NYT Crossword February 18 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Erik AgardEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Ruh-___!" (Astro's "Yikes!")3 lettersSee answer ›4AGot 100% on4 lettersSee answer ›8ACatastrophe6 lettersSee answer ›14A918 or 539, on the Cherokee Nation8 lettersSee answer ›16AEmphatic rejection6 lettersSee answer ›17A"Seriously?!"15 lettersSee answer ›19AWord after first or leading4 lettersSee answer ›20AIndirectly unkind5 lettersSee answer ›21AIdentity thieves' targets, for short4 lettersSee answer ›22ABit of hair cream3 lettersSee answer ›24A"Enough already! I'll do it!"4 lettersSee answer ›26APurveyor of pampering3 lettersSee answer ›28AKennewick ___ (ancient ancestor discovered in 1996)3 lettersSee answer ›31ADuel units5 lettersSee answer ›35ARelations3 lettersSee answer ›36A"Seriously?!"11 lettersSee answer ›40AWhat a wool sweater may cause4 lettersSee answer ›42ACalendar listing5 lettersSee answer ›43ACurrency common to Cyprus and Croatia4 lettersSee answer ›44A"Seriously?!"11 lettersSee answer ›47APart of a set in a workout3 lettersSee answer ›48ADamascus is its capital5 lettersSee answer ›49A___ kwon do3 lettersSee answer ›50AMusic holders in racks3 lettersSee answer ›51ATake it easy4 lettersSee answer ›54A"not gonna lie lol ..."3 lettersSee answer ›56AOpportunity4 lettersSee answer ›59AJingly change5 lettersSee answer ›63A___ Major (bear constellation)4 lettersSee answer ›66A"Seriously?!"15 lettersSee answer ›69AIntensifies6 lettersSee answer ›70AMode of transportation that requires good balance8 lettersSee answer ›71ALoch monster's nickname6 lettersSee answer ›72AFound a buyer for4 lettersSee answer ›73AEnds of some bouts3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1D___ trail (rhyming path that formerly had tracks)4 lettersSee answer ›2DOceanic apex predator4 lettersSee answer ›3DImportant powwow figure10 lettersSee answer ›4DSection of a play3 lettersSee answer ›5DCorn cores4 lettersSee answer ›6DGarden with a tempting snake4 lettersSee answer ›7DSection of a supermarket4 lettersSee answer ›8DPlace for blush (or for a blush)5 lettersSee answer ›9DTitle for M.L.K., for short3 lettersSee answer ›10DGlide around on a rink8 lettersSee answer ›11D"The ___ the limit!"4 lettersSee answer ›12DPrivy to4 lettersSee answer ›13D___-chef4 lettersSee answer ›15D"Furiosa" star Taylor-Joy4 lettersSee answer ›18DAltar answer3 lettersSee answer ›23DX1, X2, X3, X4, X5 or X63 lettersSee answer ›25DPhoto ___3 lettersSee answer ›26DShort comedy pieces5 lettersSee answer ›27DClever and brief5 lettersSee answer ›29DPalestinian activist Tamimi4 lettersSee answer ›30D___ Scotia4 lettersSee answer ›32DNew Mexico site of the largest radioactive accident in U.S. history10 lettersSee answer ›33DDog-___ pages5 lettersSee answer ›34DPoints on bus routes5 lettersSee answer ›37DFourth after Aug.3 lettersSee answer ›38D"Will do!"4 lettersSee answer ›39D"At Last" singer James4 lettersSee answer ›41DMove that sends tresses flying8 lettersSee answer ›45DWhere Dubai is: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›46DSo far3 lettersSee answer ›52DExtent, as of a project5 lettersSee answer ›53DOverly3 lettersSee answer ›55DNautical marker4 lettersSee answer ›56DBlack and/or white water bird4 lettersSee answer ›57DAway's opponent4 lettersSee answer ›58D*sheepish grimace*4 lettersSee answer ›60DOnes vowing payback?4 lettersSee answer ›61DDon't-do4 lettersSee answer ›62DGardener's bagful4 lettersSee answer ›64DUnassisted4 lettersSee answer ›65DAmazes4 lettersSee answer ›67DDijon-mustered "yes"?3 lettersSee answer ›68DSomething Paxil may treat, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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