NYT Crossword March 12 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Chandi Deitmer and Kate HawkinsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2T3S4A5T6I7E8A9S10P11E12C13T14S15CHOLERA16PLATOON17ARTEMIS18SUSANNA19LET20PSY21ERS22DER23LEO24NE25K26IOSK27OR28B29S30N31OEL32E33L34PHABA35BEYO36N37C38E39PYRO40CL41EAR42SOAR43SCOW44L45ADJ46PETCO47ORS48A49CTUA50RY51ITD52MAT53ILDA54MEL55ANIE56TAR57FOB58S59A60WAWO61M62A63NINH64A65L66F67AWOL68MODEL69OHIO70PLOY71SPOOL72RIPE

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
8AFacets7 lettersASPECTS
16ACousin of a squadron7 lettersPLATOON
19AAllow3 lettersLET
20A___-ops3 lettersPSY
21AHigh-traffic hosp. areas3 lettersERS
22AGerman article3 lettersDER
23ASierra ___5 lettersLEONE
25AMall stall5 lettersKIOSK
27AGlobular regalia4 lettersORBS
40AUncomplicated5 lettersCLEAR
42ATake off4 lettersSOAR
43AShow visible disdain5 lettersSCOWL
51A"___ be my honor"3 lettersITD
54A"Brand New Key" singer, 19717 lettersMELANIE
56ASticky stuff3 lettersTAR
67ATarget of a military hunt4 lettersAWOL
68AHeidi Klum, for one5 lettersMODEL
70ARuse4 lettersPLOY
71AYarn spinner's tool5 lettersSPOOL
DOWN
1DPoker declaration5 lettersICALL
4DLager alternative3 lettersALE
6D"Bearded" flower4 lettersIRIS
7DUncomplicated4 lettersEASY
9DCurve on a score4 lettersSLUR
10DFaceID or TouchID7 lettersPASSKEY
13DMusical notes5 lettersTONES
14DMocking comments, maybe5 lettersSNARK
24DNever ever ever5 lettersNOHOW
26D"You win!"5 lettersILOSE
31DPoetic preposition3 lettersOER
33DYoga pants fabric5 lettersLYCRA
34D"Drink up!"5 lettersPROST
36DUnavailable, as a doctor5 lettersNOTIN
37DParodia and peyote, for two5 lettersCACTI
38DWear down5 lettersERODE
46DTraffic cone5 lettersPYLON
55DHate, hate, hate!5 lettersABHOR
58DSticky stuff3 lettersSAP
59DLeatherworker's tool3 lettersAWL
60DCourt3 lettersWOO
61DSwab3 lettersMOP
62DHullaballoo3 lettersADO
63DPrefix with -phyte3 lettersNEO
64DBigeye tuna3 lettersAHI
65DBack talk3 lettersLIP
66DNemesis3 lettersFOE
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