Cream alternative

Crossword Answer — March 22, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, March 22, 2025

By Katie Hoody

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Across

  1. 1Style of Duchamp's so-called "readymades"
  2. 5Overlook?
  3. 9Voted for
  4. 14___ blue (original team color of the Chelsea Football Club)
  5. 15Royal adversary
  6. 16Accident reminders
  7. 17It's not as random as it seems
  8. 20Elevated, as a ballet movement
  9. 21Long-lived being in Buddhist cosmology
  10. 22Dish sometimes served with lomi-lomi salmon
  11. 23Telepathic connections
  12. 26Ashanti Anderson's "___ to Black Skin"
  13. 27Surrealist painter Carrington
  14. 29Set units
  15. 31Modern initialism for Black dialect
  16. 32On the topic of
  17. 37"Colors" rapper (1988)
  18. 38[Here we go again]
  19. 39Classic Langston Hughes poem quoted on a wall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
  20. 40"Enough!"
  21. 42Like the Muddy Waters album "At Newport 1960"
  22. 43Excellent, average or bad, depending on the context
  23. 44Ornate water heater
  24. 46The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf.
  25. 48Massive hockey arena in St. Petersburg, Russia
  26. 51PC discourse?
  27. 52Pop
  28. 53Company that owns Words With Friends
  29. 56Plot device in some suspense thrillers
  30. 60English actress Bamber
  31. 61Cream alternative
  32. 62Angled for attention?: Abbr.
  33. 63Collection in an herbarium, say
  34. 64This is unreal!
  35. 65Bird whose diet includes berries that grow on lava

Down

  1. 1Style influenced by Cubism, informally
  2. 2Volumes
  3. 3"Stay still!"
  4. 4___ of Bourbon, grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots
  5. 5Car seen in the opening scene of "Dazed and Confused"
  6. 6Shoemaker's tool
  7. 7"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" poet
  8. 8Show obeisance, in a way
  9. 9They protect some software purchases
  10. 10Snicker bit
  11. 11Prelude to good news
  12. 12Rose
  13. 13Australian actress Davis
  14. 18The Aces of Triple-A baseball
  15. 19Early Netflix offering
  16. 24Annual Atlanta gathering of sci-fi/gaming fans
  17. 25One of la familia
  18. 27Bébé's breakfast
  19. 28Per
  20. 30The "magic" in some mushrooms
  21. 33Configurations of locks
  22. 34Wife of Mikhail Gorbachev
  23. 35Cosmic explosion
  24. 36Concert ending?
  25. 41Links in a certain chain
  26. 45Way-out fun?
  27. 46They come with strings attached
  28. 47Cry before a shot
  29. 49Pentagon quintet
  30. 50Fix (up)
  31. 542023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Edgar Hoover
  32. 55Up to something?
  33. 57You might sit for one
  34. 58Certain plan for the future, in brief
  35. 59Close-lipped

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Style of Duchamp's so-called "readymades" — Answer: DADA
  2. 5. Overlook? — Answer: GAWK
  3. 9. Voted for — Answer: CHOSE
  4. 14. ___ blue (original team color of the Chelsea Football Club) — Answer: ETON
  5. 15. Royal adversary — Answer: TWIN
  6. 16. Accident reminders — Answer: DENTS
  7. 17. It's not as random as it seems — Answer: CONTROLLEDCHAOS
  8. 20. Elevated, as a ballet movement — Answer: ONTOE
  9. 21. Long-lived being in Buddhist cosmology — Answer: DEVA
  10. 22. Dish sometimes served with lomi-lomi salmon — Answer: POI
  11. 23. Telepathic connections — Answer: MINDMELDS
  12. 26. Ashanti Anderson's "___ to Black Skin" — Answer: ODE
  13. 27. Surrealist painter Carrington — Answer: LEONORA
  14. 29. Set units — Answer: REPS
  15. 31. Modern initialism for Black dialect — Answer: AAVE
  16. 32. On the topic of — Answer: ADDRESSING
  17. 37. "Colors" rapper (1988) — Answer: ICET
  18. 38. [Here we go again] — Answer: GROAN
  19. 39. Classic Langston Hughes poem quoted on a wall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture — Answer: ITOO
  20. 40. "Enough!" — Answer: THATDOESIT
  21. 42. Like the Muddy Waters album "At Newport 1960" — Answer: LIVE
  22. 43. Excellent, average or bad, depending on the context — Answer: MEAN
  23. 44. Ornate water heater — Answer: SAMOVAR
  24. 46. The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf. — Answer: KSU
  25. 48. Massive hockey arena in St. Petersburg, Russia — Answer: ICEPALACE
  26. 51. PC discourse? — Answer: IMS
  27. 52. Pop — Answer: SODA
  28. 53. Company that owns Words With Friends — Answer: ZYNGA
  29. 56. Plot device in some suspense thrillers — Answer: TICKINGTIMEBOMB
  30. 60. English actress Bamber — Answer: ELLIE
  31. 61. Cream alternative — Answer: ECRU
  32. 62. Angled for attention?: Abbr. — Answer: ITAL
  33. 63. Collection in an herbarium, say — Answer: SEEDS
  34. 64. This is unreal! — Answer: SHAM
  35. 65. Bird whose diet includes berries that grow on lava — Answer: NENE

Down

  1. 1. Style influenced by Cubism, informally — Answer: DECO
  2. 2. Volumes — Answer: ATON
  3. 3. "Stay still!" — Answer: DONTMOVEAMUSCLE
  4. 4. ___ of Bourbon, grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots — Answer: ANTOINETTE
  5. 5. Car seen in the opening scene of "Dazed and Confused" — Answer: GTO
  6. 6. Shoemaker's tool — Answer: AWL
  7. 7. "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" poet — Answer: WILDE
  8. 8. Show obeisance, in a way — Answer: KNEEL
  9. 9. They protect some software purchases — Answer: CDCASES
  10. 10. Snicker bit — Answer: HEH
  11. 11. Prelude to good news — Answer: ONAPOSITIVENOTE
  12. 12. Rose — Answer: STOOD
  13. 13. Australian actress Davis — Answer: ESSIE
  14. 18. The Aces of Triple-A baseball — Answer: RENO
  15. 19. Early Netflix offering — Answer: DVDRENTAL
  16. 24. Annual Atlanta gathering of sci-fi/gaming fans — Answer: DRAGONCON
  17. 25. One of la familia — Answer: MADRE
  18. 27. Bébé's breakfast — Answer: LAIT
  19. 28. Per — Answer: EACH
  20. 30. The "magic" in some mushrooms — Answer: PSILOCYBIN
  21. 33. Configurations of locks — Answer: DOS
  22. 34. Wife of Mikhail Gorbachev — Answer: RAISA
  23. 35. Cosmic explosion — Answer: NOVA
  24. 36. Concert ending? — Answer: GOER
  25. 41. Links in a certain chain — Answer: DAISIES
  26. 45. Way-out fun? — Answer: MAZE
  27. 46. They come with strings attached — Answer: KITES
  28. 47. Cry before a shot — Answer: SMILE
  29. 49. Pentagon quintet — Answer: EDGES
  30. 50. Fix (up) — Answer: PATCH
  31. 54. 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Edgar Hoover — Answer: GMAN
  32. 55. Up to something? — Answer: ABLE
  33. 57. You might sit for one — Answer: KID
  34. 58. Certain plan for the future, in brief — Answer: IRA
  35. 59. Close-lipped — Answer: MUM

The answer to “Cream alternative” in the New York Times crossword is ECRU — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on March 22, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 61-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.

“Cream alternative” answer

ECRU (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ECRU

ECRU is the 4-letter solution that fits "Cream alternative" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 22, 2025 (61-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Cream alternative” appeared?

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March 22, 2025 (this puzzle) → ECRU. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Cream alternative”?

The answer is ECRU, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 22, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Cream alternative”?

4 letters: ECRU.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on March 22, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 61-Across.

Can “Cream alternative” 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 22, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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