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New York Times Crossword February 8 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 8 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 70 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#
What may precede a blessingACHOO5Across1 School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informallyBAMA4Across6 Studios, say: Abbr.APTS4Across10 Flattering sortBROWNNOSER10Across14 Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film "Casino"NOBU4Across16 It gets inflated and goes straight to your headBALLOONHAT10Across17 PruneTRIM4Across18 Sedaris of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"AMY3Across19 RepresentationMODEL5Across20 Gas-infused coffee orderNITRO5Across21 KibitzesGABS4Across22 Plant item used in early genetics experimentsPEAPOD6Across23 Foul moodsSNITS5Across25 Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applicationsALTTAB6Across27 Good, in ItalianBUONO5Across28 Assessment for dummiesCRASHTEST9Across29 Capo, e.g.CLAMP5Across32 ___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Parasite"HAN3Across33 Kind of rocket that launches satellitesATLAS5Across34 Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-insCACAONIBS9Across35 ___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelistNELLA5Across37 Leering sortsCREEPS6Across38 Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movementAFROS5Across39 Feels forPITIES6Across40 River through Bristol, EnglandAVON4Across41 PressMEDIA5Across42 Feeling associated with the color redANGER5Across43 Middle of a datePIT3Across45 UnguardedOPEN4Across48 Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7UpCHERRYSODA10Across49 TeacupMINI4Across51 [This might come in handy later ...]NOTETOSELF10Across52 Hill workersANTS4Across53 Big Board inits.NYSE4Across54 Like some high expectationsUNMET5Across55

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Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021)ABBA4Down1 Study, study, study!CRAM4Down2 Word with cow or CommunionHOLY4Down3 Lion : pride :: ___ : parliamentOWL3Down4 Snap, crackle or popONOMATOPOEIA12Down5 TiesBONDS5Down6 "Days of Grace" memoirist, 1993ASHE4Down7 Providers of college courses?MEALPLANS9Down8 Term of ___ART3Down9 Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problemANTIPATTERN11Down10 What a button mushroom becomes when it maturesPORTOBELLO10Down11 "Thelma & Louise" auto, informallyTBIRD5Down12 Rikishi's sportSUMO4Down13 Inexperienced gamers, in slangNOOBS5Down15 2010s satirical reality series starring comedian FielderNATHANFORYOU12Down21 They may be dry or dirtyGINMARTINIS11Down22 Abbott and Costello in the film "Arrival," informallyETS3Down24 Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the BottomSULA4Down25 CalculatedNOACCIDENT10Down26 Many Fertile Crescent residentsARABS5Down27 Covert field?BCC3Down28 Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation pointCHIPSAHOY9Down29 "Do the Right Thing" pizzeriaSALS4Down30 Org. whose workers usually wear glovesTSA3Down31 Once calledNEE3Down36 Turn awayAVERT5Down39 Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awardsPEPIN5Down40 Nod, sayAGREE5Down41 N.Y.C. attractionMOMA4Down42 Pro sports team named for some of its equipmentNETS4Down44 Elegy, e.g.POEM4Down45 What an orange dot might indicate in a chatIDLE4Down46 Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National CemeteryTAFT4Down47 Fareed Zakaria's channelCNN3Down49 Target of some phishing scams: Abbr.SSN3Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, February 8, 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.