The full solution for the NY Times March 16 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Paul Coulter and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Have It Both Ways.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Jeans materialBLUED
- 6 Some P.D. alertsAPBS
- 10 Leaves a relationshipSCOMPANY
- 18 14-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzasRONDEL
- 20 “The African Queen” scriptwriterAGEE
- 21 Per-hour cost to record music, saySTUDIOFEE
- 22 Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years laterARSENIOHALL
- 24 Completely excludeFREEZEOUT
- 25 Low-fat dairy dessertsICEMILKS
- 26 Columbus’s birthplaceGENOA
- 28 L.L. Bean competitorREI
- 29 Dug through for digital analysisDATAM
- 30 Auto racer ___ PatrickDANICA
- 32 Subway commuters, informallyPHANGERS
- 37 Promoted boastfullyTOUTED
- 39 Others, to OvidALIA
- 40 Old-fashioned garnishesORANGEP
- 47 M.L.B. V.I.P.sGMS
- 48 Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in personELIOTNESS
- 53 Selling points?RETAILERS
- 55 [Boo-hoo!]SNIFF
- 56 Hamlet or LaertesDANE
- 57 Longtime children’s clothing store with a portmanteau nameGYMBOREE
- 58 Dabbles inPLAYSAT
- 60 LoadsATON
- 61 RattedTOLD
- 62 Make ready for new useREFIT
- 63 Exhibits brillianceGLOWS
- 64 Something one might need to look good in the morningBEAUTYS
- 68 Article of faithTENET
- 69 Not-so-joltin’ joe?FCOFFEE
- 71 ___ group (chemistry classification)AMINO
- 72 Source of the “blood” in a meatless burger, maybeBEETS
- 73 Good lighting?HALO
- 74 Spill the teaDISH
- 75 Playground retortDOESNOT
- 77 Doses of a certain hallucinogenACIDTABS
- 82 ___ breveALLA
- 83 Russian rangeURALS
- 84 Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glandsADENOIDAL
- 85 Much high school gossipTEENDRAMA
- 87 Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo’s soliloquySUN
- 89 Got up and at ?emDTHEDAY
- 90 Official who reports to a presidentDEAN
- 91 Reddish-brown shadeSIENNA
- 94 Secretly communicating in classPASSINGN
- 98 Make outDETECT
- 100 Settings for telling some ghost storiesCAMPF
- 105 Superb, in slangACE
- 106 In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremonyOSAKA
- 108 Fried fare often served with marinaraCALAMARI
- 110 Discards from fuzzy fruitsPEACHPITS
- 115 Blade runner?SPEEDSKATER
- 117 Reassurance after bandaging a boo-booALLBETTER
- 118 Till billsTENS
- 119 Actress Richards of “Starship Troopers”DENISE
- 120 Felt absolutely determined aboutWASDEADS
- 121 Betting site’s quoteODDS
- 122 Like the typefaces Helvetica and ArialSANSS
Vertical Clues
- 1 Cornrow or challah featureBRAID
- 2 Playwright Federico García ___LORCA
- 3 Like freshly poured concreteUNSET
- 4 Medical buildup of fluidEDEMA
- 5 –DENIM
- 6 Verbally reacts to in aweAAHSAT
- 7 Links lettersPGA
- 8 Where Waterloo isBELGIUM
- 9 PicksSELECTS
- 10 –STRAP
- 11 Something you might get a break with?CUE
- 12 Composition of Catullus in ancient RomeODE
- 13 “Les ___”MIZ
- 14 Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste DupinPOE
- 15 Prior to, old-styleAFORE
- 16 German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the “sweeper-keeper” roleNEUER
- 17 “Abominable” onesYETIS
- 19 Rap title?LIL
- 21 BART stop, for shortSFO
- 23 Gave the go-aheadOKD
- 27 Scot’s denialNAE
- 31 Eggy holiday drinksNOGS
- 33 Port city near Mount CarmelHAIFA
- 34 High upALOFT
- 35 A persnickety person might pick itNIT
- 36 Frodo’s enchanting friendGANDALF
- 38 What to do if someone makes a false accusation about youDENYIT
- 40 Alternative to .netORG
- 41 King of CastileREY
- 42 Device whose keypad often has Braille on itATM
- 43 Catch in the actNAB
- 44 Florentine artist known for frescoesGIOTTO
- 45 “The Jetsons” boyELROY
- 46 –PEELS
- 49 It’s one thing after anotherLIST
- 50 Have as food, formallyEATOF
- 51 Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her stateSNOWE
- 52 Taste or touchSENSE
- 54 Light to stop atRED
- 55 Like the best bonds, perhapsSAFEST
- 58 PrimpsPREENS
- 59 Slow, musicallyLENTO
- 63 Brit’s jolly cry of approvalGOODOH
- 64 Lacking a knack forBADAT
- 65 Zola who wrote “J’Accuse ?!”EMILE
- 66 Critic’s common seating preferenceAISLE
- 67 Lets go ofUNHANDS
- 68 Some green carsTESLAS
- 69 –FACED
- 70 Hawkeye’s real first name in the “Avengers” moviesCLINT
- 72 SmileBEAM
- 73 BamboozledHAD
- 75 Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray LeonardDURAN
- 76 Chimp’s cousinORANG
- 78 Attach, with “on”TIE
- 79 Attach, with “on”ADD
- 80 Cote quote?BAA
- 81 ___ dogSLY
- 84 Author RiceANNE
- 86 “Agnus ___”DEI
- 87 Hopes that one mightSEEKSTO
- 88 Live, in a wayUNTAPED
- 92 Girl who’s “sweet as apple cider,” per an old songIDA
- 93 AdmissionACCESS
- 94 Tree with oblong yellow-green fruitPAPAW
- 95 What’s on the fast track?ACELA
- 96 Navy groupSEALS
- 97 –NOTES
- 99 Tiny bitTAD
- 100 Bars of soapCAKES
- 101 Appliance brand owned by WhirlpoolAMANA
- 102 Morning in MonacoMATIN
- 103 Word with French or benchPRESS
- 104 –FIRES
- 107 Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr.SSR
- 109 Drug sold in 77-AcrossLSD
- 111 Compound found in marijuana, for shortCBD
- 112 Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggleHEE
- 113 Sch. calendar abbr.PTA
- 114 “___ be a pleasure”ITD
- 116 Call offEND
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