NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 25, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorBob Benson
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Groups of soldiers (6)
Starts with T, ends with STROOPS→
7A
Initials on an invitation (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRSVP→
11A
Mil. installations (3)
Starts with F, ends with SFTS→
14A
Like Eeyore in "Winnie-the-Pooh" (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSOMBER→
15A
Langston Hughes poem about the hope for equality (4)
Starts with I, ends with OITOO→
16A
Workout unit, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
17A
"The Lego Movie"? (11)
Starts with P, ends with MPLASTICFILM→
19A
Oldest Gershwin brother (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
20A
Lesions (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSORES→
21A
___ mater (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
22A
Crew propellers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOARS→
23A
"Star Trek"? (12)
Starts with S, ends with MSPACEPROGRAM→
26A
Schlemiel (7)
Starts with S, ends with KSADSACK→
29A
"Old Man ___ at Cloud" (bit from "The Simpsons" that became an internet meme) (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYELLS→
31A
Perch for a plant or a pie (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSILL→
33A
Sends reeling with a punch (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDECKS→
36A
Breaks in continuity (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPS→
38A
Coped (with) (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEALT→
41A
Subpar grub (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
42A
Channel for the Mavericks and Cavaliers (5)
Starts with N, ends with VNBATV→
46A
Luau instrument, informally (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUKE→
47A
Tokyo-based company that produces cameras and office equipment (5)
Starts with R, ends with HRICOH→
50A
Political platform, perhaps (7)
Starts with S, ends with XSOAPBOX→
52A
"Finding Nemo"? (12)
Starts with W, ends with EWATERFEATURE→
55A
Second Amendment subject (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARMS→
56A
Scruff (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAPE→
57A
Smallest country in the European Union (122 square miles) (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMALTA→
61A
"That surprises me" (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
62A
"Planet Earth"? (11)
Starts with W, ends with SWORLDSERIES→
64A
Completely dominate, informally (3)
Starts with O, ends with NOWN→
65A
"___, Brute?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
66A
Not filled, as a role (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNCAST→
67A
Trawling equipment (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
68A
Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
69A
___ Vallarta, Mexico (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPUERTO→
Down
1D
Tbsp. divisions (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSPS→
2D
Popular candy wrapped in gold foil (4)
Starts with R, ends with OROLO→
3D
Minnesota representative Ilhan ___ (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
4D
Have a bee in one's bonnet (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOBSESS→
5D
Places where puppies are pampered (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPETSPAS→
6D
Hindu honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
7D
Winchester, for one (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERIFLE→
8D
Ren's cartoon buddy (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSTIMPY→
9D
Hit 1958 song officially titled "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu" (6)
Starts with V, ends with EVOLARE→
10D
When doubled, a cheerleader's accessory (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPOM→
11D
Locale famous for roasts (10)
Starts with F, ends with BFRIARSCLUB→
12D
Alternative name for planet Earth (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATERRA→
13D
Involuntary contraction (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSPASM→
18D
Laugh like a witch (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECACKLE→
22D
Leers at (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOGLES→
24D
Not a base (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
25D
Obsolete (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
26D
Communicate with the hands (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSIGN→
27D
Horse that excels in equestrian sports (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
28D
Cabinet division (10)
Starts with D, ends with TDEPARTMENT→
32D
Lecture counterpart, sometimes (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLAB→
34D
Gorilla that famously learned to 26-Down (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKOKO→
35D
X-ray ___ (novelty goggles) (4)
Starts with S, ends with XSPEX→
37D
Complete messes (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTIES→
39D
Went the distance (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLASTED→
40D
Pants, informally (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTROU→
43D
Device with tracking tech (3)
Starts with V, ends with RVCR→
45D
Spirit guide? (7)
Starts with B, ends with UBARMENU→
48D
Worth mentioning (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOFNOTE→
49D
Game in which players tend to avoid the queen of spades (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARTS→
51D
Actor Guy of "Memento" (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPEARCE→
52D
Oregon Trail vehicle (5)
Starts with W, ends with NWAGON→
53D
"___ there yet?" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAREWE→
54D
Highest grade (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPLUS→
58D
Whopper server? (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
59D
Try, as patience (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
60D
Regarding (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
62D
Like a fresh coat of paint (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWET→
63D
"How's it hangin'?" (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSUP→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 25, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Bob Benson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Groups of soldiers (TROOPS); Initials on an invitation (RSVP); Mil. installations (FTS).
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