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NYT Crossword — March 8, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 66 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues
1Something extra, redundantly
11"M*A*S*H" actress Loretta
15Entry form?
16Bird whose name may be written with two diacritics called kahakos
17Watches, say
18So-called "wolf of the sea"
19Cider mill fixture
20Join, in a way
21Org. symbolized by an eagle holding a key
22Private agreement?
24Taking a hint?
28"Harrumph!"
31Pit
32Singer Dua ___
33Visual classification systems
35Menaces in some adventure films
36"___ Control" (50 Cent hit)
37Ports, typically
38Common component of ranch dressing?
40This might come after the check
41Company founded as Sleeper, Inc.
42"Por qué no los ___?"
431980s PC standard
44Sheltered, in a way
46Antonym of "iie" in Japanese
48Ream (out)
49Not looking so good
56L.G.B.T.Q. activist McDonald
57Certain Southerner, colloquially
58Scrolls' homes
59Publication that once branded itself as "the best of the alternative press"
60Unwind, so to speak
61Did a whole lot of nothing

Down

33 clues
1Flour used to make a chapati
2Cause of insomnia, maybe
3Newly hung out to dry, say
4First name in thrill shows
5Hang (on)
6Insignificant interruptions
7More than teem
8"Way to go!"
9Listing on many a medication bottle
10Smart
11Big blanket makers
12"Mom is gonna FLIP!"
13Thinking that one might
14Garden party outfits often with floral patterns
23Key to get out?
24Thunderbird, e.g.
25"Oyez!"
26Areas with nosebleed seats
27How the trade winds blow
29Howe'er
30Scorching
33"Who's the cutest li'l baby?," e.g.
34Animal fittingly used as a motif in "The Departed"
39Title with a tilde
43Took for a ride
45Put together haphazardly
47Treasure
50What's added to one to make zero?
51___ vivants (sociable sorts)
52Flak
53Arabic man's name meaning "servant of God"
54Sweet inclusion in a greeting card, maybe
55Orphan of Brit lit

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Stats & info

Saturday, Mar 8, 2025
15×15
Grid size
66
Total entries
28/197
Black / letter cells
6.0
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMar 8, 2025
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorJoe Deeney
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split33 across · 33 down
Longest entries
1ASomething extra, redundantly10 ltrs15AEntry form?10 ltrs17AWatches, say10 ltrs19ACider mill fixture10 ltrs33AVisual classification systems10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 6.0 letters per entry.