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New York Times Crossword February 16 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 16 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 138 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Shopper's thrillSPREE5Across1 Clock partCOG3Across6 BrandLABEL5Across9 ___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation"PADMA5Across14 Some computer-generated images nowadaysAIART5Across19 The massesHOIPOLLOI9Across20 "Full steam ___!"AHEAD5Across22 "Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?SQUEALOFFORTUNE15Across23 Some college students, quaintlyCOEDS5Across25 Space heater?SUN3Across26 ___ flySAC3Across27 Smart-aleckyWISE4Across28 FaceTime alternativeSKYPE5Across29 "Eww!"YECH4Across30 Instruments with large bellsTUBAS5Across32 Great Lakes mnemonicHOMES5Across35 Org. whose employees wear badgesFBI3Across38 Atlantis and othersSHUTTLES8Across40 HawkishPROWAR6Across42 Bad thing to be caught inTRAP4Across44 Tempest in a teapot?GREATSQUALLOFCHINA18Across45 Oh-so-preciousTWEE4Across48 Journalists quote themSOURCES7Across50 Oniony vegetablesLEEKS5Across51 Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lakeARALSEA7Across52 Good signs in stock reportsRISES5Across55 Challah bread featureBRAID5Across56 Religious gymgoer on leg day?HOLYSQUATTER12Across58 Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, sayMOONROCK8Across60 Typical Passover mo.APR3Across63 Many clay relicsURNS4Across64 Not just mineOURS4Across65 Kanga's kiddoROO3Across66 Whimsically imaginative, as writingSEUSSIAN8Across67 Sound from some freshly cleaned floors?PLEDGESQUEAK12Across70 OozesSEEPS5Across75 HeightenBUILD5Across76 Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding nameDIABOLO7Across77 "___ mia!"MAMMA5Across78 Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His"AIRNESS7Across80 TrashTOSS4Across82 Money under the mattress, e.g.?SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL18Across83 Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"RUSS4Across88 Cialis alternativeVIAGRA6Across89 Backslid, sayREVERTED8Across90 Word before or after downPAT3Across93 Pasta often cut at an anglePENNE5Across94 Hazard cleanup, in briefDECON5Across95 Hindu honorificsSRIS4Across96 Weapon whose name is an acronymTASER5Across98 "___ tell"PRAY4Across100 Legendary birdROC3Across103 Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men"ONE3Across105 Mean little suckers?TICKS5Across106 Repeat something clever, as parrots might?SQUAWKAFINELINE15Across107 "Gesundheit!" prompterACHOO5Across112 "Diet" for the defeatedHUMBLEPIE9Across113 Tied upLACED5Across114 Facebook has more than three billion of themUSERS5Across115 AspirationsHOPES5Across116 "Downton Abbey" networkPBS3Across117 Flies out of sightSOARS5Across118

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FreshSASSY5Down1 Excites … or annoysPIQUES6Down2 VulgarityRAUNCH6Down3 Poet's palindromic prepositionERE3Down4 Midflight announcements, for shortETAS4Down5 Count seen in the breakfast aisleCHOCULA7Down6 Cry of cringeOOF3Down7 Animated file typeGIF3Down8 Actress Singer of "Footloose"LORI4Down9 Elevs.ALTS4Down10 Deep, dark ocean cavernsBLUEHOLES9Down11 Equivalent of a billion years, in geologyEON3Down12 Bad thing to be caught inLIE3Down13 Cigarette purchasesPACKS5Down14 Nautical greetingAHOY4Down15 Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacksDEEPFRIEDOREOS14Down16 Brought in big bucksMADEBANK8Down17 Elements of pay-per-click campaignsADS3Down18 Punching sounds in the comicsPOWS4Down21 Coffee shop orderLATTE5Down24 Feudal workerSERF4Down29 In a big wayHUGELY6Down31 Pot growers?BETS4Down33 ClassifiesASSORTS7Down34 Mice huntersOWLS4Down36 Great Leap Forward leaderMAO3Down37 Bitter brews, for shortIPAS4Down39 Lock of hairTRESS5Down41 Something strapped for cash?PURSE5Down42 Go-kart, e.g.RACER5Down43 Beaten at ___ own gameTHEIR5Down44 Command+Q, on a MacQUIT4Down46 Family groupCLAN4Down47 Writing clichéTROPE5Down48 Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark TwainWALRUSMUSTACHE14Down49 Forehead-slapping shoutsAHAS4Down52 OutfitEQUIP5Down53 Mysterious qualitiesAURAS5Down54 Yawning, sayBORED5Down56 Hollywood's Portia de ___ROSSI5Down57 "Raggedy" dollANN3Down59 Make faces for a cameraMUG3Down60 Barbecue bitsCOALS5Down61 Gorilla who famously learned sign languageKOKO4Down62 "If I had to guess …"ODDSARE7Down65 They're around for the long haulSEMIS5Down68 ScorchSEAR4Down69 More refinedPURER5Down70 Loma ___, Calif.LINDA5Down71 Monthly util. billELEC4Down72 Host of the 2022 World CupQATAR5Down73 Horseshoe-shaped pipe fastenersUBOLTS6Down74 Boat equipment for removing water on boardBILGEPUMP9Down76 Car sticker no.MSRP4Down78 Parasailing, water polo, etc.AQUATICS8Down79 "Watchmen" writer MooreALAN4Down80 What many freelancers work onSPEC4Down81 Many a road tripper, informallyRVER4Down84 "Ich bin ___ Berliner"EIN3Down85 They make sounds when they're tickledIVORIES7Down86 Wood joint pieceTENON5Down87 Beethoven's ThirdEROICA6Down91 What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 filmDINNER6Down92 Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)PESOS5Down94 Van ___ (beard type)DYKE4Down95 GermsSEEDS5Down97 Toffee candy barSKOR4Down99 Broccoli ___RABE4Down101 Leatherworking toolsAWLS4Down102 Cartoon collector's collection, maybeCELS4Down104 Greek letter that's the symbol for torqueTAU3Down106 [I'm trying to watch the movie!]SHH3Down107 Status followerQUO3Down108 Slack or ZoomAPP3Down109 Fudge the factsFIB3Down110 Language mutually intelligible with ThaiLAO3Down111

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.