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NYT Crossword — March 17, 2025

Monday’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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1D
2A
3B
4S
5H
6U
7G
8O
9T
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15A
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16W
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17J
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18S
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19A
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20A
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21B
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58T
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60A
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Across

34 clues
1Small amounts, as of hair gel
5Victor ___, author of "Les Misérables"
9Ankle bones
14Prefix with science or potent
15"Now!," in a rush order
16Some fast-food sandwiches
17Emmy-winning actress for "Hacks"
19Chile de ___ (very spicy pepper)
20Seed used to flavor ouzo
21Tiny computer unit
23Double-reed woodwind
24Only person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year
28Belief systems
32Twerp
33Numbers with four digits
35What a subject and a verb should do
40With 41-Across, former "S.N.L." regular who played Gemma and Cathy Anne
41See 40-Across
42"___ la vista!"
43Reduces, as profits
46Unit of corn or wisdom
48___ Congeniality (pageant title)
49She played Serena on "Gossip Girl"
54Take in, as a salary
55___-Caps (candy)
56Very, very
61Say hello to
63Slogan that celebrates a young woman's confidence and independence ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40-/41- and 49-Across
66Face shapes
67Eight, in Ensenada
68Have a meal by candlelight, say
69Small sample
70Gas in some lighted signs
71Split ___ (hair problem)

Down

44 clues
1Rapper ___ Cat
2"You said it, brother!"
3___ B'rith (Jewish organization)
4Sloth and gluttony, for two
5Nonkosher meat
62015 and 2019 Women's World Cup soccer champs
7In mixed-up condition
8Choices
9Carrier whose former terminal at J.F.K. is now a hotel
10-->
11Companion of a priest and a minister in many a joke
12Parody
13Part of an atoll
18It comes between "ready" and "go"
22Swim-bike-run race, for short
25On vacation, say
26Yang's counterpart
27Accommodates, as on a bus
28Scratch that!
29Former stadium for the Mets
30Slip-on shoes, familiarly
31Hearts or clubs
34Quench
36Gloomy, as news
37Rice-A-___
38Docs treating tonsillitis
39Inflated ones can be bruised
41Bear market order
43Give rise to
44Bill
45Shirt that's sometimes tie-dyed
47Chicago trains
49Sired
50Stage before pupa in metamorphosis
51Regions
52Prepared to be knighted
53"Uh-huh"
57Vein of ore
58Mattress size smaller than a full
59Tear to pieces
60Greek war god
62When doubled, it's a fly
64Letter after pi
65Chaney who played Quasimodo

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Stats & info

Monday, Mar 17, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMar 17, 2025
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorKathy Lowden
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split34 across · 44 down
Longest entries
24AOnly person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year11 ltrs49AShe played Serena on "Gossip Girl"11 ltrs17AEmmy-winning actress for "Hacks"9 ltrs33ANumbers with four digits9 ltrs43AReduces, as profits9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.