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NYT Crossword — February 10, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 76 revealed

1B

2A

3L

4S

5A

6S

7I

8T

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11G

12G

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17R

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18D

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N

19B

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20D

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Across

37 clues

1Wood for a model airplane

6Jedi's foe in "Star Wars" films

10Items in an Easter hunt

14Seal the deal

15The "T" of T/F

17Redhead introduced in 1918

19Crimson Tide school, informally

20Consternation

21Companion ship of the Pinta and Santa Maria

23Morning droplets

2418-inch figure introduced in 1986

27"___ Doubtfire"

30One-named singer with the 2014 hit "Chandelier"

31Shelley's "___ Skylark"

32Debtor's note

33Long-running police drama

36"Who's there?" reply

39Adoptable playmate introduced in 1982

43Knight's protection

44Input for an A.I. model

45Where Z is in the alphabet

46Quantity: Abbr.

47Chicago high rails

49Home project inits.

50Fashionable pair introduced in 1959 and 1961, respectively

58Low introductory rate, e.g.

62PlayStation maker

64Classic Broadway musical about an N.Y.C. matchmaker ... or how one might respond to the introductions of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across

66"Your turn," on a walkie-talkie

67The first "O" of YOLO

69Cleanup target

70Bratty attitude

71Coins with F.D.R.'s face on the heads

Down

39 clues

1Tweety, Woodstock or Woody Woodpecker

2Berry often used in smoothies

3Storks have long ones

4Summation symbol, in math

5First-stringers

7Tehran resident

8Ancient Greek garment

9Reddish-brown coloring

10Recede, as the tide

11"Great to know!"

12PlayStation pro, e.g.

13Garment wrapped around the shoulders

18Coloring, as the hair

25Competed in a marathon, say

26One favoring a black wardrobe

27Mineral with thin sheets

28Rowdy crowd sound

29Footlong sandwiches

34Hoppy brew, in brief

35Fully contented

37iPod or iPad variety

38Little whirlpool

40Fail spectacularly, as on Broadway

41Bandleader Shaw

42Communicate with

48Like some watermelons and tournament entrants

52Amazon smart speakers

53Big concert venue

55Supermodel Campbell

59Unlikely, as odds

60Palindromic Parisian periodical

61Some whiskeys

63Calendar spans: Abbr.

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Stats & info

Monday, Feb 10, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 10, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEmily Rourke

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

39AAdoptable playmate introduced in 198215 ltrs 24A18-inch figure introduced in 198612 ltrs 50AFashionable pair introduced in 1959 and 1961, respectively12 ltrs 17ARedhead introduced in 191810 ltrs 64AClassic Broadway musical about an N.Y.C. matchmaker ... or how one might respond to the introductions of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.