Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 22, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, March 22, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 3/22/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Style of Duchamp's so-called "readymades"
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5A. Overlook
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9A. Voted for
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14A. ___ blue (original team color of the Chelsea Football Club)
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15A. Royal adversary
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16A. Accident reminders
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17A. It's not as random as it seems
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20A. Elevated, as a ballet movement
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21A. Long-lived being in Buddhist cosmology
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22A. Dish sometimes served with lomi-lomi salmon
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23A. Telepathic connections
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26A. Ashanti Anderson's "___ to Black Skin"
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27A. Surrealist painter Carrington
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29A. Set units
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31A. Modern initialism for Black dialect
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32A. On the topic of
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37A. "Colors" rapper (1988)
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38A. “Here we go again …”
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39A. Classic Langston Hughes poem quoted on a wall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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40A. Enough!
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42A. Like the Muddy Waters album "At Newport 1960"
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43A. Excellent, average or bad, depending on the context
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44A. Ornate water heater
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46A. The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf.
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48A. Massive hockey arena in St. Petersburg, Russia
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51A. PC discourse?
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52A. Pop
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53A. Company that owns Words With Friends
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56A. Plot device in some suspense thrillers
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60A. English actress Bamber
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61A. Cream alternative
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62A. Angled for attention?: Abbr.
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63A. Collection in an herbarium, say
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64A. This is unreal!
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65A. Bird whose diet includes berries that grow on lava
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1D. Style influenced by Cubism, informally
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2D. Volumes
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3D. "Stay still!"
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4D. ___ of Bourbon, grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots
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5D. Car seen in the opening scene of "Dazed and Confused"
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6D. Shoemaker's tool:
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7D. "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" poet
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8D. Show obeisance, in a way
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9D. They protect some software purchases
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10D. Snicker bit
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11D. Prelude to good news
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12D. Rosé
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13D. Australian actress Davis
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18D. The Aces of Triple-A baseball
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19D. Early Netflix offering
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24D. Annual Atlanta gathering of sci-fi/gaming fans
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25D. One of la familia
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27D. Bébé's breakfast
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28D. Per
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30D. The "magic" in some mushrooms
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33D. Configurations of locks
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34D. Wife of Mikhail Gorbachev
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35D. Cosmic explosion
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36D. Concert ending?
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41D. Links in a certain chain
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45D. Way-out fun?
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46D. They come with strings attached
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47D. Cry before a shot
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49D. Pentagon quintet
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50D. Fix up
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54D. 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Edgar Hoover
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55D. Up to something?
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57D. You might sit for one
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58D. Certain plan for the future, in brief
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59D. Close-lipped
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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