New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2025 02 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Himalayan ox YAK
ADDED FUEL TO FED
COCKSURE BRASH
PLACE FOR A COOLING PIE SILL
Central figure in a classic sci-fi series APE
SMOOTH AND GLOSSY SLEEK
Qualifier for many a rapper LIL
SOFT ROCK TALC
VICINITY AREA
UP TO NOW YET
MEASURE OF BRIGHTNESS LUMEN
GIVES THE THUMBS UP OKS
ACADEMIC ACRONYM STEM
TRIM (DOWN) PARE
Obstacle in achieving one’s goal? DEFENSE
Dye in some body art HENNA
Kind of seed CHIA
Good things to have about you WITS
Verb often abbreviated to a letter ARE
LINGUIST CHOMSKY NOAM
IRIDESCENT STONE OPAL
WILLIAM ___, LONGTIME EDITOR OF THE NEW YORKER SHAWN
Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr. MASC
Common assignment for editorial assistants … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? SLUSHPILE
Showbiz quartet EGOT
Something acquired in a salon bed, perhaps BASETAN
Brief bit of time SEC
Furry wetlands growth CATTAIL
Filmmaker Aster ARI
Educational support grp. PTA
Character set for electronic communication ASCII
CELLULAR MESSENGER RNA
Common reply to “Who’s there?” ITSME
NOT THE SAME UNALIKE
Hawke or Crowe ACTOR
Audience member who might be in on the trick PLANT
Console device with triggers and thumbsticks GAMEPAD
Notes or Messages APP
Bang the drum for TALKUP
KNOCK ON THE NOGGIN BOP
TENNIS PERIOD SINCE 1968 OPENERA
Starchy food item named for a food it resembles WAFFLEFRY
INDIAN LENTIL DISH DAL
One who practices bhakti and puja HINDU
FOUR QUARTERS ONE
IS OUT SLEEPS
Distance traversed by an arrow BOWSHOT
PARDNER BUD
Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinent CHAILATTE
Fictional bandleader of the 1960s SGTPEPPER
Doesn’t really matter CARRIESNOWEIGHT
FIX, AS TEXT EMEND
Judger of pitches UMP
“Damn you!” ROTINHELL
Chopitos and croquetas, e.g. TAPAS
EASY BASKET TIPIN
SUMMER HIRE, PERHAPS INTERN
One trained in CPR EMT
Appendage for a morning glory TENDRIL
Opens, as a menu … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? DROPSDOWN
Analytical thinker? LEFTBRAIN
URL STARTER HTTP
REGRETTED RUED
OOLONG AND ROOIBOS, FOR TWO TEAS
Modern transport service BIKESHARE
“You got me there!” TOUCHE
Up for a drive? TEED
Base for some lunches TRAY
OZ., E.G. AMT
Gentle strokes PUTTS
Climax in many a video game BOSSLEVEL
Old standard of tape VHS