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NYT Crossword — March 12, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues
1Exclamation before the 10th inning
8Facets
15Gabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___"
16Cousin of a squadron
17Greek goddess whose namesake NASA mission plans to land the first female astronaut on the moon
18Folk song figure who is implored not to cry
19Allow
20___-ops
21High-traffic hosp. areas
22German article
23Sierra ___
25Mall stall
27Globular regalia
30Marché de ___ (French yuletide market)
32The Wicked Witch of the West, in "Wicked"
35Grammy's Album of the Year winner for 2024's "Cowboy Carter"
39Someone with a burning desire
40Uncomplicated
42Take off
43Show visible disdain
45Crazy, sexy or cool: Abbr.
46Place to buy a toy for a toy
47Boolean operators denoted by v-like symbols
48Professional in risk assessment
51"___ be my honor"
52Kid-lit character with telekinetic abilities
54"Brand New Key" singer, 1971
56Sticky stuff
57Tool to unlock most modern cars
58Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?
67Target of a military hunt
68Heidi Klum, for one
69Birthplace of Halle Berry and Simone Biles
70Ruse
71Yarn spinner's tool
72Like plump peaches, typically

Down

42 clues
1Poker declaration
2Kinsey scale rating for someone equally attracted to men and women
3___ voce (musical notation meaning "soft voice")
4Lager alternative
5Paint sometimes made with egg yolk
6"Bearded" flower
7Uncomplicated
8Part of the Hagia Sophia with a celebrated mosaic of Mary and child
9Curve on a score
10FaceID or TouchID
11Important info for an airport pickup, informally
12What an apartment may be converted into
13Musical notes
14Mocking comments, maybe
24Never ever ever
26"You win!"
28___ America, network behind "Killing Eve"
29Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian
30Classic arcade game in which characters can dunk at humanly impossible heights
31Poetic preposition
32Surrey town known for its salt
33Yoga pants fabric
34"Drink up!"
36Unavailable, as a doctor
37Parodia and peyote, for two
38Wear down
41Ending with Smith or Barnard
44TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence
46Traffic cone
49Obsolescent data storage options
50Freebie at most American diners
53Country that elected its first female P.M. in 2022
55Hate, hate, hate!
58Sticky stuff
59Leatherworker's tool
60Court
61Swab
62Hullaballoo
63Prefix with -phyte
64Bigeye tuna
65Back talk
66Nemesis

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMar 12, 2025
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorChandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split36 across · 42 down
Longest entries
58APerform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?15 ltrs1AExclamation before the 10th inning7 ltrs8AFacets7 ltrs15AGabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___"7 ltrs16ACousin of a squadron7 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.