NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 19, 2025
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Clues76
Across38
Down38
ConstructorEvan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Big acronym in insurance (5)
Starts with A, ends with CAFLAC→
6A
Symbols of wisdom (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWLS→
10A
___-devil (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
13A
Internet instigator (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTROLL→
14A
___ guard (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHIN→
15A
Redding of R&B (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
16A
Place to take a break (8)
Starts with R, ends with ARESTAREA→
17A
Thoroughly enjoyed oneself (9)
Starts with H, ends with THADABLAST→
19A
Hairy cousin of TV and film (3)
Starts with I, ends with TITT→
20A
Lasting reminder (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
22A
Equals (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERS→
23A
Credit for a hockey player (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASSIST→
25A
Place to sift crime evidence, for short (6)
Starts with F, ends with BFBILAB→
27A
"That really stinks!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDARN→
29A
Trespass (7)
Starts with I, ends with EINTRUDE→
32A
"What a pity!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOHME→
35A
Coxswain's nightmare (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLEAK→
37A
Country whose flag has two green stars in the middle (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASYRIA→
38A
Smallest (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAST→
40A
"You sure about that?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
42A
Toy train, e.g. (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
43A
Biblical vessel (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
44A
Kind of skate (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINLINE→
46A
Dough dispensers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
47A
Most populous inland city of California (6)
Starts with F, ends with OFRESNO→
49A
Showed, as a program (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAIRED→
51A
Doohickeys (5)
Starts with I, ends with SITEMS→
53A
Winds its way (through) (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNAKES→
57A
Common eye ailment (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTRAIN→
58A
What might keep you up at night? (7)
Starts with B, ends with TBEDSLAT→
59A
Astronomical event depicted visually in this puzzle (9)
Starts with S, ends with ASUPERNOVA→
62A
Sound of a raindrop (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPLOP→
63A
Pitchers' stats (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
64A
Boast from a winner (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRULE→
65A
"Sho' nuff" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYUP→
66A
Make a lasting impression (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
67A
Stun gun (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTASER→
Down
1D
Courtyards (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
2D
Broods (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFRETS→
3D
Skills of the past (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSTARTS→
4D
Schooner filler (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
5D
The best of the best (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACLASSA→
6D
Org. concerned with plants (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOSHA→
7D
Place to load and unload (5)
Starts with W, ends with FWHARF→
8D
Article of headgear, informally (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLID→
9D
Secure, as a onesie fastener (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSNAPIN→
10D
Chewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSTARBURST→
11D
What teakettles do (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHISS→
12D
Toronto winter hrs. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
15D
Entrepreneur Kevin of "Shark Tank" (6)
Starts with O, ends with YOLEARY→
18D
Karate awards (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBELTS→
21D
Part of many keyboard shortcuts (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCTRL→
24D
Fateful day in ancient Rome (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
26D
Poolside garb (6)
Starts with B, ends with IBIKINI→
28D
Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
30D
Day, in ancient Rome (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDIEM→
31D
Uber ___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
32D
Disney snowman (4)
Starts with O, ends with FOLAF→
33D
German term of address (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHERR→
34D
Give something that extra oomph (9)
Starts with M, ends with PMAKEITPOP→
36D
Where most of Turkey is (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
39D
Unfortunate trait for an aspiring composer (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTINEAR→
41D
Short-spoken (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERSE→
45D
Awards show attendee (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOMINEE→
46D
2019 sci-fi film whose name means "to the stars" (7)
Starts with A, ends with AADASTRA→
48D
Throat ailment (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTREP→
50D
Puts the game away, so to speak (6)
Starts with E, ends with TENDSIT→
52D
Haughty sound (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNORT→
54D
Brother in the Lemony Snicket books (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKLAUS→
55D
Good golf score (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEAGLE→
56D
Have the helm (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTEER→
57D
"Star Trek" character who was named for a sea in the Philippines (4)
Starts with S, ends with USULU→
58D
Big gala (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBASH→
59D
Invasive plant? (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSPY→
60D
A little cleaner? (3)
Starts with V, ends with CVAC→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 19, 2025?+
76 clues: 38 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Evan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Big acronym in insurance (AFLAC); Symbols of wisdom (OWLS); ___-devil (SHE).
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