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NYT Crossword — March 31, 2025

Monday’s 14 × 15 puzzle, 73 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Bowlers and sombreros

5Finance channel

9Some toothpastes and hair goops

13Boy on "The Andy Griffith Show"

14Wife of Jacob in the Bible

15King of the gods, in Egyptian myth

16Bird that's the U.S.'s national symbol

18___ Raton, Fla.

19Make official

20Summer zodiac sign

23Scout's shelter

24Debbie Downer

26Like good knives and pupils

28Religious offshoot

29Org. at airports

32Bigheadedness

35"I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order

40Defense org. since 1949

42Section of a tennis match

43Step on a ladder

45Observes Ramadan, in a way

47Basketball shot made while leaning backward

49Tough part of a cross-country race

52U-turn from WSW

53Word after poison or bull

54Feels sorry for

56___ trap (part of a dryer)

58Like conga or mambo music

60"That ___ be expected"

62Currency of Mexico

64Ponzi scheme, e.g.

Down

36 clues

1So-called "king of the road"

3Mark over the "n" in "mañana"

4Cars that typically accommodate five people

6B-___ (rare blood type, informally)

7Make into a wad

11Standard announcement of a pilot upon landing

12Sound from an angry dog

17Word that reverses meaning when an "n" is put in front

21Fractions of lbs.

24Part of a face that may be furrowed

25Kind of diet in which carbs are frowned upon

29Sn, chemically

30Plant with eight-pointed pods used in cooking

31Kids in the 90s?

34The Beatles' "___ It Be"

37Unclear response to "Are you coming?"

38Blunt refusals

39"American ___" (Grant Wood painting)

44Opening, as between teeth

45Spinoff stories written by an author's readers, informally

46Producers of six-packs

48Removes a dependence (from)

50Written defamation

51Rental contract

54"Casey at the Bat," for one

55Some winter weather

59Genetic messenger

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Stats & info

Monday, Mar 31, 2025

14×15

Grid size

73

Total entries

36/174

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 31, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRyan Mathiason

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 36 down

Longest entries

35A"I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order14 ltrs 16ABird that's the U.S.'s national symbol9 ltrs 58ALike conga or mambo music9 ltrs 10D;) and :D9 ltrs 11DStandard announcement of a pilot upon landing9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.