NYT Crossword March 25, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Groups of soldiers 6 7A Initials on an invitation 4 11A Mil. installations 3 14A Like Eeyore in "Winnie-the-Pooh" 6 15A Langston Hughes poem about the hope for equality 4 16A Workout unit, for short 3 17A "The Lego Movie"? 11 19A Oldest Gershwin brother 3 20A Lesions 5 21A ___ mater 4 22A Crew propellers 4 23A "Star Trek"? 12 26A Schlemiel 7 29A "Old Man ___ at Cloud" (bit from "The Simpsons" that became an internet meme) 5 30A Fury 3 31A Perch for a plant or a pie 4 33A Sends reeling with a punch 5 36A Breaks in continuity 4 38A Coped (with) 5 41A Subpar grub 4 42A Channel for the Mavericks and Cavaliers 5 44A Thorn 4 46A Luau instrument, informally 3 47A Tokyo-based company that produces cameras and office equipment 5 50A Political platform, perhaps 7 52A "Finding Nemo"? 12 55A Second Amendment subject 4 56A Scruff 4 57A Smallest country in the European Union (122 square miles) 5 61A "That surprises me" 3 62A "Planet Earth"? 11 64A Completely dominate, informally 3 65A "___, Brute?" 4 66A Not filled, as a role 6 67A Trawling equipment 3 68A Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us" 4 69A ___ Vallarta, Mexico 6

Down

1D Tbsp. divisions 4 2D Popular candy wrapped in gold foil 4 3D Minnesota representative Ilhan ___ 4 4D Have a bee in one's bonnet 6 5D Places where puppies are pampered 7 6D Hindu honorific 3 7D Winchester, for one 5 8D Ren's cartoon buddy 6 9D Hit 1958 song officially titled "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu" 6 10D When doubled, a cheerleader's accessory 3 11D Locale famous for roasts 10 12D Alternative name for planet Earth 5 13D Involuntary contraction 5 18D Laugh like a witch 6 22D Leers at 5 24D Not a base 4 25D Obsolete 3 26D Communicate with the hands 4 27D Horse that excels in equestrian sports 4 28D Cabinet division 10 32D Lecture counterpart, sometimes 3 34D Gorilla that famously learned to 26-Down 4 35D X-ray ___ (novelty goggles) 4 37D Complete messes 5 39D Went the distance 6 40D Pants, informally 4 43D Device with tracking tech 3 45D Spirit guide? 7 48D Worth mentioning 6 49D Game in which players tend to avoid the queen of spades 6 51D Actor Guy of "Memento" 6 52D Oregon Trail vehicle 5 53D "___ there yet?" 5 54D Highest grade 5 58D Whopper server? 4 59D Try, as patience 4 60D Regarding 4 62D Like a fresh coat of paint 3 63D "How's it hangin'?" 3