NYT Crossword March 21 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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 Boaz Moser and Jacob ReedEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3R4I5T6Y7S8T9A10G11E12D13CUREDHA14M15ORIOLE16ANTELOPE17RUSTLE18RAIDER19D20IES21TIP22ETSY23FIRST24BASE25DAT26A27TLAS28ECON29BI30GLEAD31E32RRAND33CHEAPA34SDIRT35A36TLAST37REENAC38T39DOIN40SLANG41HI42D43MOCA44P45SUIT46PERU47ICE48RAIN49S50HAMAN51TUN52EIN53G54ATORADE55ITSAME56SPARKLES57TEETER58ANNALS

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
7ANot done naturally, in a way6 lettersSTAGED
13AProsciutto, e.g.8 lettersCUREDHAM
15APlayer in the A.L. East6 lettersORIOLE
17AWhip (up)6 lettersRUSTLE
18ACorsair6 lettersRAIDER
19ALoses power4 lettersDIES
23AIt's a short walk from home9 lettersFIRSTBASE
29ABad thing to blow7 lettersBIGLEAD
31AItem that might be on a list6 lettersERRAND
33AFor a song11 lettersCHEAPASDIRT
35A"About damn time!"6 lettersATLAST
40A"Hot-diggity" or "Cool it"5 lettersSLANG
41AObfuscated3 lettersHID
48ASee 47-Across4 lettersRAIN
49ATribal spiritualist6 lettersSHAMAN
53APepsiCo product8 lettersGATORADE
56AReally stands out8 lettersSPARKLES
57ABe on the precipice6 lettersTEETER
58AHistorical records6 lettersANNALS
DOWN
1DNot pay as one goes7 lettersRUNATAB
2DFreedom of expression?15 lettersARTISTICLICENSE
3DLike wetlands, typically5 lettersREEDY
4DChilling, maybe4 lettersIDLE
6DBig fat mouth3 lettersYAP
7DDressing targets5 lettersSORES
10DPokémon tagline15 lettersGOTTACATCHEMALL
12DSpot for cannonballs7 lettersDEEPEND
13DMinded5 lettersCARED
20DOrg. with a commissioner3 lettersIRS
23DTo-do4 lettersFLAP
26DSierra Nevadas, e.g.4 lettersALES
27DHandful on the farm4 lettersTEAT
31DHeaven on earth4 lettersEDEN
32DDial4 lettersRING
34DRear end4 lettersSEAT
35D"Fess up!"7 lettersADMITIT
36D"Totes adorbs!"7 lettersTOOCUTE
38DPhilippics7 lettersTIRADES
40D___ generis3 lettersSUI
44DOf the highest quality5 lettersPRIME
45DMore reasonable5 lettersSANER
46D"Animal skin," in Aleut5 lettersPARKA
52DInhale, so to speak3 lettersEAT
54DTherapists' org.3 lettersAPA
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