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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 20, 2025

Complete answer list for the March 20, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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TUEMAR
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WEDMAR
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THUMAR
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By Daniel Grinberg
FRIMAR
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By Boaz Moser and Jacob Reed
SATMAR
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The Grid

1N
2I
3P
4S
5N
6A
7I
8F
9B
10A
11L
12E
13T
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A
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14O
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N
O
15A
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16H
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17J
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H/A
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18U
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K
19S
P
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20T
E
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21S
U
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22M
C
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23S
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24S/T
25H
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26K
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28A
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29I
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30D
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31L
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36R
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38R
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39E
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40O
41C
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42K
43E
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44M
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45S
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46M/N
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47K
48Y
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49T
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50S
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51S
52A
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54D
55P/E
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56I
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57P
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58A
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59N
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60T
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61S
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62G
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Across 37

  1. 1Puppy bites ↗NIPS
  2. 5Overly trusting type ↗NAIF
  3. 9Hay there! ↗BALE
  4. 13Sign of warming temperatures ↗THAW
  5. 14"Yeesh!" ↗OHNO
  6. 15Nowhere to be found, in a way ↗AWOL
  7. 16Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row ↗HORA
  8. 17Actor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity" ↗JOH/ANCUSACK
  9. 19Deep-frying hazard, maybe ↗SPATTER
  10. 21Cars whose logo represents the Pleiades star cluster ↗SUBARUS
  11. 22Aspiring doc's hurdle ↗MCAT
  12. 23Monica in the International Tennis Hall of Fame ↗SELES
  13. 24Green-skinned Marvel hero ↗S/THEHULK
  14. 27Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row ↗SORT
  15. 28Worker in a Washington office ↗AIDE
  16. 29Common antiseptic ↗IODINE
  17. 31Alternative to mushrooms, maybe ↗LSD
  18. 34Jewish deli order ↗KNISH
  19. 36Cleared (of) ↗RID
  20. 37Something that may be drawn at night ↗DRAPE
  21. 39What "…" sometimes means ↗ETC
  22. 40Singer Ric of the Cars ↗OCASEK
  23. 43Alma mater of Ian Fleming (as well as James Bond) ↗ETON
  24. 44Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row ↗MORN
  25. 45Urban area associated with gaming ↗SIM/NCITY
  26. 47Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital ↗KYOTO
  27. 49Prom attendee, typically ↗TEEN
  28. 50Tips back and forth ↗SEESAWS
  29. 52Clad ↗ATTIRED
  30. 55Capability of being pulled and stretched ↗P/ELASTICITY
  31. 57Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row ↗PORE
  32. 58A lot of lot? ↗ACRE
  33. 59County north of San Francisco ↗NAPA
  34. 60Work, work, work ↗TOIL
  35. 61Gmail button ↗SEND
  36. 62Hard worker to a degree? ↗GRAD
  37. 63[Don't delete this] ↗STET

Down 37

  1. 1Indefinite degrees ↗NTHS
  2. 2Restaurant chain acronym ↗IHOP
  3. 3First responder ↗PARAMEDIC
  4. 4Upholsterers' samples ↗SWATCHES
  5. 5Onetime queen of Jordan ↗NOOR
  6. 6"Yes, that's it!" ↗AHH/A
  7. 7Stops for the night? ↗INNS
  8. 8Devote attention to ↗FOCUSON
  9. 9Product of hardened lava ↗BASALT
  10. 10"I'm well ___!" ↗AWARE
  11. 11Defined set of points ↗LOCUS
  12. 12Group that once included the members Babe Ruth and Harry Houdini ↗ELKS
  13. 17Martial arts champion who co-starred in 2020's "Mulan" ↗JETLI
  14. 18Used a certain rideshare service ↗UBERED
  15. 20T ↗TAU
  16. 24Hot ___ ↗S/TAKE
  17. 25When doubled, comment made with a wink ↗HINT
  18. 26Source of the quote "Allah doesn't task a soul beyond its capacity" ↗KORAN
  19. 27Us and them, for two ↗SIDES
  20. 30Put down ↗DIS
  21. 31The word "aquarium" has one ↗LATINROOT
  22. 32Word before check or on ↗SPOT
  23. 33Say it ain't so ↗DENY
  24. 35Heckle loudly ↗HOOTAT
  25. 38Gate ↗RECEIPTS
  26. 41Boastfulness ↗CROWING
  27. 42Word sometimes repeated after "Here ..." ↗KITTY
  28. 44Covered with a green growth ↗MOSSED
  29. 46New York pro athlete ↗M/NET
  30. 47N.F.L. star Travis ↗KELCE
  31. 48Thirst (for) ↗YEARN
  32. 50Sites for saltwater soaks ↗SP/EAS
  33. 51Souvenir from a trip? ↗SCAR
  34. 52Very little ↗ATAD
  35. 53City on a lake of the same name ↗ERIE
  36. 54Arm-raising muscle, informally ↗DELT
  37. 56Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief ↗IPA