xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

New York Times Crossword February 5 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 5 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 72 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Also solved on February 5
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword   Evening Standard Crossword   Newsday Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Distance traversed by an arrowBOWSHOT7Across1 CocksureBRASH5Across8 Not the sameUNALIKE7Across13 "You got me there!"TOUCHE6Across14 Obstacle in achieving one's goal?DEFENSE7Across15 Something acquired in a salon bed, perhapsBASETAN7Across16 Added fuel toFED3Across17 Opens, as a menu ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?DROPSDOWN9Across18 Bang the drum forTALKUP6Across20 Iridescent stoneOPAL4Across23 Cellular messengerRNA3Across24 Verb often abbreviated to a letterARE3Across25 Oz., e.g.AMT3Across26 Brief bit of timeSEC3Across28 Analytical thinker?LEFTBRAIN9Across30 Old standard of tapeVHS3Across34 Doesn't really matterCARRIESNOWEIGHT15Across36 Himalayan oxYAK3Across40 Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinentCHAILATTE9Across41 Up to nowYET3Across42 One trained in CPREMT3Across44 Educational support grp.PTA3Across45 Notes or MessagesAPP3Across46 Place for a cooling pieSILL4Across49 Is outSLEEPS6Across51 Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?SLUSHPILE9Across54 Judger of pitchesUMP3Across57 Furry wetlands growthCATTAIL7Across58 Console device with triggers and thumbsticksGAMEPAD7Across59 Summer hire, perhapsINTERN6Across63 Tennis period since 1968OPENERA7Across64 Common reply to "Who's there?"ITSME5Across65 Appendage for a morning gloryTENDRIL7Across66

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PardnerBUD3Down1 Four quartersONE3Down2 Starchy food item named for a food it resemblesWAFFLEFRY9Down3 Smooth and glossySLEEK5Down4 One who practices bhakti and pujaHINDU5Down5 Gives the thumbs upOKS3Down6 Up for a drive?TEED4Down7 Climax in many a video gameBOSSLEVEL9Down8 RegrettedRUED4Down9 Hawke or CroweACTOR5Down10 William ___, longtime editor of The New YorkerSHAWN5Down11 Dye in some body artHENNA5Down12 Chopitos and croquetas, e.g.TAPAS5Down14 Knock on the nogginBOP3Down16 "Damn you!"ROTINHELL9Down19 Soft rockTALC4Down20 VicinityAREA4Down21 Trim (down)PARE4Down22 Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr.MASC4Down27 Kind of seedCHIA4Down29 Base for some lunchesTRAY4Down31 Modern transport serviceBIKESHARE9Down32 Linguist ChomskyNOAM4Down33 Fictional bandleader of the 1960sSGTPEPPER9Down35 Good things to have about youWITS4Down37 URL starterHTTP4Down38 Oolong and rooibos, for twoTEAS4Down39 Easy basketTIPIN5Down43 Character set for electronic communicationASCII5Down46 Audience member who might be in on the trickPLANT5Down47 Gentle strokesPUTTS5Down48 Qualifier for many a rapperLIL3Down50 Measure of brightnessLUMEN5Down52 Fix, as textEMEND5Down53 Academic acronymSTEM4Down55 Showbiz quartetEGOT4Down56 Central figure in a classic sci-fi seriesAPE3Down60 Filmmaker AsterARI3Down61 Indian lentil dishDAL3Down62

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, February 5, 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.