Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 23, 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 23, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 3/23/25. 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. Capital of Western Australia
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6A. Doomed Ethiopian princess
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10A. Do some basic math
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13A. Heats to just below a boil, as milk
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19A. Setting for 6-Across
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20A. Higher in rank
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22A. Here!
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23A. Stay in one's lane?
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25A. One place to redeem tickets
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26A. One might be custom-printed
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27A. Target
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28A. Brings in
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30A. Vehicle in 2020's "Nomadland"
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31A. Like bread more suitable for panzanella
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33A. Canada's ___ Nova National Park
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35A. It follows Oktober
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36A. CliffsNotes version of Holmes and Watson stories?
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42A. Morales of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise
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45A. Wedding cake features
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46A. Knack
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47A. "When do you need this patched up?," "Do you have the missing button?," etc.?
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51A. Hockey player who wears #1, traditionally
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53A. __ milk
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54A. Slightest amount
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55A. Pentagon div.
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56A. Figure on a Wyoming license plate
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60A. Straightens up
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62A. Neptune, e.g.
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65A. Weapon/fashion accessory for animation's Sailor Moon
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66A. Apt name for a car salesman?
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67A. Best impression of a Springfield patriarch?
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71A. Start to wear
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72A. Where you might walk down the aisle
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74A. The "K" of 15-Down
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75A. Support on a lease
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77A. Temporarily banish, as a college roommate
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79A. Planks can build them
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80A. Wire holder
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82A. Get along in years
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84A. Vivid shade of yellow
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86A. Headline about a falsely incriminated person casting a ballot?
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89A. Beautifully emotive
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91A. Exudes
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92A. ___ we forget …
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93A. Delivered a nasty insult with perfect timing?
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99A. Word after cash or read
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100A. Toiled on a longship, maybe
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101A. "Lawrence of Arabia" star
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104A. Cut short
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105A. Grain used in Italian cuisine
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107A. Turns inside out
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111A. Bit of concert stage equipment
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113A. Liqueur in a spritz
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115A. Classic breakup excuse … or a phonetic hint to 23-, 36-, 47-, 67-, 86- and 93-Across
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118A. Claim in a courtroom
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119A. Dartmouth's colorful nickname
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120A. 2010 comedy inspired by "The Scarlet Letter"
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121A. "Too bad for me!"
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122A. Mo. known for political surprises
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123A. Common conjunctions
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124A. Rule the ___
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1D. Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin
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2D. Dueling weapons
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3D. Electric appliance button
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4D. Arm muscle informally
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5D. Big pain
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6D. Noted family of New York City's Gilded Age
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7D. "If you ask me," to texters
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8D. Alternative to a citronella candle
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9D. ___ mater
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10D. Sign at a gas station
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11D. Use a Clorox wipe on, say
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12D. Gloomy
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13D. Laurel of Laurel and Hardy
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14D. They fill up a lot
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15D. Org. that awards the "Paw of Courage" for canine heroism
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16D. Retain
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17D. Told some jokes, say
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18D. Surgical aids
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21D. Literature
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24D. Before now
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29D. One celebrating Ethiopian Christmas (Jan. 7)
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32D. In the thick of
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34D. Mag staffers
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35D. It might have "-GUEST" in its name
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37D. Big name in elevators
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38D. Dryer detritus
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39D. Victory symbol
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40D. Soft mineral
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41D. "Middlemarch" author
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42D. ___ pop (hybrid music genre)
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43D. Birthplace of Starbucks
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44D. Skeptical of big government, say
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48D. Yalie
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49D. Ecosystem for an estimated 25% of all marine species
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50D. Corrective eye surgery
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51D. Kind of boot
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52D. "Hamilton" co-star Leslie ___ Jr.
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55D. "Matilda" author
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57D. Darts or billiards
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58D. Ambrosia salad ingredients
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59D. Woo-hoo!
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61D. Suffice
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62D. IDs that will never start 000 or 666: Abbr.
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63D. Summertime in Versailles
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64D. Designer's specialty
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66D. Photo __
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68D. Warm, in a sense
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69D. Disc jockey : deejay :: nonbinary : ___
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70D. Feature of a yurt, but not a teepee
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73D. Thrill
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76D. Camera choice, in brief
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78D. Oklahoma’s “Wheat Capital”
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80D. Red part of rhubarb
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81D. Philippine currency
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83D. Summer setting in Somerset, for short
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85D. Jackson or Jackman
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86D. Nullifying
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87D. Parts of baby wts.
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88D. Member of a choir
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89D. Impressive array
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90D. Crude cavity
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91D. Pablo Neruda's "___ to My Socks"
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93D. Polite "I'll pass"
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94D. Gummy candy company
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95D. Like the Kama Sutra
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96D. Dunderheads
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97D. Caesar's addressing?
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98D. More intrusive
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102D. Dogie catcher
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103D. Angela Lansbury was nominated for 18 of them (winning none)
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105D. Obscures
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106D. Some six-packs
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108D. Director Ephron
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109D. Powerful engine
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110D. Kept watch on
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112D. Bog deposit
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114D. ___ Speedwagon
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116D. Army rank above cpl.
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117D. Principle behind yin and yang
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.
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