NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 3, 2025
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorJack Scherban
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Make reference to (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECITE→
5A
Person with a twisted mind (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSICKO→
10A
Uncomfortable health class subject, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSTDS→
14A
Onetime "Jeopardy!" host Trebek (4)
Starts with A, ends with XALEX→
15A
Stared creepily (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOGLED→
16A
Dorito, e.g. (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCHIP→
17A
Obsolescent classroom wall fixture (10)
Starts with B, ends with DBLACKBOARD→
19A
Give a makeover (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREDO→
20A
Gone up (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRISEN→
21A
Drink of choice for Captain Jack Sparrow (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRUM→
22A
Martial art that uses bamboo swords (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKENDO→
23A
Chilly treat (6)
Starts with I, ends with PICEPOP→
25A
Hopscotch locale (8)
Starts with S, ends with KSIDEWALK→
27A
Slimeball (7)
Starts with D, ends with GDIRTBAG→
29A
Rather warm, as a firelit room (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTOASTY→
30A
U.F.O. crew (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
31A
Mouse's bigger cousin (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
33A
Burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
34A
Achieved, as a victory ... or how you might describe 17-, 25-, 47 and 55-Across (9)
Starts with C, ends with PCHALKEDUP→
37A
Stadium chants (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
38A
"Wise" bird (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
39A
Brand of motor oil (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
42A
Frog sounds (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCROAKS→
44A
Name on dictionaries (7)
Starts with W, ends with RWEBSTER→
47A
Need for playing pool (8)
Starts with C, ends with KCUESTICK→
49A
Overthrow (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEPOSE→
50A
Slender instruments (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBOES→
51A
Female name that's a body part spelled backward (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
53A
Strategically taps the ball into the infield (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBUNTS→
54A
Slimming surgery, for short (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIPO→
55A
Recreational rock climbers (10)
Starts with B, ends with SBOULDERERS→
57A
"Q ___ queen" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASIN→
58A
"Remember the ___!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALAMO→
59A
"___ dat" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
60A
Captain Hook's right-hand man (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESMEE→
61A
Poet whose first two initials stand for "Thomas" and "Stearns" (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
62A
IDs written on applications, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
Down
1D
Trip in a taxi (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECABRIDE→
2D
Not allowed (7)
Starts with I, ends with TILLICIT→
3D
Enticing ad promotions (7)
Starts with T, ends with STEASERS→
4D
Besides (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEXCEPT→
5D
Weep loudly (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSOB→
6D
Lab assistant often depicted with a hunched back (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
7D
Name on a mailbox at the North Pole (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLAUS→
8D
___ the Frog (6)
Starts with K, ends with TKERMIT→
9D
Abnormal (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
10D
Makes an oopsie (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSCREWSUP→
11D
Washington's M.L.B. team, informally (7)
Starts with T, ends with STHENATS→
12D
___-squat (a whole lot of nothing) (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDIDDLY→
13D
Give the heebie-jeebies (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSPOOK→
18D
Door opener (4)
Starts with K, ends with BKNOB→
22D
Reeves of "The Matrix" (5)
Starts with K, ends with UKEANU→
24D
Go down the slopes with a chute (7)
Starts with P, ends with IPARASKI→
26D
Drew funny little pictures (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDOODLED→
32D
One end to a boxing match, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTKO→
34D
"Phew!" (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOSEONE→
35D
Warms up (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEATS→
36D
"Gro-o-oss!" (3)
Starts with E, ends with WEWW→
37D
Black-and-white dessert that's sliced (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOREOPIE→
39D
Pot smokers (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTONERS→
40D
Experimental effort (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTESTRUN→
41D
Pushes down, as with the thumb (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPRESSES→
42D
Style for Picasso (6)
Starts with C, ends with MCUBISM→
43D
Use TikTok, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSCROLL→
45D
Spanish newborn (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBEBE→
46D
Small gushes (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPURTS→
47D
Coke and Pepsi, but not Sprite (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLAS→
48D
Oahu neighbor (5)
Starts with K, ends with IKAUAI→
52D
Tickle Me ___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
55D
Sweetie (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBAE→
56D
One of three in an ellipsis (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDOT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 3, 2025?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jack Scherban and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Make reference to (CITE); Person with a twisted mind (SICKO); Uncomfortable health class subject, for short (STDS).
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