Mini Crossword: Applaud With One’s Fingers & Other Hints for March 3

Today’s edition of the simplified New York Times Crossword, dated March 3, 2025, is now solvable. This smaller, more accessible version of the classic NYT Crossword, frequently referred to as the Mini, was introduced in 2014. Here are the hints, clues, and solutions for the crossword puzzle on March 3rd.

All Mini Crossword hints for March 3 including Applaud With One’s Fingers

Here are some hints and puzzles for the New York Times Mini Crossword from March 3, 2025. A number of clues in this round were related to different types of fabrics. Additionally, a unique aspect of the puzzle became apparent only after it had been completely solved.

ACROSS

  • 1A Applaud with one’s fingers
  • 5A Material for Elvis’ blue shoes
  • 6A Tree with white bark
  • 7A Leather leggings
  • 8A Traditional garment for a Scottish groom

DOWN

  • 1D Food ordered in rolls
  • 2D Country with the most mountains over 25,000 feet in elevation
  • 3D Skilled (at)
  • 4D Ink-filled items
  • 5D ___ race (picnic event)

What are NYT Mini Crossword’s answers for today, March 3?

These are the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword for today, March 3:

ACROSS

  • 1A SNAP
  • 5A SUEDE
  • 6A ASPEN
  • 7A CHAPS
  • 8A KILT

DOWN

  • 1D SUSHI
  • 2D NEPAL
  • 3D ADEPT
  • 4D PENS
  • 5D SACK

Today’s mini crossword in The New York Times was generally easy to solve, but we encountered a bit of difficulty figuring out the answer for 6A initially. The circular symbol in the puzzle caused some initial confusion, but as we worked our way through the puzzle, it became clear that it was part of an enjoyable element. After finishing the puzzle, we had to admit that we first attempted to read the circled letters from left to right and were still perplexed. However, we eventually understood how it was intended to be deciphered. The circled letters spelled out “USHAPED”, indicating a U-shaped pattern, which described the arrangement of the circles in the puzzle.

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2025-03-03 09:41