NYT Crossword February 5, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Distance traversed by an arrow 7 8A Cocksure 5 13A Not the same 7 14A "You got me there!" 6 15A Obstacle in achieving one's goal? 7 16A Something acquired in a salon bed, perhaps 7 17A Added fuel to 3 18A Opens, as a menu ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? 9 20A Bang the drum for 6 23A Iridescent stone 4 24A Cellular messenger 3 25A Verb often abbreviated to a letter 3 26A Oz., e.g. 3 28A Brief bit of time 3 30A Analytical thinker? 9 34A Old standard of tape 3 36A Doesn't really matter 15 40A Himalayan ox 3 41A Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinent 9 42A Up to now 3 44A One trained in CPR 3 45A Educational support grp. 3 46A Notes or Messages 3 49A Place for a cooling pie 4 51A Is out 6 54A Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? 9 57A Judger of pitches 3 58A Furry wetlands growth 7 59A Console device with triggers and thumbsticks 7 63A Summer hire, perhaps 6 64A Tennis period since 1968 7 65A Common reply to "Who's there?" 5 66A Appendage for a morning glory 7

Down

1D Pardner 3 2D Four quarters 3 3D Starchy food item named for a food it resembles 9 4D Smooth and glossy 5 5D One who practices bhakti and puja 5 6D Gives the thumbs up 3 7D Up for a drive? 4 8D Climax in many a video game 9 9D Regretted 4 10D Hawke or Crowe 5 11D William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker 5 12D Dye in some body art 5 14D Chopitos and croquetas, e.g. 5 16D Knock on the noggin 3 19D "Damn you!" 9 20D Soft rock 4 21D Vicinity 4 22D Trim (down) 4 27D Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr. 4 29D Kind of seed 4 31D Base for some lunches 4 32D Modern transport service 9 33D Linguist Chomsky 4 35D Fictional bandleader of the 1960s 9 37D Good things to have about you 4 38D URL starter 4 39D Oolong and rooibos, for two 4 43D Easy basket 5 46D Character set for electronic communication 5 47D Audience member who might be in on the trick 5 48D Gentle strokes 5 50D Qualifier for many a rapper 3 52D Measure of brightness 5 53D Fix, as text 5 55D Academic acronym 4 56D Showbiz quartet 4 60D Central figure in a classic sci-fi series 3 61D Filmmaker Aster 3 62D Indian lentil dish 3