NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 28, 2025

Complete answer list for the February 28, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Splashy government expenditure? ↗PUBLICPOOL
  2. 11Events subject to S.E.C. oversight, in brief ↗IPOS
  3. 15Question that might elicit more questions ↗ANYONEELSE
  4. 16Accrue annual leaves? ↗RAKE
  5. 17"Whoa there, tiger!" ↗EASYDOESIT
  6. 18Achaean strongman of myth ↗AJAX
  7. 19Antediluvian ↗AGED
  8. 20Michael of fashion ↗KORS
  9. 21Red lights in D.C. ↗NAYS
  10. 22"The Marvels" director DaCosta ↗NIA
  11. 23Some overhead expenses? ↗BEANIES
  12. 26Podcaster's need ↗MIC
  13. 27Common ingredient in Scotch pie ↗LAMB
  14. 28Rescue from total ruin ↗SALVAGE
  15. 30Coconut cookie ↗MACAROON
  16. 34Connected ↗TIEDIN
  17. 35Self-doubter's words ↗ICANT
  18. 36Big galoot ↗OAF
  19. 38Yearn for ↗CRAVE
  20. 39Star with Oscar nominations in five consecutive decades ↗STREEP
  21. 41Goes pro? ↗VOTESYES
  22. 43Attracted a larger crowd than ↗OUTDREW
  23. 45Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ↗LIRA
  24. 46___ gow (Chinese gambling game with dominoes) ↗PAI
  25. 47Ambles ↗STROLLS
  26. 49Show with a "Point/Counterpoint" segment, in brief ↗SNL
  27. 52Creative pursuits ↗ARTS
  28. 54Draped garment ↗SARI
  29. 55Fruit harvested by the ribeirinhos ↗ACAI
  30. 56Subject of some grainy photographs? ↗SILO
  31. 57Pace quickener implemented by Major League Baseball in 2023 ↗PITCHCLOCK
  32. 60Casual tops ↗TEES
  33. 61Work-from-home attire, perhaps ↗ATHLEISURE
  34. 62Canadian gas brand ↗ESSO
  35. 63People may visit them just for kicks ↗SHOESTORES

Down 35

  1. 1Jubilant song ↗PAEAN
  2. 2Caterpillar roll fish ↗UNAGI
  3. 3"... two if ___" ↗BYSEA
  4. 4W.N.B.A. star Jewell ↗LOYD
  5. 5Party-eschewing type: Abbr. ↗IND
  6. 6Business suit? ↗CEO
  7. 7Game that helps babies learn object permanence ↗PEEKABOO
  8. 8Kaitlin of "Hacks" ↗OLSON
  9. 9God of life and the afterlife ↗OSIRIS
  10. 10"Enjoy the spread!" ↗LETSEAT
  11. 11Birthplace of Zoroastrianism, today ↗IRAN
  12. 12Event with a casual dress code ↗PAJAMADAY
  13. 13"Fine, just tell me" ↗OKAYIGIVE
  14. 14Hot takes? ↗SEXSCENES
  15. 23Gives something to get something ↗BARTERS
  16. 24Rock genre ↗EMO
  17. 25Providers of fresh cuts ↗SLICERS
  18. 27Like Olympic tracks ↗LANED
  19. 29Subcompact Nissan offering ↗VERSA
  20. 30Staple ingredient in Japanese cuisine ↗MISOPASTE
  21. 31Premium computers ↗ACTUARIES
  22. 32They show models' names ↗CARTITLES
  23. 33Sat ___ (locating aid) ↗NAV
  24. 37Hair-raising thing? ↗FOLLICLE
  25. 40Pooch-pampering places ↗PETSPAS
  26. 42Up to ↗TIL
  27. 44Ghostly image ↗WRAITH
  28. 48Prefix meaning "straight" ↗ORTHO
  29. 49Search high and low ↗SCOUR
  30. 50Iridescent material ↗NACRE
  31. 51Double-taps, say, as a post ↗LIKES
  32. 53Just all right ↗SOSO
  33. 55For another thing ↗ALSO
  34. 58"___ Misstra Know-It-All" (1970s Stevie Wonder song) ↗HES
  35. 59Footnote abbr. ↗CIT