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NYT Crossword — February 24, 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.

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1M

2O

3R

4S

5E

6L

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8G

9G

10H

11U

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13S

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15P

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17D

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18E

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19R

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20W

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21H

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Across

37 clues

1Tiny, juicy bit to eat

7Omelet component

10Shades of color

14"Lemme do it!"

15The "p" of b.p.m.

16Singer James who was nicknamed "The Matriarch of R&B"

17Clears, as a windshield

18G.P.S. approx.

20Helps with dinner cleanup

23K-pop group who performed in the Love Yourself World Tour

27Cartoon dog whose name sounds like a bird

28Bread machine?

29Some out-of-office training

33Unraveled around the edges

34Jah worshiper

37No longer feral

41Poked (around)

44Mark just above D-plus

46Prepared students specifically for material on standardized exams

51Sallie ___ (federal student loan agency)

54Disabuses of false notions … or a hint to the circled letters

58Partner of "tried," in a saying

60Become more attractive to

64To be, in French

65Body art, in brief

66Donkey friend of Roo and Pooh

67Nine-digit IDs

68Musical Brian

Down

39 clues

1Prefix with way or wife

3U.K. military branch with jets

4Wintry forecast

5Call to one with a 7-Down

6Roped, as a steer

9Ones marking exams

11Salt Lake City resident

12… and so on and so forth

13Parent's conversation-ending reply

21Bit of dark magic

22"What's ___ for me?"

23Bosom buddies, in modern lingo

24Bridgestone or Firestone product

25Line up the side of a dress

31Museum with paintings by Goya and Bosch

36Adventurer from Neverland

39Classical source of inspiration

40Where to see the sunrise, in Madrid

42Units of resistance

45"I'm joining you both!"

46Sweetness and saltiness

48Business reversal

49Prefix with -cycle

55Goes out with

57Gumby and Frisbee

62Hockey great Bobby

63Pickleball divider

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Stats & info

Monday, Feb 24, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 24, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRena Cohen

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

29ASome out-of-office training15 ltrs 46APrepared students specifically for material on standardized exams15 ltrs 20AHelps with dinner cleanup12 ltrs 54ADisabuses of false notions … or a hint to the circled letters12 ltrs 8DSinks in8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.