Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 25, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, February 25, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/25/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Long
- Button on social media
- They might come out of the woodwork
- Swears
- ___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"
- Swear
- SportsCenter anchor Linda
- Neighbor of Md.
- [Forehead palm smack]
- Current event?
- U.S. fair-hiring inits.
- Man's name that becomes a distance if you move the first letter to the end
- Do some engraving
- Garden statuette
- Have over
- Got tagged
- Express lane unit
- "Lemme, lemme!"
- Like a comeuppance, perhaps
- Non-stereo
- Bean variety
- Paul ou Paulette
- Anxiety condition, for short
- Color-blending technique
- Eleven, in El Salvador
- Olive ___ of "Popeye"
- Title for a French priest
- Sponge feature
- It might be a stretch
- Knocking onomatopoeia
- Corp shuffle
- Fix
- Lasting bad memories, so to speak
- Quilter's line
- Erupt
- ___ vs. ___ (Mad strip)
- Leo, for one
- Ancient Greek area north of Thessaly
- Ridiculously
- Open, as a toothpaste tube
- Pack of dogs?
- "We doin' this?"
- Rock band with a slash (but not Slash)
- ___ Lingus
- Female French friend
- Prenatal tests, in brief
- Setting for some post-run refreshments?
- Asia's disappearing ___ Sea
- Slowly cook, in a way
- MSNBC competitor
- It's totally corny
- Bamboozles
- Behaved like the lion in Oz
- Step in origami
- Old yeller?
- The "Do" in "Do-Re-Mi"
- Went under
- Mathematician Noether
- Kind of keyboard
- Result
- Heretofore
- O, in hangman
- Spanish salutation
- Web page code
- "Whaddya mean?"
- Roth ___
- Having two equal sides
- Sue Monk ___, author of "The Secret Life of Bees"
- Allowed to be borrowed
- It's involved in kissing and telling
- ___ beer (nonalcoholic beverage)
- Long quest
- Cribbage marker
- *Call
- Castle material, maybe
- Meager
- Car that Brits call a "saloon"
- Like much of Iran
- Caribbean musical genre
- Wheelless vehicle
- Mascara mishap
- I visited the podiatrist and now I …
- Part of most musical notes
- Puts the pedal to the metal
- Filled, folded food
- Educational forum
- Actress Thompson of "Creed"
- Proctor's pronouncement
- Hint to the number of ingredients in Triscuits
- ___ Barbarino, John Travolta's role on "Welcome Back, Kotter"
- Gave a thumbs-down
- GameCube successor
- Nailed
- Lovelace of early computer programming
- Favors
- Set forth
- Club assistant
- Letters on security camera footage
- "Pet" you wouldn't take to the vet
- "The greatest as well as the most elegant of Roman philosophers," per Voltaire
- Takes the blame for
- Rude … or, without its first two letters, rude person
- Pinches
- I visited the cardiologist, who …
- Lived in
- Sorry ass?
- Otis of elevator fame
- Alternative to foil or saber
- I visited a sleep specialist, who …
- Natural decorations on some bookshelves
- Big flings
- Bull-headed?
- Bitter brews
- Pique
- Partner of Hoda on "Today"
- Soul seller
- I visited a dentist and now I …
- One with a landlord
- I visited the anesthesiologist and now I've …
- I visited the dermatologist, who …
- Gets in shape?
- Like a money-back guarantee
- Scenario before a two-run home run, say
- Cookie with its name on it
- Hunt
- Rob in Hollywood
- Skin
- Change positions, as in volleyball
- I visited the radiologist, who …
- Home of the 123-story Lotte World Tower
- Fashion something fashionable, maybe
- Cosecant's reciprocal
- California wine valley
- Uninspired
- Equivalent of 32,000 ounces
- Double-wide, as a garage
- One of four on a diamond
- Apt letters that complete this word: P_RPO_ _
- Professional who works a lot
- Revealing word
- Slathered in sauce, in restaurant-speak
- Prattle
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.

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.

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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