NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 12, 2025
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Clues78
Across36
Down42
ConstructorChandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Exclamation before the 10th inning (7)
Starts with I, ends with EITSATIE→
8A
Facets (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASPECTS→
15A
Gabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___" (7)
Starts with C, ends with ACHOLERA→
16A
Cousin of a squadron (7)
Starts with P, ends with NPLATOON→
17A
18A
Folk song figure who is implored not to cry (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASUSANNA→
20A
___-ops (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPSY→
21A
High-traffic hosp. areas (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
22A
German article (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDER→
23A
Sierra ___ (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEONE→
25A
Mall stall (5)
Starts with K, ends with KKIOSK→
27A
Globular regalia (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORBS→
30A
Marché de ___ (French yuletide market) (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNOEL→
32A
The Wicked Witch of the West, in "Wicked" (7)
Starts with E, ends with AELPHABA→
35A
Grammy's Album of the Year winner for 2024's "Cowboy Carter" (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBEYONCE→
39A
Someone with a burning desire (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPYRO→
40A
Uncomplicated (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCLEAR→
42A
Take off (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSOAR→
43A
Show visible disdain (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSCOWL→
45A
Crazy, sexy or cool: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with JADJ→
46A
Place to buy a toy for a toy (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPETCO→
47A
Boolean operators denoted by v-like symbols (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
48A
Professional in risk assessment (7)
Starts with A, ends with YACTUARY→
51A
"___ be my honor" (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
52A
Kid-lit character with telekinetic abilities (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMATILDA→
54A
"Brand New Key" singer, 1971 (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMELANIE→
56A
Sticky stuff (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
57A
Tool to unlock most modern cars (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFOB→
58A
Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? (15)
Starts with S, ends with FSAWAWOMANINHALF→
67A
Target of a military hunt (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAWOL→
68A
Heidi Klum, for one (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMODEL→
69A
Birthplace of Halle Berry and Simone Biles (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
71A
Yarn spinner's tool (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPOOL→
72A
Like plump peaches, typically (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
Down
1D
Poker declaration (5)
Starts with I, ends with LICALL→
2D
Kinsey scale rating for someone equally attracted to men and women (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHREE→
3D
___ voce (musical notation meaning "soft voice") (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSOTTO→
4D
Lager alternative (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
5D
Paint sometimes made with egg yolk (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATEMPERA→
6D
"Bearded" flower (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
7D
Uncomplicated (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
8D
Part of the Hagia Sophia with a celebrated mosaic of Mary and child (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
9D
Curve on a score (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
10D
FaceID or TouchID (7)
Starts with P, ends with YPASSKEY→
11D
Important info for an airport pickup, informally (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
12D
What an apartment may be converted into (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCONDO→
13D
Musical notes (5)
Starts with T, ends with STONES→
14D
Mocking comments, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSNARK→
24D
Never ever ever (5)
Starts with N, ends with WNOHOW→
26D
"You win!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
28D
___ America, network behind "Killing Eve" (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBBC→
29D
Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASALATA→
30D
Classic arcade game in which characters can dunk at humanly impossible heights (6)
Starts with N, ends with MNBAJAM→
31D
Poetic preposition (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
32D
Surrey town known for its salt (5)
Starts with E, ends with MEPSOM→
33D
Yoga pants fabric (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALYCRA→
34D
"Drink up!" (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPROST→
36D
Unavailable, as a doctor (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNOTIN→
37D
Parodia and peyote, for two (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICACTI→
38D
Wear down (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERODE→
41D
Ending with Smith or Barnard (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
44D
TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence (5)
Starts with L, ends with WLALAW→
46D
Traffic cone (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPYLON→
49D
Obsolescent data storage options (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCDROMS→
50D
Freebie at most American diners (6)
Starts with R, ends with LREFILL→
53D
Country that elected its first female P.M. in 2022 (5)
Starts with I, ends with YITALY→
55D
Hate, hate, hate! (5)
Starts with A, ends with RABHOR→
58D
Sticky stuff (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
59D
Leatherworker's tool (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAWL→
62D
Hullaballoo (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
63D
Prefix with -phyte (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
64D
Bigeye tuna (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
65D
Back talk (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLIP→
66D
Nemesis (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFOE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 12, 2025?+
78 clues: 36 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Exclamation before the 10th inning (ITSATIE); Facets (ASPECTS); Gabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___" (CHOLERA).
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