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Crossword Answer — March 09, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, March 09, 2025

By Michael Schlossberg

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1First lady McKinley
  2. 4Common saltwater baitfish
  3. 8Letters before Q
  4. 12Become crunchy in the oven
  5. 19Image of Mickey, maybe
  6. 20___ Nostra
  7. 21Lake that's largely fed by the Detroit River
  8. 22"Red telephone," historically
  9. 23Breakfast order request
  10. 25[London Herald, 4/16/1912]
  11. 27[The New York Times, 8/9/1974]
  12. 29"Scarface"
  13. 30Schedule
  14. 31Drives off
  15. 32"Catch ya later!"
  16. 33Wee one
  17. 34Frankincense or myrrh
  18. 36T-E-A-M doesn't have one, so they say
  19. 37Plantain lily, by another name
  20. 39[Chicago Daily Tribune, 11/3/1948]
  21. 47Company once called the California Perfume Company
  22. 48Wrap one's head around
  23. 49Popular Hawaiian dish
  24. 50Driest country in sub-Saharan Africa
  25. 54They're below par
  26. 56Choice words
  27. 57Footwear for a sharp dresser?
  28. 59"___ Mouse," Chick Corea jazz standard of 1972
  29. 60Toward the opposing goal, in hockey
  30. 62Geometry calculation: Abbr.
  31. 63"How ya doin'?"
  32. 64[Variety, 10/30/1929]
  33. 70___ Dhabi
  34. 73Alliance since 1948, in brief
  35. 74Golf's Slammin' Sammy
  36. 75Bouquet
  37. 79Seer cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies would not be believed
  38. 83Poorly
  39. 84Headwear that's stereotypically red
  40. 86Breakout performer?
  41. 87It's blowin' in the wind
  42. 89___ thruster (physics lab device)
  43. 90Corrin of "Nosferatu"
  44. 91[New York Daily News, 10/30/1975]
  45. 95"The rubber people," in Nahuatl
  46. 98"Biting" characteristic
  47. 99Big name in health care
  48. 100Trouble
  49. 101Fleet
  50. 104Where people typically go to the mat?
  51. 106Attempt to tear
  52. 111Fool around
  53. 113With 115-Across, [New York Post, 4/15/1983]
  54. 115See 113-Across
  55. 117"Jeez Louise!"
  56. 118Boils
  57. 119Latin "Look"
  58. 120Filmmaker Johnson
  59. 121Degree held by only one U.S. president (George W. Bush)
  60. 122Drink after a race, say
  61. 123Signaled
  62. 124Wraps up
  63. 125The Second vis-à-vis the First, say

Down

  1. 1Cher and Madonna, e.g.
  2. 2Old Scratch, with "the"
  3. 3Baby name whose popularity plummeted after 2015
  4. 4It might be chewed in a theater
  5. 5Frost
  6. 6Taxpayers
  7. 79 to 5, e.g.
  8. 8Release
  9. 9Beams
  10. 10Parts of comedy routines
  11. 11Serving at a Chinese restaurant
  12. 12Carolina Reaper, for one
  13. 13Good name for a geologist?
  14. 14"How sad"
  15. 15Lapse
  16. 16Some red or white wines
  17. 17Pull some strings?
  18. 18Old Spanish coin
  19. 24Waste away
  20. 26Bottom
  21. 28Actress Skye
  22. 32Payments made at a table
  23. 35Leg up
  24. 36Query
  25. 38"I'll get to work right now"
  26. 39Dollops
  27. 40___ Woods, best-selling author of 2023's "The Lost Bookshop"
  28. 41Threadbare
  29. 42Fund, as a college
  30. 43They're known to open with some jokes
  31. 44Longtime music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
  32. 45The "U" of 60-Down
  33. 46"Damage" director Louis
  34. 51K-pop septet
  35. 52Short note?
  36. 53Creature in the final scene of "Cleopatra"
  37. 55Long-term deposit, in brief
  38. 56Go (for)
  39. 58Certain spot
  40. 60It once shared a land border with 16 countries
  41. 61Drawstring place
  42. 65Hardly the social butterfly
  43. 66Stowed
  44. 67___ soda
  45. 68Needlefish
  46. 69Monopolist's trait
  47. 70One-pointer in cribbage
  48. 71Some undergrad degs.
  49. 72Trojans' sch.
  50. 76"Jeez, I can't catch a break"
  51. 77Call from a crib
  52. 78Slightly
  53. 80Umpire's ruling
  54. 81Writings of dubious authenticity
  55. 82Eschew
  56. 84"Victory is mine!," in modern lingo
  57. 85Privy to
  58. 88Make a scene
  59. 89"My heavens!"
  60. 92They can support a nest egg
  61. 9348-oz. beer glass
  62. 94Service providers?
  63. 95Wise-appearing
  64. 96___ Tunes
  65. 97Like the cheese in a grilled cheese
  66. 102Protective tip on a lace
  67. 103Bel ___ cheese
  68. 104Informal goodbye
  69. 105Made some waves?
  70. 107Tech giant whose initials are its N.Y.S.E. symbol
  71. 108Some have meters
  72. 109Mexican marinade
  73. 110"The Seduction of Joe ___" (1979 Alan Alda film)
  74. 112Tolkien trilogy, for short
  75. 113Morehouse or Howard, in brief
  76. 114Whole bunch
  77. 116Instant

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. First lady McKinley — Answer: IDA
  2. 4. Common saltwater baitfish — Answer: SHAD
  3. 8. Letters before Q — Answer: LGBT
  4. 12. Become crunchy in the oven — Answer: CRISPUP
  5. 19. Image of Mickey, maybe — Answer: CEL
  6. 20. ___ Nostra — Answer: COSA
  7. 21. Lake that's largely fed by the Detroit River — Answer: ERIE
  8. 22. "Red telephone," historically — Answer: HOTLINE
  9. 23. Breakfast order request — Answer: OVEREASY
  10. 25. [London Herald, 4/16/1912] — Answer: TITANICSINKS
  11. 27. [The New York Times, 8/9/1974] — Answer: NIXONRESIGNS
  12. 29. "Scarface" — Answer: ALCAPONE
  13. 30. Schedule — Answer: SLATE
  14. 31. Drives off — Answer: SHOOS
  15. 32. "Catch ya later!" — Answer: ADIOS
  16. 33. Wee one — Answer: TOT
  17. 34. Frankincense or myrrh — Answer: RESIN
  18. 36. T-E-A-M doesn't have one, so they say — Answer: ANI
  19. 37. Plantain lily, by another name — Answer: HOSTA
  20. 39. [Chicago Daily Tribune, 11/3/1948] — Answer: DEWEYDEFEATSTRUMAN
  21. 47. Company once called the California Perfume Company — Answer: AVON
  22. 48. Wrap one's head around — Answer: GET
  23. 49. Popular Hawaiian dish — Answer: POKE
  24. 50. Driest country in sub-Saharan Africa — Answer: NAMIBIA
  25. 54. They're below par — Answer: BIRDIES
  26. 56. Choice words — Answer: ORS
  27. 57. Footwear for a sharp dresser? — Answer: STILETTOS
  28. 59. "___ Mouse," Chick Corea jazz standard of 1972 — Answer: SENOR
  29. 60. Toward the opposing goal, in hockey — Answer: UPICE
  30. 62. Geometry calculation: Abbr. — Answer: VOL
  31. 63. "How ya doin'?" — Answer: SUP
  32. 64. [Variety, 10/30/1929] — Answer: WALLSTLAYSANEGG
  33. 70. ___ Dhabi — Answer: ABU. Hint: This is a common prefix for names of several Middle Eastern cities! 🕌
  34. 73. Alliance since 1948, in brief — Answer: OAS
  35. 74. Golf's Slammin' Sammy — Answer: SNEAD
  36. 75. Bouquet — Answer: AROMA
  37. 79. Seer cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies would not be believed — Answer: CASSANDRA
  38. 83. Poorly — Answer: ILL
  39. 84. Headwear that's stereotypically red — Answer: FIREHAT
  40. 86. Breakout performer? — Answer: ESCAPEE
  41. 87. It's blowin' in the wind — Answer: VANE
  42. 89. ___ thruster (physics lab device) — Answer: ION
  43. 90. Corrin of "Nosferatu" — Answer: EMMA
  44. 91. [New York Daily News, 10/30/1975] — Answer: FORDTOCITYDROPDEAD
  45. 95. "The rubber people," in Nahuatl — Answer: OLMEC
  46. 98. "Biting" characteristic — Answer: WIT
  47. 99. Big name in health care — Answer: AETNA
  48. 100. Trouble — Answer: WOE
  49. 101. Fleet — Answer: RAPID
  50. 104. Where people typically go to the mat? — Answer: PORCH
  51. 106. Attempt to tear — Answer: RIPAT
  52. 111. Fool around — Answer: LOLLYGAG
  53. 113. With 115-Across, [New York Post, 4/15/1983] — Answer: HEADLESSBODY
  54. 115. See 113-Across — Answer: INTOPLESSBAR
  55. 117. "Jeez Louise!" — Answer: AWCOMEON
  56. 118. Boils — Answer: SEETHES
  57. 119. Latin "Look" — Answer: ECCE
  58. 120. Filmmaker Johnson — Answer: RIAN
  59. 121. Degree held by only one U.S. president (George W. Bush) — Answer: MBA
  60. 122. Drink after a race, say — Answer: HYDRATE
  61. 123. Signaled — Answer: CUED
  62. 124. Wraps up — Answer: ENDS
  63. 125. The Second vis-à-vis the First, say — Answer: SON

Down

  1. 1. Cher and Madonna, e.g. — Answer: ICONS
  2. 2. Old Scratch, with "the" — Answer: DEVIL
  3. 3. Baby name whose popularity plummeted after 2015 — Answer: ALEXA
  4. 4. It might be chewed in a theater — Answer: SCENERY
  5. 5. Frost — Answer: HOAR
  6. 6. Taxpayers — Answer: ASSESSEES
  7. 7. 9 to 5, e.g. — Answer: DAYSHIFT
  8. 8. Release — Answer: LETGO
  9. 9. Beams — Answer: GRINS
  10. 10. Parts of comedy routines — Answer: BITS
  11. 11. Serving at a Chinese restaurant — Answer: TEA
  12. 12. Carolina Reaper, for one — Answer: CHILI
  13. 13. Good name for a geologist? — Answer: ROCCO
  14. 14. "How sad" — Answer: ITSASHAME
  15. 15. Lapse — Answer: SLIP
  16. 16. Some red or white wines — Answer: PINOTS
  17. 17. Pull some strings? — Answer: UNKNOT
  18. 18. Old Spanish coin — Answer: PESETA
  19. 24. Waste away — Answer: ROT
  20. 26. Bottom — Answer: NADIR
  21. 28. Actress Skye — Answer: IONE
  22. 32. Payments made at a table — Answer: ANTES
  23. 35. Leg up — Answer: EDGE
  24. 36. Query — Answer: ASK
  25. 38. "I'll get to work right now" — Answer: ONIT
  26. 39. Dollops — Answer: DABS
  27. 40. ___ Woods, best-selling author of 2023's "The Lost Bookshop" — Answer: EVIE
  28. 41. Threadbare — Answer: WORN
  29. 42. Fund, as a college — Answer: ENDOW
  30. 43. They're known to open with some jokes — Answer: APRILS
  31. 44. Longtime music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra — Answer: TOSCANINI
  32. 45. The "U" of 60-Down — Answer: UNION
  33. 46. "Damage" director Louis — Answer: MALLE
  34. 51. K-pop septet — Answer: BTS
  35. 52. Short note? — Answer: IOU
  36. 53. Creature in the final scene of "Cleopatra" — Answer: ASP
  37. 55. Long-term deposit, in brief — Answer: IRA
  38. 56. Go (for) — Answer: OPT
  39. 58. Certain spot — Answer: TVAD
  40. 60. It once shared a land border with 16 countries — Answer: USSR
  41. 61. Drawstring place — Answer: EYELET
  42. 65. Hardly the social butterfly — Answer: LONER
  43. 66. Stowed — Answer: LADED
  44. 67. ___ soda — Answer: SAL
  45. 68. Needlefish — Answer: GAR
  46. 69. Monopolist's trait — Answer: GREED
  47. 70. One-pointer in cribbage — Answer: ACE
  48. 71. Some undergrad degs. — Answer: BAS
  49. 72. Trojans' sch. — Answer: USC
  50. 76. "Jeez, I can't catch a break" — Answer: OHME
  51. 77. Call from a crib — Answer: MAMA
  52. 78. Slightly — Answer: ATAD
  53. 80. Umpire's ruling — Answer: SAFE
  54. 81. Writings of dubious authenticity — Answer: APOCRYPHA
  55. 82. Eschew — Answer: AVOID
  56. 84. "Victory is mine!," in modern lingo — Answer: FORTHEWIN
  57. 85. Privy to — Answer: INON. Hint: What do you call something that's kept hidden away from others? 🤫
  58. 88. Make a scene — Answer: ACT
  59. 89. "My heavens!" — Answer: IDECLARE
  60. 92. They can support a nest egg — Answer: TWIGS
  61. 93. 48-oz. beer glass — Answer: YARD
  62. 94. Service providers? — Answer: PARSONS
  63. 95. Wise-appearing — Answer: OWLISH
  64. 96. ___ Tunes — Answer: LOONEY
  65. 97. Like the cheese in a grilled cheese — Answer: MELTED
  66. 102. Protective tip on a lace — Answer: AGLET
  67. 103. Bel ___ cheese — Answer: PAESE
  68. 104. Informal goodbye — Answer: PEACE
  69. 105. Made some waves? — Answer: OARED
  70. 107. Tech giant whose initials are its N.Y.S.E. symbol — Answer: IBM
  71. 108. Some have meters — Answer: POEMS
  72. 109. Mexican marinade — Answer: ADOBO
  73. 110. "The Seduction of Joe ___" (1979 Alan Alda film) — Answer: TYNAN
  74. 112. Tolkien trilogy, for short — Answer: LOTR
  75. 113. Morehouse or Howard, in brief — Answer: HBCU
  76. 114. Whole bunch — Answer: SCAD
  77. 116. Instant — Answer: SEC

The answer to “Leg up” in the New York Times crossword is EDGE — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on March 9, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 35-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Leg up” answer

EDGE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is EDGE

EDGE is the 4-letter solution that fits "Leg up" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 9, 2025 (35-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Sunday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Leg up”?

The answer is EDGE, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 9, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Leg up”?

4 letters: EDGE.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on March 9, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 35-Down.

Can “Leg up” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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