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NYT Crossword — February 27, 2025

Thursday’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

1D

2R

3E

4G

5S

6T

7A

8B

9S

10I

11R

12I

13S

14M

O

M

O

A

15A

T

I

T

16C

E

N

A

17S

O

O

T

Y

18B

L

U

E

19J

E

A

N

S

20O

S

21H

E

A

22M

E

S

S

E

S

23T

24R

25O

U

S

E

R

S

26T

H

O

R

27W

O

O

28O

W

N

29B

30A

T

O

N

31I

M

P

32A

33T

E

R

A

W

34G

A

S

35P

36O

C

K

E

T

S

37M

38O

39P

40T

E

L

L

O

F

41I

D

O

42V

E

R

D

E

43R

44A

45T

46C

O

D

47S

E

E

S

48J

O

D

H

49P

U

R

S

50S

C

E

N

E

51S

52O

A

S

I

S

53C

O

R

D

U

R

54O

Y

S

55R

Y

56D

57E

58R

59A

R

E

A

60T

A

C

T

61S

C

A

L

Y

62R

E

D

D

63A

R

E

S

64T

H

Y

M

E

Across

37 clues

6They might be kept on someone suspicious

10Pupil : aperture :: ___ : diaphragm

14Jason who plays Aquaman

16Pro wrestler John

17Like a filthy flue

18Pants in which you may carry a glove

20Actor ___ Jackson Jr.

22Meals at boot camps

23Pants in which you may carry a pen

26Husband of Sif, in Norse myth

27Try to win over

28Absolutely dominate

31Small handful

32Didn't cook one's food

35What the U's in this puzzle's solution represent

37Stick in a bucket?

40Describe in a story

43Pest that can be a pet

46Fish whose most plentiful species are the "Atlantic" and "Pacific"

47Matches or watches

48Pants in which you may carry a key

50Script divisions

53Pants in which you may carry a phone

55Big name in commercial trucks

59Juneau's is roughly nine times New York City's

61Snakelike, in a way

62Apt surname for Scarlett?

63Mars, by another name

64Herb with a silent H

Down

39 clues

1X-communicates?

2Kid-lit character whose name rhymes with his book's title character

3Brooding genre

4Shook one's defender, in sports lingo

5States something with authority

6Salt Lake ___, broadcasting home for radio's "Music & the Spoken Word" since 1929

7Book you won't get lost in?

82000s HBO series about a polygamous family

9Broccoli feature

10Skating performance

12Word before peace or planet

19Compact Volkswagens

25Bad comment to hear from your surgeon

29Hearty slow-cooker meals

30Creative class

33Ring call, for short

35Greek goddess of spring

38Sulfur property

39Vanilla holders

40Certain young parent

42Made a sudden turn

44Some of these include coupons

45Strong desire

47Make a basket, maybe

48"Dubliners" author

49___ out (intimidate, as by appearing very confident)

50Mark for life

51Spanish title: Abbr.

56Word with May or D

57Bark beetle's target

58Manhattan component

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Stats & info

Thursday, Feb 27, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

46/179

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 27, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorDavid Steinberg

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

6DSalt Lake ___, broadcasting home for radio's "Music & the Spoken Word" since 192910 ltrs 29DHearty slow-cooker meals10 ltrs 18APants in which you may carry a glove9 ltrs 53APants in which you may carry a phone9 ltrs 23APants in which you may carry a pen8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 46 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.