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NYT Crossword February 8 2025 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, February 8 2025 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1What may precede a blessing5 lettersSee answer ›6School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informally4 lettersSee answer ›10Studios, say: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›14Flattering sort10 lettersSee answer ›16Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film "Casino"4 lettersSee answer ›17It gets inflated and goes straight to your head10 lettersSee answer ›18Prune4 lettersSee answer ›19Sedaris of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"3 lettersSee answer ›20Representation5 lettersSee answer ›21Gas-infused coffee order5 lettersSee answer ›22Kibitzes4 lettersSee answer ›23Plant item used in early genetics experiments6 lettersSee answer ›25Foul moods5 lettersSee answer ›27Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applications6 lettersSee answer ›28Good, in Italian5 lettersSee answer ›29Assessment for dummies9 lettersSee answer ›32Capo, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›33___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Parasite"3 lettersSee answer ›34Kind of rocket that launches satellites5 lettersSee answer ›35Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-ins9 lettersSee answer ›37___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelist5 lettersSee answer ›38Leering sorts6 lettersSee answer ›39Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movement5 lettersSee answer ›40Feels for6 lettersSee answer ›41River through Bristol, England4 lettersSee answer ›42Press5 lettersSee answer ›43Feeling associated with the color red5 lettersSee answer ›45Middle of a date3 lettersSee answer ›48Unguarded4 lettersSee answer ›49Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7Up10 lettersSee answer ›51Teacup4 lettersSee answer ›52[This might come in handy later ...]10 lettersSee answer ›53Hill workers4 lettersSee answer ›54Big Board inits.4 lettersSee answer ›55Like some high expectations5 lettersSee answer ›

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1Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021)4 lettersSee answer ›2Study, study, study!4 lettersSee answer ›3Word with cow or Communion4 lettersSee answer ›4Lion : pride :: ___ : parliament3 lettersSee answer ›5Snap, crackle or pop12 lettersSee answer ›6Ties5 lettersSee answer ›7"Days of Grace" memoirist, 19934 lettersSee answer ›8Providers of college courses?9 lettersSee answer ›9Term of ___3 lettersSee answer ›10Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problem11 lettersSee answer ›11What a button mushroom becomes when it matures10 lettersSee answer ›12"Thelma & Louise" auto, informally5 lettersSee answer ›13Rikishi's sport4 lettersSee answer ›15Inexperienced gamers, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›212010s satirical reality series starring comedian Fielder12 lettersSee answer ›22They may be dry or dirty11 lettersSee answer ›24Abbott and Costello in the film "Arrival," informally3 lettersSee answer ›25Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the Bottom4 lettersSee answer ›26Calculated10 lettersSee answer ›27Many Fertile Crescent residents5 lettersSee answer ›28Covert field?3 lettersSee answer ›29Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation point9 lettersSee answer ›30"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria4 lettersSee answer ›31Org. whose workers usually wear gloves3 lettersSee answer ›36Once called3 lettersSee answer ›39Turn away5 lettersSee answer ›40Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awards5 lettersSee answer ›41Nod, say5 lettersSee answer ›42N.Y.C. attraction4 lettersSee answer ›44Pro sports team named for some of its equipment4 lettersSee answer ›45Elegy, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›46What an orange dot might indicate in a chat4 lettersSee answer ›47Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery4 lettersSee answer ›49Fareed Zakaria's channel3 lettersSee answer ›50Target of some phishing scams: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›