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NYT Crossword — February 17, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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39 clues

1"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)

4Where you might "take a number"

8Tie named for a British horse racing venue

13Valuable metals

16___ masala (spicy Indian chickpea dish)

17Memento-filled craft project

20Everything on a bagel, say

22Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda

23Abu Dhabi's country, for short

24Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chicken

29Lead-in to phone or ass

31Fluffy Chinese bread roll

32Hosp. area for critical cases

34___-conscious

35"None for me"

361981 hit by Queen and David Bowie

40“Check your ___ at the door” (sign for musical artists entering to record “We Are the World”)

41Singer Grande, to fans

42Big part of an elephant

43Day-___ paint

44Insolent sorts

46Italian motor scooter

50Child's urging to a horse

52___ chi (martial art)

54Blade on a boat

55Danish film director ___ von Trier

58Menzel who has played a green witch and an ice princess

60"Uh-huh, I bet" … or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all have

61Cowboy's workplace

64Parts of a jigsaw puzzle that many people work on first

65The Bay State: Abbr.

66Gate-keeping org.?

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2Main character on "All in the Family" or "Riverdale"

3One of tennis's Williams sisters

4Messing around on set?

5Brings to mind

6Ones born between July 23 and August 22

8Opposite of refuse

10Snickers or Milky Way

11Air Force ___

24Walk back and forth nervously

26"Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!"

30___ badge (scout's award)

33Planet beyond Saturn

35Unadulterated

36Bumpy yellow fruit

37Messing around, as with an instrument or ideas

38Item on a stage

40Ingredient in tempera or tempura

44Some dark red wines

45Amazing deals

48Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstrings

49R&B's Franklin

51Swing at a ball?

53Fireplace remains

56Country music's McEntire

57Actress Lucy of CBS's "Elementary"

58Burning feeling

60Starchy tuber

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Stats & info

Monday, Feb 17, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 17, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorKate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 39 down

Longest entries

36A1981 hit by Queen and David Bowie13 ltrs 17AMemento-filled craft project9 ltrs 60A"Uh-huh, I bet" … or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all have9 ltrs 20AEverything on a bagel, say8 ltrs 56AUnwavering8 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 4.8 letters per entry.