NYT Crossword March 28 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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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ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1APoke bowl condiment10 lettersSee answer ›11AStory of a lifetime?4 lettersSee answer ›15ASort whose business is going way down?10 lettersSee answer ›16ARoaring Twenties look, informally4 lettersSee answer ›17ABe easily victorious10 lettersSee answer ›18AWord with six or sea4 lettersSee answer ›19AWord often followed by a date3 lettersSee answer ›20A"Oh, yeah?"6 lettersSee answer ›22ACertain touchdown scorers, for short3 lettersSee answer ›23ACeremonial piles5 lettersSee answer ›25ASinks one's teeth into?6 lettersSee answer ›27AThree, in Chinese3 lettersSee answer ›28AWorker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar source8 lettersSee answer ›30ALocales of small ports3 lettersSee answer ›33AFood specialty that might be topped with Creole mustard5 lettersSee answer ›35AStopped dreaming, say5 lettersSee answer ›36AHiding place4 lettersSee answer ›38ASkin-care product applied with a cotton pad5 lettersSee answer ›40AOut, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›41AAppend5 lettersSee answer ›43AAppend5 lettersSee answer ›45AThey go around the block: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›46APeople have a variety of positions on these8 lettersSee answer ›48AApple variety3 lettersSee answer ›50ASan Diego County beach town with a racetrack6 lettersSee answer ›51ACountry with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)5 lettersSee answer ›53AChest beater3 lettersSee answer ›54A___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand)6 lettersSee answer ›57AShow of respect3 lettersSee answer ›59ANot-so-light reading4 lettersSee answer ›61ANolan Ryan had seven of them in his career10 lettersSee answer ›64ANorth Carolina college town4 lettersSee answer ›65ASpanish for "amateur"10 lettersSee answer ›66A"___ people!"4 lettersSee answer ›67ASarcastic response to a rude comment10 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DNashville-to-Memphis dir.3 lettersSee answer ›2DComponent of an exfoliator, often4 lettersSee answer ›3DThe crack of dawn5 lettersSee answer ›4DOh, brothers, where art thou?6 lettersSee answer ›5DSound relative3 lettersSee answer ›6DFormal turndown from the fearful8 lettersSee answer ›7DTraditional wearers of black-and-white face paint5 lettersSee answer ›8DRunning shoe brand4 lettersSee answer ›9DBig whoop4 lettersSee answer ›10DMenacing words6 lettersSee answer ›11DLike the 314th digit of pi3 lettersSee answer ›12DOnes wise on Weizenbocks, perhaps9 lettersSee answer ›13DCooler cousin9 lettersSee answer ›14DStats for pitchers and race car drivers9 lettersSee answer ›21DNonsense word akin to "blah"4 lettersSee answer ›24DGenre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history3 lettersSee answer ›26DWater from a sippy cup4 lettersSee answer ›28DStrong ties5 lettersSee answer ›29DChecked out4 lettersSee answer ›30DGet-togethers arranged by parents9 lettersSee answer ›31DHybrid team sport that uses kayaks9 lettersSee answer ›32DMany a divorcée9 lettersSee answer ›34DJunk, say4 lettersSee answer ›37DBundle in an office4 lettersSee answer ›39DLike Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"8 lettersSee answer ›42DShort day soon after the winter solstice?4 lettersSee answer ›44DDay break3 lettersSee answer ›47DEntertainment centers6 lettersSee answer ›49DRental at a beach club6 lettersSee answer ›51DLike good gossip5 lettersSee answer ›52DSpanish uncle?5 lettersSee answer ›55DTop story, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›56DZaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of this4 lettersSee answer ›58DBrings together4 lettersSee answer ›60DCarbon compound suffix3 lettersSee answer ›62DCheer from a fútbol fan3 lettersSee answer ›63D___ sauce3 lettersSee answer ›
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