NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 12, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues68
Across32
Down36
ConstructorJesse Cohn
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
"You're on!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TITSABET→
8A
"You really think?" (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTHATSO→
14A
"Ha! Better luck next time!" (8)
Starts with N, ends with YNOTTODAY→
16A
Base ruling (6)
Starts with H, ends with THESOUT→
17A
Game box info (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAGERANGE→
18A
Choir supporters (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRISERS→
19A
Authorization to enter (4)
Starts with V, ends with AVISA→
20A
Get on the board (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCORE→
22A
In case (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLEST→
23A
Wayne's co-star in 1966's "El Dorado" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAAN→
24A
Missile type (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSCUD→
28A
___ factor (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
29A
Educational method with mixed-age classrooms (10)
Starts with M, ends with IMONTESSORI→
31A
Sublime genre (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
32A
Another name for Princess Diana of Themyscira (11)
Starts with W, ends with NWONDERWOMAN→
33A
Many of them have mascots (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCEREALS→
35A
Activity that Simba practices in "The Lion King" (7)
Starts with R, ends with GROARING→
36A
"Like, seriously?!" (11)
Starts with I, ends with NIMEANCOMEON→
38A
Co. tech leader (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
39A
Smoke without fire, maybe (10)
Starts with F, ends with MFALSEALARM→
40A
Hilton hotel chain (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTRU→
41A
How some sit by (4)
Starts with I, ends with YIDLY→
42A
Pool shooters (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJETS→
43A
Inclusion in a love letter, maybe (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPOEM→
44A
Take forcibly (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWREST→
46A
You might want to sit down for this (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEAL→
47A
What might be thrown for a loop? (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLARIAT→
50A
Some diva performances (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOTRIPS→
54A
Like, yesterday (6)
Starts with A, ends with EATONCE→
55A
Prosciutto or salami (8)
Starts with D, ends with TDELIMEAT→
56A
Noted quintet (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSENSES→
57A
Flings (7)
Starts with L, ends with YLETSFLY→
Down
1D
___ word (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
2D
Dress (up) (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTOG→
3D
Portrayer of a noted sitcom boss (11)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEVECARELL→
4D
Threatened (6)
Starts with A, ends with KATRISK→
5D
Flex, so to speak (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBOAST→
6D
Onetime first name at Springfield Elementary (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
7D
Sale indicator (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
8D
Setting for some scenes in "The King and I" (10)
Starts with T, ends with MTHRONEROOM→
9D
Next in line (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEIR→
10D
One with a taxing job (8)
Starts with A, ends with RASSESSOR→
11D
Temperature gauge, at times (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETOE→
12D
Start to charge? (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSUR→
13D
What ties lead to, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
15D
Improv tenet (6)
Starts with Y, ends with DYESAND→
21D
Party people? (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCATERERS→
22D
Frantically (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLIKEMAD→
23D
Gamers' purchases (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCONSOLES→
25D
Tension cutter (11)
Starts with C, ends with FCOMICRELIEF→
26D
Plant energy source (7)
Starts with U, ends with MURANIUM→
27D
Outback howler (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODINGO→
29D
Mortars for grinding Mexican spices (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMOLCAJETES→
30D
One of seven in a holiday song (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
31D
Genre for Amazing Stories magazine, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISCIFI→
32D
Fall off (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWANE→
34D
Cakewalks (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEASYWINS→
37D
Like hat hair (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMATTED→
40D
Rousing battle cry (6)
Starts with T, ends with STOARMS→
43D
Like larceny that's not grand (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPETIT→
45D
Campaign for office (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERACE→
46D
Bad kind of insider (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOLE→
47D
Dominican Republic's ___ Américas International Airport (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
48D
Did amazingly, in slang (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
49D
Curmudgeonly boss on TV's "Parks and Recreation" (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRON→
52D
Ol' buddy ol' ___ (3)
Starts with P, ends with LPAL→
53D
It's a real mess (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 12, 2025?+
68 clues: 32 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jesse Cohn and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "You're on!" (ITSABET); "You really think?" (THATSO); "Ha! Better luck next time!" (NOTTODAY).
What time does the NYT Crossword come out?+
The next day's puzzle is released at 10:00 pm Eastern Time Monday to Friday and at 6:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
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