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NYT Crossword — March 4, 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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Across

35 clues

1Cheerleaders' accessories

8Fervent, and then some

16Tenderly stroking

18Clean energy option

19Make a scarf, say

20Graffiti artist's supply

23Times when reveille is played, for short

25Take advantage of

26Lou Gehrig's disease, for short

27Toys that spin

31Feature of a cockatoo

34Qatar's capital

36"The Fall of the House of Usher" author

37It develops in front of your eyes

41Feel under the weather

42"Didn't expect to see you here!"

43Takes a breather

46Currency in Kobe

48Equestrian's cry

50Syllables of hesitation

51OB/GYNs, e.g.: Abbr.

54Hand-held instrument that jingles

59Do better than

60Make two dos, say?

62Simpson with a blue beehive

63Extreme self-obsession

64"___ me, Father, for I have sinned"

65"This news has got me rattled!" ... or a hint to 1-, 20-, 37- and 54-Across

Down

41 clues

1Draft selections

2Muscat resident

3Fast-food pork sandwich with its own locator website

4Certain laureate

5Meditation sounds

6"Are you sad that I'm gone?"

9Words said with one's glass raised

10Island east of Java

11Setting for 2012's "Argo"

12"Rub some ___ on it" (probably unsound medical advice)

14"Welcome to the Jungle" band, in brief

17Fastest gait of a horse

21Green-and-white sidekick of video games

23Houston ballplayer

25Cable network that shows WWE matches

26Introduce to the mix

28"Magnum" work of art

31Tax pros, for short

33She, in Seville

38"Such a charmer!"

39Start of many souvenir slogans

40Perfect score in diving

49Crosses one's fingers, say

50Eel, on a sushi menu

51Clog-clearing brand

52Nine to five, for example

53A red one is rare

56Nothing more than

61Texting format inits.

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 4, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHanh Huynh

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

37AIt develops in front of your eyes15 ltrs 20AGraffiti artist's supply10 ltrs 54AHand-held instrument that jingles10 ltrs 16ATenderly stroking9 ltrs 60AMake two dos, say?9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.