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NYT Crossword February 12 2025 Answers

All 77 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES77 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMineral that shimmers4 lettersSee answer ›5ABat around, as a kitten might5 lettersSee answer ›10AComposer Stravinsky4 lettersSee answer ›14ALike much graffiti: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›15ABelittle5 lettersSee answer ›16AEmperor named an enemy of the state in A.D. 684 lettersSee answer ›17ANot admit4 lettersSee answer ›18AAboveboard5 lettersSee answer ›19ANeighbor of Indonesia, on a Risk board4 lettersSee answer ›20AThe15 lettersSee answer ›23AKnocked off5 lettersSee answer ›24ACity that was a rival of ancient Sparta5 lettersSee answer ›25ABig mo. for eggnog sales3 lettersSee answer ›26ACover story?3 lettersSee answer ›29ALee who directed "Gemini Man"3 lettersSee answer ›30ATalks frankly15 lettersSee answer ›36AScreen play?4 lettersSee answer ›37ASingsong refrain5 lettersSee answer ›38AHeating pad target4 lettersSee answer ›39ALead-in to -gram or -graph3 lettersSee answer ›40APep rally cry3 lettersSee answer ›41ACousin of Inc.3 lettersSee answer ›43ADoll who debuted in swim trunks3 lettersSee answer ›44ASuccess against all odds15 lettersSee answer ›48AEither of two for Mozart's Queen of the Night9 lettersSee answer ›49A“Take THAT!”4 lettersSee answer ›52AFlowing slowly5 lettersSee answer ›53A"Should that happen …"4 lettersSee answer ›57ABuilders of 25,000+ miles of roads in South America5 lettersSee answer ›59ATV's DeGeneres5 lettersSee answer ›60AWith 63-Across, where some journalism is located ... or how to interpret the ends of 20-, 30- and 44-Across vis-à-vis the shaded squares7 lettersSee answer ›63ASee 60-Across7 lettersSee answer ›65AExhaustion from work7 lettersSee answer ›66AWithout much hope7 lettersSee answer ›67AGreen sauces6 lettersSee answer ›68AFeatures of coins which make them harder to counterfeit6 lettersSee answer ›
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1DRoad safety org.4 lettersSee answer ›2D"___ to Know" (1999 Marc Anthony hit)5 lettersSee answer ›3DTells private things10 lettersSee answer ›4D"How will we ever get out of this mess?"8 lettersSee answer ›5DSatirist Michael5 lettersSee answer ›6DDrive for, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›7D___ gap4 lettersSee answer ›8DIt's east of the Urals4 lettersSee answer ›9DHalf of octo-5 lettersSee answer ›10DPresidential seal, for one8 lettersSee answer ›11DLizard mascot with a Cockney accent10 lettersSee answer ›12DSome campus grilling events?5 lettersSee answer ›13DSpanish Steps locale4 lettersSee answer ›21DSmall cut4 lettersSee answer ›22DWhere a wedge may be used4 lettersSee answer ›26DNot to go7 lettersSee answer ›27D___ flash3 lettersSee answer ›28DWhen to wave the white flag7 lettersSee answer ›30DGuideline, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›31DBig ___ (longtime Red Sox nickname)4 lettersSee answer ›32DSome looks into space6 lettersSee answer ›33D___ cap6 lettersSee answer ›34DSole one-named Best Actress Oscar winner4 lettersSee answer ›35DWee4 lettersSee answer ›40DOne leg curl, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›42DCBS drama for 15 seasons3 lettersSee answer ›45DRealms7 lettersSee answer ›46DKa ___ (southernmost point in the U.S.)3 lettersSee answer ›47DSign of a hound's happiness7 lettersSee answer ›49DKind of lettuce4 lettersSee answer ›50DTop5 lettersSee answer ›51DShade in a barren landscape5 lettersSee answer ›54DUndependable sort5 lettersSee answer ›55DGives up the goods?5 lettersSee answer ›56D"Above us ___ sky" ("Imagine" lyric)4 lettersSee answer ›58DPesky little brat4 lettersSee answer ›59DObserved4 lettersSee answer ›61DPop music's Wham! or Erasure3 lettersSee answer ›62DEmail signs3 lettersSee answer ›63DInexpensive beer, informally3 lettersSee answer ›64DTwo-time Oscar winner Mahershala ___3 lettersSee answer ›
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