NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 7, 2025

Complete answer list for the February 7, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Kelly MorenusEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

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Across 28

  1. 1Like the ending of a typical rom-com ↗PREDICTABLE
  2. 12Murder she wrote? ↗CRIMENOVELIST
  3. 14Bumping into someone, e.g. ↗CHANCEENCOUNTER
  4. 16Material that goes on a foundation ↗POWDER
  5. 17What's holding up dessert? ↗CONE
  6. 18Chop ↗AXE
  7. 19Step on a shampoo bottle ↗RINSE
  8. 20Amps (up) ↗PEPS
  9. 21Site where a previously unidentified species of sea urchin was discovered in 2004 ↗EBAY
  10. 22Grazing spaces ↗LEAS
  11. 23Buds ↗PALS
  12. 24Recognized ↗OFFICIAL
  13. 29It lightens things ↗LEVITY
  14. 31Cushion ↗PROTECT
  15. 32Divine ↗FORESEE
  16. 33At peace ↗SERENE
  17. 34Popular mode of transport in Dhaka ↗RICKSHAW
  18. 35___ Bunton a.k.a. Baby Spice ↗EMMA
  19. 36South Asian wood ↗TEAK
  20. 37Ergo ↗THUS
  21. 38Wild ___ ↗WEST
  22. 39Campus figures ↗DEANS
  23. 44Shakespearean prince ↗HAL
  24. 45First English football club to win the European Cup, informally ↗MANU
  25. 46Campus figure ↗BURSAR
  26. 47Every other day, say ↗ONAREGULARBASIS
  27. 50Play with one's food? ↗DINNERTHEATER
  28. 51Sets off mayhem ↗CAUSESARIOT

Down 40

  1. 110-legged crustacean ↗PRAWN
  2. 2Some garnishes ↗RINDS
  3. 3Announcer ↗EMCEE
  4. 4Does, perhaps ↗DEER
  5. 5Chemical suffix ↗INE
  6. 6Mask ↗CONCEAL
  7. 7Kojak and Friday, for two ↗TVCOPS
  8. 8A long, long time ↗AEONS
  9. 9Down ↗BLUE
  10. 10Architect Maya ↗LIN
  11. 11Prove ↗ESTABLISH
  12. 12"Parasite" actor ___ Woo-shik ↗CHOI
  13. 13Oil, slangily ↗TEXASTEA
  14. 14Medic's skill, for short ↗CPR
  15. 15Felipe VI, en España ↗REY
  16. 20Source of some smokiness in whiskey ↗PEAT
  17. 21Aid in keeping rain away from walls ↗EAVES
  18. 22Some sources of typhus ↗LICE
  19. 23Benefit ↗PERK
  20. 24Brief missions ↗OPS
  21. 25One way to illustrate ↗FREEHAND
  22. 26Unoriginal, as a plot ↗FORMULAIC
  23. 27Hot couples ↗ITEMS
  24. 28John ___, longtime W.W.E. wrestler ↗CENA
  25. 29Secure ↗LOCK
  26. 30Tree with red berrylike fruit ↗YEW
  27. 32Command ↗FIAT
  28. 34They may be guaranteed … "or your money back" ↗RESULTS
  29. 36Campus protection ↗TENURE
  30. 37Poetic conjunction ↗THO
  31. 38Topic for collective bargaining ↗WAGES
  32. 39Land that has no personal income tax ↗DUBAI
  33. 40Muse with a lyre ↗ERATO
  34. 41Positive ↗ASSET
  35. 42Depilatory brand ↗NAIR
  36. 43Campus figs. ↗SRS
  37. 45It might be open for lunch ↗MENU
  38. 46Uncle Remus title ↗BRER
  39. 48Minuscule messenger ↗RNA
  40. 49___ moment ↗AHA