NYT Crossword March 5 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Rebecca GoldsteinEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Adios, ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›6ATexter's "you tell me"3 lettersSee answer ›9ASweet braided bread5 lettersSee answer ›14ASource of a pulse5 lettersSee answer ›15AModernizing prefix3 lettersSee answer ›16AIngredient in a Whopper5 lettersSee answer ›17AHome of many champion marathoners5 lettersSee answer ›18A"And just like THAT!"3 lettersSee answer ›19ASmall contribution5 lettersSee answer ›20ABlowout victory, metaphorically9 lettersSee answer ›23AChichén ___ (Mayan archaeological site)4 lettersSee answer ›26ALatin "wolf"5 lettersSee answer ›27AHulking brute4 lettersSee answer ›31AWild backdrop for "Wuthering Heights"4 lettersSee answer ›32ABiblical patriarch who begat Methuselah5 lettersSee answer ›33ALead-in to ever4 lettersSee answer ›34ADevice for taking notes?3 lettersSee answer ›35AVerbal facepalm3 lettersSee answer ›36AMessage meaning "I can't be reached right now"3 lettersSee answer ›37A"Welcome Back, Kotter" role of 1970s TV4 lettersSee answer ›39AYusuf ___, adopted name of singer Cat Stevens5 lettersSee answer ›41ASubtle summons4 lettersSee answer ›42AWoman's name that becomes another woman's name when an "M" is added to the front6 lettersSee answer ›44AMissouri tributary6 lettersSee answer ›46AOne part of a swimming pool7 lettersSee answer ›48ABeat rapidly, as eggs7 lettersSee answer ›49ACenter4 lettersSee answer ›50ASomething of miner concern?3 lettersSee answer ›52ACommotion4 lettersSee answer ›53AA little cute?5 lettersSee answer ›54AComedy bit3 lettersSee answer ›55ABroadway star LuPone5 lettersSee answer ›57ATalent4 lettersSee answer ›58ABig softy, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›60APut through the self-checkout4 lettersSee answer ›61AResearch campus in upstate N.Y.3 lettersSee answer ›62AWith 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down7 lettersSee answer ›64AWent underground3 lettersSee answer ›65AExit key3 lettersSee answer ›66ASee 62-Across7 lettersSee answer ›67ACountry music's ___ Young Band3 lettersSee answer ›68AButtonless shirt3 lettersSee answer ›69ACarry-___3 lettersSee answer ›70AAirport org.3 lettersSee answer ›71AIntelligence org.3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1D"___, and it shall be given you": Matthew 7:73 lettersSee answer ›2DRecipient of Bart Simpson's crank calls3 lettersSee answer ›3DNew York's Stonewall, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›4DNew York's Stonewall, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›5DMouthy?4 lettersSee answer ›6DPuts into play, as a basketball8 lettersSee answer ›7DMarvel superhero portrayed by Ryan Reynolds8 lettersSee answer ›8DFermented, sweetened tea drink8 lettersSee answer ›9DDinghy or dory4 lettersSee answer ›10D"You said it!"6 lettersSee answer ›11DTwo hearts, for one3 lettersSee answer ›12DFish in a garden pond3 lettersSee answer ›13D"Raggedy" doll3 lettersSee answer ›21DCheer for a fútbol team3 lettersSee answer ›22DFireplace residue3 lettersSee answer ›23DCaught on camera, say6 lettersSee answer ›24D1919 event that confirmed the general theory of relativity12 lettersSee answer ›25DCommercial property left mostly vacant by hybrid work arrangements12 lettersSee answer ›28DRestaurant offering delivery and pickup only12 lettersSee answer ›29DSpinning, feathered lures12 lettersSee answer ›30DOverplayed on stage6 lettersSee answer ›38DClever wit6 lettersSee answer ›39DActor McKellen3 lettersSee answer ›40DSpeedometer fig.3 lettersSee answer ›41DRotini and bucatini6 lettersSee answer ›43DDetected4 lettersSee answer ›45DSpeech therapist's concern4 lettersSee answer ›47DOff-leash areas7 lettersSee answer ›48D"You don't have to explain your joke to us"7 lettersSee answer ›51DCloudbursts5 lettersSee answer ›53DScary sight for a red-bellied marsh mouse5 lettersSee answer ›56DWorld's most populous country as of 20235 lettersSee answer ›58DJames of "The Godfather"4 lettersSee answer ›59DSpeed Wagon and Flying Cloud of old autodom4 lettersSee answer ›62DInsurance option, for short3 lettersSee answer ›63DRecombinant ___3 lettersSee answer ›
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