NYT Crossword March 16 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1AJeans material5 lettersSee answer ›6ASome P.D. alerts4 lettersSee answer ›10ALeaves a relationship8 lettersSee answer ›18A14-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzas6 lettersSee answer ›20A"The African Queen" scriptwriter4 lettersSee answer ›21APer-hour cost to record music, say9 lettersSee answer ›22AHost of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later11 lettersSee answer ›24ACompletely exclude9 lettersSee answer ›25ALow-fat dairy desserts8 lettersSee answer ›26AColumbus's birthplace5 lettersSee answer ›28AL.L. Bean competitor3 lettersSee answer ›29ADug through for digital analysis5 lettersSee answer ›30AAuto racer ___ Patrick6 lettersSee answer ›32ASubway commuters, informally8 lettersSee answer ›37APromoted boastfully6 lettersSee answer ›39AOthers, to Ovid4 lettersSee answer ›40AOld-fashioned garnishes7 lettersSee answer ›47AM.L.B. V.I.P.s3 lettersSee answer ›48AAl Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person9 lettersSee answer ›53ASelling points?9 lettersSee answer ›55A[Boo-hoo!]5 lettersSee answer ›56AHamlet or Laertes4 lettersSee answer ›57ALongtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau name8 lettersSee answer ›58ADabbles in7 lettersSee answer ›60ALoads4 lettersSee answer ›61ARatted4 lettersSee answer ›62AMake ready for new use5 lettersSee answer ›63AExhibits brilliance5 lettersSee answer ›64ASomething one might need to look good in the morning7 lettersSee answer ›68AArticle of faith5 lettersSee answer ›69ANot-so-joltin' joe?7 lettersSee answer ›71A___ group (chemistry classification)5 lettersSee answer ›72ASource of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›73AGood lighting?4 lettersSee answer ›74ASpill the tea4 lettersSee answer ›75APlayground retort7 lettersSee answer ›77ADoses of a certain hallucinogen8 lettersSee answer ›82A___ breve4 lettersSee answer ›83ARussian range5 lettersSee answer ›84ASounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands9 lettersSee answer ›85AMuch high school gossip9 lettersSee answer ›87AMetaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquy3 lettersSee answer ›89AGot up and at ’em7 lettersSee answer ›90AOfficial who reports to a president4 lettersSee answer ›91AReddish-brown shade6 lettersSee answer ›94ASecretly communicating in class8 lettersSee answer ›98AMake out6 lettersSee answer ›100ASettings for telling some ghost stories5 lettersSee answer ›105ASuperb, in slang3 lettersSee answer ›106AIn 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony5 lettersSee answer ›108AFried fare often served with marinara8 lettersSee answer ›110ADiscards from fuzzy fruits9 lettersSee answer ›115ABlade runner?11 lettersSee answer ›117AReassurance after bandaging a boo-boo9 lettersSee answer ›118ATill bills4 lettersSee answer ›119AActress Richards of "Starship Troopers"6 lettersSee answer ›120AFelt absolutely determined about8 lettersSee answer ›121ABetting site's quote4 lettersSee answer ›122ALike the typefaces Helvetica and Arial5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCornrow or challah feature5 lettersSee answer ›2DPlaywright Federico García ___5 lettersSee answer ›3DLike freshly poured concrete5 lettersSee answer ›4DMedical buildup of fluid5 lettersSee answer ›6DVerbally reacts to in awe6 lettersSee answer ›7DLinks letters3 lettersSee answer ›8DWhere Waterloo is7 lettersSee answer ›9DPicks7 lettersSee answer ›11DSomething you might get a break with?3 lettersSee answer ›12DComposition of Catullus in ancient Rome3 lettersSee answer ›13D"Les ___"3 lettersSee answer ›14DCreator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin3 lettersSee answer ›15DPrior to, old-style5 lettersSee answer ›16DGerman soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" role5 lettersSee answer ›17D"Abominable" ones5 lettersSee answer ›19DRap title?3 lettersSee answer ›21DBART stop, for short3 lettersSee answer ›23DGave the go-ahead3 lettersSee answer ›27DScot's denial3 lettersSee answer ›31DEggy holiday drinks4 lettersSee answer ›33DPort city near Mount Carmel5 lettersSee answer ›34DHigh up5 lettersSee answer ›35DA persnickety person might pick it3 lettersSee answer ›36DFrodo's enchanting friend7 lettersSee answer ›38DWhat to do if someone makes a false accusation about you6 lettersSee answer ›40DAlternative to .net3 lettersSee answer ›41DKing of Castile3 lettersSee answer ›42DDevice whose keypad often has Braille on it3 lettersSee answer ›43DCatch in the act3 lettersSee answer ›44DFlorentine artist known for frescoes6 lettersSee answer ›45D"The Jetsons" boy5 lettersSee answer ›49DIt's one thing after another4 lettersSee answer ›50DHave as food, formally5 lettersSee answer ›51DFormer Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state5 lettersSee answer ›52DTaste or touch5 lettersSee answer ›54DLight to stop at3 lettersSee answer ›55DLike the best bonds, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›58DPrimps6 lettersSee answer ›59DSlow, musically5 lettersSee answer ›63DBrit's jolly cry of approval6 lettersSee answer ›64DLacking a knack for5 lettersSee answer ›65DZola who wrote "J'Accuse …!"5 lettersSee answer ›66DCritic's common seating preference5 lettersSee answer ›67DLets go of7 lettersSee answer ›68DSome green cars6 lettersSee answer ›70DHawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies5 lettersSee answer ›72DSmile4 lettersSee answer ›73DBamboozled3 lettersSee answer ›75DBoxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard5 lettersSee answer ›76DChimp's cousin5 lettersSee answer ›78DAttach, with "on"3 lettersSee answer ›79DAttach, with "on"3 lettersSee answer ›80DCote quote?3 lettersSee answer ›81D___ dog3 lettersSee answer ›84DAuthor Rice4 lettersSee answer ›86D"Agnus ___"3 lettersSee answer ›87DHopes that one might7 lettersSee answer ›88DLive, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›92DGirl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old song3 lettersSee answer ›93DAdmission6 lettersSee answer ›94DTree with oblong yellow-green fruit5 lettersSee answer ›95DWhat's on the fast track?5 lettersSee answer ›96DNavy group5 lettersSee answer ›99DTiny bit3 lettersSee answer ›100DBars of soap5 lettersSee answer ›101DAppliance brand owned by Whirlpool5 lettersSee answer ›102DMorning in Monaco5 lettersSee answer ›103DWord with French or bench5 lettersSee answer ›107DLatvia, e.g., once: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›109DDrug sold in 77-Across3 lettersSee answer ›111DCompound found in marijuana, for short3 lettersSee answer ›112DStart of a bray or conclusion of a giggle3 lettersSee answer ›113DSch. calendar abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›114D"___ be a pleasure"3 lettersSee answer ›116DCall off3 lettersSee answer ›
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