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New York Times Crossword March 16 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 16 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Jeans materialBLUED5Across1 Some P.D. alertsAPBS4Across6 Leaves a relationshipSCOMPANY8Across10 14-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzasRONDEL6Across18 "The African Queen" scriptwriterAGEE4Across20 Per-hour cost to record music, saySTUDIOFEE9Across21 Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years laterARSENIOHALL11Across22 Completely excludeFREEZEOUT9Across24 Low-fat dairy dessertsICEMILKS8Across25 Columbus's birthplaceGENOA5Across26 L.L. Bean competitorREI3Across28 Dug through for digital analysisDATAM5Across29 Auto racer ___ PatrickDANICA6Across30 Subway commuters, informallyPHANGERS8Across32 Promoted boastfullyTOUTED6Across37 Others, to OvidALIA4Across39 Old-fashioned garnishesORANGEP7Across40 M.L.B. V.I.P.sGMS3Across47 Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in personELIOTNESS9Across48 Selling points?RETAILERS9Across53 [Boo-hoo!]SNIFF5Across55 Hamlet or LaertesDANE4Across56 Longtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau nameGYMBOREE8Across57 Dabbles inPLAYSAT7Across58 LoadsATON4Across60 RattedTOLD4Across61 Make ready for new useREFIT5Across62 Exhibits brillianceGLOWS5Across63 Something one might need to look good in the morningBEAUTYS7Across64 Article of faithTENET5Across68 Not-so-joltin' joe?FCOFFEE7Across69 ___ group (chemistry classification)AMINO5Across71 Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybeBEETS5Across72 Good lighting?HALO4Across73 Spill the teaDISH4Across74 Playground retortDOESNOT7Across75 Doses of a certain hallucinogenACIDTABS8Across77 ___ breveALLA4Across82 Russian rangeURALS5Across83 Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glandsADENOIDAL9Across84 Much high school gossipTEENDRAMA9Across85 Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquySUN3Across87 Got up and at ’emDTHEDAY7Across89 Official who reports to a presidentDEAN4Across90 Reddish-brown shadeSIENNA6Across91 Secretly communicating in classPASSINGN8Across94 Make outDETECT6Across98 Settings for telling some ghost storiesCAMPF5Across100 Superb, in slangACE3Across105 In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremonyOSAKA5Across106 Fried fare often served with marinaraCALAMARI8Across108 Discards from fuzzy fruitsPEACHPITS9Across110 Blade runner?SPEEDSKATER11Across115 Reassurance after bandaging a boo-booALLBETTER9Across117 Till billsTENS4Across118 Actress Richards of "Starship Troopers"DENISE6Across119 Felt absolutely determined aboutWASDEADS8Across120 Betting site's quoteODDS4Across121 Like the typefaces Helvetica and ArialSANSS5Across122

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Cornrow or challah featureBRAID5Down1 Playwright Federico García ___LORCA5Down2 Like freshly poured concreteUNSET5Down3 Medical buildup of fluidEDEMA5Down4 -DENIM5Down5 Verbally reacts to in aweAAHSAT6Down6 Links lettersPGA3Down7 Where Waterloo isBELGIUM7Down8 PicksSELECTS7Down9 -STRAP5Down10 Something you might get a break with?CUE3Down11 Composition of Catullus in ancient RomeODE3Down12 "Les ___"MIZ3Down13 Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste DupinPOE3Down14 Prior to, old-styleAFORE5Down15 German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" roleNEUER5Down16 "Abominable" onesYETIS5Down17 Rap title?LIL3Down19 BART stop, for shortSFO3Down21 Gave the go-aheadOKD3Down23 Scot's denialNAE3Down27 Eggy holiday drinksNOGS4Down31 Port city near Mount CarmelHAIFA5Down33 High upALOFT5Down34 A persnickety person might pick itNIT3Down35 Frodo's enchanting friendGANDALF7Down36 What to do if someone makes a false accusation about youDENYIT6Down38 Alternative to .netORG3Down40 King of CastileREY3Down41 Device whose keypad often has Braille on itATM3Down42 Catch in the actNAB3Down43 Florentine artist known for frescoesGIOTTO6Down44 "The Jetsons" boyELROY5Down45 -PEELS5Down46 It's one thing after anotherLIST4Down49 Have as food, formallyEATOF5Down50 Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her stateSNOWE5Down51 Taste or touchSENSE5Down52 Light to stop atRED3Down54 Like the best bonds, perhapsSAFEST6Down55 PrimpsPREENS6Down58 Slow, musicallyLENTO5Down59 Brit's jolly cry of approvalGOODOH6Down63 Lacking a knack forBADAT5Down64 Zola who wrote "J'Accuse …!"EMILE5Down65 Critic's common seating preferenceAISLE5Down66 Lets go ofUNHANDS7Down67 Some green carsTESLAS6Down68 -FACED5Down69 Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" moviesCLINT5Down70 SmileBEAM4Down72 BamboozledHAD3Down73 Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray LeonardDURAN5Down75 Chimp's cousinORANG5Down76 Attach, with "on"TIE3Down78 Attach, with "on"ADD3Down79 Cote quote?BAA3Down80 ___ dogSLY3Down81 Author RiceANNE4Down84 "Agnus ___"DEI3Down86 Hopes that one mightSEEKSTO7Down87 Live, in a wayUNTAPED7Down88 Girl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old songIDA3Down92 AdmissionACCESS6Down93 Tree with oblong yellow-green fruitPAPAW5Down94 What's on the fast track?ACELA5Down95 Navy groupSEALS5Down96 -NOTES5Down97 Tiny bitTAD3Down99 Bars of soapCAKES5Down100 Appliance brand owned by WhirlpoolAMANA5Down101 Morning in MonacoMATIN5Down102 Word with French or benchPRESS5Down103 -FIRES5Down104 Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr.SSR3Down107 Drug sold in 77-AcrossLSD3Down109 Compound found in marijuana, for shortCBD3Down111 Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggleHEE3Down112 Sch. calendar abbr.PTA3Down113 "___ be a pleasure"ITD3Down114 Call offEND3Down116

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.