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NYT Crossword — March 6, 2025

Thursday’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

41 clues
1That's gotta hurt
5Certain voice-overs
9Neutrogena dandruff shampoo
13Make less distinct
14"A cunning hunter, a man of the field," in Genesis
15Find more value from
16Brought into being
17Like one with renewed beliefs
18Word from on high
19H.S. exam for which 5 is the highest score
21Seller of Poäng and Ekenäset chairs
23School play?
24Look to pick things up
26Onetime leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
28The great outdoors
30Tying one's shoes, e.g., for most people
31Tops at golf clubs
32Absorbed
3448 of them make a cup: Abbr.
36Untidy room, metaphorically
37Pains
40Portuguese greeting
41Reid of "Urban Legend"
43Indian crepe served with chutney
44Meat designation on a food cart
46Graphite, essentially
48Exact replica
50Fire breather of myth
51At all
52Dorm enforcers, for short
53Betray, with "out"
55Discarded tech devices
59Not satisfied
61Swallow
63Strengthen one's commitment
64Scrutinizes
65Eager
66Send out
67Have an inclination
68Hitch together
69Digs for bears

Down

35 clues
1"Waterloo" band
2Sound on a bridle path
3Offended
4Given name of Che Guevara
5One with obligations
6Troupe for troops, in brief
7Adriatic port city
8Dissociative void, as in the film "Get Out"
9___ Talks
10Highlight of many a Jimi Hendrix concert
11What might lead to a breakout success?
12"Unhand me!"
15Gape or gasp, say
20[I'm trying to listen!]
22Send
25Little time off
27QB's call
28"No way, nohow!"
29Gymnastics star of the 2012 and 2016 Olympics
31Winter hours in L.A.
33Intensifying suffix, in modern slang
35Comedian ___ Vulcano
38Really dig
39Mouselike mammal
42One of eight on a cuttlefish
45Worn away
47Top scores, e.g.
49Settle a score for
50Part of a pizza
54Snapchat's ghost, e.g.
56Indeterminate amount
57Look-alike
58Specialty M.D.s
60Extremity
62Vessel with a round bottom

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Stats & info

Thursday, Mar 6, 2025
15×15
Grid size
76
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.9
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMar 6, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorKiran Pandey
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split41 across · 35 down
Longest entries
8DDissociative void, as in the film "Get Out"11 ltrs25DLittle time off11 ltrs10DHighlight of many a Jimi Hendrix concert10 ltrs11DWhat might lead to a breakout success?10 ltrs28D"No way, nohow!"10 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.