NYT Crossword Answers 02/08/25

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Across Clues

• 1 What may precede a blessingACHOO
• 6 School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informallyBAMA
• 10 Studios, say: Abbr.APTS
• 14 Flattering sortBROWNNOSER
• 16 Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film “Casino”NOBU
• 17 It gets inflated and goes straight to your headBALLOONHAT
• 18 PruneTRIM
• 19 Sedaris of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”AMY
• 20 RepresentationMODEL
• 21 Gas-infused coffee orderNITRO
• 22 KibitzesGABS
• 23 Plant item used in early genetics experimentsPEAPOD
• 25 Foul moodsSNITS
• 27 Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applicationsALTTAB
• 28 Good, in ItalianBUONO
• 29 Assessment for dummiesCRASHTEST
• 32 Capo, e.g.CLAMP
• 33 ___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for “Parasite”HAN
• 34 Kind of rocket that launches satellitesATLAS
• 35 Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-insCACAONIBS
• 37 ___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelistNELLA
• 38 Leering sortsCREEPS
• 39 Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movementAFROS
• 40 Feels forPITIES
• 41 River through Bristol, EnglandAVON
• 42 PressMEDIA
• 43 Feeling associated with the color redANGER
• 45 Middle of a datePIT
• 48 UnguardedOPEN
• 49 Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7UpCHERRYSODA
• 51 TeacupMINI
• 52 [This might come in handy later …]NOTETOSELF
• 53 Hill workersANTS
• 54 Big Board inits.NYSE
• 55 Like some high expectationsUNMET

Vertical Clues

• 1 Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021)ABBA
• 2 Study, study, study!CRAM
• 3 Word with cow or CommunionHOLY
• 4 Lion : pride :: ___ : parliamentOWL
• 5 Snap, crackle or popONOMATOPOEIA
• 6 TiesBONDS
• 7 “Days of Grace” memoirist, 1993ASHE
• 8 Providers of college courses?MEALPLANS
• 9 Term of ___ART
• 10 Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problemANTIPATTERN
• 11 What a button mushroom becomes when it maturesPORTOBELLO
• 12 “Thelma & Louise” auto, informallyTBIRD
• 13 Rikishi’s sportSUMO
• 15 Inexperienced gamers, in slangNOOBS
• 21 2010s satirical reality series starring comedian FielderNATHANFORYOU
• 22 They may be dry or dirtyGINMARTINIS
• 24 Abbott and Costello in the film “Arrival,” informallyETS
• 25 Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the BottomSULA
• 26 CalculatedNOACCIDENT
• 27 Many Fertile Crescent residentsARABS
• 28 Covert field?BCC
• 29 Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation pointCHIPSAHOY
• 30 “Do the Right Thing” pizzeriaSALS
• 31 Org. whose workers usually wear glovesTSA
• 36 Once calledNEE
• 39 Turn awayAVERT
• 40 Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awardsPEPIN
• 41 Nod, sayAGREE
• 42 N.Y.C. attractionMOMA
• 44 Pro sports team named for some of its equipmentNETS
• 45 Elegy, e.g.POEM
• 46 What an orange dot might indicate in a chatIDLE
• 47 Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National CemeteryTAFT
• 49 Fareed Zakaria’s channelCNN
• 50 Target of some phishing scams: Abbr.SSN