NYT Crossword March 26 2025 Answers

All 85 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES85 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Mama" of the Mamas & the Papas4 lettersSee answer ›5ASwallows nervously5 lettersSee answer ›10AMotown song played at many a wedding5 lettersSee answer ›15A"That's hysterical!," online4 lettersSee answer ›16AParagon5 lettersSee answer ›17AKeats and Yeats5 lettersSee answer ›18ATiny amount4 lettersSee answer ›19A"I've done this before"5 lettersSee answer ›21AIt doesn't pay, they say5 lettersSee answer ›23AShort retirement?3 lettersSee answer ›24ALighter giant3 lettersSee answer ›25ANot so sure about a wedding, say6 lettersSee answer ›31AShe, in São Paulo3 lettersSee answer ›32AN.L. East or A.F.C. West3 lettersSee answer ›34ASome privately held businesses: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›35APale3 lettersSee answer ›37AYearned (for)7 lettersSee answer ›39AYou might have one to pick4 lettersSee answer ›40ATake care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do16 lettersSee answer ›45AHand or foot4 lettersSee answer ›46AFaces7 lettersSee answer ›47ASleep with3 lettersSee answer ›48AImage format, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›50ARoad repair goo3 lettersSee answer ›51AAlternative to a Stella or Sam Adams3 lettersSee answer ›54AThoroughly interrogates8 lettersSee answer ›59APortfolio holding, for short3 lettersSee answer ›60APopular R&B group composed of T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli3 lettersSee answer ›62AKind of pole5 lettersSee answer ›63ARave over, metaphorically5 lettersSee answer ›68APolo of "Meet the Parents"4 lettersSee answer ›69APre-covenant name for a biblical father5 lettersSee answer ›70AUp on5 lettersSee answer ›71AWest African staple crop4 lettersSee answer ›72AFrivolous5 lettersSee answer ›73APrepare, as tea5 lettersSee answer ›74ACampus site for 30,000+ Iowa students4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DHackneyed6 lettersSee answer ›2DLacking all scruples6 lettersSee answer ›3DCannabis variety6 lettersSee answer ›4D"Likewise"5 lettersSee answer ›5DJuniper-flavored spirit3 lettersSee answer ›6DNoodle variety4 lettersSee answer ›7DSet loose on5 lettersSee answer ›8DHandouts from street preachers9 lettersSee answer ›9DLike a fox3 lettersSee answer ›10DPortions of parsley6 lettersSee answer ›11DBootleg booze5 lettersSee answer ›12DRef. work that's been available electronically since 19883 lettersSee answer ›13DGreat Basin tribe3 lettersSee answer ›14DHistoric Chinese general3 lettersSee answer ›22DForested moon in "Return of the Jedi"5 lettersSee answer ›24DTampa Bay N.F.L.er3 lettersSee answer ›26DActress Rodriguez of "Jane the Virgin"4 lettersSee answer ›28DTimeworn6 lettersSee answer ›29D"Terrible" ages4 lettersSee answer ›30DNot mad4 lettersSee answer ›33DFabric that George Costanza said he'd drape himself in if it were socially acceptable6 lettersSee answer ›36DPioneering game console, for short3 lettersSee answer ›37D747 or A3803 lettersSee answer ›38DTad9 lettersSee answer ›39D___-relief3 lettersSee answer ›40DBaby bear3 lettersSee answer ›41DDownward force on earth, informally4 lettersSee answer ›42D"I saw," to Caesar4 lettersSee answer ›43D"My stars!"4 lettersSee answer ›44DHeadwear for Emily in Paris5 lettersSee answer ›48DBritish politico Corbyn6 lettersSee answer ›49DAd Council production, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›51DSpin doctors6 lettersSee answer ›52D"I'd like a brewski"6 lettersSee answer ›53DNegligent6 lettersSee answer ›55DLike some signs5 lettersSee answer ›56DRun away (with)5 lettersSee answer ›58DCry after pranking someone5 lettersSee answer ›61DAdorable4 lettersSee answer ›63D"Time ___ …"3 lettersSee answer ›64DSlugger's stat3 lettersSee answer ›65DNot online, online3 lettersSee answer ›66DSounds in spas3 lettersSee answer ›67DBlouse, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›
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