Crib call

Crossword Answer — February 02, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, February 02, 2025

By Derrick Niederman

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  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

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Trading post — Answer: MART
  2. 5. For example — Answer: SAY
  3. 8. Italian fashion house — Answer: PRADA
  4. 13. Hard-liner — Answer: HAWK
  5. 17. "Ave Maria" finale, appropriately? — Answer: ARIA
  6. 18. Buying binge — Answer: SPREE
  7. 20. Venetian magistrates of old — Answer: DOGES
  8. 21. French friend — Answer: AMIE. Hint: In French, this term refers to a female companion or buddy! 🇫🇷
  9. 22. Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012) — Answer: RACHELEISZ
  10. 24. Fast/car — Answer: QUICK
  11. 25. Wild/bunch — Answer: ZANY
  12. 26. Informer, informally — Answer: STOOLIE
  13. 27. Cartoon character inspired by W.C. Fields — Answer: MRMAGOO
  14. 29. Gave a darn — Answer: CARED
  15. 30. 3,605, in ancient Rome — Answer: MMMDC
  16. 32. Image on a Missouri state quarter — Answer: ARCH
  17. 33. Wombs — Answer: UTERI
  18. 34. Italian sports cars, informally — Answer: ALFAS
  19. 37. Gear tooth — Answer: COG
  20. 39. Desirable condition for hostas — Answer: SHADE
  21. 42. "Cómo ___?" — Answer: ESTAS
  22. 43. Divinity sch. subj. — Answer: REL
  23. 44. Provoked an online fight — Answer: TROLLED
  24. 47. Treasure — Answer: GEM
  25. 48. Holland/tunnel — Answer: DUTCH
  26. 49. Figs. on flight boards — Answer: ETAS
  27. 51. Onetime Kia model — Answer: OPTIMA
  28. 52. Spot — Answer: ESPY
  29. 54. Tik___ challenge — Answer: TOK
  30. 55. Home of the Temple of Poseidon — Answer: ATTICA
  31. 57. Put-down — Answer: DISS
  32. 59. They put things on the back burner — Answer: COOKS
  33. 61. Stadium/timekeeper — Answer: METRODOME
  34. 64. Smash hit — Answer: HOMERUN
  35. 66. Steamed Chinese bun — Answer: BAO
  36. 69. Exist — Answer: ARE
  37. 70. Your business start-up? — Answer: NONEOF
  38. 72. Word often shortened to a letter and a number — Answer: CANINE
  39. 73. Catherine the Great, e.g.: Abbr. — Answer: EMP
  40. 74. Average/income — Answer: PAR
  41. 75. Jeans popular in the 1980s — Answer: GITANOS
  42. 77. Denver/Colorado — Answer: STAGENAME
  43. 79. Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months — Answer: JASON
  44. 80. The "E" in G.E.: Abbr. — Answer: ELEC
  45. 82. Applied to — Answer: USEDON
  46. 83. Org. once led by George H.W. Bush — Answer: CIA
  47. 85. Direction of the wind that brought Mary Poppins — Answer: EAST
  48. 87. Where "Cheers" is set — Answer: INABAR
  49. 90. Chart-topping Basil or Braxton — Answer: TONI
  50. 91. Start of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" — Answer: LONGO
  51. 93. Place to buy tickets: Abbr. — Answer: STA
  52. 94. Jewel case holders — Answer: CDRACKS
  53. 96. Architect Maya — Answer: LIN
  54. 97. Follow — Answer: ENSUE
  55. 98. Mel who sang the 1949 #1 hit "Careless Hands" — Answer: TORME
  56. 100. Year abroad — Answer: ANO
  57. 101. Stars and Stripes — Answer: USLAG
  58. 103. For the birds — Answer: AVIAN
  59. 104. Rainproof cover — Answer: TARP
  60. 106. ___ bears — Answer: GUMMI
  61. 108. Hall-of-Famer Martínez — Answer: PEDRO
  62. 109. Woodworking tool with a belt — Answer: BANDSAW
  63. 112. "Nothing much" — Answer: SAMEOLD
  64. 116. Dino/expedition — Answer: TREX
  65. 117. Card/game — Answer: JOKER
  66. 118. Certain emcee — Answer: TOSTMASTER
  67. 120. Grim Grimm figure — Answer: OGRE
  68. 121. Beethoven dedicatee — Answer: ELISE
  69. 122. Risk of heavy lifting — Answer: HRNIA
  70. 123. First name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Answer: TINA
  71. 124. Costner's role in "The Untouchables" — Answer: NESS
  72. 125. Sheen — Answer: GLOSS
  73. 126. Happy companion — Answer: DOC
  74. 127. Right hand: Abbr. — Answer: ASST

Down

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

The answer to “Crib call” in the New York Times crossword is MAMA — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 107-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Crib call” answer

MAMA (4 letters)

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The answer is MAMA, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Crib call”?

4 letters: MAMA.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 107-Down.

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