NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 8, 2025

Complete answer list for the February 8, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Alina AbidiEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1What may precede a blessing ↗ACHOO
  2. 6School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informally ↗BAMA
  3. 10Studios, say: Abbr. ↗APTS
  4. 14Flattering sort ↗BROWNNOSER
  5. 16Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film "Casino" ↗NOBU
  6. 17It gets inflated and goes straight to your head ↗BALLOONHAT
  7. 18Prune ↗TRIM
  8. 19Sedaris of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" ↗AMY
  9. 20Representation ↗MODEL
  10. 21Gas-infused coffee order ↗NITRO
  11. 22Kibitzes ↗GABS
  12. 23Plant item used in early genetics experiments ↗PEAPOD
  13. 25Foul moods ↗SNITS
  14. 27Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applications ↗ALTTAB
  15. 28Good, in Italian ↗BUONO
  16. 29Assessment for dummies ↗CRASHTEST
  17. 32Capo, e.g. ↗CLAMP
  18. 33___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Parasite" ↗HAN
  19. 34Kind of rocket that launches satellites ↗ATLAS
  20. 35Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-ins ↗CACAONIBS
  21. 37___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelist ↗NELLA
  22. 38Leering sorts ↗CREEPS
  23. 39Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movement ↗AFROS
  24. 40Feels for ↗PITIES
  25. 41River through Bristol, England ↗AVON
  26. 42Press ↗MEDIA
  27. 43Feeling associated with the color red ↗ANGER
  28. 45Middle of a date ↗PIT
  29. 48Unguarded ↗OPEN
  30. 49Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7Up ↗CHERRYSODA
  31. 51Teacup ↗MINI
  32. 52[This might come in handy later ...] ↗NOTETOSELF
  33. 53Hill workers ↗ANTS
  34. 54Big Board inits. ↗NYSE
  35. 55Like some high expectations ↗UNMET

Down 35

  1. 1Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021) ↗ABBA
  2. 2Study, study, study! ↗CRAM
  3. 3Word with cow or Communion ↗HOLY
  4. 4Lion : pride :: ___ : parliament ↗OWL
  5. 5Snap, crackle or pop ↗ONOMATOPOEIA
  6. 6Ties ↗BONDS
  7. 7"Days of Grace" memoirist, 1993 ↗ASHE
  8. 8Providers of college courses? ↗MEALPLANS
  9. 9Term of ___ ↗ART
  10. 10Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problem ↗ANTIPATTERN
  11. 11What a button mushroom becomes when it matures ↗PORTOBELLO
  12. 12"Thelma & Louise" auto, informally ↗TBIRD
  13. 13Rikishi's sport ↗SUMO
  14. 15Inexperienced gamers, in slang ↗NOOBS
  15. 212010s satirical reality series starring comedian Fielder ↗NATHANFORYOU
  16. 22They may be dry or dirty ↗GINMARTINIS
  17. 24Abbott and Costello in the film "Arrival," informally ↗ETS
  18. 25Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the Bottom ↗SULA
  19. 26Calculated ↗NOACCIDENT
  20. 27Many Fertile Crescent residents ↗ARABS
  21. 28Covert field? ↗BCC
  22. 29Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation point ↗CHIPSAHOY
  23. 30"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria ↗SALS
  24. 31Org. whose workers usually wear gloves ↗TSA
  25. 36Once called ↗NEE
  26. 39Turn away ↗AVERT
  27. 40Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awards ↗PEPIN
  28. 41Nod, say ↗AGREE
  29. 42N.Y.C. attraction ↗MOMA
  30. 44Pro sports team named for some of its equipment ↗NETS
  31. 45Elegy, e.g. ↗POEM
  32. 46What an orange dot might indicate in a chat ↗IDLE
  33. 47Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery ↗TAFT
  34. 49Fareed Zakaria's channel ↗CNN
  35. 50Target of some phishing scams: Abbr. ↗SSN