Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 16, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, February 16, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/16/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- 1A. Shopper's thrill
- 6A. Clock part
- 9A. Brand
- 14A. ___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation"
- 19A. Some computer-generated images nowadays
- 20A. The masses
- 22A. "Full steam ___!"
- 23A. "Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?
- 25A. Some college students, quaintly
- 26A. Space heater?
- 27A. __ fly
- 28A. Smart-alecky
- 29A. FaceTime alternative
- 30A. 'Eww!'
- 32A. Instruments with large bells
- 35A. Great Lakes mnemonic
- 38A. Org. whose employees wear badges
- 40A. Atlantis and others
- 42A. Hawkish
- 44A. Bad thing to be caught in
- 45A. Tempest in a teapot?
- 48A. Oh-so-precious
- 50A. Journalists quote them
- 51A. Oniony vegetables
- 52A. Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lake
- 55A. Good signs in stock reports
- 56A. Challah bread feature
- 58A. Religious gymgoer on leg day?
- 60A. Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, say
- 63A. Typical Passover mo.
- 64A. Many clay relics
- 65A. Not just mine
- 66A. Kanga's kiddo
- 67A. Whimsically imaginative, as writing
- 70A. Sound from some freshly cleaned floors?
- 75A. Oozes
- 76A. Heighten
- 77A. Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name
- 78A. '___ Mia!'
- 80A. Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His"
- 82A. Trash
- 83A. Money under the mattress, e.g.?
- 88A. Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"
- 89A. Cialis alternative
- 90A. Backslid, say
- 93A. Word before or after "down"
- 94A. Pasta often cut at an angle
- 95A. Hazard cleanup, in brief
- 96A. Hindu honorifics
- 98A. Weapon whose name is an acronym
- 100A. '___ tell . . .'
- 103A. Legendary bird
- 105A. Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men"
- 106A. Mean little suckers?
- 107A. Repeat something clever, as parrots might?
- 112A. "Gesundheit" prompter
- 113A. "Diet" for the defeated
- 114A. Tied up
- 115A. Facebook has more than three billion of them
- 116A. Aspirations
- 117A. "Downton Abbey" network
- 118A. Flies out of sight
- 1D. Fresh
- 2D. Excites … or annoys
- 3D. Vulgarity
- 4D. Poet's palindromic preposition
- 5D. Midflight announcements, for short
- 6D. Count seen in the breakfast aisle
- 7D. Cry of cringe
- 8D. Animated file type
- 9D. Actress Singer of "Footloose"
- 10D. Elevs.
- 11D. Deep, dark ocean caverns
- 12D. Equivalent of a billion years, in geology
- 13D. Bad thing to be caught in
- 14D. Cigarette purchases
- 15D. Nautical greeting
- 16D. Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacks
- 17D. Brought in big bucks
- 18D. Elements of pay-per-click campaigns
- 21D. Punching sounds in the comics
- 24D. Coffee shop order
- 29D. Feudal worker
- 31D. In a big way
- 33D. Pot growers?
- 34D. Classifies
- 36D. Mice hunters
- 37D. Great Leap Forward leader
- 39D. Bitter brews, for short
- 41D. Lock of hair
- 42D. Something strapped for cash?
- 43D. Go-kart, e.g.
- 44D. Beaten at ___ own game
- 46D. Command+Q, on a Mac
- 47D. Family group
- 48D. Writing cliché
- 49D. Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain
- 52D. Forehead-slapping shouts
- 53D. Outfit
- 54D. Mysterious qualities
- 56D. Yawning, say
- 57D. Hollywood's Portia de ___
- 59D. Raggedy doll
- 60D. Make faces for a camera
- 61D. Barbecue bits
- 62D. Gorilla who famously learned sign language
- 65D. "If I had to guess …"
- 68D. They're around for the long haul
- 69D. Scorch
- 70D. More refined
- 71D. Loma ___, Calif.
- 72D. Monthly util. bill
- 73D. Host of the 2022 World Cup
- 74D. Horseshoe-shaped pipe fasteners
- 76D. Boat equipment for removing water on board
- 78D. Car sticker no.
- 79D. Parasailing, water polo, etc.
- 80D. "Watchmen" writer Moore
- 81D. What many freelancers work on
- 84D. Many a road tripper, informally
- 85D. "Ich bin ___ Berliner"
- 86D. They make sounds when they're tickled
- 87D. Wood joint piece
- 91D. Beethoven's Third
- 92D. What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 film
- 94D. Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)
- 95D. Van ___ (beard type)
- 97D. Germs
- 99D. Toffee candy bar
- 101D. Broccoli ___
- 102D. Leatherworking tools
- 104D. Cartoon collector's collection, maybe
- 106D. Greek letter that's the symbol for torque
- 107D. [I'm trying to watch the movie!]
- 108D. Status follower
- 109D. Slack or Zoom
- 110D. Fudge the facts
- 111D. Language mutually intelligible with Thai
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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