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NYT Crossword — February 2, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 140 revealed

1M

2A

3R

4T

5S

6A

7Y

8P

9R

10A

11D

12A

13H

14A

15W

16K

17A

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18S

P

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O

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M

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22R

A

C

H

23E

L/W

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24Q/B

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29C

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D

30M

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55A

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56C

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57D

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60K

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62O

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66B

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70N

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P

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78N

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M

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79J

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80E

L

81E

C

82U

S

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D

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83C

84I

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85E

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86T

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88B

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90T

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91L

O

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92O

93S

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94C

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96L

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107M

M

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108P

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D

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109B

110A

N

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111W

112S

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113O

114L

115D

116T

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X/K

117J/P

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118T

O/A

119S

T

M

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120O

G

R

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121E

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122H/E

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124N

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125G

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126D

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Across

74 clues

8Italian fashion house

17"Ave Maria" finale, appropriately?

20Venetian magistrates of old

21French friend

22Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)

26Informer, informally

27Cartoon character inspired by W.C. Fields

303,605, in ancient Rome

32Image on a Missouri state quarter

34Italian sports cars, informally

39Desirable condition for hostas

43Divinity sch. subj.

44Provoked an online fight

48Holland/tunnel

49Figs. on flight boards

51Onetime Kia model

54Tik___ challenge

55Home of the Temple of Poseidon

59They put things on the back burner

61Stadium/timekeeper

66Steamed Chinese bun

70Your business start-up?

72Word often shortened to a letter and a number

73Catherine the Great, e.g.: Abbr.

74Average/income

75Jeans popular in the 1980s

77Denver/Colorado

79Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months

80The "E" in G.E.: Abbr.

83Org. once led by George H.W. Bush

85Direction of the wind that brought Mary Poppins

87Where "Cheers" is set

90Chart-topping Basil or Braxton

91Start of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

93Place to buy tickets: Abbr.

94Jewel case holders

96Architect Maya

98Mel who sang the 1949 #1 hit "Careless Hands"

101Stars and Stripes

103For the birds

104Rainproof cover

108Hall-of-Famer Martínez

109Woodworking tool with a belt

112"Nothing much"

116Dino/expedition

118Certain emcee

120Grim Grimm figure

121Beethoven dedicatee

122Risk of heavy lifting

123First name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

124Costner's role in "The Untouchables"

126Happy companion

127Right hand: Abbr.

Down

66 clues

1Red rover home

3___ Act (measure against mobsters)

4Indigenous people's name for Mount Rainier

5Officer with a radar gun

6Shapiro of NPR

7Antiquated assent

8Fictional composer whose first three initials mean "A.S.A.P."

9Dietary plant fiber

10Foreign exchange fee

11Chrysler Building style, familiarly

13Protective outfits for handling radioactive material

14Almond-flavored liqueur

15Stand in a cellar

16Small entryway receptacle that might also house loose change

23Horror film locale, in brief

28Seasoning brand that dropped the first part of its name in 2020

29Prompted, in a theater

35What Hester Prynne wore in a Hawthorne novel

36Excessive praise

38Like some eyeliners

45Honking or screeching, for example

46Bygone owner of Virgin Records

50"Hello there, good ___"

53One eager for radical change

56Kind of line that no one just stands in

58Party to the left of Dem.

60Body parts with caps

62How caviar might be served

63Will, given the opportunity

65Sephora purchase

66"Help me out here"

67Fast-evaporating cleaning agent

68Sicilian Defense in chess, e.g.

78Pickleball need

79Classic British sports cars

83What parallel lines never do

84Ones in the know

86Feature of rhubarb pie

89Not plugged in, in a way

91Grabbed, as an opportunity

92Sommelier's prefix

95Diploma modifier

99Mothers, in Mexico

102Slumber/party

109Cotton capsule

110Sony co-founder Morita

111Promise/keeper

113Soul legend Redding

114Something to look through

115Mild expletive

117Digital picture format

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Stats & info

Sunday, Feb 2, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

77/364

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 2, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeTwo-For-One Special

ConstructorDerrick Niederman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split74 across · 66 down

Longest entries

13DProtective outfits for handling radioactive material13 ltrs 22ALead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)12 ltrs 118ACertain emcee12 ltrs 61AStadium/timekeeper11 ltrs 77ADenver/Colorado11 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 77 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.