NYT Crossword March 15, 2025 Answers

Across

1A British celebrity chef Nigella 6 7A Cozier alternatives to motels 6 13A "Hi everyone!" 6 14A Congolese neighbor to the south 7 15A They're sometimes seen in cameos 6 16A Big name in electric toothbrushes 8 17A Terrarium critters 5 18A Coats often taken off 5 19A Something you might shield your eyes from, in brief 3 20A Help line? 3 21A Like unspoken understandings 5 22A Ruin a holiday surprise, perhaps 4 23A Release, in a way 3 24A Drink akin to a Moscow mule 11 26A Irish actor who was nominated for a Golden Globe for 2023's "Saltburn" 12 28A Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlance 7 29A Best Picture winner that beat out "Boyhood" and "Selma" 7 33A It's a good vacation destination, you bet! 12 35A Long, curved bike features 11 38A Texter's "Wow … just wow" 3 39A ___ group 4 40A Elements of some still-life paintings 5 41A Short 3 42A Una hija de los abuelos 3 43A Pottery piece 5 44A Like some books and ads 5 46A Casualty of file corruption, maybe 8 48A Where snowboard cross debuted as an Olympic event (2006) 6 49A Contemporary 7 50A Bit of investment intel 6 51A "Stay!" 6 52A Saving oneself, in a way 6

Down

1D Member of the only N.F.C. team never to have made the Super Bowl 4 2D One dealing with a certain absence 8 3D "Don't things always turn out OK?" 8 4D Awkward messages to receive in a public setting 5 5D They can be hard to pick out 4 6D Final Fantasy's original platform, for short 3 7D Much concert merch 11 8D Athos, Porthos et Aramis, par exemple 4 9D Universal partner 3 10D Bum wrap? 6 11D Javier who played Desi Arnaz in "Being the Ricardos" 6 12D Double-dealing 6 14D Code group 11 16D 2007 Michael Moore documentary with the tagline "This might hurt a little" 5 18D Something legally defined in the U.S. as affecting fewer than 200,000 people 11 21D Captures the moment, say 11 22D Chinese garden features 5 23D Prez in the ’60s 3 24D 2016 Literature Nobelist who famously skipped the Stockholm ceremony 5 25D Shipping container weights 5 27D Miniature electronic vehicle, for short 5 30D Slam-dancing locales 8 31D Company, e.g. 8 32D Degree of uncertainty? 3 34D Moves in on 5 35D Whiny comeback to a certain parent 6 36D Parmesan alternative 6 37D Smarten (up) 6 41D "If you squint, maybe …" 5 43D Steelmaking byproduct 4 44D When doubled, dismiss 4 45D Poet who wrote "To err is human; to forgive, divine" 4 47D Ozs. or lbs. 3 48D Psychoactive component of marijuana, for short 3