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NYT Crossword March 9 2025 Answers

All 140 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.

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ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFirst lady McKinley3 lettersSee answer ›4ACommon saltwater baitfish4 lettersSee answer ›8ALetters before Q4 lettersSee answer ›12ABecome crunchy in the oven7 lettersSee answer ›19AImage of Mickey, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›20A___ Nostra4 lettersSee answer ›21ALake that's largely fed by the Detroit River4 lettersSee answer ›22A"Red telephone," historically7 lettersSee answer ›23ABreakfast order request8 lettersSee answer ›25A[London Herald, 4/16/1912]12 lettersSee answer ›27A[The New York Times, 8/9/1974]12 lettersSee answer ›29A"Scarface"8 lettersSee answer ›30ASchedule5 lettersSee answer ›31ADrives off5 lettersSee answer ›32A"Catch ya later!"5 lettersSee answer ›33AWee one3 lettersSee answer ›34AFrankincense or myrrh5 lettersSee answer ›36AT-E-A-M doesn't have one, so they say3 lettersSee answer ›37APlantain lily, by another name5 lettersSee answer ›39A[Chicago Daily Tribune, 11/3/1948]18 lettersSee answer ›47ACompany once called the California Perfume Company4 lettersSee answer ›48AWrap one's head around3 lettersSee answer ›49APopular Hawaiian dish4 lettersSee answer ›50ADriest country in sub-Saharan Africa7 lettersSee answer ›54AThey're below par7 lettersSee answer ›56AChoice words3 lettersSee answer ›57AFootwear for a sharp dresser?9 lettersSee answer ›59A"___ Mouse," Chick Corea jazz standard of 19725 lettersSee answer ›60AToward the opposing goal, in hockey5 lettersSee answer ›62AGeometry calculation: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›63A"How ya doin'?"3 lettersSee answer ›64A[Variety, 10/30/1929]15 lettersSee answer ›70A___ Dhabi3 lettersSee answer ›73AAlliance since 1948, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›74AGolf's Slammin' Sammy5 lettersSee answer ›75ABouquet5 lettersSee answer ›79ASeer cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies would not be believed9 lettersSee answer ›83APoorly3 lettersSee answer ›84AHeadwear that's stereotypically red7 lettersSee answer ›86ABreakout performer?7 lettersSee answer ›87AIt's blowin' in the wind4 lettersSee answer ›89A___ thruster (physics lab device)3 lettersSee answer ›90ACorrin of "Nosferatu"4 lettersSee answer ›91A[New York Daily News, 10/30/1975]18 lettersSee answer ›95A"The rubber people," in Nahuatl5 lettersSee answer ›98A"Biting" characteristic3 lettersSee answer ›99ABig name in health care5 lettersSee answer ›100ATrouble3 lettersSee answer ›101AFleet5 lettersSee answer ›104AWhere people typically go to the mat?5 lettersSee answer ›106AAttempt to tear5 lettersSee answer ›111AFool around8 lettersSee answer ›113AWith 115-Across, [New York Post, 4/15/1983]12 lettersSee answer ›115ASee 113-Across12 lettersSee answer ›117A"Jeez Louise!"8 lettersSee answer ›118ABoils7 lettersSee answer ›119ALatin "Look"4 lettersSee answer ›120AFilmmaker Johnson4 lettersSee answer ›121ADegree held by only one U.S. president (George W. Bush)3 lettersSee answer ›122ADrink after a race, say7 lettersSee answer ›123ASignaled4 lettersSee answer ›124AWraps up4 lettersSee answer ›125AThe Second vis-à-vis the First, say3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DCher and Madonna, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›2DOld Scratch, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›3DBaby name whose popularity plummeted after 20155 lettersSee answer ›4DIt might be chewed in a theater7 lettersSee answer ›5DFrost4 lettersSee answer ›6DTaxpayers9 lettersSee answer ›7D9 to 5, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›8DRelease5 lettersSee answer ›9DBeams5 lettersSee answer ›10DParts of comedy routines4 lettersSee answer ›11DServing at a Chinese restaurant3 lettersSee answer ›12DCarolina Reaper, for one5 lettersSee answer ›13DGood name for a geologist?5 lettersSee answer ›14D"How sad"9 lettersSee answer ›15DLapse4 lettersSee answer ›16DSome red or white wines6 lettersSee answer ›17DPull some strings?6 lettersSee answer ›18DOld Spanish coin6 lettersSee answer ›24DWaste away3 lettersSee answer ›26DBottom5 lettersSee answer ›28DActress Skye4 lettersSee answer ›32DPayments made at a table5 lettersSee answer ›35DLeg up4 lettersSee answer ›36DQuery3 lettersSee answer ›38D"I'll get to work right now"4 lettersSee answer ›39DDollops4 lettersSee answer ›40D___ Woods, best-selling author of 2023's "The Lost Bookshop"4 lettersSee answer ›41DThreadbare4 lettersSee answer ›42DFund, as a college5 lettersSee answer ›43DThey're known to open with some jokes6 lettersSee answer ›44DLongtime music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra9 lettersSee answer ›45DThe "U" of 60-Down5 lettersSee answer ›46D"Damage" director Louis5 lettersSee answer ›51DK-pop septet3 lettersSee answer ›52DShort note?3 lettersSee answer ›53DCreature in the final scene of "Cleopatra"3 lettersSee answer ›55DLong-term deposit, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›56DGo (for)3 lettersSee answer ›58DCertain spot4 lettersSee answer ›60DIt once shared a land border with 16 countries4 lettersSee answer ›61DDrawstring place6 lettersSee answer ›65DHardly the social butterfly5 lettersSee answer ›66DStowed5 lettersSee answer ›67D___ soda3 lettersSee answer ›68DNeedlefish3 lettersSee answer ›69DMonopolist's trait5 lettersSee answer ›70DOne-pointer in cribbage3 lettersSee answer ›71DSome undergrad degs.3 lettersSee answer ›72DTrojans' sch.3 lettersSee answer ›76D"Jeez, I can't catch a break"4 lettersSee answer ›77DCall from a crib4 lettersSee answer ›78DSlightly4 lettersSee answer ›80DUmpire's ruling4 lettersSee answer ›81DWritings of dubious authenticity9 lettersSee answer ›82DEschew5 lettersSee answer ›84D"Victory is mine!," in modern lingo9 lettersSee answer ›85DPrivy to4 lettersSee answer ›88DMake a scene3 lettersSee answer ›89D"My heavens!"8 lettersSee answer ›92DThey can support a nest egg5 lettersSee answer ›93D48-oz. beer glass4 lettersSee answer ›94DService providers?7 lettersSee answer ›95DWise-appearing6 lettersSee answer ›96D___ Tunes6 lettersSee answer ›97DLike the cheese in a grilled cheese6 lettersSee answer ›102DProtective tip on a lace5 lettersSee answer ›103DBel ___ cheese5 lettersSee answer ›104DInformal goodbye5 lettersSee answer ›105DMade some waves?5 lettersSee answer ›107DTech giant whose initials are its N.Y.S.E. symbol3 lettersSee answer ›108DSome have meters5 lettersSee answer ›109DMexican marinade5 lettersSee answer ›110D"The Seduction of Joe ___" (1979 Alan Alda film)5 lettersSee answer ›112DTolkien trilogy, for short4 lettersSee answer ›113DMorehouse or Howard, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›114DWhole bunch4 lettersSee answer ›116DInstant3 lettersSee answer ›
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