NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 18, 2025
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Clues79
Across41
Down38
ConstructorLarry Snyder and Jonathan Kaufman
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
One might be supporting or speaking (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROLE→
5A
Cardamom-spiced brew (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICHAI→
9A
Disneyland transport (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
13A
Greek god whose name sounds like a zodiac sign (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
14A
Achieve on merit (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEARN→
15A
Steel support for concrete (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREBAR→
17A
1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots (9)
Starts with D, ends with KDISCODUCK→
19A
Like the stereotypical gym membership purchased on New Year's Day (6)
Starts with U, ends with DUNUSED→
21A
Google : Android :: Apple : ___ (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
22A
Hit, as with snowballs (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPELT→
23A
Pub drink (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
24A
Something used on a golf course … or worn on a golf course (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
25A
Icy shower (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEET→
27A
"You goofball!" (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESILLYGOOSE→
30A
Weightlifter's injury (6)
Starts with H, ends with AHERNIA→
33A
Broke off, as a relationship (5)
Starts with E, ends with DENDED→
34A
First-year college student's assignment, perhaps (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDORM→
36A
"Help!" (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
38A
Amount printed in red (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSS→
39A
Dance fad of the 1970s (12)
Starts with F, ends with NFUNKYCHICKEN→
42A
Cowboy boot attachment (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPUR→
44A
Channel for "Dexter" and "Homeland" (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSHO→
45A
"S.N.L." alum Carvey (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADANA→
46A
Van Gogh's "Bedroom in ___" (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARLES→
48A
Long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
50A
Whom to call when you have a packed house? (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMOVERS→
54A
Bourbon brand whose name originated from a hunting expedition (10)
Starts with W, ends with YWILDTURKEY→
57A
Principle (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTENET→
58A
Moody music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
59A
Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with OARO→
60A
"___ Lives," 2023 film nominated for Best Picture (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPAST→
62A
One managing a Fortune 500 company's fortunes, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCFO→
63A
Make harmless, as a snake (6)
Starts with D, ends with GDEFANG→
65A
67A
Because (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINCE→
68A
Actor Alan of "M*A*S*H" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALDA→
70A
Like a game headed into overtime (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTIED→
71A
Many a BuzzFeed posting (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
72A
"___ there, done that" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
Down
1D
Pickled vegetable in kimbap (6)
Starts with R, ends with HRADISH→
2D
Baltimore baseballer (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORIOLE→
3D
Lower in rank (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLESSER→
4D
"Exit full screen" key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
5D
Give over (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
6D
Schleps (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHAULS→
7D
Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway (6)
Starts with A, ends with CARCTIC→
8D
Fountain pen filler (3)
Starts with I, ends with KINK→
9D
"Honest to goodness!" (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTRULY→
10D
Go back on one's word (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEGE→
11D
___ Dhabi (3)
Starts with A, ends with UABU→
12D
Tusked Ice Age mammal (8)
Starts with M, ends with NMASTODON→
16D
Peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy brand (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREESES→
18D
Menu item (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOPTION→
20D
Title pages? (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEEDS→
23D
"Curiously strong" mint (6)
Starts with A, ends with DALTOID→
26D
Stood the test of time (7)
Starts with E, ends with DENDURED→
28D
A wish might be made on a loose one (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
29D
Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps (7)
Starts with O, ends with EONLEAVE→
31D
Torah holders (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARKS→
35D
"What a lifesaver!" (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMYHERO→
39D
Talking sheer nonsense (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFULLOFIT→
40D
Person who has skill with a skillet (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCOOK→
41D
Extremely complicated, as a problem (6)
Starts with K, ends with YKNOTTY→
42D
Cut, as logs (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSAWED→
43D
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and others (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPRIMES→
47D
Posture (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTANCE→
49D
Like many a Mount Everest guide (6)
Starts with N, ends with INEPALI→
51D
Make hard to read (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCODE→
52D
Safe haven (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREFUGE→
53D
Like some bases or hearts (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTOLEN→
55D
Strongly encouraged (5)
Starts with U, ends with DURGED→
56D
Gridiron units (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYARDS→
61D
"Immediately," in the operating room (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
64D
Darth Vader's boyhood nickname (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
65D
Playmate (3)
Starts with P, ends with LPAL→
66D
Super Bowl's mo. (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFEB→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 18, 2025?+
79 clues: 41 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Larry Snyder and Jonathan Kaufman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: One might be supporting or speaking (ROLE); Cardamom-spiced brew (CHAI); Disneyland transport (TRAM).
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