NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 23

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By Daniel Grinberg and Rafael Musa

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Across

  1. 1Dazzling displayECLAT
  2. 6Tech giant based in Cupertino, Calif.APPLE
  3. 11Plant with bugs?SPY
  4. 14Formation of rugby playersSCRUM
  5. 19Queendom in the BibleSHEBA
  6. 20Hint at L.G.B.T.Q.+ story lines to generate buzzQUEERBAIT
  7. 22Give an addressORATE
  8. 23What a tight deadline might require ... or what's found in 30-Across?QUICKTURNAROUND
  9. 25Viennese "please"BITTE
  10. 26AttackedMADEWAR
  11. 27Do perfectlyACE
  12. 28Hound or dogPESTER
  13. 29What's-___-nameHIS
  14. 30Question when leaving a grocery store, perhapsWHEREDIDIPARK
  15. 34InauguralMAIDEN
  16. 38Unwanted event at a speakeasyRAID
  17. 39Spot for a pinMAT
  18. 40Lyricist GershwinIRA
  19. 41Halls that may have glass ceilingsATRIA
  20. 42ImproviseWINGIT
  21. 44"Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song)HAS
  22. 45SchemePLOT
  23. 46Tolerate misbehavior ... or what's found in 56-Across?LOOKTHEOTHERWAY
  24. 49Collectors of signatures?CASTS
  25. 50___ of Cleves, wife of Henry VIIIANNE
  26. 51Newspaper sectionARTS
  27. 52Tuna varietyAHI
  28. 53Word with lock or pocketAIR
  29. 54Second printings, e.g.REISSUES
  30. 56Source of some public fundingFEDERALGRANT
  31. 62Boiling stateIRE
  32. 63Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit"ONO
  33. 64Legal tenderMONEY
  34. 65When doubled, a danceCAN
  35. 66Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informallyRIO
  36. 67Totally the wrong way ... or what's found in 79-Across?ASSBACKWARDS
  37. 70"Really! Check for yourself!"ITSAFACT
  38. 72Radar gun inits.MPH
  39. 73PhilosophyISM
  40. 74It may be on the chopping blockLOIN
  41. 75"Uh-huh, whatever you say!"IBET
  42. 76DistortsSKEWS
  43. 79"It'd be my pleasure"IMHAPPYTOOBLIGE
  44. 83MatesPALS
  45. 841/96 of a pint: Abbr.TSP
  46. 85It comes with a hefty billTOUCAN
  47. 86Happen over and overRECUR
  48. 87Beehive State athleteUTE
  49. 88CoalesceGEL
  50. 8911, literallyONES
  51. 90Occasions for self-indulgenceMEDAYS
  52. 91Completely change one's position ... or what's found in 104-Across?REVERSECOURSE
  53. 96IntimidateCOW
  54. 97Wild goats of the AlpsIBEXES
  55. 98Delta hub: Abbr.ATL
  56. 99Reality competition show with quickfire challengesTOPCHEF
  57. 103SmidgenOUNCE
  58. 104Gift-wrapping suppliesSCOTCHTAPEROLLS
  59. 109Formal "you," in UruguayUSTED
  60. 110Americans who live in their own time zoneHAWAIIANS
  61. 111Many a piece of writing by Joan DidionESSAY
  62. 112In a bashful mannerSHYLY
  63. 113SweetieHON
  64. 114Part of a wheelSPOKE
  65. 115Detaches from a source of dependenceWEANS

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  1. 1Lawyer's title: Abbr.ESQ
  2. 2Fish baitCHUM
  3. 3Leader of filmdom's Rebel AllianceLEIA
  4. 4Options on some testsABCD
  5. 5Receive severe criticismTAKEHEAT
  6. 6Blue-green shadesAQUAS
  7. 7Sound of a smooth-running enginePURR
  8. 8Pig's digsPEN
  9. 9Locale where clovers bloomLEA
  10. 10Forget to finish writing a clue, maybERR
  11. 11Secret ___SAUCE
  12. 12Felt longing (for)PINED
  13. 13Since Jan. 1YTD
  14. 14"C'est la vie"SOBEIT
  15. 15Potato chip, to a BritCRISP
  16. 16Coiffure parts that are sometimes braidedRATTAILS
  17. 17Complete nonsenseUTTERROT
  18. 18Small mongoosesMEERKATS
  19. 21Creature that sounds like a snoozeBOAR
  20. 24Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?)TWIN
  21. 28PalmPilots, e.g., for shortPDAS
  22. 30Wish list itemsWANTS
  23. 31Like some heels and hopesHIGH
  24. 32Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarlyEDIE
  25. 33"Perhaps. That's something that interests me"IMAY
  26. 34Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902)MALARIA
  27. 35Yom Kippur observers, e.g.ATONERS
  28. 36Amusingly incongruous outcomesIRONIES
  29. 37Flood preventersDIKES
  30. 38HootsRIOTS
  31. 42"Don't worry about us"WEREOK
  32. 43Lines of workTRADES
  33. 44What locks are made ofHAIR
  34. 45Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIIIPARR
  35. 47Horse's behindHAUNCH
  36. 48Protein powder ingredientWHEY
  37. 49Aetna alternativeCIGNA
  38. 53"Unfortunately, that's incorrect"ALASNO
  39. 55Many long-running TV showsSOAPS
  40. 56Word processing selectionFORMAT
  41. 57CloseEND
  42. 58Director's directiveACTION
  43. 59Most common coffee bean varietyARABICA
  44. 60Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybeNICEGUY
  45. 61Walks unsteadilyTOTTERS
  46. 64"Monster ___" (1962 #1 song)MASH
  47. 68i5 and X5BMWS
  48. 69Fraidy-catWIMP
  49. 70SoupçonsIOTAS
  50. 71Organized in a cabinet, sayFILED
  51. 74School before l'universitéLYCEE
  52. 76Not to be relied uponSPURIOUS
  53. 77Singer whose 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on "Stranger Things"KATEBUSH
  54. 78110, facetiouslyELEVENTY
  55. 79Barbuda or BarbadosISLE
  56. 80ShoddyPOOR
  57. 81Most dad jokesPUNS
  58. 82Nickname for Milwaukee's baseball teamBREWCREW
  59. 84Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven"TESS
  60. 88Like King Midas, notablyGREEDY
  61. 90Have a pity partyMOPE
  62. 92Google Sheets alternativeEXCEL
  63. 93Supply at the Hershey CompanyCACAO
  64. 94City near Disney World, informallyOTOWN
  65. 95___ BeautyULTA
  66. 96Small woodCOPSE
  67. 99Fail ignominiously, as at the box officeTANK
  68. 100Rip offHOSE
  69. 101"Lohengrin" sopranoELSA
  70. 102Custardy treatFLAN
  71. 104"Quiet!"SHH
  72. 105Gender identity prefixCIS
  73. 106With itHIP
  74. 107Confucian conceptTAO
  75. 108Part of iOS: Abbr.SYS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Dazzling display — Answer: ECLAT
  2. 6. Tech giant based in Cupertino, Calif. — Answer: APPLE
  3. 11. Plant with bugs? — Answer: SPY
  4. 14. Formation of rugby players — Answer: SCRUM
  5. 19. Queendom in the Bible — Answer: SHEBA
  6. 20. Hint at L.G.B.T.Q.+ story lines to generate buzz — Answer: QUEERBAIT
  7. 22. Give an address — Answer: ORATE. Hint: Speak formally to an audience, perhaps from a podium. 🎤
  8. 23. What a tight deadline might require ... or what's found in 30-Across? — Answer: QUICKTURNAROUND
  9. 25. Viennese "please" — Answer: BITTE
  10. 26. Attacked — Answer: MADEWAR
  11. 27. Do perfectly — Answer: ACE
  12. 28. Hound or dog — Answer: PESTER
  13. 29. What's-___-name — Answer: HIS
  14. 30. Question when leaving a grocery store, perhaps — Answer: WHEREDIDIPARK
  15. 34. Inaugural — Answer: MAIDEN
  16. 38. Unwanted event at a speakeasy — Answer: RAID
  17. 39. Spot for a pin — Answer: MAT
  18. 40. Lyricist Gershwin — Answer: IRA. Hint: This Gershwin brother supplied the words while his sibling composed the music. ✍️
  19. 41. Halls that may have glass ceilings — Answer: ATRIA
  20. 42. Improvise — Answer: WINGIT
  21. 44. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song) — Answer: HAS
  22. 45. Scheme — Answer: PLOT
  23. 46. Tolerate misbehavior ... or what's found in 56-Across? — Answer: LOOKTHEOTHERWAY
  24. 49. Collectors of signatures? — Answer: CASTS
  25. 50. ___ of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII — Answer: ANNE
  26. 51. Newspaper section — Answer: ARTS. Hint: It covers culture, criticism, and creative works. 📰
  27. 52. Tuna variety — Answer: AHI
  28. 53. Word with lock or pocket — Answer: AIR
  29. 54. Second printings, e.g. — Answer: REISSUES
  30. 56. Source of some public funding — Answer: FEDERALGRANT
  31. 62. Boiling state — Answer: IRE
  32. 63. Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit" — Answer: ONO
  33. 64. Legal tender — Answer: MONEY
  34. 65. When doubled, a dance — Answer: CAN
  35. 66. Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally — Answer: RIO
  36. 67. Totally the wrong way ... or what's found in 79-Across? — Answer: ASSBACKWARDS
  37. 70. "Really! Check for yourself!" — Answer: ITSAFACT
  38. 72. Radar gun inits. — Answer: MPH
  39. 73. Philosophy — Answer: ISM
  40. 74. It may be on the chopping block — Answer: LOIN
  41. 75. "Uh-huh, whatever you say!" — Answer: IBET
  42. 76. Distorts — Answer: SKEWS
  43. 79. "It'd be my pleasure" — Answer: IMHAPPYTOOBLIGE
  44. 83. Mates — Answer: PALS
  45. 84. 1/96 of a pint: Abbr. — Answer: TSP
  46. 85. It comes with a hefty bill — Answer: TOUCAN
  47. 86. Happen over and over — Answer: RECUR
  48. 87. Beehive State athlete — Answer: UTE
  49. 88. Coalesce — Answer: GEL
  50. 89. 11, literally — Answer: ONES
  51. 90. Occasions for self-indulgence — Answer: MEDAYS
  52. 91. Completely change one's position ... or what's found in 104-Across? — Answer: REVERSECOURSE
  53. 96. Intimidate — Answer: COW
  54. 97. Wild goats of the Alps — Answer: IBEXES
  55. 98. Delta hub: Abbr. — Answer: ATL
  56. 99. Reality competition show with quickfire challenges — Answer: TOPCHEF
  57. 103. Smidgen — Answer: OUNCE
  58. 104. Gift-wrapping supplies — Answer: SCOTCHTAPEROLLS
  59. 109. Formal "you," in Uruguay — Answer: USTED
  60. 110. Americans who live in their own time zone — Answer: HAWAIIANS
  61. 111. Many a piece of writing by Joan Didion — Answer: ESSAY
  62. 112. In a bashful manner — Answer: SHYLY
  63. 113. Sweetie — Answer: HON. Hint: A warm, casual term of endearment for someone dear 💕
  64. 114. Part of a wheel — Answer: SPOKE
  65. 115. Detaches from a source of dependence — Answer: WEANS

Down

  1. 1. Lawyer's title: Abbr. — Answer: ESQ
  2. 2. Fish bait — Answer: CHUM
  3. 3. Leader of filmdom's Rebel Alliance — Answer: LEIA
  4. 4. Options on some tests — Answer: ABCD
  5. 5. Receive severe criticism — Answer: TAKEHEAT
  6. 6. Blue-green shades — Answer: AQUAS
  7. 7. Sound of a smooth-running engine — Answer: PURR
  8. 8. Pig's digs — Answer: PEN
  9. 9. Locale where clovers bloom — Answer: LEA
  10. 10. Forget to finish writing a clue, mayb — Answer: ERR
  11. 11. Secret ___ — Answer: SAUCE
  12. 12. Felt longing (for) — Answer: PINED
  13. 13. Since Jan. 1 — Answer: YTD. Hint: Think about how we track financial performance over a calendar year! 📊
  14. 14. "C'est la vie" — Answer: SOBEIT
  15. 15. Potato chip, to a Brit — Answer: CRISP
  16. 16. Coiffure parts that are sometimes braided — Answer: RATTAILS
  17. 17. Complete nonsense — Answer: UTTERROT
  18. 18. Small mongooses — Answer: MEERKATS
  19. 21. Creature that sounds like a snooze — Answer: BOAR
  20. 24. Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?) — Answer: TWIN
  21. 28. PalmPilots, e.g., for short — Answer: PDAS
  22. 30. Wish list items — Answer: WANTS
  23. 31. Like some heels and hopes — Answer: HIGH
  24. 32. Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarly — Answer: EDIE
  25. 33. "Perhaps. That's something that interests me" — Answer: IMAY
  26. 34. Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902) — Answer: MALARIA
  27. 35. Yom Kippur observers, e.g. — Answer: ATONERS
  28. 36. Amusingly incongruous outcomes — Answer: IRONIES
  29. 37. Flood preventers — Answer: DIKES
  30. 38. Hoots — Answer: RIOTS
  31. 42. "Don't worry about us" — Answer: WEREOK
  32. 43. Lines of work — Answer: TRADES
  33. 44. What locks are made of — Answer: HAIR
  34. 45. Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIII — Answer: PARR
  35. 47. Horse's behind — Answer: HAUNCH
  36. 48. Protein powder ingredient — Answer: WHEY
  37. 49. Aetna alternative — Answer: CIGNA
  38. 53. "Unfortunately, that's incorrect" — Answer: ALASNO
  39. 55. Many long-running TV shows — Answer: SOAPS
  40. 56. Word processing selection — Answer: FORMAT
  41. 57. Close — Answer: END
  42. 58. Director's directive — Answer: ACTION
  43. 59. Most common coffee bean variety — Answer: ARABICA
  44. 60. Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybe — Answer: NICEGUY
  45. 61. Walks unsteadily — Answer: TOTTERS
  46. 64. "Monster ___" (1962 #1 song) — Answer: MASH
  47. 68. i5 and X5 — Answer: BMWS
  48. 69. Fraidy-cat — Answer: WIMP. Hint: This word describes someone who's a bit too cautious or scared to take risks! 😺
  49. 70. Soupçons — Answer: IOTAS
  50. 71. Organized in a cabinet, say — Answer: FILED
  51. 74. School before l'université — Answer: LYCEE
  52. 76. Not to be relied upon — Answer: SPURIOUS
  53. 77. Singer whose 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on "Stranger Things" — Answer: KATEBUSH
  54. 78. 110, facetiously — Answer: ELEVENTY
  55. 79. Barbuda or Barbados — Answer: ISLE
  56. 80. Shoddy — Answer: POOR
  57. 81. Most dad jokes — Answer: PUNS
  58. 82. Nickname for Milwaukee's baseball team — Answer: BREWCREW
  59. 84. Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven" — Answer: TESS
  60. 88. Like King Midas, notably — Answer: GREEDY
  61. 90. Have a pity party — Answer: MOPE
  62. 92. Google Sheets alternative — Answer: EXCEL. Hint: It's a popular spreadsheet software that shares its name with a common mathematics term! 📊
  63. 93. Supply at the Hershey Company — Answer: CACAO
  64. 94. City near Disney World, informally — Answer: OTOWN
  65. 95. ___ Beauty — Answer: ULTA
  66. 96. Small wood — Answer: COPSE
  67. 99. Fail ignominiously, as at the box office — Answer: TANK
  68. 100. Rip off — Answer: HOSE
  69. 101. "Lohengrin" soprano — Answer: ELSA
  70. 102. Custardy treat — Answer: FLAN
  71. 104. "Quiet!" — Answer: SHH. Hint: When you need someone to lower their voice, just give them this little command! 🤫
  72. 105. Gender identity prefix — Answer: CIS
  73. 106. With it — Answer: HIP
  74. 107. Confucian concept — Answer: TAO
  75. 108. Part of iOS: Abbr. — Answer: SYS

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Dazzling displayECLAT
6Tech giant based in Cupertino, Calif.APPLE
11Plant with bugs?SPY
14Formation of rugby playersSCRUM
19Queendom in the BibleSHEBA
20Hint at L.G.B.T.Q.+ story lines to generate buzzQUEERBAIT
22Give an addressORATE
23What a tight deadline might require ... or what's found in 30-Across?QUICKTURNAROUND
25Viennese "please"BITTE
26AttackedMADEWAR
27Do perfectlyACE
28Hound or dogPESTER
29What's-___-nameHIS
30Question when leaving a grocery store, perhapsWHEREDIDIPARK
34InauguralMAIDEN
38Unwanted event at a speakeasyRAID
39Spot for a pinMAT
40Lyricist GershwinIRA
41Halls that may have glass ceilingsATRIA
42ImproviseWINGIT
44"Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song)HAS
45SchemePLOT
46Tolerate misbehavior ... or what's found in 56-Across?LOOKTHEOTHERWAY
49Collectors of signatures?CASTS
50___ of Cleves, wife of Henry VIIIANNE
51Newspaper sectionARTS
52Tuna varietyAHI
53Word with lock or pocketAIR
54Second printings, e.g.REISSUES
56Source of some public fundingFEDERALGRANT
62Boiling stateIRE
63Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit"ONO
64Legal tenderMONEY
65When doubled, a danceCAN
66Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informallyRIO
67Totally the wrong way ... or what's found in 79-Across?ASSBACKWARDS
70"Really! Check for yourself!"ITSAFACT
72Radar gun inits.MPH
73PhilosophyISM
74It may be on the chopping blockLOIN
75"Uh-huh, whatever you say!"IBET
76DistortsSKEWS
79"It'd be my pleasure"IMHAPPYTOOBLIGE
83MatesPALS
841/96 of a pint: Abbr.TSP
85It comes with a hefty billTOUCAN
86Happen over and overRECUR
87Beehive State athleteUTE
88CoalesceGEL
8911, literallyONES
90Occasions for self-indulgenceMEDAYS
91Completely change one's position ... or what's found in 104-Across?REVERSECOURSE
96IntimidateCOW
97Wild goats of the AlpsIBEXES
98Delta hub: Abbr.ATL
99Reality competition show with quickfire challengesTOPCHEF
103SmidgenOUNCE
104Gift-wrapping suppliesSCOTCHTAPEROLLS
109Formal "you," in UruguayUSTED
110Americans who live in their own time zoneHAWAIIANS
111Many a piece of writing by Joan DidionESSAY
112In a bashful mannerSHYLY
113SweetieHON
114Part of a wheelSPOKE
115Detaches from a source of dependenceWEANS

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#ClueAnswer
1Lawyer's title: Abbr.ESQ
2Fish baitCHUM
3Leader of filmdom's Rebel AllianceLEIA
4Options on some testsABCD
5Receive severe criticismTAKEHEAT
6Blue-green shadesAQUAS
7Sound of a smooth-running enginePURR
8Pig's digsPEN
9Locale where clovers bloomLEA
10Forget to finish writing a clue, maybERR
11Secret ___SAUCE
12Felt longing (for)PINED
13Since Jan. 1YTD
14"C'est la vie"SOBEIT
15Potato chip, to a BritCRISP
16Coiffure parts that are sometimes braidedRATTAILS
17Complete nonsenseUTTERROT
18Small mongoosesMEERKATS
21Creature that sounds like a snoozeBOAR
24Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?)TWIN
28PalmPilots, e.g., for shortPDAS
30Wish list itemsWANTS
31Like some heels and hopesHIGH
32Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarlyEDIE
33"Perhaps. That's something that interests me"IMAY
34Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902)MALARIA
35Yom Kippur observers, e.g.ATONERS
36Amusingly incongruous outcomesIRONIES
37Flood preventersDIKES
38HootsRIOTS
42"Don't worry about us"WEREOK
43Lines of workTRADES
44What locks are made ofHAIR
45Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIIIPARR
47Horse's behindHAUNCH
48Protein powder ingredientWHEY
49Aetna alternativeCIGNA
53"Unfortunately, that's incorrect"ALASNO
55Many long-running TV showsSOAPS
56Word processing selectionFORMAT
57CloseEND
58Director's directiveACTION
59Most common coffee bean varietyARABICA
60Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybeNICEGUY
61Walks unsteadilyTOTTERS
64"Monster ___" (1962 #1 song)MASH
68i5 and X5BMWS
69Fraidy-catWIMP
70SoupçonsIOTAS
71Organized in a cabinet, sayFILED
74School before l'universitéLYCEE
76Not to be relied uponSPURIOUS
77Singer whose 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on "Stranger Things"KATEBUSH
78110, facetiouslyELEVENTY
79Barbuda or BarbadosISLE
80ShoddyPOOR
81Most dad jokesPUNS
82Nickname for Milwaukee's baseball teamBREWCREW
84Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven"TESS
88Like King Midas, notablyGREEDY
90Have a pity partyMOPE
92Google Sheets alternativeEXCEL
93Supply at the Hershey CompanyCACAO
94City near Disney World, informallyOTOWN
95___ BeautyULTA
96Small woodCOPSE
99Fail ignominiously, as at the box officeTANK
100Rip offHOSE
101"Lohengrin" sopranoELSA
102Custardy treatFLAN
104"Quiet!"SHH
105Gender identity prefixCIS
106With itHIP
107Confucian conceptTAO
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Hints for the February 23 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The February 23 puzzle fell on a Sunday, and with the New York Times crossword that matters: the grid gets harder as the week goes on, from an easy Monday to a fiendish Saturday, with a large themed puzzle on Sunday. So a Sunday grid tells you how much misdirection to expect — and if a clue that day seemed to make no sense, the weekday is usually the reason. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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Frequently asked questions

What were the NYT Crossword answers on February 23, 2025?

Every answer for the Sunday, February 23, 2025 NYT Crossword is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

Where can I find today's NYT Crossword answers?

Today's live puzzle is on our NYT Crossword answers today page, updated the moment each new grid goes live.

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Use the previous/next links above to step day by day, or open the today page to browse the full dated archive.

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