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NYT Crossword Answers Feb 18, 2025

Complete answer list for the February 18, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1"Ruh-___!" (Astro's "Yikes!") ↗ROH
  2. 4Got 100% on ↗ACED
  3. 8Catastrophe ↗CRISIS
  4. 14918 or 539, on the Cherokee Nation ↗AREACODE
  5. 16Emphatic rejection ↗HECKNO
  6. 17"Seriously?!" ↗ICANTBELIEVEYOU
  7. 19Word after first or leading ↗LADY
  8. 20Indirectly unkind ↗SNIDE
  9. 21Identity thieves' targets, for short ↗SSNS
  10. 22Bit of hair cream ↗DAB
  11. 24"Enough already! I'll do it!" ↗OKOK
  12. 26Purveyor of pampering ↗SPA
  13. 28Kennewick ___ (ancient ancestor discovered in 1996) ↗MAN
  14. 31Duel units ↗PACES
  15. 35Relations ↗KIN
  16. 36"Seriously?!" ↗WHODOESTHAT
  17. 40What a wool sweater may cause ↗ITCH
  18. 42Calendar listing ↗EVENT
  19. 43Currency common to Cyprus and Croatia ↗EURO
  20. 44"Seriously?!" ↗THEAUDACITY
  21. 47Part of a set in a workout ↗REP
  22. 48Damascus is its capital ↗SYRIA
  23. 49___ kwon do ↗TAE
  24. 50Music holders in racks ↗CDS
  25. 51Take it easy ↗REST
  26. 54"not gonna lie lol ..." ↗TBH
  27. 56Opportunity ↗SHOT
  28. 59Jingly change ↗COINS
  29. 63___ Major (bear constellation) ↗URSA
  30. 66"Seriously?!" ↗WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
  31. 69Intensifies ↗AMPSUP
  32. 70Mode of transportation that requires good balance ↗UNICYCLE
  33. 71Loch monster's nickname ↗NESSIE
  34. 72Found a buyer for ↗SOLD
  35. 73Ends of some bouts ↗KOS

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  1. 1___ trail (rhyming path that formerly had tracks) ↗RAIL
  2. 2Oceanic apex predator ↗ORCA
  3. 3Important powwow figure ↗HEADDANCER
  4. 4Section of a play ↗ACT
  5. 5Corn cores ↗COBS
  6. 6Garden with a tempting snake ↗EDEN
  7. 7Section of a supermarket ↗DELI
  8. 8Place for blush (or for a blush) ↗CHEEK
  9. 9Title for M.L.K., for short ↗REV
  10. 10Glide around on a rink ↗ICESKATE
  11. 11"The ___ the limit!" ↗SKYS
  12. 12Privy to ↗INON
  13. 13___-chef ↗SOUS
  14. 15"Furiosa" star Taylor-Joy ↗ANYA
  15. 18Altar answer ↗IDO
  16. 23X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 or X6 ↗BMW
  17. 25Photo ___ ↗OPS
  18. 26Short comedy pieces ↗SKITS
  19. 27Clever and brief ↗PITHY
  20. 29Palestinian activist Tamimi ↗AHED
  21. 30___ Scotia ↗NOVA
  22. 32New Mexico site of the largest radioactive accident in U.S. history ↗CHURCHROCK
  23. 33Dog-___ pages ↗EARED
  24. 34Points on bus routes ↗STOPS
  25. 37Fourth after Aug. ↗DEC
  26. 38"Will do!" ↗ONIT
  27. 39"At Last" singer James ↗ETTA
  28. 41Move that sends tresses flying ↗HAIRTOSS
  29. 45Where Dubai is: Abbr. ↗UAE
  30. 46So far ↗YET
  31. 52Extent, as of a project ↗SCOPE
  32. 53Overly ↗TOO
  33. 55Nautical marker ↗BUOY
  34. 56Black and/or white water bird ↗SWAN
  35. 57Away's opponent ↗HOME
  36. 58*sheepish grimace* ↗OOPS
  37. 60Ones vowing payback? ↗IOUS
  38. 61Don't-do ↗NONO
  39. 62Gardener's bagful ↗SOIL
  40. 64Unassisted ↗SOLO
  41. 65Amazes ↗AWES
  42. 67Dijon-mustered "yes"? ↗OUI
  43. 68Something Paxil may treat, for short ↗OCD