Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 2, 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 2, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/2/25. 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. Trading post
- 5A. 'For example . . .'
- 8A. Italian fashion house
- 13A. Hard-liner
- 17A. "Ave Maria" finale, appropriately?
- 18A. Buying binge
- 20A. Venetian magistrates of old
- 21A. French friend
- 22A. Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)
- 22A. Lead actress in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012)
- 24A. Fast car
- 24A. Fast car
- 25A. Wild bunch
- 25A. Wild bunch
- 26A. Informer, informally
- 27A. Cartoon character inspired by W.C. Fields
- 29A. Gave a darn
- 30A. 3,605, in ancient Rome
- 30A. 3,605, in ancient Rome
- 32A. Image on a Missouri state quarter
- 33A. Wombs
- 34A. Italian sports cars, informally
- 37A. Gear tooth
- 39A. Desirable condition for hostas
- 42A. Como ___?
- 43A. Divinity sch. subj.
- 44A. Provoked an online fight
- 47A. Treasure
- 48A. Holland/tunnel
- 48A. Holland/tunnel
- 49A. Figs. on flight boards
- 51A. Onetime Kia model
- 52A. Spot
- 54A. Tik___ challenge
- 55A. Home of the Temple of Poseidon
- 57A. Put down
- 59A. They put things on the back burner
- 61A. Stadium/timekeeper
- 61A. Stadium/timekeeper
- 64A. Smash hit
- 66A. Steamed Chinese bun
- 69A. Exist
- 70A. Your business start-up?
- 72A. Word often shortened to a letter and a number
- 73A. Catherine the Great, e.g.: Abbr.
- 74A. Average/income
- 74A. Average/income
- 75A. Jeans popular in the 1980s
- 77A. Denver/Colorado
- 77A. Denver/Colorado
- 79A. Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months
- 80A. The "E" in G.E.: Abbr.
- 82A. Applied to
- 83A. Org. once led by George H.W. Bush
- 85A. Direction of the wind that brought Mary Poppins
- 87A. Where "Cheers" is set
- 90A. Chart-topping Basil or Braxton
- 91A. Start of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
- 93A. Place to buy tickets: Abbr.
- 94A. Jewel case holders
- 96A. Architect Maya
- 97A. Follow
- 98A. Mel who sang the 1949 #1 hit "Careless Hands"
- 100A. Year abroad
- 101A. Stars and Stripes
- 101A. Stars and Stripes
- 103A. For the birds
- 104A. Rainproof cover
- 106A. ___ bears
- 108A. Hall-of-Famer Martínez
- 109A. Woodworking tool with a belt
- 112A. "Nothing much"
- 116A. Dino/expedition
- 116A. Dino/expedition
- 117A. Card game
- 117A. Card game
- 118A. Certain emcee
- 118A. Certain emcee
- 120A. Grim Grimm figure
- 121A. Beethoven dedicatee
- 122A. Risk of heavy lifting
- 122A. Risk of heavy lifting
- 123A. First name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- 124A. Costner's role in "The Untouchables"
- 125A. Sheen
- 126A. Happy companion?
- 127A. Right hand: Abbr.
- 1D. Red rover home
- 2D. “I smell ___!”
- 3D. ___ Act (measure against mobsters)
- 4D. Indigenous people's name for Mount Rainier
- 5D. Officer with a radar gun
- 6D. Shapiro of NPR
- 7D. Antiquated assent
- 8D. Fictional composer whose first three initials mean "A.S.A.P."
- 8D. Fictional composer whose first three initials mean "A.S.A.P."
- 9D. Dietary plant fiber
- 10D. Foreign exchange fee
- 11D. Chrysler Building style, familiarly
- 12D. Request
- 13D. Protective outfits for handling radioactive material
- 13D. Protective outfits for handling radioactive material
- 14D. Almond-flavored liqueur
- 15D. Stand in a cellar
- 16D. Small entryway receptacle that might also house loose change
- 18D. Skinny/dip
- 18D. Skinny/dip
- 19D. Poet Pound
- 23D. Horror film locale, in brief
- 28D. Seasoning brand that dropped the first part of its name in 2020
- 29D. Prompted, in a theater
- 31D. Horse/power
- 31D. Horse/power
- 34D. Tour aid
- 35D. What Hester Prynne wore in a Hawthorne novel
- 36D. Excessive praise
- 36D. Excessive praise
- 38D. Like some eyeliners
- 40D. Lineage
- 41D. Major shops
- 45D. Honking or screeching, for example
- 45D. Honking or screeching, for example
- 46D. Bygone owner of Virgin Records
- 50D. "Hello there, good ___"
- 53D. One eager for radical change
- 53D. One eager for radical change
- 56D. Kind of line that no one just stands in
- 58D. Party to the left of Dem.
- 60D. Body parts with caps
- 62D. How caviar might be served
- 63D. Will, given the opportunity
- 65D. Sephora purchase
- 66D. "Help me out here"
- 67D. Fast-evaporating cleaning agent
- 68D. Sicilian Defense in chess, e.g.
- 71D. Adversary
- 76D. Deli devices
- 78D. Pickleball need
- 79D. Classic British sports cars
- 79D. Classic British sports cars
- 81D. Conclusion
- 83D. What parallel lines never do
- 84D. Ones in the know
- 86D. Feature of rhubarb pie
- 88D. "Kapow!"
- 89D. Not plugged in, in a way
- 91D. Grabbed, as an opportunity
- 92D. Sommelier’s prefix
- 95D. Diploma modifier
- 99D. Mothers, in Mexico
- 102D. Slumber party
- 102D. Slumber party
- 105D. Trail/head
- 105D. Trail/head
- 107D. Crib call
- 109D. Cotton capsule
- 110D. Sony co-founder Morita
- 111D. Promise/keeper
- 111D. Promise/keeper
- 113D. Soul legend Redding
- 114D. Something to look through
- 115D. Mild expletive
- 117D. Digital picture format
- 117D. Digital picture format
- 119D. ___-cone
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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