NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 13, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorJem Burch
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Does a prose pro's job (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITS→
6A
Handled easily (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACED→
10A
Like some Olympic races (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSWUM→
14A
Got a C, say (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDIDOK→
16A
Blind blues singer Paul (4)
Starts with P, ends with APENA→
17A
*Emerge, as teeth (10)
Starts with G, ends with DGROWINGOLD→
19A
Flower named for a deity (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
20A
Slippery figure in a simile (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
21A
"I'm in trouble!" (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHELP→
22A
Soon to appear (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUPNEXT→
24A
Make passable, in a way (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPAVE→
26A
Heads of ancient Rome (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACAPITA→
29A
*Plural personal pronoun (8)
Starts with T, ends with YTHEIRONY→
32A
Bait shop purchase (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELURE→
33A
One of two official languages of Afghanistan (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDARI→
35A
Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALYDIA→
36A
Singer Grande, to fans (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
37A
*Country where the Plain of Jars is located (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLATINOS→
39A
Flight fig. (3)
Starts with E, ends with DETD→
40A
Car brand named for a deity (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAZDA→
42A
Zero-sum game (4)
Starts with W, ends with HWASH→
43A
Pickled ginger served with sushi (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGARI→
44A
*Bell sound (8)
Starts with P, ends with LPLEADEAL→
46A
Devilish sort (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSLYDOG→
48A
Balloon material (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMYLAR→
49A
Focus of some magnet schools (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
50A
Virtual companion of the 2000s (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNEOPET→
52A
Nursery sounds (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOS→
53A
Exposure spec. (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
56A
Emmy-winning Sawai of "Shogun" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
57A
Material in a junkyard pile … or a hint to answering this puzzle's four asterisked clues (10)
Starts with S, ends with LSCRAPMETAL→
60A
Top-seed perks (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBYES→
61A
Franchise with a signature A-frame roof (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
62A
What you have in mind? (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
63A
Declares (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAYS→
64A
Punny reply to "What are you waiting for?" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIPS→
65A
Partitioned, as land for development (5)
Starts with Z, ends with DZONED→
Down
1D
Advantage (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
2D
All but hopeless (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
3D
"Survivor" game-changer (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
4D
Drag along (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
5D
Close-fitting headwear (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIHAT→
7D
Henhouse (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCOOP→
8D
Night sch. offering (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
9D
Figure out (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEDUCE→
10D
Laundry cycle (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSPINDRY→
11D
"Mom and dad aren't gonna be pleased with us!" (10)
Starts with W, ends with DWERESODEAD→
12D
Operating system developed by Bell Labs (4)
Starts with U, ends with XUNIX→
13D
Crow's-nest location (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
18D
State with the highest percentage of federal land (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANEVADA→
23D
Sights on beaches and in barns (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAILS→
24D
___ chart (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
25D
They may get splints (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHINS→
26D
C-shaped tool, maybe (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCLAMP→
27D
Ear-related (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAURAL→
28D
Winnings (10)
Starts with P, ends with YPRIZEMONEY→
29D
Court event (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRIAL→
30D
Volatile demolition aid, for short (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONITRO→
31D
"Got me?" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with GYADIG→
34D
In the midst of a conflict (5)
Starts with A, ends with RATWAR→
37D
Long-handled server (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
38D
"You're too much" (6)
Starts with O, ends with POHSTOP→
41D
Standard park purchase (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDAYPASS→
43D
Press club? (3)
Starts with G, ends with MGYM→
45D
Wipes out (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEATSIT→
47D
Longest-running musical in London's West End, informally (6)
Starts with L, ends with ZLESMIZ→
49D
Things commonly found in bars (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOAPS→
50D
Catches red-handed (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNABS→
51D
Singer with the birth name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
52D
Photoshop tool (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCROP→
53D
Zealous supporter, in modern lingo (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
54D
Knight's aide (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPAGE→
55D
Left in a hurry (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFLED→
58D
Life force principle, in feng shui (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICHI→
59D
Punk subculture (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 13, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jem Burch and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Does a prose pro's job (EDITS); Handled easily (ACED); Like some Olympic races (SWUM).
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