NYT Crossword February 7, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Like the ending of a typical rom-com 11 12A Murder she wrote? 13 14A Bumping into someone, e.g. 15 16A Material that goes on a foundation 6 17A What's holding up dessert? 4 18A Chop 3 19A Step on a shampoo bottle 5 20A Amps (up) 4 21A Site where a previously unidentified species of sea urchin was discovered in 2004 4 22A Grazing spaces 4 23A Buds 4 24A Recognized 8 29A It lightens things 6 31A Cushion 7 32A Divine 7 33A At peace 6 34A Popular mode of transport in Dhaka 8 35A ___ Bunton a.k.a. Baby Spice 4 36A South Asian wood 4 37A Ergo 4 38A Wild ___ 4 39A Campus figures 5 44A Shakespearean prince 3 45A First English football club to win the European Cup, informally 4 46A Campus figure 6 47A Every other day, say 15 50A Play with one's food? 13 51A Sets off mayhem 11

Down

1D 10-legged crustacean 5 2D Some garnishes 5 3D Announcer 5 4D Does, perhaps 4 5D Chemical suffix 3 6D Mask 7 7D Kojak and Friday, for two 6 8D A long, long time 5 9D Down 4 10D Architect Maya 3 11D Prove 9 12D "Parasite" actor ___ Woo-shik 4 13D Oil, slangily 8 14D Medic's skill, for short 3 15D Felipe VI, en España 3 20D Source of some smokiness in whiskey 4 21D Aid in keeping rain away from walls 5 22D Some sources of typhus 4 23D Benefit 4 24D Brief missions 3 25D One way to illustrate 8 26D Unoriginal, as a plot 9 27D Hot couples 5 28D John ___, longtime W.W.E. wrestler 4 29D Secure 4 30D Tree with red berrylike fruit 3 32D Command 4 34D They may be guaranteed … "or your money back" 7 36D Campus protection 6 37D Poetic conjunction 3 38D Topic for collective bargaining 5 39D Land that has no personal income tax 5 40D Muse with a lyre 5 41D Positive 5 42D Depilatory brand 4 43D Campus figs. 3 45D It might be open for lunch 4 46D Uncle Remus title 4 48D Minuscule messenger 3 49D ___ moment 3