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Crossword Answer — February 16, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, February 16, 2025

By John Kugelman

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Shopper's thrill
  2. 6Clock part
  3. 9Brand
  4. 14___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation"
  5. 19Some computer-generated images nowadays
  6. 20The masses
  7. 22"Full steam ___!"
  8. 23"Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?
  9. 25Some college students, quaintly
  10. 26Space heater?
  11. 27___ fly
  12. 28Smart-alecky
  13. 29FaceTime alternative
  14. 30"Eww!"
  15. 32Instruments with large bells
  16. 35Great Lakes mnemonic
  17. 38Org. whose employees wear badges
  18. 40Atlantis and others
  19. 42Hawkish
  20. 44Bad thing to be caught in
  21. 45Tempest in a teapot?
  22. 48Oh-so-precious
  23. 50Journalists quote them
  24. 51Oniony vegetables
  25. 52Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lake
  26. 55Good signs in stock reports
  27. 56Challah bread feature
  28. 58Religious gymgoer on leg day?
  29. 60Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, say
  30. 63Typical Passover mo.
  31. 64Many clay relics
  32. 65Not just mine
  33. 66Kanga's kiddo
  34. 67Whimsically imaginative, as writing
  35. 70Sound from some freshly cleaned floors?
  36. 75Oozes
  37. 76Heighten
  38. 77Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name
  39. 78"___ mia!"
  40. 80Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His"
  41. 82Trash
  42. 83Money under the mattress, e.g.?
  43. 88Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"
  44. 89Cialis alternative
  45. 90Backslid, say
  46. 93Word before or after down
  47. 94Pasta often cut at an angle
  48. 95Hazard cleanup, in brief
  49. 96Hindu honorifics
  50. 98Weapon whose name is an acronym
  51. 100"___ tell"
  52. 103Legendary bird
  53. 105Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men"
  54. 106Mean little suckers?
  55. 107Repeat something clever, as parrots might?
  56. 112"Gesundheit!" prompter
  57. 113"Diet" for the defeated
  58. 114Tied up
  59. 115Facebook has more than three billion of them
  60. 116Aspirations
  61. 117"Downton Abbey" network
  62. 118Flies out of sight

Down

  1. 1Fresh
  2. 2Excites ... or annoys
  3. 3Vulgarity
  4. 4Poet's palindromic preposition
  5. 5Midflight announcements, for short
  6. 6Count seen in the breakfast aisle
  7. 7Cry of cringe
  8. 8Animated file type
  9. 9Actress Singer of "Footloose"
  10. 10Elevs.
  11. 11Deep, dark ocean caverns
  12. 12Equivalent of a billion years, in geology
  13. 13Bad thing to be caught in
  14. 14Cigarette purchases
  15. 15Nautical greeting
  16. 16Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacks
  17. 17Brought in big bucks
  18. 18Elements of pay-per-click campaigns
  19. 21Punching sounds in the comics
  20. 24Coffee shop order
  21. 29Feudal worker
  22. 31In a big way
  23. 33Pot growers?
  24. 34Classifies
  25. 36Mice hunters
  26. 37Great Leap Forward leader
  27. 39Bitter brews, for short
  28. 41Lock of hair
  29. 42Something strapped for cash?
  30. 43Go-kart, e.g.
  31. 44Beaten at ___ own game
  32. 46Command+Q, on a Mac
  33. 47Family group
  34. 48Writing cliché
  35. 49Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain
  36. 52Forehead-slapping shouts
  37. 53Outfit
  38. 54Mysterious qualities
  39. 56Yawning, say
  40. 57Hollywood's Portia de ___
  41. 59"Raggedy" doll
  42. 60Make faces for a camera
  43. 61Barbecue bits
  44. 62Gorilla who famously learned sign language
  45. 65"If I had to guess ..."
  46. 68They're around for the long haul
  47. 69Scorch
  48. 70More refined
  49. 71Loma ___, Calif.
  50. 72Monthly util. bill
  51. 73Host of the 2022 World Cup
  52. 74Horseshoe-shaped pipe fasteners
  53. 76Boat equipment for removing water on board
  54. 78Car sticker no.
  55. 79Parasailing, water polo, etc.
  56. 80"Watchmen" writer Moore
  57. 81What many freelancers work on
  58. 84Many a road tripper, informally
  59. 85"Ich bin ___ Berliner"
  60. 86They make sounds when they're tickled
  61. 87Wood joint piece
  62. 91Beethoven's Third
  63. 92What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 film
  64. 94Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)
  65. 95Van ___ (beard type)
  66. 97Germs
  67. 99Toffee candy bar
  68. 101Broccoli ___
  69. 102Leatherworking tools
  70. 104Cartoon collector's collection, maybe
  71. 106Greek letter that's the symbol for torque
  72. 107[I'm trying to watch the movie!]
  73. 108Status follower
  74. 109Slack or Zoom
  75. 110Fudge the facts
  76. 111Language mutually intelligible with Thai

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Shopper's thrill — Answer: SPREE
  2. 6. Clock part — Answer: COG
  3. 9. Brand — Answer: LABEL
  4. 14. ___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation" — Answer: PADMA
  5. 19. Some computer-generated images nowadays — Answer: AIART
  6. 20. The masses — Answer: HOIPOLLOI
  7. 22. "Full steam ___!" — Answer: AHEAD
  8. 23. "Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"? — Answer: SQUEALOFFORTUNE
  9. 25. Some college students, quaintly — Answer: COEDS
  10. 26. Space heater? — Answer: SUN
  11. 27. ___ fly — Answer: SAC
  12. 28. Smart-alecky — Answer: WISE
  13. 29. FaceTime alternative — Answer: SKYPE
  14. 30. "Eww!" — Answer: YECH
  15. 32. Instruments with large bells — Answer: TUBAS
  16. 35. Great Lakes mnemonic — Answer: HOMES
  17. 38. Org. whose employees wear badges — Answer: FBI
  18. 40. Atlantis and others — Answer: SHUTTLES
  19. 42. Hawkish — Answer: PROWAR
  20. 44. Bad thing to be caught in — Answer: TRAP
  21. 45. Tempest in a teapot? — Answer: GREATSQUALLOFCHINA
  22. 48. Oh-so-precious — Answer: TWEE
  23. 50. Journalists quote them — Answer: SOURCES
  24. 51. Oniony vegetables — Answer: LEEKS
  25. 52. Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lake — Answer: ARALSEA
  26. 55. Good signs in stock reports — Answer: RISES
  27. 56. Challah bread feature — Answer: BRAID
  28. 58. Religious gymgoer on leg day? — Answer: HOLYSQUATTER
  29. 60. Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, say — Answer: MOONROCK
  30. 63. Typical Passover mo. — Answer: APR
  31. 64. Many clay relics — Answer: URNS
  32. 65. Not just mine — Answer: OURS
  33. 66. Kanga's kiddo — Answer: ROO
  34. 67. Whimsically imaginative, as writing — Answer: SEUSSIAN
  35. 70. Sound from some freshly cleaned floors? — Answer: PLEDGESQUEAK
  36. 75. Oozes — Answer: SEEPS
  37. 76. Heighten — Answer: BUILD
  38. 77. Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name — Answer: DIABOLO
  39. 78. "___ mia!" — Answer: MAMMA
  40. 80. Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His" — Answer: AIRNESS
  41. 82. Trash — Answer: TOSS
  42. 83. Money under the mattress, e.g.? — Answer: SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
  43. 88. Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" — Answer: RUSS
  44. 89. Cialis alternative — Answer: VIAGRA
  45. 90. Backslid, say — Answer: REVERTED
  46. 93. Word before or after down — Answer: PAT
  47. 94. Pasta often cut at an angle — Answer: PENNE
  48. 95. Hazard cleanup, in brief — Answer: DECON
  49. 96. Hindu honorifics — Answer: SRIS
  50. 98. Weapon whose name is an acronym — Answer: TASER
  51. 100. "___ tell" — Answer: PRAY
  52. 103. Legendary bird — Answer: ROC
  53. 105. Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men" — Answer: ONE
  54. 106. Mean little suckers? — Answer: TICKS
  55. 107. Repeat something clever, as parrots might? — Answer: SQUAWKAFINELINE
  56. 112. "Gesundheit!" prompter — Answer: ACHOO
  57. 113. "Diet" for the defeated — Answer: HUMBLEPIE
  58. 114. Tied up — Answer: LACED
  59. 115. Facebook has more than three billion of them — Answer: USERS
  60. 116. Aspirations — Answer: HOPES
  61. 117. "Downton Abbey" network — Answer: PBS
  62. 118. Flies out of sight — Answer: SOARS

Down

  1. 1. Fresh — Answer: SASSY
  2. 2. Excites ... or annoys — Answer: PIQUES
  3. 3. Vulgarity — Answer: RAUNCH
  4. 4. Poet's palindromic preposition — Answer: ERE
  5. 5. Midflight announcements, for short — Answer: ETAS
  6. 6. Count seen in the breakfast aisle — Answer: CHOCULA
  7. 7. Cry of cringe — Answer: OOF
  8. 8. Animated file type — Answer: GIF
  9. 9. Actress Singer of "Footloose" — Answer: LORI
  10. 10. Elevs. — Answer: ALTS
  11. 11. Deep, dark ocean caverns — Answer: BLUEHOLES
  12. 12. Equivalent of a billion years, in geology — Answer: EON
  13. 13. Bad thing to be caught in — Answer: LIE
  14. 14. Cigarette purchases — Answer: PACKS
  15. 15. Nautical greeting — Answer: AHOY
  16. 16. Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacks — Answer: DEEPFRIEDOREOS
  17. 17. Brought in big bucks — Answer: MADEBANK
  18. 18. Elements of pay-per-click campaigns — Answer: ADS
  19. 21. Punching sounds in the comics — Answer: POWS
  20. 24. Coffee shop order — Answer: LATTE
  21. 29. Feudal worker — Answer: SERF
  22. 31. In a big way — Answer: HUGELY
  23. 33. Pot growers? — Answer: BETS
  24. 34. Classifies — Answer: ASSORTS
  25. 36. Mice hunters — Answer: OWLS
  26. 37. Great Leap Forward leader — Answer: MAO
  27. 39. Bitter brews, for short — Answer: IPAS
  28. 41. Lock of hair — Answer: TRESS
  29. 42. Something strapped for cash? — Answer: PURSE
  30. 43. Go-kart, e.g. — Answer: RACER
  31. 44. Beaten at ___ own game — Answer: THEIR
  32. 46. Command+Q, on a Mac — Answer: QUIT
  33. 47. Family group — Answer: CLAN
  34. 48. Writing cliché — Answer: TROPE
  35. 49. Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain — Answer: WALRUSMUSTACHE
  36. 52. Forehead-slapping shouts — Answer: AHAS
  37. 53. Outfit — Answer: EQUIP
  38. 54. Mysterious qualities — Answer: AURAS
  39. 56. Yawning, say — Answer: BORED
  40. 57. Hollywood's Portia de ___ — Answer: ROSSI
  41. 59. "Raggedy" doll — Answer: ANN
  42. 60. Make faces for a camera — Answer: MUG
  43. 61. Barbecue bits — Answer: COALS
  44. 62. Gorilla who famously learned sign language — Answer: KOKO
  45. 65. "If I had to guess ..." — Answer: ODDSARE
  46. 68. They're around for the long haul — Answer: SEMIS
  47. 69. Scorch — Answer: SEAR
  48. 70. More refined — Answer: PURER
  49. 71. Loma ___, Calif. — Answer: LINDA
  50. 72. Monthly util. bill — Answer: ELEC
  51. 73. Host of the 2022 World Cup — Answer: QATAR
  52. 74. Horseshoe-shaped pipe fasteners — Answer: UBOLTS
  53. 76. Boat equipment for removing water on board — Answer: BILGEPUMP
  54. 78. Car sticker no. — Answer: MSRP
  55. 79. Parasailing, water polo, etc. — Answer: AQUATICS
  56. 80. "Watchmen" writer Moore — Answer: ALAN
  57. 81. What many freelancers work on — Answer: SPEC
  58. 84. Many a road tripper, informally — Answer: RVER
  59. 85. "Ich bin ___ Berliner" — Answer: EIN
  60. 86. They make sounds when they're tickled — Answer: IVORIES
  61. 87. Wood joint piece — Answer: TENON
  62. 91. Beethoven's Third — Answer: EROICA. Hint: This symphony marks a revolutionary moment in classical music and pays tribute to a great hero! 🎶
  63. 92. What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 film — Answer: DINNER
  64. 94. Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian) — Answer: PESOS
  65. 95. Van ___ (beard type) — Answer: DYKE
  66. 97. Germs — Answer: SEEDS
  67. 99. Toffee candy bar — Answer: SKOR
  68. 101. Broccoli ___ — Answer: RABE
  69. 102. Leatherworking tools — Answer: AWLS
  70. 104. Cartoon collector's collection, maybe — Answer: CELS
  71. 106. Greek letter that's the symbol for torque — Answer: TAU
  72. 107. [I'm trying to watch the movie!] — Answer: SHH
  73. 108. Status follower — Answer: QUO
  74. 109. Slack or Zoom — Answer: APP
  75. 110. Fudge the facts — Answer: FIB
  76. 111. Language mutually intelligible with Thai — Answer: LAO

The answer to “More refined” in the New York Times crossword is PURER — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on February 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 70-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.

“More refined” answer

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The answer is PURER, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 16, 2025.

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Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on February 16, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 70-Down.

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