New York Times 2025 02 05 - Crossword Answers

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

Old standard of tape

VHS

Analytical thinker?

LEFTBRAIN

OZ., E.G.

AMT

Brief bit of time

SEC

Verb often abbreviated to a letter

ARE

NOT THE SAME

UNALIKE