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NYT Crossword — March 25, 2025

Tuesday’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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37 clues

1Groups of soldiers

7Initials on an invitation

11Mil. installations

14Like Eeyore in "Winnie-the-Pooh"

15Langston Hughes poem about the hope for equality

16Workout unit, for short

17"The Lego Movie"?

19Oldest Gershwin brother

22Crew propellers

29"Old Man ___ at Cloud" (bit from "The Simpsons" that became an internet meme)

31Perch for a plant or a pie

33Sends reeling with a punch

36Breaks in continuity

42Channel for the Mavericks and Cavaliers

46Luau instrument, informally

47Tokyo-based company that produces cameras and office equipment

50Political platform, perhaps

52"Finding Nemo"?

55Second Amendment subject

57Smallest country in the European Union (122 square miles)

61"That surprises me"

62"Planet Earth"?

64Completely dominate, informally

65"___, Brute?"

66Not filled, as a role

67Trawling equipment

68Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us"

69___ Vallarta, Mexico

Down

39 clues

1Tbsp. divisions

2Popular candy wrapped in gold foil

3Minnesota representative Ilhan ___

4Have a bee in one's bonnet

5Places where puppies are pampered

6Hindu honorific

7Winchester, for one

8Ren's cartoon buddy

9Hit 1958 song officially titled "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"

10When doubled, a cheerleader's accessory

11Locale famous for roasts

12Alternative name for planet Earth

13Involuntary contraction

18Laugh like a witch

26Communicate with the hands

27Horse that excels in equestrian sports

28Cabinet division

32Lecture counterpart, sometimes

34Gorilla that famously learned to 26-Down

35X-ray ___ (novelty goggles)

37Complete messes

39Went the distance

40Pants, informally

43Device with tracking tech

45Spirit guide?

48Worth mentioning

49Game in which players tend to avoid the queen of spades

51Actor Guy of "Memento"

52Oregon Trail vehicle

53"___ there yet?"

54Highest grade

58Whopper server?

59Try, as patience

62Like a fresh coat of paint

63"How's it hangin'?"

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 25, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBob Benson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

23A"Star Trek"?12 ltrs 52A"Finding Nemo"?12 ltrs 17A"The Lego Movie"?11 ltrs 62A"Planet Earth"?11 ltrs 11DLocale famous for roasts10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.