NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 20, 2025
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
ConstructorDaniel Grinberg
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Puppy bites (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNIPS→
5A
Overly trusting type (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNAIF→
9A
Hay there! (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBALE→
13A
Sign of warming temperatures (4)
Starts with T, ends with WTHAW→
14A
"Yeesh!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
15A
Nowhere to be found, in a way (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAWOL→
16A
Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHORA→
17A
Actor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity" (12)
Starts with J, ends with KJOH/ANCUSACK→
19A
Deep-frying hazard, maybe (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSPATTER→
21A
Cars whose logo represents the Pleiades star cluster (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSUBARUS→
22A
Aspiring doc's hurdle (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMCAT→
23A
Monica in the International Tennis Hall of Fame (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSELES→
24A
Green-skinned Marvel hero (9)
Starts with S, ends with KS/THEHULK→
27A
Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSORT→
28A
Worker in a Washington office (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
29A
Common antiseptic (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIODINE→
31A
Alternative to mushrooms, maybe (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLSD→
34A
Jewish deli order (5)
Starts with K, ends with HKNISH→
36A
Cleared (of) (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRID→
37A
Something that may be drawn at night (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAPE→
39A
What "…" sometimes means (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
40A
Singer Ric of the Cars (6)
Starts with O, ends with KOCASEK→
43A
Alma mater of Ian Fleming (as well as James Bond) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
44A
Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMORN→
45A
Urban area associated with gaming (9)
Starts with S, ends with YSIM/NCITY→
47A
Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKYOTO→
49A
Prom attendee, typically (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
50A
Tips back and forth (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEESAWS→
55A
Capability of being pulled and stretched (12)
Starts with P, ends with YP/ELASTICITY→
57A
Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPORE→
58A
A lot of lot? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
59A
County north of San Francisco (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANAPA→
60A
Work, work, work (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOIL→
61A
Gmail button (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEND→
62A
Hard worker to a degree? (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGRAD→
63A
[Don't delete this] (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTET→
Down
1D
Indefinite degrees (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNTHS→
2D
Restaurant chain acronym (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
3D
First responder (9)
Starts with P, ends with CPARAMEDIC→
4D
Upholsterers' samples (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSWATCHES→
5D
Onetime queen of Jordan (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOOR→
6D
"Yes, that's it!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAHH/A→
7D
Stops for the night? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINNS→
8D
Devote attention to (7)
Starts with F, ends with NFOCUSON→
9D
Product of hardened lava (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBASALT→
10D
"I'm well ___!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWARE→
11D
Defined set of points (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOCUS→
12D
Group that once included the members Babe Ruth and Harry Houdini (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELKS→
17D
Martial arts champion who co-starred in 2020's "Mulan" (5)
Starts with J, ends with IJETLI→
18D
Used a certain rideshare service (6)
Starts with U, ends with DUBERED→
24D
Hot ___ (6)
Starts with S, ends with ES/TAKE→
25D
When doubled, comment made with a wink (4)
Starts with H, ends with THINT→
26D
Source of the quote "Allah doesn't task a soul beyond its capacity" (5)
Starts with K, ends with NKORAN→
27D
Us and them, for two (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSIDES→
30D
Put down (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDIS→
31D
The word "aquarium" has one (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLATINROOT→
32D
Word before check or on (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPOT→
33D
Say it ain't so (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDENY→
35D
Heckle loudly (6)
Starts with H, ends with THOOTAT→
41D
Boastfulness (7)
Starts with C, ends with GCROWING→
42D
Word sometimes repeated after "Here ..." (5)
Starts with K, ends with YKITTY→
44D
Covered with a green growth (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMOSSED→
46D
New York pro athlete (5)
Starts with M, ends with TM/NET→
47D
N.F.L. star Travis (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKELCE→
48D
Thirst (for) (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEARN→
50D
Sites for saltwater soaks (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSP/EAS→
51D
Souvenir from a trip? (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
52D
Very little (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
53D
City on a lake of the same name (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
54D
Arm-raising muscle, informally (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDELT→
56D
Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 20, 2025?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Daniel Grinberg and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Puppy bites (NIPS); Overly trusting type (NAIF); Hay there! (BALE).
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