Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 9, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, March 9, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 3/9/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- 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.
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.
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.
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