The full solution for the NY Times February 17 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 “Live ___” (Taco Bell slogan)MAS
- 4 Where you might “take a number”DELI
- 8 Tie named for a British horse racing venueASCOT
- 13 Valuable metalsORES
- 15 LevelEVEN
- 16 ___ masala (spicy Indian chickpea dish)CHANA
- 17 Memento-filled craft projectSCRAPBOOK
- 19 StaffsCANES
- 20 Everything on a bagel, sayTHEWORKS
- 21 MergeMELD
- 22 Broadway’s ___-Manuel MirandaLIN
- 23 Abu Dhabi’s country, for shortUAE
- 24 Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chickenPOPEYES
- 27 Ache (for)YEARN
- 29 Lead-in to phone or assSMART
- 31 Fluffy Chinese bread rollBAO
- 32 Hosp. area for critical casesICU
- 34 ___-consciousECO
- 35 “None for me”PASS
- 36 1981 hit by Queen and David BowieUNDERPRESSURE
- 40 ?Check your ___ at the door? (sign for musical artists entering to record ?We Are the World?)EGOS
- 41 Singer Grande, to fansARI
- 42 Big part of an elephantEAR
- 43 Day-___ paintGLO
- 44 Insolent sortsSNOTS
- 46 Italian motor scooterVESPA
- 50 Child’s urging to a horseGIDDYUP
- 52 ___ chi (martial art)TAI
- 54 Blade on a boatOAR
- 55 Danish film director ___ von TrierLARS
- 56 UnwaveringRESOLUTE
- 58 Menzel who has played a green witch and an ice princessIDINA
- 60 “Uh-huh, I bet” ? or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all haveYEAHRIGHT
- 61 Cowboy’s workplaceRANCH
- 62 CompetentABLE
- 63 “Not. Good.”UHOH
- 64 Parts of a jigsaw puzzle that many people work on firstEDGES
- 65 The Bay State: Abbr.MASS
- 66 Gate-keeping org.?TSA
Vertical Clues
- 1 In the mainMOSTLY
- 2 Main character on “All in the Family” or “Riverdale”ARCHIE
- 3 One of tennis’s Williams sistersSERENA
- 4 Messing around on set?DEBRA
- 5 Brings to mindEVOKES
- 6 Ones born between July 23 and August 22LEOS
- 7 Pen fillerINK
- 8 Opposite of refuseACCEPT
- 9 Layered rockSHALE
- 10 Snickers or Milky WayCANDYBAR
- 11 Air Force ___ONE
- 12 Profs’ aidesTAS
- 14 GlimpsedSAW
- 18 Jump (on)POUNCE
- 21 GlumMOROSE
- 24 Walk back and forth nervouslyPACE
- 25 SimplicityEASE
- 26 “Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!”SOS
- 28 Clears (of)RIDS
- 30 ___ badge (scout’s award)MERIT
- 33 Planet beyond SaturnURANUS
- 35 UnadulteratedPURE
- 36 Bumpy yellow fruitUGLI
- 37 Messing around, as with an instrument or ideasNOODLING
- 38 Item on a stagePROP
- 39 RescuerSAVIOR
- 40 Ingredient in tempera or tempuraEGG
- 44 Some dark red winesSYRAHS
- 45 Amazing dealsSTEALS
- 47 Looked forSOUGHT
- 48 Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstringsPATHOS
- 49 R&B’s FranklinARETHA
- 51 Swing at a ball?DANCE
- 53 Fireplace remainsASHES
- 56 Country music’s McEntireREBA
- 57 Actress Lucy of CBS’s “Elementary”LIU
- 58 Burning feelingIRE
- 59 PapaDAD
- 60 Starchy tuberYAM
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