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Repair common Windows errors and clear accumulated junk for a smoother, more stable PC - no reinstall needed.Free scan · no reinstallThe NYT Mini for Thursday, March 20, 2025 has five across entries (CLAM, HARP, MARCH, URGE, DMED) and five down entries (CHARM, LARGE, ARCHED, MPH, MUD). The key link to solve is that 1-Down, CHARM, is an anagram of 6-Across, MARCH. Below you will find the clues first, then the answers, so you can check only as far as you need.
Confirm you have the right puzzle
The Mini is a daily grid, so the date matters. The answers on this page belong to the puzzle published on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The same calendar date in 2026 falls on a Friday and has a different grid, so a 2026 answer key will not match. Parade’s date-stamped guide and The Economic Times’ list for the same date both show this set of entries.
- Puzzle date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Grid: 5 × 5, with across and down entries numbered from the top-left corner
- Answer sources: Parade’s March 20, 2025 guide and The Economic Times’ March 20, 2025 list
Clues only
Try these before you scroll to the answers.
Across
| Entry | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | Chowder morsel |
| 5 Across | Emblem on a glass of Guinness |
| 6 Across | _____ Madness (annual event that hints at 1-Down) |
| 7 Across | Strong desire |
| 8 Across | Contacted privately on social media, for short |
Down
| Entry | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Down | Anagram of 6-Across |
| 2 Down | L, as in Land’s End |
| 3 Down | Moved with a curving trajectory |
| 4 Down | Speedometer abbr. |
| 6 Down | What hiking boots might track in the house |
Answers
Across answers
- 1 Across: CLAM
- 5 Across: HARP
- 6 Across: MARCH
- 7 Across: URGE
- 8 Across: DMED
Down answers
- 1 Down: CHARM
- 2 Down: LARGE
- 3 Down: ARCHED
- 4 Down: MPH
- 6 Down: MUD
How the two theme-linked entries connect
The clue “Anagram of 6-Across” tells you that 1-Down rearranges the letters of 6-Across. MARCH rearranges to CHARM, and the 6-Across clue “_____ Madness” points to the annual March event, which is why the two entries are linked. Solvers who have MARCH in place can use that to confirm CHARM from the crossing letters.
Other entries are straightforward dictionary or abbreviation clues. “L, as in Land’s End” gives LARGE, since Land’s End is the western tip of England and the L stands for large in clothing sizes. “Speedometer abbr.” gives MPH, and “Emblem on a glass of Guinness” gives HARP, the harp symbol used on the stout’s branding.
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Check your grid
If a letter you entered does not match, check the crossing entry first. Several answers here are short, so a single wrong letter in a crossing can make two entries fail at once. If the answer is still not clear, compare your entries against the answer lists above rather than retyping the whole grid.
The March 20, 2026 puzzle is a different grid, and the answers above do not apply to it. Try Hard Guides lists that date’s separate answers in its March 20, 2026 guide.
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