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NYT Crossword — February 18, 2025

Tuesday’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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Across

35 clues
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

43 clues
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

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Easy
Tuesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedFeb 18, 2025
DayTuesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorErik Agard
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split35 across · 43 down
Longest entries
17A"Seriously?!"15 ltrs66A"Seriously?!"15 ltrs36A"Seriously?!"11 ltrs44A"Seriously?!"11 ltrs3DImportant powwow figure10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.