NYT Crossword March 2 2025 Answers

All 145 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz“Rainbow Connection”
ALL CLUES145 CLUES
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1ATown3 lettersSee answer ›4A"___ funny …" (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov)5 lettersSee answer ›9A"Don't take offense," nowadays7 lettersSee answer ›16AN.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was invented3 lettersSee answer ›19AMid-voyage3 lettersSee answer ›20AMembers of a tough crowd, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›21ASome painkillers7 lettersSee answer ›22ANeighbor of Pakistan3 lettersSee answer ›23AGo-ahead responses3 lettersSee answer ›24AThe humanities, traditionally14 lettersSee answer ›26AMove gingerly3 lettersSee answer ›27AH.S. exams taken for college credit3 lettersSee answer ›28AHockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puck5 lettersSee answer ›29AFollower of Robespierre, in 18th-century France7 lettersSee answer ›30AWinged pest3 lettersSee answer ›31AWhat a daredevil might go without3 lettersSee answer ›32ABinary pronoun options7 lettersSee answer ›34APhotographer Goldin3 lettersSee answer ›35AExpecting, informally5 lettersSee answer ›37AOne of two, in this clue7 lettersSee answer ›39AMafiosi7 lettersSee answer ›42AArmada vessel6 lettersSee answer ›43ASmidgen3 lettersSee answer ›44AOne tapped by leadership?3 lettersSee answer ›45ATemper4 lettersSee answer ›46ABit of smack talk3 lettersSee answer ›47ASacred bird of Egyptian mythology4 lettersSee answer ›49AGo in circles5 lettersSee answer ›51ATaiwan-based tech giant4 lettersSee answer ›52AFormicary residents4 lettersSee answer ›54APart of an underground network4 lettersSee answer ›55AMaritime hazard3 lettersSee answer ›56AIt's simultaneously attractive and repulsive5 lettersSee answer ›58AMalty craft beer6 lettersSee answer ›60APersonal3 lettersSee answer ›61AMont Blanc, par exemple3 lettersSee answer ›62ALike much limestone3 lettersSee answer ›63AGender abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›64AMama's mama4 lettersSee answer ›66AWarning letters before a link4 lettersSee answer ›68ANarrative arc3 lettersSee answer ›69AAthletic competitions4 lettersSee answer ›70ABand whose name is a rhyme scheme3 lettersSee answer ›71AVaping implement4 lettersSee answer ›72AOscar-winning Michelle4 lettersSee answer ›73AModest bouquet3 lettersSee answer ›74AOn the safe side, nautically3 lettersSee answer ›75ADerby entry3 lettersSee answer ›76AComedian Philips3 lettersSee answer ›77APompous "I"6 lettersSee answer ›79AMakes mincemeat of5 lettersSee answer ›81AVerifiable3 lettersSee answer ›82AActor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" movies4 lettersSee answer ›83ACapital of East Timor4 lettersSee answer ›84AHurt badly4 lettersSee answer ›85APackaging cords5 lettersSee answer ›87ASlippery4 lettersSee answer ›88ASloth, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›89AAll-encompassing prefix4 lettersSee answer ›90AGoddess of the dawn3 lettersSee answer ›91ASite-seeing need?3 lettersSee answer ›92A___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict)6 lettersSee answer ›95ASomething to chew on7 lettersSee answer ›97AIs too overwhelmed with emotion to speak7 lettersSee answer ›101AShowy5 lettersSee answer ›102ABig name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in it3 lettersSee answer ›103AWhat "E" on a gauge means7 lettersSee answer ›105AiPhone speaker?3 lettersSee answer ›106ASpinoff of a popular lecture series3 lettersSee answer ›107ABeers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina"7 lettersSee answer ›110AProp ___5 lettersSee answer ›111AActress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers"3 lettersSee answer ›112AFighting3 lettersSee answer ›113ATidy way to color … and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle?14 lettersSee answer ›115AWord on a shoppe sign3 lettersSee answer ›116ANike's swoosh or McDonald's golden arches3 lettersSee answer ›117ACourse with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table"7 lettersSee answer ›118AFilmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music video6 lettersSee answer ›119AEqual3 lettersSee answer ›120ANot quite yet3 lettersSee answer ›121ABig name in Western wear7 lettersSee answer ›122A"Good grief!"5 lettersSee answer ›123ASome flight tracker data, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DWord after second or before split6 lettersSee answer ›2DHard court tournament6 lettersSee answer ›3DWhat might fill you up after you fill up14 lettersSee answer ›4DParliamentary conservatives6 lettersSee answer ›5DCuisine style that's kept simmering at the table6 lettersSee answer ›6DPantheon of Norse gods5 lettersSee answer ›7DSend8 lettersSee answer ›8DW-9 nine: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›9DShortened name on a Pelicans jersey4 lettersSee answer ›10DWell-connected grp.?4 lettersSee answer ›11DTake a breather9 lettersSee answer ›12DMilliners' decorations8 lettersSee answer ›13DStayed home for dinner5 lettersSee answer ›14D"Nebraska" actor Bruce4 lettersSee answer ›15DShape of the border between yin and yang3 lettersSee answer ›16DLongtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered"6 lettersSee answer ›17DTries6 lettersSee answer ›18DApproximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffe6 lettersSee answer ›20DCame clean?6 lettersSee answer ›25DSet new records, say, informally4 lettersSee answer ›33D___ pants (loose-fitting garb)5 lettersSee answer ›35DAmerican patriot Thomas5 lettersSee answer ›36DAuthor of the "Goosebumps" series7 lettersSee answer ›38DGone by4 lettersSee answer ›40DCame (from)8 lettersSee answer ›41DWalks leisurely6 lettersSee answer ›42DSydneysider's salutation9 lettersSee answer ›44DTwo-point play in American football6 lettersSee answer ›47D"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass5 lettersSee answer ›48DSuper Mario character also known as King Koopa6 lettersSee answer ›49D___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable)9 lettersSee answer ›50DStillness6 lettersSee answer ›53DStar witness?14 lettersSee answer ›57D16 years, for Little League Baseball8 lettersSee answer ›58DRisen from the ashes6 lettersSee answer ›59DSloth, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›63DLead-in to a stark reality6 lettersSee answer ›65DExtreme pain5 lettersSee answer ›67DLine of questioning?7 lettersSee answer ›69DSaltwater6 lettersSee answer ›78DLetter-shaped dress style5 lettersSee answer ›79DSingle-player and multiplayer, for two9 lettersSee answer ›80DKnight's need5 lettersSee answer ›82DRockefeller Plaza muralist4 lettersSee answer ›84DDriver8 lettersSee answer ›86DPuns and anagrams, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›91DExcept if6 lettersSee answer ›92DComes to6 lettersSee answer ›93DRetort that sounds like a "Star Wars" character6 lettersSee answer ›94D"Twister" star Bill6 lettersSee answer ›96DEncryption code, in computer science lingo4 lettersSee answer ›97DSpanish "when"6 lettersSee answer ›98DVirgil epic6 lettersSee answer ›99DWorn down6 lettersSee answer ›100DSome Bay Area athletes, familiarly6 lettersSee answer ›102DFollowing5 lettersSee answer ›104DFun romance5 lettersSee answer ›107DApt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e"4 lettersSee answer ›108DEmperor with a statue outside the Colosseum4 lettersSee answer ›109DMemo header4 lettersSee answer ›113DPoints the finger at3 lettersSee answer ›114DPopular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blight3 lettersSee answer ›
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