NYT Crossword February 5 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Wednesday 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 Kiran PandeyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2O3W4S5H6O7T8B9R10A11S12H13UNALIKE14TOUCHE15DEFENSE16BASETAN17FED18D19ROPSDOWN20T21ALKU22P23OPAL24RNA25ARE26A27MT28SE29C30LEF31T32BRAI33N34VH35S36CARRIESNO37WEIG38H39T40YAK41CHAILATTE42YE43T44EMT45PTA46A47P48P49SI50LL51S52L53EEPS54SLU55SHPIL56E57UMP58CATTAIL59G60AMEP61A62D63INTERN64OPENERA65ITSME66TENDRIL

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADistance traversed by an arrow7 lettersBOWSHOT
8ACocksure5 lettersBRASH
13ANot the same7 lettersUNALIKE
14A"You got me there!"6 lettersTOUCHE
17AAdded fuel to3 lettersFED
20ABang the drum for6 lettersTALKUP
23AIridescent stone4 lettersOPAL
24ACellular messenger3 lettersRNA
26AOz., e.g.3 lettersAMT
28ABrief bit of time3 lettersSEC
30AAnalytical thinker?9 lettersLEFTBRAIN
34AOld standard of tape3 lettersVHS
36ADoesn't really matter15 lettersCARRIESNOWEIGHT
40AHimalayan ox3 lettersYAK
42AUp to now3 lettersYET
44AOne trained in CPR3 lettersEMT
45AEducational support grp.3 lettersPTA
46ANotes or Messages3 lettersAPP
49APlace for a cooling pie4 lettersSILL
51AIs out6 lettersSLEEPS
57AJudger of pitches3 lettersUMP
58AFurry wetlands growth7 lettersCATTAIL
63ASummer hire, perhaps6 lettersINTERN
64ATennis period since 19687 lettersOPENERA
66AAppendage for a morning glory7 lettersTENDRIL
DOWN
1DPardner3 lettersBUD
2DFour quarters3 lettersONE
4DSmooth and glossy5 lettersSLEEK
6DGives the thumbs up3 lettersOKS
7DUp for a drive?4 lettersTEED
8DClimax in many a video game9 lettersBOSSLEVEL
9DRegretted4 lettersRUED
10DHawke or Crowe5 lettersACTOR
12DDye in some body art5 lettersHENNA
16DKnock on the noggin3 lettersBOP
19D"Damn you!"9 lettersROTINHELL
20DSoft rock4 lettersTALC
21DVicinity4 lettersAREA
22DTrim (down)4 lettersPARE
29DKind of seed4 lettersCHIA
31DBase for some lunches4 lettersTRAY
32DModern transport service9 lettersBIKESHARE
33DLinguist Chomsky4 lettersNOAM
35DFictional bandleader of the 1960s9 lettersSGTPEPPER
38DURL starter4 lettersHTTP
43DEasy basket5 lettersTIPIN
48DGentle strokes5 lettersPUTTS
52DMeasure of brightness5 lettersLUMEN
53DFix, as text5 lettersEMEND
55DAcademic acronym4 lettersSTEM
56DShowbiz quartet4 lettersEGOT
61DFilmmaker Aster3 lettersARI
62DIndian lentil dish3 lettersDAL
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