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NYT Crossword — March 3, 2025

Monday’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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35 clues

6Transcript figs.

10Nickname for Yale attendees

14Alphabet quintet

15French or Italian bread?

16Circus shelter

17Authority figure in Yellowstone or Grand Teton

19Oscar winner Malek

20Jigsaw puzzle element

21Like the ending of "Hamlet" or "King Lear"

25Iconic basketball move of Kobe Bryant

28"The ____" (Tyler Perry series set in the White House)

30Emmy winner Edebiri of "The Bear"

31A strawberry has about 200 of these

32Actress Richards of "The World Is Not Enough"

35Sicilian peak that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site

37Hues unlikely to cause clashes

42Slip gently (into)

45Before's opposite

49"Weekend Update" show, in brief

51Thailand's continent

52Annoy to a maddening extent

56Place to get cash

57AM/FM devices

58Word following time or screen

60"Right away, boss!"

61Downer feeling

66Drink with a polar bear mascot

67Antioxidant-rich berry

68Soccer shoe attachment

69"___ of the D'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel)

71Easily annoyed

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41 clues

1Sticky tree stuff

2Long Island iced ___

31980 disaster comedy film with an exclamation point in its title

4Trickster in Norse myth

6Swiss city famous for hosting peace conferences

7Curly-tailed dog

9Categorizes, as laundry

10Online investment brokerage

11The "L" of N.F.L.

12Thought of and considered

13Units of dynamite

22Flea market deal

23Supreme being

26Part of a microscope or telescope

27Campus military program, for short

29Lucy of "Kill Bill"

34The Roaring Twenties, for one

36Say yes without words

38Professional org.

39Eggs, in ancient Rome

41Spades or diamonds

46Land of Napoleon

48Digital party announcements

50Timmy's dog on 1950s TV

53Cuba y Puerto Rico

55Oust, as a tenant

59Author and lawyer ____ Stanley Gardner

64Bit of body art, in brief

65Porcine habitat

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Stats & info

Monday, Mar 3, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 3, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHarrison Walden

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

37AHues unlikely to cause clashes13 ltrs 25AIconic basketball move of Kobe Bryant11 ltrs 52AAnnoy to a maddening extent11 ltrs 17AAuthority figure in Yellowstone or Grand Teton10 ltrs 61ADowner feeling10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.