NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 10, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorEmily Rourke
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Wood for a model airplane (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABALSA→
6A
Jedi's foe in "Star Wars" films (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSITH→
10A
Items in an Easter hunt (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEGGS→
14A
Seal the deal (5)
Starts with I, ends with TICEIT→
15A
The "T" of T/F (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
17A
Redhead introduced in 1918 (10)
Starts with R, ends with NRAGGEDYANN→
19A
Crimson Tide school, informally (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABAMA→
20A
Consternation (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDISMAY→
21A
Companion ship of the Pinta and Santa Maria (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
23A
Morning droplets (3)
Starts with D, ends with WDEW→
24A
18-inch figure introduced in 1986 (12)
Starts with A, ends with LAMERICANGIRL→
27A
"___ Doubtfire" (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
30A
One-named singer with the 2014 hit "Chandelier" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASIA→
31A
Shelley's "___ Skylark" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATOA→
32A
Debtor's note (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
33A
Long-running police drama (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNCIS→
36A
"Who's there?" reply (5)
Starts with I, ends with EITSME→
39A
Adoptable playmate introduced in 1982 (15)
Starts with C, ends with DCABBAGEPATCHKID→
43A
Knight's protection (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
44A
Input for an A.I. model (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
45A
Where Z is in the alphabet (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
46A
Quantity: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
47A
Chicago high rails (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
49A
Home project inits. (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDIY→
50A
Fashionable pair introduced in 1959 and 1961, respectively (12)
Starts with B, ends with NBARBIEANDKEN→
56A
Kimono sash (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
57A
Light beige (4)
Starts with E, ends with UECRU→
58A
Low introductory rate, e.g. (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTEASER→
62A
PlayStation maker (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSONY→
64A
66A
"Your turn," on a walkie-talkie (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
67A
The first "O" of YOLO (4)
Starts with O, ends with YONLY→
68A
Author Zola (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMILE→
69A
Cleanup target (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
70A
Bratty attitude (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
71A
Coins with F.D.R.'s face on the heads (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDIMES→
Down
1D
Tweety, Woodstock or Woody Woodpecker (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBIRD→
2D
Berry often used in smoothies (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
3D
Storks have long ones (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGS→
4D
Summation symbol, in math (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASIGMA→
5D
First-stringers (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATEAMS→
6D
Pig's digs (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
7D
Tehran resident (5)
Starts with I, ends with IIRANI→
8D
Ancient Greek garment (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTUNIC→
9D
Reddish-brown coloring (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHENNA→
10D
Recede, as the tide (3)
Starts with E, ends with BEBB→
11D
"Great to know!" (10)
Starts with G, ends with DGLADIASKED→
12D
PlayStation pro, e.g. (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGAMER→
13D
Garment wrapped around the shoulders (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHAWL→
18D
Coloring, as the hair (6)
Starts with D, ends with GDYEING→
22D
Shenanigan (5)
Starts with A, ends with CANTIC→
25D
Competed in a marathon, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRACED→
26D
One favoring a black wardrobe (4)
Starts with G, ends with HGOTH→
27D
Mineral with thin sheets (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMICA→
28D
Rowdy crowd sound (4)
Starts with R, ends with RROAR→
29D
Footlong sandwiches (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSUBMARINES→
34D
Hoppy brew, in brief (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
35D
Fully contented (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSATED→
37D
iPod or iPad variety (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
38D
Little whirlpool (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDDY→
40D
Fail spectacularly, as on Broadway (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBOMB→
41D
Bandleader Shaw (5)
Starts with A, ends with EARTIE→
42D
Communicate with (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTALKTO→
48D
Like some watermelons and tournament entrants (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSEEDED→
50D
___ buddy (5)
Starts with B, ends with MBOSOM→
52D
Amazon smart speakers (5)
Starts with E, ends with SECHOS→
53D
Big concert venue (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
54D
Makes void (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNULLS→
55D
Supermodel Campbell (5)
Starts with N, ends with INAOMI→
59D
Unlikely, as odds (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLIM→
60D
Palindromic Parisian periodical (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
61D
Some whiskeys (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRYES→
63D
Calendar spans: Abbr. (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYRS→
65D
Fleur-de-___ (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLYS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 10, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Emily Rourke and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Wood for a model airplane (BALSA); Jedi's foe in "Star Wars" films (SITH); Items in an Easter hunt (EGGS).
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