NYT Crossword February 9 2025 Answers (2/9/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for February 9 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword February 9, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword February 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 2/9/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

Looking for answers to another NYT Crossword puzzle? Check out our archive of NYT Crossword Answers. Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 9, 2025 are also available if you prefer not to be immediately spoiled.

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# Clue
1A Dressed (in)
5A Facial cream amount
8A Harriet Tubman was one for the Union
11A Place in a pyramid, say
17A Site of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
18A Head of a noted animal rescue project
20A Prospectors' targets
22A "Take me to your ___" (alien demand)
23A TV's "Search for the Titanic," for one?
26A Fifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome
27A Charcuterie assortment
28A It's hard to see
29A Champagne name
31A Honk
32A Chestnuts
35A Instructions for slaying Dracula?
38A Tibetan beasts
40A Realm
41A Concern in data transmission
42A Shoppers' conveniences
46A Tributary of the Colorado River
48A Bit of Rasta headwear
49A Tribe along the Missouri River
51A Broadway offering titled with dots and dashes?
54A Ones moving with the music?
58A High-protein diet
59A Nat ___ (channel)
60A Prove untrue
63A Farm call
64A Belfry locale
67A Indian dish featuring potatoes and cauliflower
69A Rear
70A TED Talk about neuropsychology?
73A Syllables of reproof
75A "So is this our plan or not?"
76A Ones whistling while they work?
79A "May Day is ___ Day in Hawaii" (holiday slogan)
80A Like tightwads
81A Poetic tribute
83A Lose ground, say
84A Scout's container
86A U-Haul ad?
89A Sister of Hades
90A Picture of Pluto, for instance
92A Org. holding an annual basketball championship since 1939
93A Metaphorical bit of progress
94A Spiced quaff
96A Bud after Jack, perhaps?
99A ___ mind
101A Email thread with a "Donate now!" message?
104A "Chow time!"
109A Chuck
110A "I solemnly swear …," for one
111A Longtime restaurant critic ___ Greene
113A Feature of the Niña, but not the Pinta
114A Milan fashion house
116A Giddiness at completing this crossword puzzle?
120A Flattened, in a way
121A Contribution to a pot
122A Reason someone might go streaking
123A To be, in Gay Paree
124A Common sonata enders
125A Pluto, e.g.
126A Airer of the game show "The Cube"
127A Off to someone's inbox
1D Pink drink, for short
2D Place for a flag pin
3D Up
4D Cable channels?
5D It's stranded in a cell
6D Early ISP
7D Spike
8D Bad thing to end on
9D Lead-in to approval
10D Polite affirmation
11D Put over the moon
12D Something that, if you cut a hole in it, actually has fewer holes than before
13D Inked up
14D Just awful
15D Offerings in some fruit bowls
16D Actor Benjamin of "Miss Congeniality"
19D Position of authority
21D Vodka brand, informally
24D "My goodness!"
25D Thigh muscle, informally
30D Toy inventor with a background in sculpture and architecture
33D Living ___
34D Take off the top
36D Thurman of film
37D Partner of dagger
39D Hardly a romp
42D Wrigglers by the Nile
43D "Like ___," rap hit fueling the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef of 2024
44D Fabric similar to suede
45D ___ week (TV ratings period)
47D Cover for a hardwood floor
50D This evening, in commercialese
52D Climber's aid
53D Alone
55D What face emojis with hearts for eyes mean
56D Long, long time
57D Roll of green
60D Harmonic R&B subgenre
61D Goaded
62D When doubled, chocolate treat
65D Journalist Holt
66D Herbal supplement used as a cold remedy
68D Condition that may involve repetitive behaviors, for short
69D Dragster
71D Term of endearment
72D It's a thing
73D R&B trio with the 1999 #1 hit "No Scrubs"
74D Something blue that follows Black or Red
77D Adam's apple locale
78D Spanish muralist whose "American Progress" is in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center
80D Welcome at the door
82D Imprint, as a lasting memory
85D Home of Si Racha, where the hot sauce was invented
86D Did some winter riding
87D The third one is often dangerous
88D Roof overhang
90D Computers' process of storing data
91D Superlative suffix
94D Cylindrical Mexican pastry
95D Actor Mark of "NCIS"
97D Yoga type
98D Crowd noise
100D "Oh, you're in on this, too?"
101D Be in charge of, as a committee
102D Substances in sports scandals, familiarly
103D Require
105D Listings on a blogroll
106D In the 1%
107D Decorate
108D Believe it!
112D It's passed on the way to the bar, for short
115D Keanu's role in "The Matrix"
117D Classic muscle car
118D Ball
119D Tous ___ jours (every day, in French)

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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