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NYT Crossword — March 20, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 74 revealed

1N

2I

3P

4S

5N

6A

7I

8F

9B

10A

11L

12E

13T

H

A

W

14O

H

N

O

15A

W

O

L

16H

O

R

A

17J

O

H/A

N

C

18U

S

A

C

K

19S

P

A

T

20T

E

R

21S

U

B

A

R

U

S

22M

C

A

T

23S

E

L

E

S

24S/T

25H

E

H

U

L

26K

27S

O

R

T

28A

I

D

E

29I

O

30D

I

N

E

31L

32S

33D

34K

N

I

S

35H

36R

I

D

37D

38R

A

P

E

39E

T

C

40O

41C

A

S

E

42K

43E

T

O

N

44M

O

R

N

45S

I

46M/N

C

I

T

Y

47K

48Y

O

T

O

49T

E

E

N

50S

E

E

S

A

W

51S

52A

T

T

I

R

53E

54D

55P/E

L

A

S

T

I

C

56I

T

Y

57P

O

R

E

58A

C

R

E

59N

A

P

A

60T

O

I

L

61S

E

N

D

62G

R

A

D

63S

T

E

T

Across

37 clues

5Overly trusting type

13Sign of warming temperatures

15Nowhere to be found, in a way

16Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row

17Actor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity"

19Deep-frying hazard, maybe

21Cars whose logo represents the Pleiades star cluster

22Aspiring doc's hurdle

23Monica in the International Tennis Hall of Fame

24Green-skinned Marvel hero

27Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row

28Worker in a Washington office

29Common antiseptic

31Alternative to mushrooms, maybe

34Jewish deli order

37Something that may be drawn at night

39What "…" sometimes means

40Singer Ric of the Cars

43Alma mater of Ian Fleming (as well as James Bond)

44Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row

45Urban area associated with gaming

47Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital

49Prom attendee, typically

50Tips back and forth

55Capability of being pulled and stretched

57Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row

58A lot of lot?

59County north of San Francisco

60Work, work, work

62Hard worker to a degree?

63[Don't delete this]

Down

37 clues

1Indefinite degrees

2Restaurant chain acronym

3First responder

4Upholsterers' samples

5Onetime queen of Jordan

6"Yes, that's it!"

7Stops for the night?

8Devote attention to

9Product of hardened lava

10"I'm well ___!"

11Defined set of points

12Group that once included the members Babe Ruth and Harry Houdini

17Martial arts champion who co-starred in 2020's "Mulan"

18Used a certain rideshare service

20T

25When doubled, comment made with a wink

26Source of the quote "Allah doesn't task a soul beyond its capacity"

27Us and them, for two

31The word "aquarium" has one

32Word before check or on

33Say it ain't so

35Heckle loudly

42Word sometimes repeated after "Here ..."

44Covered with a green growth

46New York pro athlete

47N.F.L. star Travis

50Sites for saltwater soaks

51Souvenir from a trip?

53City on a lake of the same name

54Arm-raising muscle, informally

56Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief

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Stats & info

Thursday, Mar 20, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

42/183

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 20, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorDaniel Grinberg

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 37 down

Longest entries

17AActor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity"12 ltrs 55ACapability of being pulled and stretched12 ltrs 24AGreen-skinned Marvel hero9 ltrs 45AUrban area associated with gaming9 ltrs 3DFirst responder9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 42 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.