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NYT Crossword — March 1, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 68 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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33 clues

1Like some healthful spice blends

9Exam usually spoken of with a two-syllable acronym

13Incan emperor captured by Pizarro's forces

15End of the title of a popular radio show

16In-tents dining experience?

19Rush uncontrollably

20A hot one can be dangerous

22Not from Scotland?

23Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"

24Court division

27M.L.B. M.V.P. with both the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers

29"By all means!"

30___ Aran, protagonist in Nintendo's Metroid

33Snack items that can go to your head

35Sensible guide

36High-calorie burger toppings

37Hunter's garb originally made of seal or caribou skin

42World peace grp.

44Northern California's ___ River

45"Hulk" actor Eric

46Foreign policy grp.

47Muscle that sounds encouraging, informally

49Performed exactly as expected, in a way

51"Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik

56Next in line, if you will

57Means of children's instruction

59Splashy footwear?

Down

35 clues

1"___ away" (RuPaul catchphrase)

2Make harmonious

3Lenny & ___ (California-based cookie brand)

4Variable representing an angle, in math

5Provide power to

6Deems perfect, perhaps

7Supernatural descendant of Cain, in "Beowulf"

9Text that's usually not literally true

10Emulate Arachne

11Some high-end suits

17Subcompact Kia

21They build the latissimus dorsi and biceps brachii

25Make stick out, in a way

26Familiar injury in football and soccer

28Takes a little off

30One putting on a show

31"You're totally right"

33Circles on the ice

35Change you don't see very often

36Wailer of folklore

37Strong and lively, as language

39Actress Fawcett

40Feature of Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc."

41Really freakin' awesome

43Supernatural descendant of Cain, in "Beowulf"

48Safari platform

50Word often found near Roman numerals

52Org. with collectors

54Russian fighter jet

55Combat sport, for short

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Stats & info

Saturday, Mar 1, 2025

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 1, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorRyan Judge

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 35 down

Longest entries

33ASnack items that can go to your head11 ltrs 35ASensible guide11 ltrs 36AHigh-calorie burger toppings11 ltrs 16AIn-tents dining experience?10 ltrs 53ALobby, e.g.10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.