NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 5, 2025
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Clues81
Across45
Down36
ConstructorRebecca Goldstein
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
"Adios, ___!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMIGO→
6A
Texter's "you tell me" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KIDK→
9A
Sweet braided bread (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABABKA→
14A
Source of a pulse (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSONAR→
15A
Modernizing prefix (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
16A
Ingredient in a Whopper (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONION→
17A
Home of many champion marathoners (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKENYA→
18A
"And just like THAT!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBAM→
19A
Small contribution (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADDIN→
20A
Blowout victory, metaphorically (9)
Starts with B, ends with HBLOODBATH→
23A
Chichén ___ (Mayan archaeological site) (4)
Starts with I, ends with AITZA→
26A
Latin "wolf" (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLUPUS→
27A
Hulking brute (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
31A
Wild backdrop for "Wuthering Heights" (4)
Starts with M, ends with RMOOR→
32A
Biblical patriarch who begat Methuselah (5)
Starts with E, ends with HENOCH→
33A
Lead-in to ever (4)
Starts with W, ends with MWHOM→
34A
Device for taking notes? (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
35A
Verbal facepalm (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDOH→
36A
Message meaning "I can't be reached right now" (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOOO→
37A
"Welcome Back, Kotter" role of 1970s TV (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGABE→
39A
Yusuf ___, adopted name of singer Cat Stevens (5)
Starts with I, ends with MISLAM→
41A
Subtle summons (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
42A
Woman's name that becomes another woman's name when an "M" is added to the front (6)
Starts with E, ends with AELISSA→
44A
Missouri tributary (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPLATTE→
46A
One part of a swimming pool (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDEEPEND→
48A
Beat rapidly, as eggs (7)
Starts with W, ends with DWHISKED→
49A
Center (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECORE→
50A
Something of miner concern? (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
52A
Commotion (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
53A
A little cute? (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELFIN→
54A
Comedy bit (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGAG→
55A
Broadway star LuPone (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPATTI→
57A
Talent (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGIFT→
58A
Big softy, perhaps (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCRIER→
60A
Put through the self-checkout (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
61A
Research campus in upstate N.Y. (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRPI→
62A
With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down (7)
Starts with H, ends with DHAUNTED→
64A
Went underground (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHID→
65A
Exit key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
66A
See 62-Across (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMANSION→
67A
Country music's ___ Young Band (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
68A
Buttonless shirt (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
69A
Carry-___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with SONS→
70A
Airport org. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
71A
Intelligence org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
Down
1D
"___, and it shall be given you": Matthew 7:7 (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
2D
Recipient of Bart Simpson's crank calls (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMOE→
3D
New York's Stonewall, e.g. (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
4D
New York's Stonewall, e.g. (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGAYBAR→
5D
Mouthy? (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
6D
Puts into play, as a basketball (8)
Starts with I, ends with SINBOUNDS→
7D
Marvel superhero portrayed by Ryan Reynolds (8)
Starts with D, ends with LDEADPOOL→
8D
Fermented, sweetened tea drink (8)
Starts with K, ends with AKOMBUCHA→
9D
Dinghy or dory (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOAT→
10D
"You said it!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with WANDHOW→
11D
Two hearts, for one (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBID→
12D
Fish in a garden pond (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
13D
"Raggedy" doll (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
21D
Cheer for a fútbol team (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
22D
Fireplace residue (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
23D
Caught on camera, say (6)
Starts with I, ends with DIMAGED→
24D
1919 event that confirmed the general theory of relativity (12)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTALECLIPSE→
25D
Commercial property left mostly vacant by hybrid work arrangements (12)
Starts with Z, ends with EZOMBIEOFFICE→
28D
Restaurant offering delivery and pickup only (12)
Starts with G, ends with NGHOSTKITCHEN→
29D
Spinning, feathered lures (12)
Starts with R, ends with SROOSTERTAILS→
30D
Overplayed on stage (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEMOTED→
38D
Clever wit (6)
Starts with E, ends with TESPRIT→
39D
Actor McKellen (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
40D
Speedometer fig. (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMPH→
41D
Rotini and bucatini (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPASTAS→
43D
Detected (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
45D
Speech therapist's concern (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLISP→
47D
Off-leash areas (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDOGRUNS→
48D
"You don't have to explain your joke to us" (7)
Starts with W, ends with TWEGETIT→
51D
Cloudbursts (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAINS→
53D
Scary sight for a red-bellied marsh mouse (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
56D
World's most populous country as of 2023 (5)
Starts with I, ends with AINDIA→
58D
James of "The Godfather" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAAN→
59D
Speed Wagon and Flying Cloud of old autodom (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREOS→
62D
Insurance option, for short (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
63D
Recombinant ___ (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 5, 2025?+
81 clues: 45 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Adios, ___!" (AMIGO); Texter's "you tell me" (IDK); Sweet braided bread (BABKA).
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