Professional in risk assessment
Crossword Answer — March 12, 2025
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
By Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Exclamation before the 10th inning — Answer: ITSATIE
- 8. Facets — Answer: ASPECTS
- 15. Gabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___" — Answer: CHOLERA
- 16. Cousin of a squadron — Answer: PLATOON
- 17. Greek goddess whose namesake NASA mission plans to land the first female astronaut on the moon — Answer: ARTEMIS
- 18. Folk song figure who is implored not to cry — Answer: SUSANNA
- 19. Allow — Answer: LET. Hint: Think of what you do when you give someone permission to do something! 👍
- 20. ___-ops — Answer: PSY
- 21. High-traffic hosp. areas — Answer: ERS
- 22. German article — Answer: DER
- 23. Sierra ___ — Answer: LEONE
- 25. Mall stall — Answer: KIOSK
- 27. Globular regalia — Answer: ORBS
- 30. Marché de ___ (French yuletide market) — Answer: NOEL
- 32. The Wicked Witch of the West, in "Wicked" — Answer: ELPHABA
- 35. Grammy's Album of the Year winner for 2024's "Cowboy Carter" — Answer: BEYONCE
- 39. Someone with a burning desire — Answer: PYRO
- 40. Uncomplicated — Answer: CLEAR
- 42. Take off — Answer: SOAR
- 43. Show visible disdain — Answer: SCOWL
- 45. Crazy, sexy or cool: Abbr. — Answer: ADJ
- 46. Place to buy a toy for a toy — Answer: PETCO
- 47. Boolean operators denoted by v-like symbols — Answer: ORS
- 48. Professional in risk assessment — Answer: ACTUARY
- 51. "___ be my honor" — Answer: ITD
- 52. Kid-lit character with telekinetic abilities — Answer: MATILDA
- 54. "Brand New Key" singer, 1971 — Answer: MELANIE
- 56. Sticky stuff — Answer: TAR
- 57. Tool to unlock most modern cars — Answer: FOB
- 58. Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? — Answer: SAWAWOMANINHALF
- 67. Target of a military hunt — Answer: AWOL
- 68. Heidi Klum, for one — Answer: MODEL
- 69. Birthplace of Halle Berry and Simone Biles — Answer: OHIO
- 70. Ruse — Answer: PLOY
- 71. Yarn spinner's tool — Answer: SPOOL
- 72. Like plump peaches, typically — Answer: RIPE
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- 1. Poker declaration — Answer: ICALL
- 2. Kinsey scale rating for someone equally attracted to men and women — Answer: THREE
- 3. ___ voce (musical notation meaning "soft voice") — Answer: SOTTO
- 4. Lager alternative — Answer: ALE
- 5. Paint sometimes made with egg yolk — Answer: TEMPERA
- 6. "Bearded" flower — Answer: IRIS. Hint: This beautiful bloom shares its name with a Greek goddess, often depicted with a beard. 🌸
- 7. Uncomplicated — Answer: EASY
- 8. Part of the Hagia Sophia with a celebrated mosaic of Mary and child — Answer: APSE
- 9. Curve on a score — Answer: SLUR
- 10. FaceID or TouchID — Answer: PASSKEY
- 11. Important info for an airport pickup, informally — Answer: ETA
- 12. What an apartment may be converted into — Answer: CONDO
- 13. Musical notes — Answer: TONES
- 14. Mocking comments, maybe — Answer: SNARK
- 24. Never ever ever — Answer: NOHOW
- 26. "You win!" — Answer: ILOSE. Hint: Sometimes it's better to take a step back and say, 'Not this time!' 🎮
- 28. ___ America, network behind "Killing Eve" — Answer: BBC
- 29. Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian — Answer: SALATA
- 30. Classic arcade game in which characters can dunk at humanly impossible heights — Answer: NBAJAM
- 31. Poetic preposition — Answer: OER
- 32. Surrey town known for its salt — Answer: EPSOM
- 33. Yoga pants fabric — Answer: LYCRA
- 34. "Drink up!" — Answer: PROST
- 36. Unavailable, as a doctor — Answer: NOTIN
- 37. Parodia and peyote, for two — Answer: CACTI
- 38. Wear down — Answer: ERODE
- 41. Ending with Smith or Barnard — Answer: EDU
- 44. TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence — Answer: LALAW
- 46. Traffic cone — Answer: PYLON
- 49. Obsolescent data storage options — Answer: CDROMS
- 50. Freebie at most American diners — Answer: REFILL
- 53. Country that elected its first female P.M. in 2022 — Answer: ITALY
- 55. Hate, hate, hate! — Answer: ABHOR
- 58. Sticky stuff — Answer: SAP
- 59. Leatherworker's tool — Answer: AWL
- 60. Court — Answer: WOO
- 61. Swab — Answer: MOP
- 62. Hullaballoo — Answer: ADO
- 63. Prefix with -phyte — Answer: NEO
- 64. Bigeye tuna — Answer: AHI
- 65. Back talk — Answer: LIP
- 66. Nemesis — Answer: FOE
The answer to “Professional in risk assessment” in the New York Times crossword is ACTUARY — a 7-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on March 12, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 48-Across. 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.
“Professional in risk assessment” answer
ACTUARY (7 letters)
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Why the answer is ACTUARY
ACTUARY is the 7-letter solution that fits "Professional in risk assessment" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 12, 2025 (48-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Professional in risk assessment” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
March 12, 2025 (this puzzle) → ACTUARY. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on March 12, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian → SALATA
- Classic arcade game in which characters can dunk at humanly impossible heights → NBAJAM
- Ending with Smith or Barnard → EDU
- TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence → LALAW
- Traffic cone → PYLON
- Obsolescent data storage options → CDROMS
- Freebie at most American diners → REFILL
- Boolean operators denoted by v-like symbols → ORS
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for March 12, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
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 Wednesday 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 “Professional in risk assessment”?
The answer is ACTUARY, a 7-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 12, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Professional in risk assessment”?
7 letters: ACTUARY.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on March 12, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 48-Across.
Can “Professional in risk assessment” 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.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for March 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.