It lightens things
Crossword Answer — February 07, 2025
NYT Crossword
Friday, February 07, 2025
By Kelly Morenus
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Like the ending of a typical rom-com — Answer: PREDICTABLE
- 12. Murder she wrote? — Answer: CRIMENOVELIST
- 14. Bumping into someone, e.g. — Answer: CHANCEENCOUNTER
- 16. Material that goes on a foundation — Answer: POWDER
- 17. What's holding up dessert? — Answer: CONE
- 18. Chop — Answer: AXE
- 19. Step on a shampoo bottle — Answer: RINSE
- 20. Amps (up) — Answer: PEPS
- 21. Site where a previously unidentified species of sea urchin was discovered in 2004 — Answer: EBAY
- 22. Grazing spaces — Answer: LEAS
- 23. Buds — Answer: PALS
- 24. Recognized — Answer: OFFICIAL
- 29. It lightens things — Answer: LEVITY
- 31. Cushion — Answer: PROTECT
- 32. Divine — Answer: FORESEE
- 33. At peace — Answer: SERENE
- 34. Popular mode of transport in Dhaka — Answer: RICKSHAW
- 35. ___ Bunton a.k.a. Baby Spice — Answer: EMMA
- 36. South Asian wood — Answer: TEAK
- 37. Ergo — Answer: THUS. Hint: It's a fancy way to say 'so' or 'therefore' when making a point! 🤔
- 38. Wild ___ — Answer: WEST
- 39. Campus figures — Answer: DEANS
- 44. Shakespearean prince — Answer: HAL
- 45. First English football club to win the European Cup, informally — Answer: MANU
- 46. Campus figure — Answer: BURSAR
- 47. Every other day, say — Answer: ONAREGULARBASIS
- 50. Play with one's food? — Answer: DINNERTHEATER
- 51. Sets off mayhem — Answer: CAUSESARIOT
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- 1. 10-legged crustacean — Answer: PRAWN
- 2. Some garnishes — Answer: RINDS
- 3. Announcer — Answer: EMCEE
- 4. Does, perhaps — Answer: DEER
- 5. Chemical suffix — Answer: INE
- 6. Mask — Answer: CONCEAL
- 7. Kojak and Friday, for two — Answer: TVCOPS
- 8. A long, long time — Answer: AEONS
- 9. Down — Answer: BLUE
- 10. Architect Maya — Answer: LIN
- 11. Prove — Answer: ESTABLISH
- 12. "Parasite" actor ___ Woo-shik — Answer: CHOI
- 13. Oil, slangily — Answer: TEXASTEA
- 14. Medic's skill, for short — Answer: CPR
- 15. Felipe VI, en España — Answer: REY
- 20. Source of some smokiness in whiskey — Answer: PEAT
- 21. Aid in keeping rain away from walls — Answer: EAVES
- 22. Some sources of typhus — Answer: LICE
- 23. Benefit — Answer: PERK
- 24. Brief missions — Answer: OPS
- 25. One way to illustrate — Answer: FREEHAND
- 26. Unoriginal, as a plot — Answer: FORMULAIC
- 27. Hot couples — Answer: ITEMS
- 28. John ___, longtime W.W.E. wrestler — Answer: CENA
- 29. Secure — Answer: LOCK
- 30. Tree with red berrylike fruit — Answer: YEW
- 32. Command — Answer: FIAT
- 34. They may be guaranteed ... "or your money back" — Answer: RESULTS
- 36. Campus protection — Answer: TENURE
- 37. Poetic conjunction — Answer: THO
- 38. Topic for collective bargaining — Answer: WAGES
- 39. Land that has no personal income tax — Answer: DUBAI
- 40. Muse with a lyre — Answer: ERATO
- 41. Positive — Answer: ASSET
- 42. Depilatory brand — Answer: NAIR
- 43. Campus figs. — Answer: SRS
- 45. It might be open for lunch — Answer: MENU
- 46. Uncle Remus title — Answer: BRER
- 48. Minuscule messenger — Answer: RNA
- 49. ___ moment — Answer: AHA
The answer to “It lightens things” in the New York Times crossword is LEVITY — a 6-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 29-Across. 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.
“It lightens things” answer
LEVITY (6 letters)
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Why the answer is LEVITY
LEVITY is the 6-letter solution that fits "It lightens things" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 7, 2025 (29-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “It lightens things” 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 before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
February 7, 2025 (this puzzle) → LEVITY. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on February 7, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Prove → ESTABLISH
- Oil, slangily → TEXASTEA
- Aid in keeping rain away from walls → EAVES
- Benefit → PERK
- Secure → LOCK
- Tree with red berrylike fruit → YEW
- John ___, longtime W.W.E. wrestler → CENA
- Cushion → PROTECT
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for February 7, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Friday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “It lightens things”?
The answer is LEVITY, a 6-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “It lightens things”?
6 letters: LEVITY.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 29-Across.
Can “It lightens things” 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 7, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.