Ones in the know

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  1. 1Trading post
  2. 5For example
  3. 8Italian fashion house
  4. 13Hard-liner
  5. 17"Ave Maria" finale, appropriately?
  6. 18Buying binge
  7. 20Venetian magistrates of old
  8. 21French friend
  9. 22Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)
  10. 24Fast/car
  11. 25Wild/bunch
  12. 26Informer, informally
  13. 27Cartoon character inspired by W.C. Fields
  14. 29Gave a darn
  15. 303,605, in ancient Rome
  16. 32Image on a Missouri state quarter
  17. 33Wombs
  18. 34Italian sports cars, informally
  19. 37Gear tooth
  20. 39Desirable condition for hostas
  21. 42"Cómo ___?"
  22. 43Divinity sch. subj.
  23. 44Provoked an online fight
  24. 47Treasure
  25. 48Holland/tunnel
  26. 49Figs. on flight boards
  27. 51Onetime Kia model
  28. 52Spot
  29. 54Tik___ challenge
  30. 55Home of the Temple of Poseidon
  31. 57Put-down
  32. 59They put things on the back burner
  33. 61Stadium/timekeeper
  34. 64Smash hit
  35. 66Steamed Chinese bun
  36. 69Exist
  37. 70Your business start-up?
  38. 72Word often shortened to a letter and a number
  39. 73Catherine the Great, e.g.: Abbr.
  40. 74Average/income
  41. 75Jeans popular in the 1980s
  42. 77Denver/Colorado
  43. 79Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months
  44. 80The "E" in G.E.: Abbr.
  45. 82Applied to
  46. 83Org. once led by George H.W. Bush
  47. 85Direction of the wind that brought Mary Poppins
  48. 87Where "Cheers" is set
  49. 90Chart-topping Basil or Braxton
  50. 91Start of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  51. 93Place to buy tickets: Abbr.
  52. 94Jewel case holders
  53. 96Architect Maya
  54. 97Follow
  55. 98Mel who sang the 1949 #1 hit "Careless Hands"
  56. 100Year abroad
  57. 101Stars and Stripes
  58. 103For the birds
  59. 104Rainproof cover
  60. 106___ bears
  61. 108Hall-of-Famer Martínez
  62. 109Woodworking tool with a belt
  63. 112"Nothing much"
  64. 116Dino/expedition
  65. 117Card/game
  66. 118Certain emcee
  67. 120Grim Grimm figure
  68. 121Beethoven dedicatee
  69. 122Risk of heavy lifting
  70. 123First name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  71. 124Costner's role in "The Untouchables"
  72. 125Sheen
  73. 126Happy companion
  74. 127Right hand: Abbr.

Down

  1. 1Red rover home
  2. 2"I smell ___"
  3. 3___ Act (measure against mobsters)
  4. 4Indigenous people's name for Mount Rainier
  5. 5Officer with a radar gun
  6. 6Shapiro of NPR
  7. 7Antiquated assent
  8. 8Fictional composer whose first three initials mean "A.S.A.P."
  9. 9Dietary plant fiber
  10. 10Foreign exchange fee
  11. 11Chrysler Building style, familiarly
  12. 12Request
  13. 13Protective outfits for handling radioactive material
  14. 14Almond-flavored liqueur
  15. 15Stand in a cellar
  16. 16Small entryway receptacle that might also house loose change
  17. 18Skinny/dip
  18. 19Poet Pound
  19. 23Horror film locale, in brief
  20. 28Seasoning brand that dropped the first part of its name in 2020
  21. 29Prompted, in a theater
  22. 31Horse/power
  23. 34Tour aid
  24. 35What Hester Prynne wore in a Hawthorne novel
  25. 36Excessive praise
  26. 38Like some eyeliners
  27. 40Lineage
  28. 41Major shops
  29. 45Honking or screeching, for example
  30. 46Bygone owner of Virgin Records
  31. 50"Hello there, good ___"
  32. 53One eager for radical change
  33. 56Kind of line that no one just stands in
  34. 58Party to the left of Dem.
  35. 60Body parts with caps
  36. 62How caviar might be served
  37. 63Will, given the opportunity
  38. 65Sephora purchase
  39. 66"Help me out here"
  40. 67Fast-evaporating cleaning agent
  41. 68Sicilian Defense in chess, e.g.
  42. 71Adversary
  43. 76Deli devices
  44. 78Pickleball need
  45. 79Classic British sports cars
  46. 81Conclusion
  47. 83What parallel lines never do
  48. 84Ones in the know
  49. 86Feature of rhubarb pie
  50. 88[Kapow!]
  51. 89Not plugged in, in a way
  52. 91Grabbed, as an opportunity
  53. 92Sommelier's prefix
  54. 95Diploma modifier
  55. 99Mothers, in Mexico
  56. 102Slumber/party
  57. 105Trail/head
  58. 107Crib call
  59. 109Cotton capsule
  60. 110Sony co-founder Morita
  61. 111Promise/keeper
  62. 113Soul legend Redding
  63. 114Something to look through
  64. 115Mild expletive
  65. 117Digital picture format
  66. 119___-cone

The answer to “Ones in the know” in the New York Times crossword is INSIDERS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 84-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ones in the know” answer

INSIDERS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is INSIDERS

INSIDERS is the 8-letter solution that fits "Ones in the know" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 2, 2025 (84-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does INSIDERS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of INSIDERS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a person within a group or organization, especially someone privy to information unavailable to others

When else has “Ones in the know” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

February 2, 2025 (most recent) → INSIDERS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Ones in the know”?

The answer is INSIDERS, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Ones in the know”?

8 letters: INSIDERS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 84-Down.

Can “Ones in the know” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for February 2, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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