NYT Crossword March 23 2025 Answers (3/23/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for March 23 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword March 23, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle 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 New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword March 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/23/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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

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.

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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.

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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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Christine Mielke

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