If you’re stuck on the NYT Mini for March 18, 2025, the reported answers are below, grouped by direction with a brief clue explanation. The date matters: the matching answer article is for the Tuesday, March 18, 2025 puzzle, not every puzzle dated March 18.
March 18, 2025 NYT Mini answers: Across
These across entries are reported by How2Shout’s article for the March 18, 2025 puzzle.
| Clue | Answer | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1A, “Dude! Come on!” | BRO | A casual way to address someone that can also express friendly exasperation. |
| 5A, “San Antonio attraction to ‘remember’” | ALAMO | The San Antonio landmark associated with “Remember the Alamo!” |
| 6A, “Recurring Stallone role” | ROCKY | Sylvester Stallone’s recurring character, Rocky Balboa. |
| 7A, “Stream” | RIVER | A river is a kind of stream. |
| 8A, “Hudson after whom the Hudson River is named” | HENRY | The clue points to explorer Henry Hudson. |
March 18, 2025 NYT Mini answers: Down
The same article reports these five down entries.
| Clue | Answer | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1D, “Loudly play, as a speaker” | BLAST | To blast music is to play it loudly. |
| 2D, “Dish that might come with a spoon and chopsticks” | RAMEN | The noodle dish is commonly eaten with chopsticks and may be served with a spoon. |
| 3D, “Raw ___, color in the Crayola Hall of Fame” | UMBER | The color name completes the phrase “raw umber.” |
| 4D, “Something ‘played’ to avoid class” | HOOKY | To “play hooky” is to skip class. |
| 5D, “Eyebrow shape” | ARCH | An arch is a familiar shape for an eyebrow. |
Source and verification
The answers and explanations above are reported in How2Shout’s “NYT Mini Crossword Answers – March 18, 2025: Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved!” The matching article is dated to the March 18 puzzle and its search result reports an update on March 22, 2025. It is a secondary source; these entries are not independently confirmed here against an official New York Times puzzle archive. How2Shout
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