NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 21, 2025

Complete answer list for the February 21, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Colin AdamsEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Bachelorette party activity ↗BARHOPPING
  2. 11Sea of ___, body of water at one end of the Kerch Strait ↗AZOV
  3. 15Classic milk accompaniment ↗OREOCOOKIE
  4. 16Rarest of all state birds ↗NENE
  5. 17A few hours for doing whatever ↗TIMETOKILL
  6. 18Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g. ↗TREX
  7. 19For instance ↗SAY
  8. 20Made an impression? ↗APED
  9. 21Jewelry designer Picasso ↗PALOMA
  10. 23State ↗AVER
  11. 24Bold bit of ink ↗FACETAT
  12. 25Utterly defeated, as n00bs ↗PWNED
  13. 27Elbows for a chef? ↗MACARONI
  14. 28Appearances ↗MIENS
  15. 29Comedian Glaser ↗NIKKI
  16. 30Pioneer in subscription TV ↗HBO
  17. 31Chip in, in a way ↗ANTE
  18. 32Villeneuve who directed "Dune" ↗DENIS
  19. 33Suggest ↗MEAN
  20. 34"Fortunate Son" subject, informally ↗NAM
  21. 35Word with actor or mail ↗VOICE
  22. 36Tips off ↗WARNS
  23. 37Dumpster-dive, for example ↗SCAVENGE
  24. 39Gun support ↗BIPOD
  25. 40Ancient Greek city known for its ornate columns ↗CORINTH
  26. 41Caves ↗DENS
  27. 42"Curiously strong" mint ↗ALTOID
  28. 43Love letters ↗SWAK
  29. 4450 Cent piece? ↗RAP
  30. 47Toy shovel holder ↗PAIL
  31. 48Where stars are born ↗OUTERSPACE
  32. 51___ Lewis, first recipient of the James Beard Living Legend Award ↗EDNA
  33. 52"Help me get the answer" ↗INEEDAHINT
  34. 53Politician's platform ↗DAIS
  35. 54Some October lawn decorations ↗TOMBSTONES

Down 35

  1. 1Amazon nuisances ↗BOTS
  2. 2Mozart's "Der Hölle Rache," for one ↗ARIA
  3. 3Pixar character described as "nothing less than the finest chef in France" ↗REMY
  4. 4Lead-in to cake in Southern cuisine ↗HOE
  5. 5Musical units ↗OCTAVES
  6. 6Spent ↗POOPED
  7. 7Pot grower's activity? ↗POKER
  8. 8"Just yankin' your chain, that's all" ↗IKID
  9. 9Donut, in soccer ↗NIL
  10. 10Frozen, flexible first-aid items ↗GELPACKS
  11. 11Part of a rack ↗ANTLER
  12. 12Rhyming trajectory for success ↗ZEROTOHERO
  13. 13Sort who might go for all the bells and whistles? ↗ONEMANBAND
  14. 14Annoyances ↗VEXATIONS
  15. 22Berry in a Playa Bowl ↗ACAI
  16. 23Claudia Harrison's role on "The Crown" ↗ANNE
  17. 24Going backward, in skateboarding slang ↗FAKIE
  18. 25Cocktail served with an umbrella ↗PINACOLADA
  19. 26Cocktail served with an olive ↗WETMARTINI
  20. 27Chop chop! ↗MINCE
  21. 28Did some personal grooming ↗MANSCAPED
  22. 29Negative vote in a stable? ↗NEIGH
  23. 32"Stop! Think of the consequences!" ↗DONTDOIT
  24. 33Explorers' aids ↗MAPS
  25. 35Part of a Caesarean boast ↗VENI
  26. 36Subtly flirts with ↗WINKSAT
  27. 38Instruments whose players read alto clef ↗VIOLAS
  28. 39What pogonophobia is the fear of ↗BEARDS
  29. 41Square ↗DWEEB
  30. 43Stalk ↗STEM
  31. 44Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money" ↗RAIN
  32. 45Teen trouble ↗ACNE
  33. 46Four-footed friends ↗PETS
  34. 49Game with numbered cards ↗UNO
  35. 50Soup with rice noodles ↗PHO