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New York Times Crossword February 20 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 20 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 76 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#
Past its gloryFADED5Across1 Say yes, sayRSVP4Across6 [Bada bing bada boom!]SNAP4Across10 Round windowsOCULI5Across14 List trimmerETAL4Across15 Move after a touchdownTAXI4Across16 Network connectionsNODES5Across17 Lynchian or Felliniesque, sayCINEMATIC9Across18 This clueTWENTYONEACROSS15Across20 Digital work fueled by machine learning, in briefAIART5Across22 Stayed putSAT3Across23 ___-reliefBAS3Across24 Go-aheadNOD3Across27 Shelter on a tropical island, maybeHUT3Across28 With 43-Across, something never to be repeated ... or a hint to the answers to the italicized cluesONE3Across29 Ancient Mexican civilizationOLMEC5Across32 Who said "A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture"DIOR4Across34 High pairACES4Across36 This answerFOURTEENLETTERS15Across37 Subreddits, for exampleFORA4Across40 Alternative to a spicy DoritoTAKI4Across41 Throw with great effortHEAVE5Across42 See 29-AcrossOFF3Across43 Broadband connection inits.DSL3Across44 Slated to be delivered (on)DUE3Across45 Battletoads console, for shortNES3Across47 Singer WinehouseAMY3Across48 "___ mia!"MAMMA5Across49 This crosswordWEDNESDAYPUZZLE15Across51 ___ Roy, Booker Prize-winning author, 1997ARUNDHATI9Across58 Ending with home or bedSTEAD5Across59 Use as a sourceCITE4Across60 Hot spotOVEN4Across61 Like an H.P. Lovecraft workEERIE5Across62 Black gemstoneONYX4Across63 Lowly workerPEON4Across64 Look down onSCORN5Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Character profile?FONT4Down1 "Don't have ___, man!"ACOW4Down2 ManDUDE4Down3 ___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels"ELENA5Down4 Clear-cutDISTINCT8Down5 What a budding musical artist hopes to landRECORDDEAL10Down6 StretchSTINT5Down7 Rooftop spinnerVANE4Down8 Friendly response, after "My"PLEASURE8Down9 0:00START5Down10 Alliance of 32 nationsNATO4Down11 Enemy alliance of W.W. IIAXIS4Down12 Many social posts, informallyPICS4Down13 Exam with a max. score of 528MCAT4Down19 Ex-N.B.A. star ___ MingYAO3Down21 Sensational, on BroadwayBOFFO5Down24 IcyALOOF5Down25 Blue man group member?SMURF5Down26 Home to many kings and queensHOLIDAYINN10Down28 Setting for several Herman Melville worksOCEAN5Down29 PluckNERVE5Down30 Two of spades?ESSES5Down31 Queen Elizabeth I has one named for herERA3Down33 TatsINK3Down35 Cleared one's plate, sayATE3Down36 Virtual storefront in an online marketplaceETSYSHOP8Down38 Nine daughters of Greek mythTHEMUSES8Down39 Chatted on the Gram, sayDMED4Down44 Strike callerUMP3Down46 Architectural expansionANNEX5Down48 San ___, Calif.MATEO5Down49 Follower of the 32-AcrossAZTEC5Down50 Texas city once known as "Six-Shooter Junction"WACO4Down51 Shamrock landERIN4Down52 Certain taxDUTY4Down53 Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"DAVE4Down54 ZipZERO4Down55 HideawayLAIR4Down56 Locale depicted in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights"EDEN4Down57

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 20, 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.