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New York Times Crossword February 17 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 17 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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#
"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)MAS3Across1 Where you might "take a number"DELI4Across4 Tie named for a British horse racing venueASCOT5Across8 Valuable metalsORES4Across13 LevelEVEN4Across15 ___ masala (spicy Indian chickpea dish)CHANA5Across16 Memento-filled craft projectSCRAPBOOK9Across17 StaffsCANES5Across19 Everything on a bagel, sayTHEWORKS8Across20 MergeMELD4Across21 Broadway's ___-Manuel MirandaLIN3Across22 Abu Dhabi's country, for shortUAE3Across23 Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chickenPOPEYES7Across24 Ache (for)YEARN5Across27 Lead-in to phone or assSMART5Across29 Fluffy Chinese bread rollBAO3Across31 Hosp. area for critical casesICU3Across32 ___-consciousECO3Across34 "None for me"PASS4Across35 1981 hit by Queen and David BowieUNDERPRESSURE13Across36 “Check your ___ at the door” (sign for musical artists entering to record “We Are the World”)EGOS4Across40 Singer Grande, to fansARI3Across41 Big part of an elephantEAR3Across42 Day-___ paintGLO3Across43 Insolent sortsSNOTS5Across44 Italian motor scooterVESPA5Across46 Child's urging to a horseGIDDYUP7Across50 ___ chi (martial art)TAI3Across52 Blade on a boatOAR3Across54 Danish film director ___ von TrierLARS4Across55 UnwaveringRESOLUTE8Across56 Menzel who has played a green witch and an ice princessIDINA5Across58 "Uh-huh, I bet" … or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all haveYEAHRIGHT9Across60 Cowboy's workplaceRANCH5Across61 CompetentABLE4Across62 "Not. Good."UHOH4Across63 Parts of a jigsaw puzzle that many people work on firstEDGES5Across64 The Bay State: Abbr.MASS4Across65 Gate-keeping org.?TSA3Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In the mainMOSTLY6Down1 Main character on "All in the Family" or "Riverdale"ARCHIE6Down2 One of tennis's Williams sistersSERENA6Down3 Messing around on set?DEBRA5Down4 Brings to mindEVOKES6Down5 Ones born between July 23 and August 22LEOS4Down6 Pen fillerINK3Down7 Opposite of refuseACCEPT6Down8 Layered rockSHALE5Down9 Snickers or Milky WayCANDYBAR8Down10 Air Force ___ONE3Down11 Profs' aidesTAS3Down12 GlimpsedSAW3Down14 Jump (on)POUNCE6Down18 GlumMOROSE6Down21 Walk back and forth nervouslyPACE4Down24 SimplicityEASE4Down25 "Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!"SOS3Down26 Clears (of)RIDS4Down28 ___ badge (scout's award)MERIT5Down30 Planet beyond SaturnURANUS6Down33 UnadulteratedPURE4Down35 Bumpy yellow fruitUGLI4Down36 Messing around, as with an instrument or ideasNOODLING8Down37 Item on a stagePROP4Down38 RescuerSAVIOR6Down39 Ingredient in tempera or tempuraEGG3Down40 Some dark red winesSYRAHS6Down44 Amazing dealsSTEALS6Down45 Looked forSOUGHT6Down47 Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstringsPATHOS6Down48 R&B's FranklinARETHA6Down49 Swing at a ball?DANCE5Down51 Fireplace remainsASHES5Down53 Country music's McEntireREBA4Down56 Actress Lucy of CBS's "Elementary"LIU3Down57 Burning feelingIRE3Down58 PapaDAD3Down59 Starchy tuberYAM3Down60

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, February 17, 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.