The NYT Mini Crossword for Monday, March 31, 2025, features clues about spam calls, dog scratches, a conch shell, Alice’s rabbit hole and more. Use the hints first, then scroll past the spoiler warning for the complete answers.
Need help with the NYT Mini Crossword for Monday, March 31, 2025? Start with the hints below, then check the clue list, and open the answer key only when you are ready for spoilers.
Hints for the March 31 Mini
These starting and ending letters should give you a nudge without revealing every answer immediately.
Across hints
- 1A: Starts with S.
- 5A: Ends with Y.
- 6A: Starts with A.
- 7A: Ends with H.
- 8A: Starts with K.
Down hints
- 1D: Ends with N.
- 2D: Starts with P.
- 3D: Ends with E.
- 4D: Starts with M.
- 5D: Ends with K.
Clues for Monday, March 31
Across
- 1A: Call from an unknown number, often
- 5A: Where a dog might like to be scratched
- 6A: Look forward to
- 7A: Shell that can be played as a wind instrument
- 8A: Patella’s place
Down
- 1D: Affix, as a patch
- 2D: Maker of connections
- 3D: One going down a literary rabbit hole?
- 4D: “The Great Wall of China is visible from space,” for one
- 5D: Where a human might like to be scratched
Warning: answers below
The complete answer key for the Monday, March 31, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword appears below.
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Answers
Across answers
- 1A: SPAM
- 5A: BELLY
- 6A: AWAIT
- 7A: CONCH
- 8A: KNEE
Down answers
- 1D: SEW ON
- 2D: PLANE
- 3D: ALICE
- 4D: MYTH
- 5D: BACK
The 1D answer is written as SEW ON in normal phrase spacing, although some puzzle answer listings display the entry without a space as “SEWON.” The question mark in 3D matters: “One going down a literary rabbit hole?” points playfully to ALICE, who goes down the rabbit hole in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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For date clarity, this page covers the Monday, March 31, 2025 Mini. A separate puzzle was published on March 31, 2026, which fell on a Tuesday, so its clues and answers should not be substituted for this answer key.
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Which March 31 NYT Mini Crossword does this answer key cover?
This page covers the Monday, March 31, 2025, NYT Mini Crossword. March 31, 2026 was a Tuesday and had a different puzzle.
What are the answers to the March 31, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword?
The answers are SPAM, BELLY, AWAIT, CONCH and KNEE for Across; SEW ON, PLANE, ALICE, MYTH and BACK for Down.
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The March 31, 2025 NYT Mini answers are SPAM, BELLY, AWAIT, CONCH, KNEE across and SEW ON, PLANE, ALICE, MYTH, BACK down.
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