NYT Crossword March 3, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Monday, March 3, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword March 3, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from March 3, 2025 contains 76 total clues—35 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our NYT crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Try to delay	STALL
6A	Transcript figs.	GPAS
10A	Nickname for Yale attendees	ELIS
14A	Alphabet quintet	AEIOU
15A	French or Italian bread?	EURO
16A	Circus shelter	TENT
17A	Authority figure in Yellowstone or Grand Teton	PARKRANGER
19A	Oscar winner Malek	RAMI
20A	Jigsaw puzzle element	PIECE
21A	Like the ending of "Hamlet" or "King Lear"	TRAGIC
23A	Hair goo	GEL
25A	Iconic basketball move of Kobe Bryant	REVERSEDUNK
28A	"The ____" (Tyler Perry series set in the White House)	OVAL
30A	Emmy winner Edebiri of "The Bear"	AYO
31A	A strawberry has about 200 of these	SEEDS
32A	Actress Richards of "The World Is Not Enough"	DENISE
35A	Sicilian peak that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site	ETNA
37A	Hues unlikely to cause clashes	NEUTRALCOLORS
42A	Slip gently (into)	EASE
43A	Gobble down	EAT
45A	Before's opposite	AFTER
49A	"Weekend Update" show, in brief	SNL
51A	Thailand's continent	ASIA
52A	Annoy to a maddening extent	DRIVEINSANE
56A	Place to get cash	ATM
57A	AM/FM devices	RADIOS
58A	Word following time or screen	SAVER
60A	"Right away, boss!"	ONIT
61A	Downer feeling	LOWSPIRITS
66A	Drink with a polar bear mascot	ICEE
67A	Antioxidant-rich berry	ACAI
68A	Soccer shoe attachment	CLEAT
69A	"___ of the D'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel)	TESS
70A	Ocular woe	STYE
71A	Easily annoyed	TESTY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Sticky tree stuff	SAP
2D	Long Island iced ___	TEA
3D	1980 disaster comedy film with an exclamation point in its title	AIRPLANE
4D	Trickster in Norse myth	LOKI
5D	Enticing one	LURER
6D	Swiss city famous for hosting peace conferences	GENEVA
7D	Curly-tailed dog	AKITA
8D	Exist	ARE
9D	Categorizes, as laundry	SORTS
10D	Online investment brokerage	ETRADE
11D	The "L" of N.F.L.	LEAGUE
12D	Thought of and considered	INMIND
13D	Units of dynamite	STICKS
18D	Super serve	ACE
22D	Flea market deal	RESALE
23D	Supreme being	DEITY
24D	Balanced	EVEN
26D	Part of a microscope or telescope	EYELENS
27D	Campus military program, for short	ROTC
29D	Lucy of "Kill Bill"	LIU
33D	Music player	STEREO
34D	The Roaring Twenties, for one	ERA
36D	Say yes without words	NOD
38D	Professional org.	ASSN
39D	Eggs, in ancient Rome	OVA
40D	Prayer beads	ROSARY
41D	Spades or diamonds	SUIT
44D	Head-butt	RAM
45D	Dexterous	DEFT
46D	Land of Napoleon	FRANCE
47D	Neatens up	TIDIES
48D	Digital party announcements	EVITES
50D	Timmy's dog on 1950s TV	LASSIE
53D	Cuba y Puerto Rico	ISLAS
54D	40 winks	SIESTA
55D	Oust, as a tenant	EVICT
59D	Author and lawyer ____ Stanley Gardner	ERLE
62D	10th mo.	OCT
63D	Tactic	PLOY
64D	Bit of body art, in brief	TAT
65D	Porcine habitat	STY

The New York Times Crossword has been published since 1942 and is widely considered the gold standard of American crosswords. The puzzle follows a weekly difficulty progression: Monday is the easiest, building up to Saturday's notoriously challenging grid. Sunday features a larger puzzle with Thursday-level difficulty. Edited by Will Shortz since 1993, the NYT crossword has launched countless constructors' careers and remains the most prestigious venue in crossword publishing.

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