The full solution for the NY Times February 12 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Philip Koski and edited by Will Shortz.
Across Clues
- 1 Mineral that shimmersMICA
- 5 Bat around, as a kitten mightPAWAT
- 10 Composer StravinskyIGOR
- 14 Like much graffiti: Abbr.ANON
- 15 BelittleABASE
- 16 Emperor named an enemy of the state in A.D. 68NERO
- 17 Not admitDENY
- 18 AboveboardLEGIT
- 19 Neighbor of Indonesia, on a Risk boardSIAM
- 20 TheDEFINITEARTICLE
- 23 Knocked offDIDIN
- 24 City that was a rival of ancient SpartaARGOS
- 25 Big mo. for eggnog salesDEC
- 26 Cover story?FIB
- 29 Lee who directed “Gemini Man”ANG
- 30 Talks franklySPEAKSONESPIECE
- 36 Screen play?PASS
- 37 Singsong refrainTRALA
- 38 Heating pad targetACHE
- 39 Lead-in to -gram or -graphEPI
- 40 Pep rally cryRAH
- 41 Cousin of Inc.LLC
- 43 Doll who debuted in swim trunksKEN
- 44 Success against all oddsCINDERELLASTORY
- 48 Either of two for Mozart’s Queen of the NightOPERAARIA
- 49 ?Take THAT!?BOOM
- 52 Flowing slowlySEEPY
- 53 “Should that happen ?”IFSO
- 57 Builders of 25,000+ miles of roads in South AmericaINCAS
- 59 TV’s DeGeneresELLEN
- 60 With 63-Across, where some journalism is located … or how to interpret the ends of 20-, 30- and 44-Across vis-à-vis the shaded squaresBEHINDA
- 63 See 60-AcrossPAYWALL
- 65 Exhaustion from workBURNOUT
- 66 Without much hopeBLEAKLY
- 67 Green saucesPESTOS
- 68 Features of coins which make them harder to counterfeitRIDGES
Vertical Clues
- 1 Road safety org.MADD
- 2 “___ to Know” (1999 Marc Anthony hit)INEED
- 3 Tells private thingsCONFIDESIN
- 4 “How will we ever get out of this mess?”ANYIDEAS
- 5 Satirist MichaelPALIN
- 6 Drive for, maybeABET
- 7 ___ gapWAGE
- 8 It’s east of the UralsASIA
- 9 Half of octo-TETRA
- 10 Presidential seal, for oneINSIGNIA
- 11 Lizard mascot with a Cockney accentGEICOGECKO
- 12 Some campus grilling events?ORALS
- 13 Spanish Steps localeROME
- 21 Small cutNICK
- 22 Where a wedge may be usedTRAP
- 26 Not to goFORHERE
- 27 ___ flashINA
- 28 When to wave the white flagBELLLAP
- 30 Guideline, in briefSPEC
- 31 Big ___ (longtime Red Sox nickname)PAPI
- 32 Some looks into spaceSTARES
- 33 ___ capSALARY
- 34 Sole one-named Best Actress Oscar winnerCHER
- 35 WeeEENY
- 40 One leg curl, e.g.REP
- 42 CBS drama for 15 seasonsCSI
- 45 RealmsDOMAINS
- 46 Ka ___ (southernmost point in the U.S.)LAE
- 47 Sign of a hound’s happinessTAILWAG
- 49 Kind of lettuceBIBB
- 50 TopONEUP
- 51 Shade in a barren landscapeOCHRE
- 54 Undependable sortFLAKE
- 55 Gives up the goods?SELLS
- 56 “Above us ___ sky” (“Imagine” lyric)ONLY
- 58 Pesky little bratSNOT
- 59 ObservedEYED
- 61 Pop music’s Wham! or ErasureDUO
- 62 Email signsATS
- 63 Inexpensive beer, informallyPBR
- 64 Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala ___ALI
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Not a fun puzzle. Ridiculous answers!