NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 24, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorVictor Schmitt
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
Messy pile (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHEAP→
5A
Loops in on an email thread (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
8A
Odysseus' faithful dog (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARGOS→
13A
Major or Minor in astronomy? (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
14A
___ Gold, pretzel brand (4)
Starts with R, ends with DROLD→
16A
Bracelet bits (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEADS→
17A
Londoner or Liverpudlian, informally (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBRIT→
18A
Buckeye's home (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
19A
Japanese noodle dish (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRAMEN→
20A
Something you might step on before or after a shower (13)
Starts with B, ends with EBATHROOMSCALE→
23A
What backup dancers often move in (6)
Starts with U, ends with NUNISON→
24A
Casual affirmative (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
25A
Sleep cycle inits. (3)
Starts with R, ends with MREM→
28A
K-pop group with an "army" of followers (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
29A
The Air Force's F-16 or F-22, for example (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJET→
31A
Tiki bar cocktail with a rhyming name (6)
Starts with M, ends with IMAITAI→
33A
Set of ethical standards (12)
Starts with M, ends with SMORALCOMPASS→
36A
Jones or James of jazz (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
39A
Zodiac sign whose symbol roars (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
40A
Matures (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
41A
Person who has reached near-mythical status (12)
Starts with L, ends with DLIVINGLEGEND→
46A
Swim meet event (6)
Starts with M, ends with YMEDLEY→
47A
___ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
48A
Org. for Arnold Palmer (3)
Starts with P, ends with APGA→
51A
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby (3)
Starts with O, ends with RORR→
52A
Vehicle in a light rail system (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
55A
Arctic abodes (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIGLOOS→
57A
Here, there and everywhere … or where to find 20-, 33- and 41-Across's ends? (13)
Starts with A, ends with PALLOVERTHEMAP→
60A
Brief walk-on movie appearance (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMEO→
62A
Character in "Frankenstein" films who doesn't appear in the Mary Shelley novel (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
63A
Severe wind (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGALE→
64A
Chris of Captain America fame (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVANS→
65A
Fruit from a palm (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDATE→
66A
Norse god of war (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
67A
Has staying power (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLASTS→
68A
Cryptography org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
Down
1D
Commotion (6)
Starts with H, ends with BHUBBUB→
2D
Knight-___ (medieval character wandering in search of adventure) (6)
Starts with E, ends with TERRANT→
3D
"The way things stand …" (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASITIS→
4D
Routes (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPATHS→
5D
Bing Crosby or Nat King Cole (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCROONER→
6D
Pacific salmon (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOHO→
7D
Like seaweed or raw octopus (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSLIMY→
8D
President Lincoln (7)
Starts with A, ends with MABRAHAM→
9D
Not imaginary (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREAL→
10D
Call of Duty handle, e.g. (8)
Starts with G, ends with GGAMERTAG→
11D
Poem of praise (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
12D
Nine-digit ID (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
15D
Prescription specification (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOSE→
21D
Color of two stripes on the flag de España (4)
Starts with R, ends with OROJO→
22D
Attire for a G.I. who doesn't want to be seen (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMO→
26D
Loosen (up) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
27D
Go wide of the mark (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMISS→
30D
Able to reach the highest shelf, say (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTALL→
32D
Apple tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
33D
Vote-by-___ (absentee option) (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMAIL→
34D
Gymnast Suni ___ (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
35D
Small parts of a big organization, in an idiom (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOGS→
36D
Resident of 123 Sesame Street (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
37D
Echelon (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTIER→
38D
"The Boys" and "The Bear," for two (8)
Starts with T, ends with STVDRAMAS→
42D
Deficit after all things considered (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNETLOSS→
43D
Greek sandwich in pita bread (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGYRO→
44D
Country between Djibouti and Sudan on the coast of the Red Sea (7)
Starts with E, ends with AERITREA→
45D
Near, to a poet (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNIGH→
48D
Greasy hair ointment (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPOMADE→
49D
Hockey player who wears a mask (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGOALIE→
50D
Utah's state trees (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASPENS→
53D
Enthusiastic, as a fan (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAVID→
54D
Rap's ___ Thee Stallion (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMEGAN→
56D
Toy bricks (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGOS→
58D
Gave for a while (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
59D
Goes bad, as fruit (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROTS→
60D
Cartoon collectible (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCEL→
61D
Filmmaker DuVernay (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 24, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Victor Schmitt and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Messy pile (HEAP); Loops in on an email thread (CCS); Odysseus' faithful dog (ARGOS).
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