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NYT Crossword — February 28, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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35 clues

1Splashy government expenditure?

11Events subject to S.E.C. oversight, in brief

15Question that might elicit more questions

16Accrue annual leaves?

17"Whoa there, tiger!"

18Achaean strongman of myth

20Michael of fashion

21Red lights in D.C.

22"The Marvels" director DaCosta

23Some overhead expenses?

26Podcaster's need

27Common ingredient in Scotch pie

28Rescue from total ruin

30Coconut cookie

35Self-doubter's words

39Star with Oscar nominations in five consecutive decades

43Attracted a larger crowd than

45Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

46___ gow (Chinese gambling game with dominoes)

49Show with a "Point/Counterpoint" segment, in brief

52Creative pursuits

54Draped garment

55Fruit harvested by the ribeirinhos

56Subject of some grainy photographs?

57Pace quickener implemented by Major League Baseball in 2023

61Work-from-home attire, perhaps

62Canadian gas brand

63People may visit them just for kicks

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2Caterpillar roll fish

3"... two if ___"

4W.N.B.A. star Jewell

5Party-eschewing type: Abbr.

6Business suit?

7Game that helps babies learn object permanence

8Kaitlin of "Hacks"

9God of life and the afterlife

10"Enjoy the spread!"

11Birthplace of Zoroastrianism, today

12Event with a casual dress code

13"Fine, just tell me"

23Gives something to get something

25Providers of fresh cuts

27Like Olympic tracks

29Subcompact Nissan offering

30Staple ingredient in Japanese cuisine

31Premium computers

32They show models' names

33Sat ___ (locating aid)

37Hair-raising thing?

40Pooch-pampering places

44Ghostly image

48Prefix meaning "straight"

49Search high and low

50Iridescent material

51Double-taps, say, as a post

53Just all right

55For another thing

58"___ Misstra Know-It-All" (1970s Stevie Wonder song)

59Footnote abbr.

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Stats & info

Friday, Feb 28, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 28, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorMichael Lieberman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

1ASplashy government expenditure?10 ltrs 15AQuestion that might elicit more questions10 ltrs 17A"Whoa there, tiger!"10 ltrs 57APace quickener implemented by Major League Baseball in 202310 ltrs 61AWork-from-home attire, perhaps10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.