NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 1, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues79
Across35
Down44
ConstructorSande Milton
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Girlfriend, in Guadalajara (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMIGA→
6A
Colorado ski resort (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
11A
Software version designed to reveal bugs (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABETA→
15A
One who works with ore or data (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMINER→
16A
Crown for the prom queen (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
17A
Declare openly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
18A
Publication where this puzzle might be found (16)
Starts with I, ends with EINFLIGHTMAGAZINE→
21A
Slippery fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
22A
"___ Misérables" (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
23A
Garlicky sauces (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAIOLIS→
24A
Apply to, as the skin (5)
Starts with U, ends with NUSEON→
27A
___ Domingo (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSANTO→
29A
Where the 18-Across is commonly found (14)
Starts with S, ends with TSEATBACKPOCKET→
33A
Dessert that might have a cherry on top (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESUNDAE→
34A
Drill sergeant's lead-in to "Two, three, four" (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHUP→
35A
Alternative to Jockey (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHANES→
37A
World's largest movie theater chain (3)
Starts with A, ends with CAMC→
38A
Religion with 100,000 public shrines in Japan (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSHINTO→
41A
Genetic material (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
42A
What you might do if you don't know an answer (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGUESS→
45A
___ factor (grossness measure) (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
46A
Brain cell (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNEURON→
49A
Person who may have ruined your puzzle experience (14)
Starts with P, ends with RPRIORPASSENGER→
52A
Tumbler, e,g. (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGLASS→
53A
Trackways (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPATHS→
54A
See red (6)
Starts with G, ends with DGETMAD→
57A
___ and cheese (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
58A
E.T. arrived in one (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
61A
Announcement that could put an end to the misery caused by the 49-Across (16)
Starts with R, ends with SRETURNTRAYTABLES→
66A
Privy to (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
67A
Rechargeable two-wheeler (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEBIKE→
68A
Hall's partner in rock (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOATES→
69A
"___ Blue," hit 1993-2005 series (4)
Starts with N, ends with DNYPD→
70A
Went postal (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRAGED→
71A
Cowboy's coil (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLASSO→
Down
1D
Girlfriend, in Grenoble (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAMIE→
2D
Outfielder's call (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMINE→
3D
Big shot on the internet (10)
Starts with I, ends with RINFLUENCER→
4D
Solidify (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
5D
TV journalist Melber (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
6D
Greek goddess of wisdom (6)
Starts with A, ends with AATHENA→
7D
Takes a load off (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSITS→
8D
Popular cooking spray (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPAM→
9D
Long stretch (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
10D
1998 Winter Olympics site (6)
Starts with N, ends with ONAGANO→
11D
Chewing gum brand with red, white and blue packaging (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABAZOOKA→
12D
Word before eye or spirit (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
13D
Nobel winner Morrison (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
14D
Amazes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAWES→
19D
Educational items that spin (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGLOBES→
20D
Letter between "gee" and "eye" (5)
Starts with A, ends with HAITCH→
25D
Down in the dumps (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
26D
GPS prediction that takes traffic congestion into account (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
27D
Real stinkers (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSKUNKS→
28D
Handwritten entry on a calendar: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPT→
29D
Recapitulate (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSUMUP→
30D
Young women, affectionately (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHICAS→
31D
Final outcomes (10)
Starts with E, ends with SENDRESULTS→
32D
Choir voice (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTENOR→
36D
___ Bernardino (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
39D
Body parts that swivel (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHIPS→
40D
Like short plays, typically (6)
Starts with O, ends with TONEACT→
43D
Doctor Freud (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSIGMUND→
44D
___ power (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSOLAR→
47D
Sinus doc (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
48D
"That's disgusting!" (3)
Starts with U, ends with HUGH→
50D
Gilda of the original "S.N.L." cast (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRADNER→
51D
Fixed, as at the vet's (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSPAYED→
54D
Toothy look (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGRIN→
55D
"___, meeny, miney, mo" (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEENY→
56D
Corvette Stingray feature (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTTOP→
57D
Car brand (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAKE→
59D
Charges to get in (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFEES→
60D
___ buco (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSSO→
62D
Letters on an incomplete schedule (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATBA→
63D
18-wheeler (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRIG→
64D
Early internet provider (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
65D
Sheep's bleat (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 1, 2025?+
79 clues: 35 Across and 44 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sande Milton and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Girlfriend, in Guadalajara (AMIGA); Colorado ski resort (ASPEN); Software version designed to reveal bugs (BETA).
What time does the NYT Crossword come out?+
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