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NYT Crossword — March 19, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

38 clues

1Big acronym in insurance

6Symbols of wisdom

13Internet instigator

15Redding of R&B

16Place to take a break

17Thoroughly enjoyed oneself

19Hairy cousin of TV and film

20Lasting reminder

23Credit for a hockey player

25Place to sift crime evidence, for short

27"That really stinks!"

32"What a pity!"

35Coxswain's nightmare

37Country whose flag has two green stars in the middle

40"You sure about that?"

42Toy train, e.g.

43Biblical vessel

44Kind of skate

46Dough dispensers

47Most populous inland city of California

49Showed, as a program

53Winds its way (through)

57Common eye ailment

58What might keep you up at night?

59Astronomical event depicted visually in this puzzle

62Sound of a raindrop

63Pitchers' stats

64Boast from a winner

66Make a lasting impression

Down

38 clues

3Skills of the past

4Schooner filler

5The best of the best

6Org. concerned with plants

7Place to load and unload

8Article of headgear, informally

9Secure, as a onesie fastener

10Chewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle

11What teakettles do

12Toronto winter hrs.

15Entrepreneur Kevin of "Shark Tank"

18Karate awards

21Part of many keyboard shortcuts

24Fateful day in ancient Rome

26Poolside garb

28Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson

30Day, in ancient Rome

32Disney snowman

33German term of address

34Give something that extra oomph

36Where most of Turkey is

39Unfortunate trait for an aspiring composer

45Awards show attendee

462019 sci-fi film whose name means "to the stars"

48Throat ailment

50Puts the game away, so to speak

52Haughty sound

54Brother in the Lemony Snicket books

55Good golf score

56Have the helm

57"Star Trek" character who was named for a sea in the Philippines

59Invasive plant?

60A little cleaner?

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

39/186

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

9 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 19, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEvan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split38 across · 38 down

Longest entries

17AThoroughly enjoyed oneself9 ltrs 59AAstronomical event depicted visually in this puzzle9 ltrs 10DChewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle9 ltrs 34DGive something that extra oomph9 ltrs 16APlace to take a break8 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 5.0 letters per entry.