NYT Crossword February 13, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Does a prose pro's job 5 6A Handled easily 4 10A Like some Olympic races 4 14A Got a C, say 5 15A Snoot 4 16A Blind blues singer Paul 4 17A *Emerge, as teeth 10 19A Flower named for a deity 4 20A Slippery figure in a simile 3 21A "I'm in trouble!" 4 22A Soon to appear 6 24A Make passable, in a way 4 25A Tons 5 26A Heads of ancient Rome 6 29A *Plural personal pronoun 8 32A Bait shop purchase 4 33A One of two official languages of Afghanistan 4 35A Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor 5 36A Singer Grande, to fans 3 37A *Country where the Plain of Jars is located 7 39A Flight fig. 3 40A Car brand named for a deity 5 42A Zero-sum game 4 43A Pickled ginger served with sushi 4 44A *Bell sound 8 46A Devilish sort 6 48A Balloon material 5 49A Focus of some magnet schools 4 50A Virtual companion of the 2000s 6 52A Nursery sounds 4 53A Exposure spec. 3 56A Emmy-winning Sawai of "Shogun" 4 57A Material in a junkyard pile … or a hint to answering this puzzle's four asterisked clues 10 60A Top-seed perks 4 61A Franchise with a signature A-frame roof 4 62A What you have in mind? 5 63A Declares 4 64A Punny reply to "What are you waiting for?" 4 65A Partitioned, as land for development 5

Down

1D Advantage 4 2D All but hopeless 4 3D "Survivor" game-changer 4 4D Drag along 3 5D Close-fitting headwear 6 6D View 5 7D Henhouse 4 8D Night sch. offering 3 9D Figure out 6 10D Laundry cycle 7 11D "Mom and dad aren't gonna be pleased with us!" 10 12D Operating system developed by Bell Labs 4 13D Crow's-nest location 4 18D State with the highest percentage of federal land 6 23D Sights on beaches and in barns 5 24D ___ chart 3 25D They may get splints 5 26D C-shaped tool, maybe 5 27D Ear-related 5 28D Winnings 10 29D Court event 5 30D Volatile demolition aid, for short 5 31D "Got me?" 5 34D In the midst of a conflict 5 37D Long-handled server 5 38D "You're too much" 6 41D Standard park purchase 7 43D Press club? 3 45D Wipes out 6 47D Longest-running musical in London's West End, informally 6 49D Things commonly found in bars 5 50D Catches red-handed 4 51D Singer with the birth name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin 4 52D Photoshop tool 4 53D Zealous supporter, in modern lingo 4 54D Knight's aide 4 55D Left in a hurry 4 58D Life force principle, in feng shui 3 59D Punk subculture 3