NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Girlfriend, in Guadalajara AMIGA 6 Colorado ski resort ASPEN 11 Software version designed to reveal bugs BETA 15 One who works with ore or data MINER 16 Crown for the prom queen TIARA 17 Declare openly AVOW 18 Publication where this puzzle might be found INFLIGHTMAGAZINE 21 Slippery fish EEL 22 “___ MisΓ©rables” LES 23 Garlicky sauces AIOLIS 24 Apply to, as the skin USEON 27 ___ Domingo SANTO 29 Where the 18-Across is commonly found SEATBACKPOCKET 33 Dessert that might have a cherry on top SUNDAE 34 Drill sergeant’s lead-in to “Two, three, four” HUP 35 Alternative to Jockey HANES 37 World’s largest movie theater chain AMC 38 Religion with 100,000 public shrines in Japan SHINTO 41 Genetic material DNA 42 What you might do if you don’t know an answer GUESS 45 ___ factor (grossness measure) ICK 46 Brain cell NEURON 49 Person who may have ruined your puzzle experience PRIORPASSENGER 52 Tumbler, e.g. GLASS 53 Trackways PATHS 54 See red GETMAD 57 ___ and cheese MAC 58 E.T. arrived in one UFO 61 Announcement that could end the misery caused by 49-Across RETURNTRAYTABLES 66 Privy to INON 67 Rechargeable two-wheeler EBIKE 68 Hall’s partner in rock OATES 69 “___ Blue,” hit 1993β2005 series NYPD 70 Went postal RAGED 71 Cowboy’s coil LASSO
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# Clue Answer 1 Girlfriend, in Grenoble AMIE 2 Outfielder’s call MINE 3 Big shot on the internet INFLUENCER 4 Solidify GEL 5 TV journalist Melber ARI 6 Greek goddess of wisdom ATHENA 7 Takes a load off SITS 8 Popular cooking spray PAM 9 Long stretch ERA 10 1998 Winter Olympics site NAGANO 11 Chewing gum brand with red, white, and blue packaging BAZOOKA 12 Word before eye or spirit EVIL 13 Nobel winner Morrison TONI 14 Amazes AWES 19 Educational items that spin GLOBES 20 Letter between “gee” and “eye” AITCH 25 Down in the dumps SAD 26 GPS prediction that takes traffic into account ETA 27 Real stinkers SKUNKS 28 Handwritten entry on a calendar: Abbr. APPT 29 Recapitulate SUMUP 30 Young women, affectionately CHICAS 31 Final outcomes ENDRESULTS 32 Choir voice TENOR 33 Droop SAG 36 ___ Bernardino SAN 39 Body parts that swivel HIPS 40 Like short plays, typically ONEACT 43 Doctor Freud SIGMUND 44 ___ power SOLAR 47 Sinus doc ENT 48 “That’s disgusting!” UGH 50 Gilda of the original “S.N.L.” cast RADNER 51 Fixed, as at the vet’s SPAYED 54 Toothy look GRIN 55 “___, meeny, miney, mo” EENY 56 Corvette Stingray feature TTOP 57 Car brand MAKE 59 Charges to get in FEES 60 ___ buco OSSO 62 Letters on an incomplete schedule TBA 63 18-wheeler RIG 64 Early internet provider AOL 65 Sheep’s bleat BAA
March 31, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Bowlers and sombreros HATS 5 Finance channel CNBC 9 Some toothpastes and hair goops GELS 13 Boy on “The Andy Griffith Show” OPIE 14 Wife of Jacob in the Bible LEAH 15 King of the gods, in Egyptian myth AMON 16 Bird that’s the U.S.’s national symbol BALDEAGLE 18 ___ Raton, Fla. BOCA 19 Make official ORDAIN 20 Summer zodiac sign LEO 22 Paving gunk TAR 23 Scout’s shelter TENT 24 Debbie Downer BUZZKILL 26 Like good knives and pupils SHARP 28 Religious offshoot SECT 29 Org. at airports TSA 32 Bigheadedness EGO 33 Work hard TOIL 35 “I’m starting to like this” … or a hint to theme answers ITSGROWINGONME 40 Defense org. since 1949 NATO 41 Bovine call MOO 42 Section of a tennis match SET 43 Step on a ladder RUNG 45 Observes Ramadan, in a way FASTS 47 Basketball shot made while leaning backward FADEAWAY 49 Tough part of a cross-country race HILL 52 U-turn from WSW ENE 53 Word after poison or bull PEN 54 Feels sorry for PITIES 56 ___ trap (part of a dryer) LINT 58 Like conga or mambo music AFROCUBAN 60 “That ___ be expected” ISTO 61 Thrice three NINE 62 Currency of Mexico PESO 63 Citrus peel ZEST 64 Ponzi scheme, e.g. SCAM 65 Whole bunch SLEW
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# Clue Answer 1 So-called “king of the road” HOBO 2 Not together APART 3 Mark over the “n” in “maΓ±ana” TILDE 4 Cars that typically accommodate five people SEDANS 5 Family group CLAN 6 B-___ (rare blood type, informally) NEG 7 Make into a wad BALLUP 8 ___-Its CHEEZ 9 Yap GAB 10 π and <3 EMOTICONS 11 Standard announcement of a pilot upon landing LOCALTIME 12 Sound from an angry dog SNARL 17 Word that reverses meaning when an “n” is put in front EITHER 21 Fractions of lbs. OZS 24 Part of a face that may be furrowed BROW 25 Kind of diet in which carbs are frowned upon KETO 27 In the past AGO 29 Sn, chemically TIN 30 Plant with eight-pointed pods used in cooking STARANISE 31 Kids in the 90s? ASTUDENTS 34 The Beatles’ “___ It Be” LET 36 Departed GONE 37 Unclear response to “Are you coming?” IMAY 38 Blunt refusals NOS 39 “American ___” (Grant Wood painting) GOTHIC 44 Opening, as between teeth GAP 45 Spinoff stories written by fans, informally FANFIC 46 Producers of six-packs SITUPS 47 Happy: Sp. FELIZ 48 Removes a dependence (from) WEANS 50 Written defamation LIBEL 51 Rental contract LEASE 54 “Casey at the Bat,” for one POEM 55 Some winter weather SNOW 57 Little one TOT 59 Genetic messenger RNA
March 30, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Choose not to take part PASS 5 Style of hip-hop TRAP 9 “Like, duh!” OBVS 13 Settles, as the stomach CALMS 18 High in the Andes ALTO 19 Hole-boring tool AUGER 21 Feature of a safe landing, perhaps RAIL 22 Architectural projection ORIEL 23 Hit the ___ ROOF 24 Stiletto feature BLADE 25 Fraudster Sorokin profiled in Netflix’s “Inventing ___” ANNA 26 Mere pittance PENNY 27 . [Not this] THATSBESIDETHEPOINT 31 Film attire for George Clooney and Christian Bale BATSUITS 32 The Emmy statuette depicts a winged woman holding one ATOM 33 Jordan’s most-visited tourist site PETRA 35 . . . Ancient PREHISTORICPERIODS 40 Returns a call, in a way ECHOES 43 Comprehension KEN 44 Facilitates AIDS 45 Sch. whose student newspaper is The Reveille LSU 46 Kid who’s a handful BRAT 47 Utter SAY 49 Pickles might be in them JARS 51 Dollar, informally CLAM 52 # Believes BUYSBYTHEPOUND 57 Useless NOHELP 59 Stack in an office cabinet REAM 60 1960s diplomat Dean RUSK 61 Hold together COHERE 62 * Composed * WRITTENINTHESTARS 66 Canadian dollar, informally LOONIE 67 Stimulant crop of South America COCA 68 Pricing level TIER 69 Dishes out SERVES 70 Feasts – – – DINESANDDASHES 76 Fairy ___ TALE 77 Put-down DISS 78 Modern love? BAE 79 Elegant and luxurious POSH 80 Translation of “fin” END 81 Target for a Mighty Patch ACNE 83 Something searched for in vein? ORE 85 Soak DRENCH 87 Alumnus ΒΊ POSTGRADUATEDEGREE 93 Leader who wrote “The Discovery of [96-Down]” NEHRU 94 Feed at a trough SLOP 95 Steep decline NOSEDIVE 99 β Peruse β READBETWEENTHELINES 103 Do a millworker or barista’s job, maybe GRIND 105 Its southernmost point, Pamana Island, is more than 750 miles south ASIA 106 Group in “a pension fund” AEIOU 107 Mark one’s words? EDIT 108 Classification on a B.M.I. chart OBESE 109 Having a certain strong flavor, as meat GAMY 110 Fine print, often TERMS 111 ___ wave SINE 112 Entries in a passport VISAS 113 Makes liable for libel, say SUES 114 Average killers? DEES 115 Actor Diggs who debuted in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” TAYE
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# Clue Answer 1 Medicare section PARTB 2 Literally, “love,” “peace” or “mercy” ALOHA 3 Weasel family member STOAT 4 Special sympathies SOFTSPOTS 5 Garfield and others TABBIES 6 Hath dominion o’er RULETH 7 8-time Grand Slam winner, 1992β2003 AGASSI 8 Spa treatment, informally PEDI 9 Keynote figure ORATOR 10 Baguette in Vietnamese cuisine BANHMI 11 Wall climber VINE 12 Apply haphazardly, with “on” SLAP 13 Reproductive systems? COPIERS 14 Question of self-reflection ARENTI 15 Items helpful for removing pet hair LINTROLLERS 16 Chess pieces MEN 17 Furtive SLY 20 Fix, as a logbook entry REDATE 28 “If you say so!” SURE 29 School for some royal offspring ETON 30 Piece of one’s mind? OPED 34 Bit of media revenue ADSALE 36 Terrier type from Scotland SKYE 37 Joker β¦ or jokester CARD 38 Detectives, for short PIS 39 Home drainage option SUMP 40 Recede EBB 41 Vin classification CRU 42 Something a pitchfork might go into HAY 47 What a star may represent STATE 48 “Alas ⦔ AHME 49 In the same way that JUSTAS 50 Egyptian symbol of life ANKH 51 Only solo artist with Billboard #1s in 7 decades CHER 53 Curing liquid BRINE 54 Cryptids of the Himalayas YETIS 55 Proteins tied to mad cow disease PRIONS 56 Small scale amount OUNCE 57 “Point taken!” NOTED 58 “Schittβs Creek” co-star Catherine OHARA 61 Third part of a double album CSIDE 62 Diamond jubilee? WORLDSERIES 63 Get around ROVE 64 TV franchise spun off from “JAG” NCIS 65 Big Sicilian smoker ETNA 66 Apply pressure to LEANON 69 You might be told to watch yours STEP 70 Broke down DIED 71 Sleeping, quaintly ABED 72 First to the finish line SPEEDIEST 73 Sweetie HON 74 “Exit” key ESC 75 “Don’t tell anyone!” SHH 77 Fiber of one’s being, so to speak DNA 81 Top marks AGRADES 82 “Aw, rats!” CRUD 83 Tribe headquartered in Red Rock, Okla. OTOE 84 Music player button REPEAT 85 Author whose pen name was meant to rhyme with “voice” DRSEUSS 86 Walk unsteadily REEL 88 Org. whose budget is classified THENSA 89 Period that a couple dedicates to themselves USTIME 90 Invariably ALWAYS 91 Not partial ENTIRE 92 Order after closing time GOHOME 96 Country once led by 93-Across INDIA 97 Like a bodybuilder’s arms VEINY 98 Much-lauded Lauder ESTEE 100 Features of sleepy eyes BAGS 101 Genesis brother ESAU 102 Scholarship criterion NEED 103 Whitehouse. follower GOV 104 Stat achieved after a bases-loaded walk RBI
March 29, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Underground venues for some heavy-metal bands? IRONMINES 10 Mortify ABASH 15 Head honcho TOPBANANA 16 Short Japanese sword TANTO 17 Strong indication CLEARSIGN 18 Political grp. dedicated to helping people who are H.I.V. positive ACTUP 19 Roost-er HEN 20 Gun REV 21 David ___, first Black mayor of New York City DINKINS 23 It might be flat but not sharp TIRE 24 Give the OK BLESS 25 What’s got about an ounce of scents? SACHET 28 It requires a flipper COINTOSS 31 Suffered, in a way ACHED 32 One always seen in a fancy fur coat TUXEDOCAT 33 Part of an agenda ITEM 34 Encircled ORBED 35 Birdseed alternative, at times RICE 36 “That’s absolutely fine” NOWORRIES 38 Pageant prize TIARA 39 Birthplace of the writer V.S. Naipaul TRINIDAD 40 Barreled (out) PEELED 41 Lint trap? NAVEL 42 “___ Got a Way” (Billy Joel hit) SHES 43 Casting experts? ANGLERS 45 Character in a hit 2023 film who sings about “blonde fragility” KEN 46 Lightly roast RIB 49 For real LEGIT 50 “Either way’s fine with me” IDONTCARE 53 Divert AMUSE 54 Label on one Coca-Cola offering ZEROSUGAR 55 Itinerant one NOMAD 56 Cry from a cutthroat competitor EATMYDUST
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# Clue Answer 1 Reason to scratch one’s head ITCH 2 Part of a film ROLE 3 Neon sign word OPEN 4 Magic org. NBA 5 Single alternative MARRIED 6 “___ here” INSERT 7 Like a mark NAIVE 8 Primary lang. of Gambia ENG 9 Where to get into the nitty-gritty? SANDBOXES 10 Over ATANEND 11 They help build characters BACKSTORIES 12 Standoffish, say ANTISOCIAL 13 Floor STUN 14 Brewer’s need HOPS 22 “Don’t believe me” ILIED 23 Only beauty to go through history and retain her reputation (per Will Rogers) THEMONALISA 25 Good Samaritan, say SAINT 26 One in need of some direction ACTOR 27 Wrigley field? CHEWINGGUM 28 Like some steak CUBED 29 ___-Coeur, historic Catholic church in Paris SACRE 30 Position STEAD 32 Like many free samples TRIALSIZE 34 Taxonomic classification ORDER 37 On the edge of one’s seat RIVETED 38 Itsy-bitsy TEENTSY 40 The W.N.B.A.’s Caitlin Clark, for one PHENOM 42 Fashion portmanteau SKORT 43 ___ Moore, author of “V for Vendetta” ALAN 44 Jules Verne visionary NEMO 46 Soffritto-based sauce RAGU 47 Parts of many $$$ portfolios IRAS 48 ___ Convy, host of “Super Password” and “Win, Lose or Draw” BERT 51 Raiders’ org. DEA 52 It’s a mouthful CUD
March 28, 2025
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No. Clue Answer 1 Poke bowl condiment WASABIMAYO 11 Story of a lifetime? OBIT 15 Sort whose business is going way down? SCUBADIVER 16 Roaring Twenties look, informally DECO 17 Be easily victorious WINBYAMILE 18 Word with six or sea DEEP 19 Word often followed by a date DUE 20 “Oh, yeah?” REALLY 22 Certain touchdown scorers, for short RBS 23 Ceremonial piles PYRES 25 Sinks one’s teeth into? SAWSUP 27 Three, in Chinese SAN 28 Workerβs performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar source BEEDANCE 30 Locales of small ports PCS 33 Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustard POBOY 35 Stopped dreaming, say AWOKE 36 Hiding place LAIR 38 Skin-care product applied with a cotton pad TONER 40 Out, in a way ABED 41 Append ANNEX 43 Append ADDON 45 They go around the block: Abbr. STS 46 People have a variety of positions on these YOGAMATS 48 Apple variety MAC 50 San Diego County beach town with a racetrack DELMAR 51 Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!) JAPAN 53 Chest beater APE 54 ___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand) SELSUN 57 Show of respect BOW 59 Not-so-light reading TOME 61 Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his career NOHITGAMES 64 North Carolina college town ELON 65 Spanish for “amateur” AFICIONADO 66 “___ people!” SOME 67 Sarcastic response to a rude comment STAYCLASSY
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No. Clue Answer 1 Nashville-to-Memphis dir. WSW 2 Component of an exfoliator, often ACID 3 The crack of dawn SUNUP 4 Oh, brothers, where art thou? ABBEYS 5 Sound relative BAY 6 Formal turndown from the fearful IDARENOT 7 Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paint MIMES 8 Running shoe brand AVIA 9 Big whoop YELL 10 Menacing words ORELSE 11 Like the 314th digit of pi ODD 12 Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhaps BEERSNOBS 13 Cooler cousin ICEBUCKET 14 Stats for pitchers and race car drivers TOPSPEEDS 21 Nonsense word akin to “blah” YADA 24 Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history RAP 26 Water from a sippy cup WAWA 28 Strong ties BONDS 29 Checked out EYED 30 Get-togethers arranged by parents PLAYDATES 31 Hybrid team sport that uses kayaks CANOEPOLO 32 Many a divorcΓ©e SINGLEMOM 34 Junk, say BOAT 37 Bundle in an office REAM 39 Like Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty” ROMANTIC 42 Short day soon after the winter solstice? XMAS 44 Day break NAP 47 Entertainment centers ARENAS 49 Rental at a beach club CABANA 51 Like good gossip JUICY 52 Spanish uncle? NOMAS 55 Top story, maybe LOFT 56 Zaydism and Isma’ilism are sects of this SHIA 58 Brings together WEDS 60 Carbon compound suffix ENE 62 Cheer from a fΓΊtbol fan GOL 63 ___ sauce SOY
March 27, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 The “House of Mouse” DISNEY 7 Passing remark? GOLONG 13 If INCASE 14 Onetime talk show with “Dog Pound” audience ARSENIO 15 Expressions of contempt SNORTS 16 More than just flirting SEXTING 17 Event in a tent CIRCUS 19 Minty Cuban cocktail … Pass it back MOJITO 20 Grok SEE 21 Figure for the prosecution, for short ADA 22 First name on the Supreme Court ELENA 24 Provide a brief glimpse? DROPTROU 26 Sir Isaac Newton wrote about this … Pass it on GRAVITY 29 Covers for a rainy day TARPS 33 Give credit? LEND 34 Writing without verse PROSE 36 “Comin’ Thro’ the ___” RYE 37 Gluten-free grain OAT 38 Folded pancake CREPE 39 Electronic device for “sips” VAPE 40 Smart sort BRAIN 42 One signing a guestbook … Pass it back VISITOR 43 [Can’t talk, eating] OMNOMNOM 46 Move (over) SCOOT 48 Sun en Sevilla SOL 49 Migratory fish EEL 52 What some toothpastes do … Pass it on WHITEN 53 Not obvious SUBTLE 55 Video game navigation aid MINIMAP 58 Pay-to-play business ARCADE 59 “Son of the Dragon” DRACULA 60 “At the Movies with Ebert and ___” ROEPER 61 Leave the country? SECEDE 62 Expressions of contempt SNEERS
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# Clue Answer 1 Lumbar supports DISCS 2 Result of some cord-cutting, informally INNIE 3 Make a point, say SCORE 4 Man on wire? NARC 5 Long Island Sound, e.g. ESTUARY 6 Affirmative reply to “Sprechen Sie Englisch?” YESIDO 7 Test for a future Ed.D. GRE 8 Mac platform renamed in 2016 OSX 9 Request via intercom LETMEUP 10 Publication with “Supreme Court Rules” headline ONION 11 Fabled figure in feudal Japan NINJA 12 ___ boots GOGO 14 Nincompoop ASS 18 Water source TAP 22 Undo ERASE 23 Mythos LORE 24 ___ player DVD 25 Sporty auto roof TTOP 26 Hunk of gunk GLOB 27 Bottom REAR 28 Prefix with body or matter ANTI 30 Some investments, for short IRAS 31 One on a sic list? TYPO 32 Visionary SEER 34 Not an original PRINT 35 Nevada city west of LA RENO 38 Pattern based on nature, informally CAMO 39 Pizazz VIM 41 Like a doormat, say TOONICE 42 Cartoon series about a super robot VOLTRON 44 East Lansing sch. MSU 45 Sign of terrible service NOBARS 46 “Do you remember the ___, Mr. Frodo?” SHIRE 47 Comedian Wyatt CENAC 49 Tour de France stage ETAPE 50 Respected figure ELDER 51 Creepy looks LEERS 52 Disarmament concerns, for short WMDS 53 Reflexology setting SPA 54 Drink with a domed lid ICEE 56 Feature of some obstacle courses MUD 57 Stout, for one ALE
March 26, 2025
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No. Clue Answer 1 “Mama” of the Mamas & the Papas CASS 5 Swallows nervously GULPS 10 Motown song played at many a wedding SHOUT 15 “That’s hysterical!,” online LMAO 16 Paragon IDEAL 17 Keats and Yeats POETS 18 Tiny amount IOTA 19 “I’ve done this before” NOTMYFIRSTRODEO 21 It doesn’t pay, they say CRIME 23 Short retirement? NAP 24 Lighter giant BIC 25 Not so sure about a wedding, say HAVINGSECONDTHOUGHTS 31 She, in SΓ£o Paulo ELA 32 N.L. East or A.F.C. West DIV 34 Some privately held businesses: Abbr. LLCS 35 Pale WAN 37 Yearned (for) JONESED 39 You might have one to pick BONE 40 Take care of everything β¦ or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do COVERALLTHEBASES 45 Hand or foot UNIT 46 Faces VISAGES 47 Sleep with BED 48 Image format, familiarly JPEG 50 Road repair goo TAR 51 Alternative to a Stella or Sam Adams PBR 54 Thoroughly interrogates GIVESTHETHIRDDEGREE 59 Portfolio holding, for short IRA 60 Popular R&B group composed of T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli TLC 62 Kind of pole TOTEM 63 Rave over, metaphorically WRITEHOMEABOUT 68 Polo of “Meet the Parents” TERI 69 Pre-covenant name for a biblical father ABRAM 70 Up on HIPTO 71 West African staple crop YAMS 72 Frivolous SILLY 73 Prepare, as tea STEEP 74 Campus site for 30,000+ Iowa students AMES
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No. Clue Answer 1 Hackneyed CLICHE 2 Lacking all scruples AMORAL 3 Cannabis variety SATIVA 4 “Likewise” SOAMI 5 Juniper-flavored spirit GIN 6 Noodle variety UDON 7 Set loose on LETAT 8 Handouts from street preachers PAMPHLETS 9 Like a fox SLY 10 Portions of parsley SPRIGS 11 Bootleg booze HOOCH 12 Ref. work that’s been available electronically since 1988 OED 13 Great Basin tribe UTE 14 Historic Chinese general TSO 22 Forested moon in “Return of the Jedi” ENDOR 24 Tampa Bay N.F.L.er BUC 26 Actress Rodriguez of “Jane the Virgin” GINA 28 Timeworn OLDHAT 29 “Terrible” ages TWOS 30 Not mad SANE 33 Fabric Costanza wanted to drape himself in VELVET 36 Pioneering game console, for short NES 37 747 or A380 JET 38 Tad SLIGHTBIT 39 ___-relief BAS 40 Baby bear CUB 41 Downward force on earth, informally ONEG 42 “I saw,” to Caesar VIDI 43 “My stars!” EGAD 44 Headwear for Emily in Paris BERET 48 British politico Corbyn JEREMY 49 Ad Council production, in brief PSA 51 Spin doctors PRTEAM 52 “I’d like a brewski” BEERME 53 Negligent REMISS 55 Like some signs VITAL 56 Run away (with) ELOPE 58 Cry after pranking someone GOTYA 61 Adorable CUTE 63 “Time ___ ⦔ WAS 64 Slugger’s stat RBI 65 Not online, online IRL 66 Sounds in spas AHS 67 Blouse, e.g. TOP
March 19, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Big acronym in insurance AFLAC 6 Symbols of wisdom OWLS 10 ___-devil SHE 13 Internet instigator TROLL 14 ___ guard SHIN 15 Redding of R&B OTIS 16 Place to take a break RESTAREA 17 Thoroughly enjoyed oneself HADABLAST 19 Hairy cousin of TV and film ITT 20 Lasting reminder SCAR 22 Equals PEERS 23 Credit for a hockey player ASSIST 25 Place to sift crime evidence, for short FBILAB 27 “That really stinks!” DARN 29 Trespass INTRUDE 32 “What a pity!” OHME 35 Coxswain’s nightmare LEAK 37 Country whose flag has two green stars SYRIA 38 Smallest LEAST 40 “You sure about that?” ISIT 42 Toy train, e.g. SET 43 Biblical vessel ARK 44 Kind of skate INLINE 46 Dough dispensers ATMS 47 Most populous inland city of California FRESNO 49 Showed, as a program AIRED 51 Doohickeys ITEMS 53 Winds its way (through) SNAKES 57 Common eye ailment STRAIN 58 What might keep you up at night? BEDSLAT 59 Astronomical event depicted visually SUPERNOVA 61 Fake STAGE 62 Sound of a raindrop PLOP 63 Pitchers’ stats ERAS 64 Boast from a winner IRULE 65 “Sho’ nuff” YUP 66 Make a lasting impression ETCH 67 Stun gun TASER
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# Clue Answer 1 Courtyards ATRIA 2 Broods FRETS 3 Skills of the past LOSTARTS 4 Schooner filler ALE 5 The best of the best CLASSA 6 Org. concerned with plants OSHA 7 Place to load and unload WHARF 8 Article of headgear, informally LID 9 Secure, as a onesie fastener SNAPIN 10 Chewy fruit-flavored candy β¦ or a description STARBURST 11 What teakettles do HISS 12 Toronto winter hrs. EST 15 Entrepreneur Kevin of “Shark Tank” OLEARY 18 Karate awards BELTS 21 Part of many keyboard shortcuts CTRL 24 Fateful day in ancient Rome IDES 26 Poolside garb BIKINI 28 Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson NEIL 30 Day, in ancient Rome DIEM 31 Uber ___ EATS 32 Disney snowman OLAF 33 German term of address HERR 34 Give something that extra oomph MAKEITPOP 36 Where most of Turkey is ASIA 39 Unfortunate trait for an aspiring composer TINEAR 41 Short-spoken TERSE 45 Awards show attendee NOMINEE 46 2019 sci-fi film whose name means “to the stars” ADASTRA 48 Throat ailment STREP 50 Puts the game away, so to speak ENDSIT 52 Haughty sound SNORT 54 Brother in the Lemony Snicket books KLAUS 55 Good golf score EAGLE 56 Have the helm STEER 57 Star Trek character named for a seaSULU 58 Big gala BASH 59 Invasive plant? SPY 60 A little cleaner? VAC
March 18, 2025
Across Clues and Answers
# Clue Answer 1 One might be supporting or speaking ROLE 5 Cardamom-spiced brew CHAI 9 Disneyland transport TRAM 13 Greek god whose name sounds like a zodiac sign ARES 14 Achieve on merit EARN 15 Steel support for concrete REBAR 17 1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots DISCODUCK 19 Like the stereotypical gym membership purchased on New Year’s Day UNUSED 21 Google : Android :: Apple : ___ IOS 22 Hit, as with snowballs PELT 23 Pub drink ALE 24 Something used on a golf course β¦ or worn on a golf course TEE 25 Icy shower SLEET 27 “You goofball!” SILLYGOOSE 30 Weightlifter’s injury HERNIA 32 Tabby CAT 33 Broke off, as a relationship ENDED 34 First-year college student’s assignment, perhaps DORM 36 “Help!” SOS 38 Amount printed in red LOSS 39 Dance fad of the 1970s FUNKYCHICKEN 42 Cowboy boot attachment SPUR 44 Channel for Dexter and Homeland SHO 45 S.N.L. alum CarveyDANA 46 Van Gogh’s Bedroom in ___ ARLES 48 Long time EON 50 Whom to call when you have a packed house? MOVERS 54 Bourbon brand whose name originated from a hunting expedition WILDTURKEY 57 Principle TENET 58 Moody music genre EMO 59 Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally ARO 60 “___ Lives,” 2023 film nominated for Best Picture PAST 62 One managing a Fortune 500 company’s fortunes, for short CFO 63 Make harmless, as a snake DEFANG 65 Knocking over someone’s drink, e.g. β¦ or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across PARTYFOUL 67 Because SINCE 68 Actor Alan of M*A*S*H ALDA 69 Rim EDGE 70 Like a game headed into overtime TIED 71 Many a BuzzFeed posting LIST 72 “___ there, done that” BEEN
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# Clue Answer 1 Pickled vegetable in kimbap RADISH 2 Baltimore baseballer ORIOLE 3 Lower in rank LESSER 4 “Exit full screen” key ESC 5 Give over CEDE 6 Schleps HAULS 7 Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway ARCTIC 8 Fountain pen filler INK 9 “Honest to goodness!” TRULY 10 Go back on one’s word RENEGE 11 ___ Dhabi ABU 12 Tusked Ice Age mammal MASTODON 16 Peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy brand REESES 18 Menu item OPTION 20 Title pages? DEEDS 23 “Curiously strong” mint ALTOID 26 Stood the test of time ENDURED 28 A wish might be made on a loose one LASH 29 Like someone with an “O.O.O.” auto-reply set up, perhaps ONLEAVE 31 Torah holders ARKS 35 “What a lifesaver!” MYHERO 37 Con SCAM 39 Talking sheer nonsense FULLOFIT 40 Person who has skill with a skillet COOK 41 Extremely complicated, as a problem KNOTTY 42 Cut, as logs SAWED 43 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and others PRIMES 47 Posture STANCE 49 Like many a Mount Everest guide NEPALI 51 Make hard to read ENCODE 52 Safe haven REFUGE 53 Like some bases or hearts STOLEN 55 Strongly encouraged URGED 56 Gridiron units YARDS 61 “Immediately,” in the operating room STAT 64 Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname ANI 65 Playmate PAL 66 Super Bowl’s mo. FEB
March 17 Answers
# Across Clue Answer 1 Small amounts, as of hair gel DABS 5 Victor ___, author of Les MisΓ©rables HUGO 9 Ankle bones TARSI 14 Prefix with science or potent OMNI 15 “Now!,” in a rush order ASAP 16 Some fast-food sandwiches WRAPS 17 Emmy-winning actress for Hacks JEANSMART 19 Chile de ___ (very spicy pepper) ARBOL 20 Seed used to flavor ouzo ANISE 21 Tiny computer unit BIT 23 Double-reed woodwind OBOE 24 Only artist named Timeβs Person of the Year TAYLORSWIFT 28 Belief systems ISMS 32 Twerp WIENIE 33 Numbers with four digits THOUSANDS 35 What a subject and a verb should do AGREE 40 With 41-Across, former SNL regular CECILY 41 See 40-Across STRONG 42 “___ la vista!” HASTA 43 Reduces, as profits BITESINTO 46 Unit of corn or wisdom KERNEL 48 ___ Congeniality (pageant title) MISS 49 She played Serena on Gossip Girl BLAKELIVELY 54 Take in, as a salary EARN 55 ___-Caps (candy) SNO 56 Very, very ULTRA 61 Say hello to GREET 63 Slogan hinting at 17-, 24-, 40-/41-, & 49-Across GIRLPOWER 66 Face shapes OVALS 67 Eight, in Ensenada OCHO 68 Have a meal by candlelight, say DINE 69 Small sample TASTE 70 Gas in some lighted signs NEON 71 Split ___ (hair problem) ENDS
# Down Clue Answer 1 Rapper ___ Cat DOJA 2 “You said it, brother!” AMEN 3 ___ B’rith (Jewish organization) BNAI 4 Sloth and gluttony, for two SINS 5 Nonkosher meat HAM 6 2015 & 2019 Women’s World Cup champs USA 7 In mixed-up condition GARBLED 8 Choices OPTIONS 9 Airline whose JFK terminal is now a hotel TWA 10 –> ARROW 11 Companion of a priest & minister in jokes RABBI 12 Parody SPOOF 13 Part of an atoll ISLET 18 It comes between “ready” and “go” SET 22 Swim-bike-run race, for short TRI 25 On vacation, say AWAY 26 Yang’s counterpart YIN 27 Accommodates, as on a bus SEATS 28 Scratch that! ITCH 29 Former stadium for the Mets SHEA 30 Slip-on shoes, familiarly MOCS 31 Hearts or clubs SUIT 34 Quench SLAKE 36 Gloomy, as news GRIM 37 Rice-A-___ RONI 38 Docs treating tonsillitis ENTS 39 Inflated ones can be bruised EGOS 41 Bear market order SELL 43 Give rise to BRINGON 44 Bill INVOICE 45 Shirt that’s sometimes tie-dyed TEE 47 Chicago trains ELS 49 Sired BEGOT 50 Stage before pupa in metamorphosis LARVA 51 Regions AREAS 52 Prepared to be knighted KNELT 53 “Uh-huh” YUP 57 Vein of ore LODE 58 Mattress size smaller than a full TWIN 59 Tear to pieces REND 60 Greek war god ARES 62 When doubled, it’s a fly TSE 64 Letter after pi RHO 65 Chaney who played Quasimodo LON
NYT Crossword Clues and Answers for March 16, 2025
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Jeans material β BLUEDENIM
Some P.D. alerts β APBS
Leaves a relationship β PARTSCOMPANY
14-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzas β RONDEL
“The African Queen” scriptwriter β AGEE
Per-hour cost to record music, say β STUDIOFEE
Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later β ARSENIOHALL
Completely exclude β FREEZEOUT
Low-fat dairy desserts β ICEMILKS
Columbus’s birthplace β GENOA
L.L. Bean competitor β REI
Dug through for digital analysis β DATAMINED
Auto racer ___ Patrick β DANICA
Subway commuters, informally β STRAPHANGERS
Promoted boastfully β TOUTED
Others, to Ovid β ALIA
Old-fashioned garnishes β ORANGEPEELS
M.L.B. V.I.P.s β GMS
Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person β ELIOTNESS
Selling points? β RETAILERS
[Boo-hoo!] β SNIFF
Hamlet or Laertes β DANE
Longtime children’s clothing store with a portmanteau name β GYMBOREE
Dabbles in β PLAYSAT
Loads β ATON
Ratted β TOLD
Make ready for new use β REFIT
Exhibits brilliance β GLOWS
Something one might need to look good in the morning β BEAUTYSLEEP
Article of faith β TENET
Not-so-joltin’ joe? β DECAFCOFFEE
___ group (chemistry classification) β AMINO
Source of the “blood” in a meatless burger, maybe β BEETS
Good lighting? β HALO
Spill the tea β DISH
Playground retort β DOESNOT
Doses of a certain hallucinogen β ACIDTABS
___ breve β ALLA
Russian range β URALS
Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands β ADENOIDAL
Much high school gossip β TEENDRAMA
Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo’s soliloquy β SUN
Got up and at ’em β FACEDTHEDAY
Official who reports to a president β DEAN
Reddish-brown shade β SIENNA
Secretly communicating in class β PASSINGNOTES
Make out β DETECT
Settings for telling some ghost stories β CAMPFIRES
Superb, in slang β ACE
In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony β OSAKA
Fried fare often served with marinara β CALAMARI
Discards from fuzzy fruits β PEACHPITS
Blade runner? β SPEEDSKATER
Reassurance after bandaging a boo-boo β ALLBETTER
Till bills β TENS
Actress Richards of “Starship Troopers” β DENISE
Felt absolutely determined about β WASDEADSETON
Betting site’s quote β ODDS
Like the typefaces Helvetica and Arial β SANSSERIF
DOWN
Cornrow or challah feature β BRAID
Playwright Federico GarcΓa ___ β LORCA
Like freshly poured concrete β UNSET
Medical buildup of fluid β EDEMA
Verbally reacts to in awe β AAHSAT
Links letters β PGA
Where Waterloo is β BELGIUM
Picks β SELECTS
Something you might get a break with? β CUE
Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome β ODE
“Les ___” β MIZ
Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin β POE
Prior to, old-style β AFORE
German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the “sweeper-keeper” role β NEUER
“Abominable” ones β YETIS
Rap title? β LIL
BART stop, for short β SFO
Gave the go-ahead β OKD
Scot’s denial β NAE
Eggy holiday drinks β NOGS
Port city near Mount Carmel β HAIFA
High up β ALOFT
A persnickety person might pick it β NIT
Frodo’s enchanting friend β GANDALF
What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you β DENYIT
Alternative to .net β ORG
King of Castile β REY
Device whose keypad often has Braille on it β ATM
Catch in the act β NAB
Florentine artist known for frescoes β GIOTTO
“The Jetsons” boy β ELROY
It’s one thing after another β LIST
Have as food, formally β EATOF
Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state β SNOWE
Taste or touch β SENSE
Light to stop at β RED
Like the best bonds, perhaps β SAFEST
Primps β PREENS
Slow, musically β LENTO
Brit’s jolly cry of approval β GOODOH
Lacking a knack for β BADAT
Zola who wrote “J’Accuse β¦!” β EMILE
Critic’s common seating preference β AISLE
Lets go of β UNHANDS
Some green cars β TESLAS
Hawkeye’s real first name in the “Avengers” movies β CLINT
Smile β BEAM
Bamboozled β HAD
Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard β DURAN
Chimp’s cousin β ORANG
Attach, with “on” β TIE
Attach, with “on” β ADD
Cote quote? β BAA
___ dog β SLY
Author Rice β ANNE
“Agnus ___” β DEI
Hopes that one might β SEEKSTO
Live, in a way β UNTAPED
Girl who’s “sweet as apple cider,” per an old song β IDA
Admission β ACCESS
Tree with oblong yellow-green fruit β PAPAW
What’s on the fast track? β ACELA
Navy group β SEALS
Tiny bit β TAD
Bars of soap β CAKES
Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool β AMANA