NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 8, 2025
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Clues66
Across33
Down33
ConstructorJoe Deeney
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Something extra, redundantly (10)
Starts with A, ends with SADDEDBONUS→
11A
"M*A*S*H" actress Loretta (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSWIT→
15A
Entry form? (10)
Starts with T, ends with ATRAVELVISA→
16A
Bird whose name may be written with two diacritics called kahakos (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
17A
Watches, say (10)
Starts with T, ends with STIMEPIECES→
18A
So-called "wolf of the sea" (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
19A
Cider mill fixture (10)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPLEPRESS→
20A
Join, in a way (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWELD→
21A
Org. symbolized by an eagle holding a key (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
22A
Private agreement? (6)
Starts with Y, ends with RYESSIR→
24A
Taking a hint? (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCLUED→
28A
"Harrumph!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
32A
Singer Dua ___ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALIPA→
33A
Visual classification systems (10)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLORCODES→
35A
Menaces in some adventure films (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
36A
"___ Control" (50 Cent hit) (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOUTTA→
37A
Ports, typically (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREDS→
38A
Common component of ranch dressing? (10)
Starts with S, ends with TSTETSONHAT→
40A
This might come after the check (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMATE→
41A
Company founded as Sleeper, Inc. (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASERTA→
42A
"Por qué no los ___?" (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
43A
1980s PC standard (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMSDOS→
44A
Sheltered, in a way (6)
Starts with I, ends with RINDOOR→
46A
Antonym of "iie" in Japanese (3)
Starts with H, ends with IHAI→
48A
Ream (out) (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHEW→
49A
Not looking so good (10)
Starts with I, ends with EINBADSHAPE→
56A
L.G.B.T.Q. activist McDonald (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECECE→
57A
Certain Southerner, colloquially (10)
Starts with G, ends with YGOODOLEBOY→
58A
Scrolls' homes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARKS→
59A
Publication that once branded itself as "the best of the alternative press" (10)
Starts with U, ends with RUTNEREADER→
60A
Unwind, so to speak (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
61A
Did a whole lot of nothing (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPASSEDTIME→
Down
1D
Flour used to make a chapati (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
2D
Cause of insomnia, maybe (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDRIP→
3D
Newly hung out to dry, say (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDAMP→
4D
First name in thrill shows (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVEL→
5D
Hang (on) (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEPEND→
6D
Insignificant interruptions (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLIPS→
7D
More than teem (10)
Starts with O, ends with DOVERABOUND→
8D
"Way to go!" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENICE→
9D
Listing on many a medication bottle (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
11D
Big blanket makers (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSNOWSTORMS→
12D
"Mom is gonna FLIP!" (10)
Starts with W, ends with DWERESODEAD→
13D
Thinking that one might (10)
Starts with I, ends with OINCLINEDTO→
14D
Garden party outfits often with floral patterns (10)
Starts with T, ends with STEADRESSES→
23D
Key to get out? (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
24D
Thunderbird, e.g. (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCLASSICCAR→
25D
"Oyez!" (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELISTENHERE→
26D
Areas with nosebleed seats (10)
Starts with U, ends with SUPPERDECKS→
27D
How the trade winds blow (10)
Starts with E, ends with TEASTTOWEST→
29D
Howe'er (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALTHO→
30D
Scorching (10)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTASHADES→
33D
"Who's the cutest li'l baby?," e.g. (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCOO→
34D
Animal fittingly used as a motif in "The Departed" (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
39D
Title with a tilde (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
43D
Took for a ride (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMISLED→
45D
Put together haphazardly (5)
Starts with R, ends with PRIGUP→
47D
Treasure (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
50D
What's added to one to make zero? (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOTA→
51D
___ vivants (sociable sorts) (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBONS→
53D
Arabic man's name meaning "servant of God" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IABDI→
54D
Sweet inclusion in a greeting card, maybe (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPOEM→
55D
Orphan of Brit lit (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEYRE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 8, 2025?+
66 clues: 33 Across and 33 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joe Deeney and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Something extra, redundantly (ADDEDBONUS); "M*A*S*H" actress Loretta (SWIT); Entry form? (TRAVELVISA).
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