Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do
Crossword Answer — March 26, 2025
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
By Nathan Hale
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Mama" of the Mamas & the Papas — Answer: CASS
- 5. Swallows nervously — Answer: GULPS
- 10. Motown song played at many a wedding — Answer: SHOUT
- 15. "That's hysterical!," online — Answer: LMAO
- 16. Paragon — Answer: IDEAL
- 17. Keats and Yeats — Answer: POETS
- 18. Tiny amount — Answer: IOTA
- 19. "I've done this before" — Answer: NOTMY
- 20. - — Answer: RODEO
- 21. It doesn't pay, they say — Answer: CRIME
- 23. Short retirement? — Answer: NAP
- 24. Lighter giant — Answer: BIC
- 25. Not so sure about a wedding, say — Answer: HAVING
- 27. - — Answer: THOUGHTS
- 31. She, in São Paulo — Answer: ELA
- 32. N.L. East or A.F.C. West — Answer: DIV
- 34. Some privately held businesses: Abbr. — Answer: LLCS
- 35. Pale — Answer: WAN
- 37. Yearned (for) — Answer: JONESED
- 39. You might have one to pick — Answer: BONE
- 40. Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do — Answer: COVERALLTHEBASES
- 45. Hand or foot — Answer: UNIT
- 46. Faces — Answer: VISAGES
- 47. Sleep with — Answer: BED
- 48. Image format, familiarly — Answer: JPEG
- 50. Road repair goo — Answer: TAR
- 51. Alternative to a Stella or Sam Adams — Answer: PBR
- 54. Thoroughly interrogates — Answer: GIVESTHE
- 57. - — Answer: DEGREE
- 59. Portfolio holding, for short — Answer: IRA
- 60. Popular R&B; group composed of T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli — Answer: TLC
- 62. Kind of pole — Answer: TOTEM
- 63. Rave over, metaphorically — Answer: WRITE
- 66. - — Answer: ABOUT
- 68. Polo of "Meet the Parents" — Answer: TERI
- 69. Pre-covenant name for a biblical father — Answer: ABRAM
- 70. Up on — Answer: HIPTO
- 71. West African staple crop — Answer: YAMS
- 72. Frivolous — Answer: SILLY
- 73. Prepare, as tea — Answer: STEEP
- 74. Campus site for 30,000+ Iowa students — Answer: AMES
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- 1. Hackneyed — Answer: CLICHE
- 2. Lacking all scruples — Answer: AMORAL
- 3. Cannabis variety — Answer: SATIVA
- 4. "Likewise" — Answer: SOAMI
- 5. Juniper-flavored spirit — Answer: GIN
- 6. Noodle variety — Answer: UDON
- 7. Set loose on — Answer: LETAT
- 8. Handouts from street preachers — Answer: PAMPHLETS
- 9. Like a fox — Answer: SLY
- 10. Portions of parsley — Answer: SPRIGS
- 11. Bootleg booze — Answer: HOOCH
- 12. Ref. work that's been available electronically since 1988 — Answer: OED
- 13. Great Basin tribe — Answer: UTE
- 14. Historic Chinese general — Answer: TSO
- 22. Forested moon in "Return of the Jedi" — Answer: ENDOR
- 24. Tampa Bay N.F.L.er — Answer: BUC
- 26. Actress Rodriguez of "Jane the Virgin" — Answer: GINA
- 28. Timeworn — Answer: OLDHAT
- 29. "Terrible" ages — Answer: TWOS
- 30. Not mad — Answer: SANE
- 33. Fabric that George Costanza said he'd drape himself in if it were socially acceptable — Answer: VELVET
- 36. Pioneering game console, for short — Answer: NES
- 37. 747 or A380 — Answer: JET
- 38. Tad — Answer: SLIGHTBIT
- 39. ___-relief — Answer: BAS
- 40. Baby bear — Answer: CUB. Hint: What do you call a young bear that's just starting to explore the woods? 🐻
- 41. Downward force on earth, informally — Answer: ONEG
- 42. "I saw," to Caesar — Answer: VIDI
- 43. "My stars!" — Answer: EGAD
- 44. Headwear for Emily in Paris — Answer: BERET
- 48. British politico Corbyn — Answer: JEREMY
- 49. Ad Council production, in brief — Answer: PSA
- 51. Spin doctors — Answer: PRTEAM
- 52. "I'd like a brewski" — Answer: BEERME
- 53. Negligent — Answer: REMISS
- 55. Like some signs — Answer: VITAL
- 56. Run away (with) — Answer: ELOPE
- 58. Cry after pranking someone — Answer: GOTYA
- 61. Adorable — Answer: CUTE. Hint: Think of something that makes you smile and melts your heart! 😊
- 63. "Time ___ ..." — Answer: WAS
- 64. Slugger's stat — Answer: RBI
- 65. Not online, online — Answer: IRL
- 66. Sounds in spas — Answer: AHS
- 67. Blouse, e.g. — Answer: TOP
The answer to “Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do” in the New York Times crossword is COVERALLTHEBASES — a 16-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on March 26, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 40-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.
“Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do” answer
COVERALLTHEBASES (16 letters)
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Why the answer is COVERALLTHEBASES
COVERALLTHEBASES is the 16-letter solution that fits "Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 26, 2025 (40-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do” 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 26, 2025 (this puzzle) → COVERALLTHEBASES. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on March 26, 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.
- Handouts from street preachers → PAMPHLETS
- Forested moon in "Return of the Jedi" → ENDOR
- Actress Rodriguez of "Jane the Virgin" → GINA
- Timeworn → OLDHAT
- "Terrible" ages → TWOS
- Not mad → SANE
- Fabric that George Costanza said he'd drape himself in if it were socially acceptable → VELVET
- Pioneering game console, for short → NES
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for March 26, 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 “Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do”?
The answer is COVERALLTHEBASES, a 16-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 26, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do”?
16 letters: COVERALLTHEBASES.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on March 26, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 40-Across.
Can “Take care of everything ... or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do” 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 26, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.