NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Mar 29, 2025

Complete answer list for the March 29, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermottEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

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Across 33

  1. 1Underground venues for some heavy-metal bands? ↗IRONMINES
  2. 10Mortify ↗ABASH
  3. 15Head honcho ↗TOPBANANA
  4. 16Short Japanese sword ↗TANTO
  5. 17Strong indication ↗CLEARSIGN
  6. 18Political grp. dedicated to helping people who are H.I.V. positive ↗ACTUP
  7. 19Roost-er ↗HEN
  8. 20Gun ↗REV
  9. 21David ___, first Black mayor of New York City ↗DINKINS
  10. 23It might be flat but not sharp ↗TIRE
  11. 24Give the OK ↗BLESS
  12. 25What's got about an ounce of scents? ↗SACHET
  13. 28It requires a flipper ↗COINTOSS
  14. 31Suffered, in a way ↗ACHED
  15. 32One always seen in a fancy fur coat ↗TUXEDOCAT
  16. 33Part of an agenda ↗ITEM
  17. 34Encircled ↗ORBED
  18. 35Birdseed alternative, at times ↗RICE
  19. 36"That's absolutely fine" ↗NOWORRIES
  20. 38Pageant prize ↗TIARA
  21. 39Birthplace of the writer V.S. Naipaul ↗TRINIDAD
  22. 40Barreled (out) ↗PEELED
  23. 41Lint trap? ↗NAVEL
  24. 42"___ Got a Way" (Billy Joel hit) ↗SHES
  25. 43Casting experts? ↗ANGLERS
  26. 45Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" ↗KEN
  27. 46Lightly roast ↗RIB
  28. 49For real ↗LEGIT
  29. 50"Either way's fine with me" ↗IDONTCARE
  30. 53Divert ↗AMUSE
  31. 54Label on one Coca-Cola offering ↗ZEROSUGAR
  32. 55Itinerant one ↗NOMAD
  33. 56Cry from a cutthroat competitor ↗EATMYDUST

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  1. 1Reason to scratch one's head ↗ITCH
  2. 2Part of a film ↗ROLE
  3. 3Neon sign word ↗OPEN
  4. 4Magic org. ↗NBA
  5. 5Single alternative ↗MARRIED
  6. 6"___ here" ↗INSERT
  7. 7Like a mark ↗NAIVE
  8. 8Primary lang. of Gambia ↗ENG
  9. 9Where to get into the nitty-gritty? ↗SANDBOXES
  10. 10Over ↗ATANEND
  11. 11They help build characters ↗BACKSTORIES
  12. 12Standoffish, say ↗ANTISOCIAL
  13. 13Floor ↗STUN
  14. 14Brewer's need ↗HOPS
  15. 22"Don't believe me" ↗ILIED
  16. 23Only beauty to go through history and retain her reputation, per Will Rogers ↗THEMONALISA
  17. 25Good Samaritan, say ↗SAINT
  18. 26One in need of some direction ↗ACTOR
  19. 27Wrigley field? ↗CHEWINGGUM
  20. 28Like some steak ↗CUBED
  21. 29___-Coeur, historic Catholic church in Paris ↗SACRE
  22. 30Position ↗STEAD
  23. 32Like many free samples ↗TRIALSIZE
  24. 34Taxonomic classification ↗ORDER
  25. 37On the edge of one's seat ↗RIVETED
  26. 38Itsy-bitsy ↗TEENTSY
  27. 40The W.N.B.A.'s Caitlin Clark, for one ↗PHENOM
  28. 42Fashion portmanteau ↗SKORT
  29. 43___ Moore, author of "V for Vendetta" ↗ALAN
  30. 44Jules Verne visionary ↗NEMO
  31. 46Soffritto-based sauce ↗RAGU
  32. 47Parts of many $$$ portfolios ↗IRAS
  33. 48___ Convy, host of TV's "Super Password" and "Win, Lose or Draw" ↗BERT
  34. 51Raiders' org. ↗DEA
  35. 52It's a mouthful ↗CUD