
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday February 5th 2025, New York Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Cry like a baby : BAWL
5 First game of a doubleheader : OPENER
11 Appear onstage : ACT
14 Sandwich cookie : OREO
15 Not tricked by : WISE TO
16 “The Queen’s Gambit” actress Anya Taylor-_ : JOY
17 Group that might enjoy a blowout : WINNING TEAM
19 Band’s sound booster : AMP
20 Sooner or _ : LATER
21 Melancholy : SAD
22 Shake hands (on) : AGREE
24 Lingering amount : TRACE
26 All alternative : NONE
28 Spanish “those” : ESOS
30 Host who might throw a blowout : PARTY GIVER
35 Auden’s “Musée __ Beaux Arts” : DES
36 Video game archaeologist Croft : LARA
37 Place : LOCALE
38 Davis of “Stuart Little” : GEENA
40 [Not my error] : [SIC]
42 Some nesting figures : DOLLS
43 “On it, Captain!” : AYE AYE
45 Gym cushions : MATS
47 Gymnast Suni : LEE
48 Wheel that might experience a blowout : RADIAL TIRE
50 Landlord’s income : RENT
51 “Puppy Love” singer Paul : ANKA
52 “Bad, Bad” Brown of song : LEROY
54 Head of cabbage? : HARD C
57 -Wan Kenobi : OBI
59 Pond buildup : ALGAE
62 Many moons : AGO
63 Professional who might provide a blowout : HAIR STYLIST
66 Mojito liquor : RUM
67 Discounted : ON SALE
68 “Battle Cry” novelist Leon : URIS
69 Atlas page : MAP
70 Far from fresh : ROTTEN
71 Theater production : PLAY
DOWN
1 Many a New Year’s Day football game : BOWL
2 “Tosca” solo : ARIA
3 Became shabby : WENT TO SEED
4 Reclusive sorts : LONERS
5 Private : OWN
6 Pork-based dog treats : PIGS’ EARS
7 “¿Cómo _ usted?” : ESTA 8 “You _ bother!” : NEEDN’T
9 In-flight info, for short : ETA
10 Mercury and Saturn : ROMAN GODS
11 Letting in light, as a door : AJAR
12 “The best is yet to ” : COME
13 Use a keyboard : TYPE
18 401(k) kin : IRA
23 Insurance company with a spokeslizard : GEICO
25 Tax pro : CPA
27 Olive in the comics : OYL
28 “The Dance Class” painter Degas : EDGAR
29 “Bye now” : SEE YA
31 “Spider-Man” trilogy director : RAIMI
32 Stereotypical Southern California teen of the 1980s : VALLEY GIRL
33 Daytime talk show that ended in 2022 : ELLEN
34 Button clicked by a password forgetter : RESET
36 Secure a ship : LAY ANCHOR
39 Water nymph : NAIAD
41 “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” singer Belinda : CARLISLE
44 Antlered animal : ELK
46 Casual top : TEE
49 Disciple of Lao-tzu : TAOIST
50 Prepare to store, as a sleeping bag : ROLL UP
53 Beam : RAY
54 Damage : HARM
55 Lago contents : AGUA
56 Frolic : ROMP
58 Pesky kid : BRAT
60 Atlas section : ASIA
61 Retail site with art and collectibles : ETSY
64 “So that’s ?” : A NO
65 Low card in a royal flush : TEN
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