NYT Crossword March 17, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Small amounts, as of hair gel 4 5A Victor ___, author of "Les Misérables" 4 9A Ankle bones 5 14A Prefix with science or potent 4 15A "Now!," in a rush order 4 16A Some fast-food sandwiches 5 17A Emmy-winning actress for "Hacks" 9 19A Chile de ___ (very spicy pepper) 5 20A Seed used to flavor ouzo 5 21A Tiny computer unit 3 23A Double-reed woodwind 4 24A Only person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year 11 28A Belief systems 4 32A Twerp 6 33A Numbers with four digits 9 35A What a subject and a verb should do 5 40A With 41-Across, former "S.N.L." regular who played Gemma and Cathy Anne 6 41A See 40-Across 6 42A "___ la vista!" 5 43A Reduces, as profits 9 46A Unit of corn or wisdom 6 48A ___ Congeniality (pageant title) 4 49A She played Serena on "Gossip Girl" 11 54A Take in, as a salary 4 55A ___-Caps (candy) 3 56A Very, very 5 61A Say hello to 5 63A Slogan that celebrates a young woman's confidence and independence ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40-/41- and 49-Across 9 66A Face shapes 5 67A Eight, in Ensenada 4 68A Have a meal by candlelight, say 4 69A Small sample 5 70A Gas in some lighted signs 4 71A Split ___ (hair problem) 4

Down

1D Rapper ___ Cat 4 2D "You said it, brother!" 4 3D ___ B'rith (Jewish organization) 4 4D Sloth and gluttony, for two 4 5D Nonkosher meat 3 6D 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup soccer champs 3 7D In mixed-up condition 7 8D Choices 7 9D Carrier whose former terminal at J.F.K. is now a hotel 3 10D --> 5 11D Companion of a priest and a minister in many a joke 5 12D Parody 5 13D Part of an atoll 5 18D It comes between "ready" and "go" 3 22D Swim-bike-run race, for short 3 25D On vacation, say 4 26D Yang's counterpart 3 27D Accommodates, as on a bus 5 28D Scratch that! 4 29D Former stadium for the Mets 4 30D Slip-on shoes, familiarly 4 31D Hearts or clubs 4 34D Quench 5 36D Gloomy, as news 4 37D Rice-A-___ 4 38D Docs treating tonsillitis 4 39D Inflated ones can be bruised 4 41D Bear market order 4 43D Give rise to 7 44D Bill 7 45D Shirt that's sometimes tie-dyed 3 47D Chicago trains 3 49D Sired 5 50D Stage before pupa in metamorphosis 5 51D Regions 5 52D Prepared to be knighted 5 53D "Uh-huh" 3 57D Vein of ore 4 58D Mattress size smaller than a full 4 59D Tear to pieces 4 60D Greek war god 4 62D When doubled, it's a fly 3 64D Letter after pi 3 65D Chaney who played Quasimodo 3