NYT Crossword March 17 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Kathy LowdenEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1ASmall amounts, as of hair gel4 lettersSee answer ›5AVictor ___, author of "Les Misérables"4 lettersSee answer ›9AAnkle bones5 lettersSee answer ›14APrefix with science or potent4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Now!," in a rush order4 lettersSee answer ›16ASome fast-food sandwiches5 lettersSee answer ›17AEmmy-winning actress for "Hacks"9 lettersSee answer ›19AChile de ___ (very spicy pepper)5 lettersSee answer ›20ASeed used to flavor ouzo5 lettersSee answer ›21ATiny computer unit3 lettersSee answer ›23ADouble-reed woodwind4 lettersSee answer ›24AOnly person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year11 lettersSee answer ›28ABelief systems4 lettersSee answer ›32ATwerp6 lettersSee answer ›33ANumbers with four digits9 lettersSee answer ›35AWhat a subject and a verb should do5 lettersSee answer ›40AWith 41-Across, former "S.N.L." regular who played Gemma and Cathy Anne6 lettersSee answer ›41ASee 40-Across6 lettersSee answer ›42A"___ la vista!"5 lettersSee answer ›43AReduces, as profits9 lettersSee answer ›46AUnit of corn or wisdom6 lettersSee answer ›48A___ Congeniality (pageant title)4 lettersSee answer ›49AShe played Serena on "Gossip Girl"11 lettersSee answer ›54ATake in, as a salary4 lettersSee answer ›55A___-Caps (candy)3 lettersSee answer ›56AVery, very5 lettersSee answer ›61ASay hello to5 lettersSee answer ›63ASlogan that celebrates a young woman's confidence and independence ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40-/41- and 49-Across9 lettersSee answer ›66AFace shapes5 lettersSee answer ›67AEight, in Ensenada4 lettersSee answer ›68AHave a meal by candlelight, say4 lettersSee answer ›69ASmall sample5 lettersSee answer ›70AGas in some lighted signs4 lettersSee answer ›71ASplit ___ (hair problem)4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DRapper ___ Cat4 lettersSee answer ›2D"You said it, brother!"4 lettersSee answer ›3D___ B'rith (Jewish organization)4 lettersSee answer ›4DSloth and gluttony, for two4 lettersSee answer ›5DNonkosher meat3 lettersSee answer ›6D2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup soccer champs3 lettersSee answer ›7DIn mixed-up condition7 lettersSee answer ›8DChoices7 lettersSee answer ›9DCarrier whose former terminal at J.F.K. is now a hotel3 lettersSee answer ›11DCompanion of a priest and a minister in many a joke5 lettersSee answer ›12DParody5 lettersSee answer ›13DPart of an atoll5 lettersSee answer ›18DIt comes between "ready" and "go"3 lettersSee answer ›22DSwim-bike-run race, for short3 lettersSee answer ›25DOn vacation, say4 lettersSee answer ›26DYang's counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›27DAccommodates, as on a bus5 lettersSee answer ›28DScratch that!4 lettersSee answer ›29DFormer stadium for the Mets4 lettersSee answer ›30DSlip-on shoes, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›31DHearts or clubs4 lettersSee answer ›34DQuench5 lettersSee answer ›36DGloomy, as news4 lettersSee answer ›37DRice-A-___4 lettersSee answer ›38DDocs treating tonsillitis4 lettersSee answer ›39DInflated ones can be bruised4 lettersSee answer ›41DBear market order4 lettersSee answer ›43DGive rise to7 lettersSee answer ›44DBill7 lettersSee answer ›45DShirt that's sometimes tie-dyed3 lettersSee answer ›47DChicago trains3 lettersSee answer ›49DSired5 lettersSee answer ›50DStage before pupa in metamorphosis5 lettersSee answer ›51DRegions5 lettersSee answer ›52DPrepared to be knighted5 lettersSee answer ›53D"Uh-huh"3 lettersSee answer ›57DVein of ore4 lettersSee answer ›58DMattress size smaller than a full4 lettersSee answer ›59DTear to pieces4 lettersSee answer ›60DGreek war god4 lettersSee answer ›62DWhen doubled, it's a fly3 lettersSee answer ›64DLetter after pi3 lettersSee answer ›65DChaney who played Quasimodo3 lettersSee answer ›
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