NYT Crossword February 17, 2025 Answers

Across

1A "Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan) 3 4A Where you might "take a number" 4 8A Tie named for a British horse racing venue 5 13A Valuable metals 4 15A Level 4 16A ___ masala (spicy Indian chickpea dish) 5 17A Memento-filled craft project 9 19A Staffs 5 20A Everything on a bagel, say 8 21A Merge 4 22A Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda 3 23A Abu Dhabi's country, for short 3 24A Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chicken 7 27A Ache (for) 5 29A Lead-in to phone or ass 5 31A Fluffy Chinese bread roll 3 32A Hosp. area for critical cases 3 34A ___-conscious 3 35A "None for me" 4 36A 1981 hit by Queen and David Bowie 13 40A “Check your ___ at the door” (sign for musical artists entering to record “We Are the World”) 4 41A Singer Grande, to fans 3 42A Big part of an elephant 3 43A Day-___ paint 3 44A Insolent sorts 5 46A Italian motor scooter 5 50A Child's urging to a horse 7 52A ___ chi (martial art) 3 54A Blade on a boat 3 55A Danish film director ___ von Trier 4 56A Unwavering 8 58A Menzel who has played a green witch and an ice princess 5 60A "Uh-huh, I bet" … or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all have 9 61A Cowboy's workplace 5 62A Competent 4 63A "Not. Good." 4 64A Parts of a jigsaw puzzle that many people work on first 5 65A The Bay State: Abbr. 4 66A Gate-keeping org.? 3

Down

1D In the main 6 2D Main character on "All in the Family" or "Riverdale" 6 3D One of tennis's Williams sisters 6 4D Messing around on set? 5 5D Brings to mind 6 6D Ones born between July 23 and August 22 4 7D Pen filler 3 8D Opposite of refuse 6 9D Layered rock 5 10D Snickers or Milky Way 8 11D Air Force ___ 3 12D Profs' aides 3 14D Glimpsed 3 18D Jump (on) 6 21D Glum 6 24D Walk back and forth nervously 4 25D Simplicity 4 26D "Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!" 3 28D Clears (of) 4 30D ___ badge (scout's award) 5 33D Planet beyond Saturn 6 35D Unadulterated 4 36D Bumpy yellow fruit 4 37D Messing around, as with an instrument or ideas 8 38D Item on a stage 4 39D Rescuer 6 40D Ingredient in tempera or tempura 3 44D Some dark red wines 6 45D Amazing deals 6 47D Looked for 6 48D Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstrings 6 49D R&B's Franklin 6 51D Swing at a ball? 5 53D Fireplace remains 5 56D Country music's McEntire 4 57D Actress Lucy of CBS's "Elementary" 3 58D Burning feeling 3 59D Papa 3 60D Starchy tuber 3