NYT Crossword February 28 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.

Constructed by Michael LiebermanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASplashy government expenditure?10 lettersPUBLICPOOL
16AAccrue annual leaves?4 lettersRAKE
17A"Whoa there, tiger!"10 lettersEASYDOESIT
18AAchaean strongman of myth4 lettersAJAX
19AAntediluvian4 lettersAGED
20AMichael of fashion4 lettersKORS
21ARed lights in D.C.4 lettersNAYS
23ASome overhead expenses?7 lettersBEANIES
26APodcaster's need3 lettersMIC
28ARescue from total ruin7 lettersSALVAGE
30ACoconut cookie8 lettersMACAROON
34AConnected6 lettersTIEDIN
35ASelf-doubter's words5 lettersICANT
36ABig galoot3 lettersOAF
38AYearn for5 lettersCRAVE
41AGoes pro?8 lettersVOTESYES
43AAttracted a larger crowd than7 lettersOUTDREW
47AAmbles7 lettersSTROLLS
52ACreative pursuits4 lettersARTS
54ADraped garment4 lettersSARI
60ACasual tops4 lettersTEES
61AWork-from-home attire, perhaps10 lettersATHLEISURE
62ACanadian gas brand4 lettersESSO
63APeople may visit them just for kicks10 lettersSHOESTORES
DOWN
1DJubilant song5 lettersPAEAN
2DCaterpillar roll fish5 lettersUNAGI
3D"... two if ___"5 lettersBYSEA
4DW.N.B.A. star Jewell4 lettersLOYD
6DBusiness suit?3 lettersCEO
8DKaitlin of "Hacks"5 lettersOLSON
9DGod of life and the afterlife6 lettersOSIRIS
10D"Enjoy the spread!"7 lettersLETSEAT
12DEvent with a casual dress code9 lettersPAJAMADAY
13D"Fine, just tell me"9 lettersOKAYIGIVE
14DHot takes?9 lettersSEXSCENES
24DRock genre3 lettersEMO
25DProviders of fresh cuts7 lettersSLICERS
27DLike Olympic tracks5 lettersLANED
29DSubcompact Nissan offering5 lettersVERSA
31DPremium computers9 lettersACTUARIES
32DThey show models' names9 lettersCARTITLES
33DSat ___ (locating aid)3 lettersNAV
37DHair-raising thing?8 lettersFOLLICLE
40DPooch-pampering places7 lettersPETSPAS
42DUp to3 lettersTIL
44DGhostly image6 lettersWRAITH
48DPrefix meaning "straight"5 lettersORTHO
49DSearch high and low5 lettersSCOUR
50DIridescent material5 lettersNACRE
51DDouble-taps, say, as a post5 lettersLIKES
53DJust all right4 lettersSOSO
55DFor another thing4 lettersALSO
59DFootnote abbr.3 lettersCIT
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