NYT Crossword March 9 2025 Answers (3/9/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for March 9 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword March 9, 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 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/9/25, 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!

Looking for answers to another NYT Crossword puzzle? Check out our archive of NYT Crossword Answers. Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 9, 2025 are also available if you prefer not to be immediately spoiled.

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# Clue
1A First lady McKinley
4A Common saltwater baitfish
8A Letters before Q
12A Become crunchy in the oven
19A Image of Mickey, maybe
20A ___ Nostra
21A Lake that's largely fed by the Detroit River
22A "Red telephone," historically
23A Breakfast order request
25A [London Herald, 4/16/1912]
27A [The New York Times, 8/9/1974]
29A "Scarface"
30A Schedule
31A Drives off
32A "Catch ya later!"
33A Wee one
34A Frankincense or myrrh
36A T-E-A-M doesn't have one, so they say
37A Plantain lily, by another name
39A [Chicago Daily Tribune, 11/3/1948]
47A Company once called the California Perfume Company
48A Wrap one's head around
49A Popular Hawaiian dish
50A Driest country in sub-Saharan Africa
54A They're below par
56A Choice words
57A Footwear for a sharp dresser?
59A "___ Mouse," Chick Corea jazz standard of 1972
60A Toward the opposing goal, in hockey
62A Geometry calculation: Abbr.
63A "How ya doin'?"
64A [Variety, 10/30/1929]
70A ___ Dhabi
73A Alliance since 1948, in brief
74A Golf's Slammin' Sammy
75A Bouquet
79A Seer cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies would not be believed
83A Poorly
84A Headwear that's stereotypically red
86A Breakout performer?
87A It's blowin' in the wind
89A ___ thruster (physics lab device)
90A Corrin of "Nosferatu"
91A [New York Daily News, 10/30/1975]
95A "The rubber people," in Nahuatl
98A "Biting" characteristic
99A Big name in health care
100A Trouble
101A Fleet
104A Where people typically go to the mat?
106A Attempt to tear
111A Fool around
113A With 115-Across, [New York Post, 4/15/1983]
115A See 113-Across
117A "Jeez Louise!"
118A Boils
119A Latin "Look"
120A Filmmaker Johnson
121A Degree held by only one U.S. president (George W. Bush)
122A Drink after a race, say
123A Signaled
124A Wraps up
125A The Second vis-à-vis the First, say
1D Cher and Madonna, e.g.
2D Old Scratch, with "the"
3D Baby name whose popularity plummeted after 2015
4D It might be chewed in a theater
5D Frost
6D Taxpayers
7D 9 to 5, e.g.
8D Release
9D Beams
10D Parts of comedy routines
11D Serving at a Chinese restaurant
12D Carolina Reaper, for one
13D Good name for a geologist?
14D "How sad"
15D Lapse
16D Some red or white wines
17D Pull some strings?
18D Old Spanish coin
24D Waste away
26D Bottom
28D Actress Skye
32D Payments made at a table
35D Leg up
36D Query
38D "I'll get to work right now"
39D Dollops
40D ___ Woods, best-selling author of 2023's "The Lost Bookshop"
41D Threadbare
42D Fund, as a college
43D They're known to open with some jokes
44D Longtime music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
45D The "U" of 60-Down
46D "Damage" director Louis
51D K-pop septet
52D Short note?
53D Creature in the final scene of "Cleopatra"
55D Long-term deposit, in brief
56D Go (for)
58D Certain spot
60D It once shared a land border with 16 countries
61D Drawstring place
65D Hardly the social butterfly
66D Stowed
67D ___ soda
68D Needlefish
69D Monopolist's trait
70D One-pointer in cribbage
71D Some undergrad degs.
72D Trojans' sch.
76D "Jeez, I can't catch a break"
77D Call from a crib
78D Slightly
80D Umpire's ruling
81D Writings of dubious authenticity
82D Eschew
84D "Victory is mine!," in modern lingo
85D Privy to
88D Make a scene
89D "My heavens!"
92D They can support a nest egg
93D 48-oz. beer glass
94D Service providers?
95D Wise-appearing
96D ___ Tunes
97D Like the cheese in a grilled cheese
102D Protective tip on a lace
103D Bel ___ cheese
104D Informal goodbye
105D Made some waves?
107D Tech giant whose initials are its N.Y.S.E. symbol
108D Some have meters
109D Mexican marinade
110D "The Seduction of Joe ___" (1979 Alan Alda film)
112D Tolkien trilogy, for short
113D Morehouse or Howard, in brief
114D Whole bunch
116D Instant

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

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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