Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers: March 23, 2025
Across
| Clues | Answers | 
|---|---|
| Women’s World Cup team that had a rivalry with the U.S. during the 2010s | JAPAN | 
| Napoleon’s punishment during the 1810s (twice!) | EXILE | 
| Component of muscle tissue | SINEW | 
| Wreck beyond repair | TOTAL | 
| Like the air at a hookah lounge | SMOKY | 
DOWN
| Clues | Answers | 
|---|---|
| Joking remarks | JESTS | 
| Statement of truth | AXIOM | 
| Kind of bean used in refried beans | PINTO | 
| Spring _____ (start dripping) | ALEAK | 
| Afresh | NEWLY | 
