMAPS
35DPart of a Caesarean boast4 lettersVENI
36DSubtly flirts with7 lettersWINKSAT
41DSquare5 lettersDWEEB
43DStalk4 lettersSTEM
45DTeen trouble4 lettersACNE
46DFour-footed friends4 lettersPETS
49DGame with numbered cards3 lettersUNO
50DSoup with rice noodles3 lettersPHO
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