NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 3, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorHarrison Walden
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Try to delay (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTALL→
6A
Transcript figs. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
10A
Nickname for Yale attendees (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELIS→
14A
Alphabet quintet (5)
Starts with A, ends with UAEIOU→
15A
French or Italian bread? (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
16A
Circus shelter (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTENT→
17A
Authority figure in Yellowstone or Grand Teton (10)
Starts with P, ends with RPARKRANGER→
19A
Oscar winner Malek (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAMI→
20A
Jigsaw puzzle element (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIECE→
21A
Like the ending of "Hamlet" or "King Lear" (6)
Starts with T, ends with CTRAGIC→
23A
Hair goo (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
25A
Iconic basketball move of Kobe Bryant (11)
Starts with R, ends with KREVERSEDUNK→
28A
"The ____" (Tyler Perry series set in the White House) (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
30A
Emmy winner Edebiri of "The Bear" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAYO→
31A
A strawberry has about 200 of these (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEEDS→
32A
Actress Richards of "The World Is Not Enough" (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDENISE→
35A
Sicilian peak that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
37A
Hues unlikely to cause clashes (13)
Starts with N, ends with SNEUTRALCOLORS→
42A
Slip gently (into) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
43A
Gobble down (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDEVOUR→
45A
Before's opposite (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAFTER→
49A
"Weekend Update" show, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
51A
Thailand's continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
52A
Annoy to a maddening extent (11)
Starts with D, ends with EDRIVEINSANE→
56A
Place to get cash (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
57A
AM/FM devices (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRADIOS→
58A
Word following time or screen (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSAVER→
60A
"Right away, boss!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
61A
Downer feeling (10)
Starts with L, ends with SLOWSPIRITS→
66A
Drink with a polar bear mascot (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
67A
Antioxidant-rich berry (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
68A
Soccer shoe attachment (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCLEAT→
69A
"___ of the D'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel) (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
70A
Ocular woe (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYE→
71A
Easily annoyed (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTESTY→
Down
1D
Sticky tree stuff (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
2D
Long Island iced ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
3D
1980 disaster comedy film with an exclamation point in its title (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAIRPLANE→
4D
Trickster in Norse myth (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILOKI→
5D
Enticing one (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLURER→
6D
Swiss city famous for hosting peace conferences (6)
Starts with G, ends with AGENEVA→
7D
Curly-tailed dog (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPUG→
9D
Categorizes, as laundry (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSORTS→
10D
Online investment brokerage (6)
Starts with E, ends with EETRADE→
11D
The "L" of N.F.L. (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELEAGUE→
12D
Thought of and considered (6)
Starts with I, ends with DINMIND→
13D
Units of dynamite (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTICKS→
18D
Super serve (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
22D
Flea market deal (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERESALE→
23D
Supreme being (3)
Starts with G, ends with DGOD→
24D
Balanced (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
26D
Part of a microscope or telescope (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEYELENS→
27D
Campus military program, for short (4)
Starts with R, ends with CROTC→
29D
Lucy of "Kill Bill" (3)
Starts with L, ends with ULIU→
33D
Music player (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSTEREO→
34D
The Roaring Twenties, for one (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
36D
Say yes without words (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
38D
Professional org. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
39D
Eggs, in ancient Rome (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
40D
Prayer beads (8)
Starts with R, ends with SROSARIES→
41D
Spades or diamonds (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSUIT→
44D
Head-butt (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
45D
Dexterous (6)
Starts with A, ends with TADROIT→
46D
Land of Napoleon (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFRANCE→
47D
Neatens up (6)
Starts with T, ends with STIDIES→
48D
Digital party announcements (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEVITES→
50D
Timmy's dog on 1950s TV (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELASSIE→
53D
Cuba y Puerto Rico (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLAS→
54D
40 winks (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
55D
Oust, as a tenant (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVICT→
59D
Author and lawyer ____ Stanley Gardner (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERLE→
62D
10th mo. (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOCT→
63D
Tactic (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWAY→
64D
Bit of body art, in brief (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
65D
Porcine habitat (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 3, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Harrison Walden and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Try to delay (STALL); Transcript figs. (GPAS); Nickname for Yale attendees (ELIS).
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