Tuesday, February 18, 2025
By Erik Agard
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"Ruh-___!" (Astro's "Yikes!")
- 4Got 100% on
- 8Catastrophe
- 14918 or 539, on the Cherokee Nation
- 16Emphatic rejection
- 17"Seriously?!"
- 19Word after first or leading
- 20Indirectly unkind
- 21Identity thieves' targets, for short
- 22Bit of hair cream
- 24"Enough already! I'll do it!"
- 26Purveyor of pampering
- 28Kennewick ___ (ancient ancestor discovered in 1996)
- 31Duel units
- 35Relations
- 36"Seriously?!"
- 40What a wool sweater may cause
- 42Calendar listing
- 43Currency common to Cyprus and Croatia
- 44"Seriously?!"
- 47Part of a set in a workout
- 48Damascus is its capital
- 49___ kwon do
- 50Music holders in racks
- 51Take it easy
- 54"not gonna lie lol ..."
- 56Opportunity
- 59Jingly change
- 63___ Major (bear constellation)
- 66"Seriously?!"
- 69Intensifies
- 70Mode of transportation that requires good balance
- 71Loch monster's nickname
- 72Found a buyer for
- 73Ends of some bouts
Down
- 1___ trail (rhyming path that formerly had tracks)
- 2Oceanic apex predator
- 3Important powwow figure
- 4Section of a play
- 5Corn cores
- 6Garden with a tempting snake
- 7Section of a supermarket
- 8Place for blush (or for a blush)
- 9Title for M.L.K., for short
- 10Glide around on a rink
- 11"The ___ the limit!"
- 12Privy to
- 13___-chef
- 15"Furiosa" star Taylor-Joy
- 18Altar answer
- 23X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 or X6
- 25Photo ___
- 26Short comedy pieces
- 27Clever and brief
- 29Palestinian activist Tamimi
- 30___ Scotia
- 32New Mexico site of the largest radioactive accident in U.S. history
- 33Dog-___ pages
- 34Points on bus routes
- 37Fourth after Aug.
- 38"Will do!"
- 39"At Last" singer James
- 41Move that sends tresses flying
- 45Where Dubai is: Abbr.
- 46So far
- 52Extent, as of a project
- 53Overly
- 55Nautical marker
- 56Black and/or white water bird
- 57Away's opponent
- 58*sheepish grimace*
- 60Ones vowing payback?
- 61Don't-do
- 62Gardener's bagful
- 64Unassisted
- 65Amazes
- 67Dijon-mustered "yes"?
- 68Something Paxil may treat, for short
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Ruh-___!" (Astro's "Yikes!") — Answer: ROH
- 4. Got 100% on — Answer: ACED
- 8. Catastrophe — Answer: CRISIS
- 14. 918 or 539, on the Cherokee Nation — Answer: AREACODE
- 16. Emphatic rejection — Answer: HECKNO
- 17. "Seriously?!" — Answer: ICANTBELIEVEYOU
- 19. Word after first or leading — Answer: LADY
- 20. Indirectly unkind — Answer: SNIDE
- 21. Identity thieves' targets, for short — Answer: SSNS
- 22. Bit of hair cream — Answer: DAB
- 24. "Enough already! I'll do it!" — Answer: OKOK
- 26. Purveyor of pampering — Answer: SPA
- 28. Kennewick ___ (ancient ancestor discovered in 1996) — Answer: MAN
- 31. Duel units — Answer: PACES
- 35. Relations — Answer: KIN
- 36. "Seriously?!" — Answer: WHODOESTHAT
- 40. What a wool sweater may cause — Answer: ITCH
- 42. Calendar listing — Answer: EVENT
- 43. Currency common to Cyprus and Croatia — Answer: EURO
- 44. "Seriously?!" — Answer: THEAUDACITY
- 47. Part of a set in a workout — Answer: REP
- 48. Damascus is its capital — Answer: SYRIA
- 49. ___ kwon do — Answer: TAE
- 50. Music holders in racks — Answer: CDS
- 51. Take it easy — Answer: REST
- 54. "not gonna lie lol ..." — Answer: TBH
- 56. Opportunity — Answer: SHOT
- 59. Jingly change — Answer: COINS
- 63. ___ Major (bear constellation) — Answer: URSA
- 66. "Seriously?!" — Answer: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
- 69. Intensifies — Answer: AMPSUP
- 70. Mode of transportation that requires good balance — Answer: UNICYCLE
- 71. Loch monster's nickname — Answer: NESSIE
- 72. Found a buyer for — Answer: SOLD
- 73. Ends of some bouts — Answer: KOS
Down
- 1. ___ trail (rhyming path that formerly had tracks) — Answer: RAIL
- 2. Oceanic apex predator — Answer: ORCA
- 3. Important powwow figure — Answer: HEADDANCER
- 4. Section of a play — Answer: ACT
- 5. Corn cores — Answer: COBS
- 6. Garden with a tempting snake — Answer: EDEN
- 7. Section of a supermarket — Answer: DELI
- 8. Place for blush (or for a blush) — Answer: CHEEK
- 9. Title for M.L.K., for short — Answer: REV
- 10. Glide around on a rink — Answer: ICESKATE
- 11. "The ___ the limit!" — Answer: SKYS
- 12. Privy to — Answer: INON
- 13. ___-chef — Answer: SOUS
- 15. "Furiosa" star Taylor-Joy — Answer: ANYA
- 18. Altar answer — Answer: IDO
- 23. X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 or X6 — Answer: BMW
- 25. Photo ___ — Answer: OPS
- 26. Short comedy pieces — Answer: SKITS
- 27. Clever and brief — Answer: PITHY
- 29. Palestinian activist Tamimi — Answer: AHED
- 30. ___ Scotia — Answer: NOVA
- 32. New Mexico site of the largest radioactive accident in U.S. history — Answer: CHURCHROCK
- 33. Dog-___ pages — Answer: EARED
- 34. Points on bus routes — Answer: STOPS
- 37. Fourth after Aug. — Answer: DEC
- 38. "Will do!" — Answer: ONIT
- 39. "At Last" singer James — Answer: ETTA
- 41. Move that sends tresses flying — Answer: HAIRTOSS
- 45. Where Dubai is: Abbr. — Answer: UAE
- 46. So far — Answer: YET
- 52. Extent, as of a project — Answer: SCOPE
- 53. Overly — Answer: TOO. Hint: Sometimes, less is more, but not in this case! 😉
- 55. Nautical marker — Answer: BUOY
- 56. Black and/or white water bird — Answer: SWAN
- 57. Away's opponent — Answer: HOME
- 58. *sheepish grimace* — Answer: OOPS
- 60. Ones vowing payback? — Answer: IOUS
- 61. Don't-do — Answer: NONO
- 62. Gardener's bagful — Answer: SOIL
- 64. Unassisted — Answer: SOLO
- 65. Amazes — Answer: AWES
- 67. Dijon-mustered "yes"? — Answer: OUI
- 68. Something Paxil may treat, for short — Answer: OCD
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