NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 22, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorAlex Eaton-Salners
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Island north of Jamaica (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACUBA→
5A
Give off, as rays (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
9A
Cold treat that might be topped with sprinkles and crushed Oreos (5)
Starts with F, ends with OFROYO→
14A
Greeting at sea (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
15A
Oscar winner Sorvino (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMIRA→
16A
Romantic sort (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLOVER→
17A
Red Hot Chili Peppers (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCAROLINAREAPERS→
20A
Hold close to the heart (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHUG→
21A
Difficult burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
22A
Assert (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAVER→
23A
Person chosen by ballot (7)
Starts with E, ends with EELECTEE→
25A
Old hand (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
26A
"___ matter of fact ..." (3)
Starts with A, ends with AASA→
29A
Green Day (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSAINTPATRICKS→
32A
Part of N/A (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
33A
German exclamation (3)
Starts with A, ends with HACH→
34A
Swab in a toiletry kit (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQTIP→
35A
"The Thinker" sculptor (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRODIN→
38A
Interjection that's composed only of the consonants in "takes to task," appropriately (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
39A
Imperatives (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSTS→
40A
Analogous (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
41A
Kit ___ bar (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKAT→
42A
___ Tomé and Príncipe (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
43A
Earth, Wind & Fire (13)
Starts with G, ends with SGREEKELEMENTS→
47A
Bud holder (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
48A
Pen filler (3)
Starts with I, ends with KINK→
49A
Takes, as a credit card (7)
Starts with A, ends with SACCEPTS→
52A
The "E" of EGOT (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEMMY→
54A
"Dude!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBRUH→
55A
The Texans, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with H, ends with UHOU→
56A
They Might Be Giants (15)
Starts with B, ends with SBASEBALLPLAYERS→
60A
Menzel of "Frozen" (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIDINA→
61A
Red carpet affair (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGALA→
62A
___ Major (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
63A
Fill at a station (5)
Starts with G, ends with PGASUP→
64A
One of the A's in AAA: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMER→
Down
1D
What to try clearing if a webpage isn't loading (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECACHE→
2D
D.I.Y. moving option (5)
Starts with U, ends with LUHAUL→
3D
Argentine author Jorge Luis ___ (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBORGES→
4D
Edebiri of "The Bear" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAYO→
5D
Noteworthy (7)
Starts with E, ends with TEMINENT→
6D
Stately French dance, or its accompanying music (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMINUET→
7D
Nest egg options, for short (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
8D
Blacktop material (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
9D
Chocolate or peppermint (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFLAVOR→
10D
Double Dutch need (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROPE→
11D
Takes it a bit too far on stage (8)
Starts with O, ends with SOVERACTS→
12D
"Quit ___ complainin'!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with RYER→
13D
Short conjunctions (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
18D
Beachgoer's take-along (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLOTION→
19D
"A fragile juxtaposition of land, oceans, and clouds," per Neil deGrasse Tyson (5)
Starts with E, ends with HEARTH→
24D
Tooth next to an incisor (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECANINE→
25D
Prepare for a trip (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPACK→
27D
"S.N.L." segment (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIT→
28D
Venomous symbols of Egyptian royalty (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
30D
Ctrl+V command (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASTE→
31D
"Their exact words were …" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIQUOTE→
36D
Pod in Creole cooking (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
37D
Feature of the Brontë sisters but not the Brothers Grimm? (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDIERESIS→
38D
Converse (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTALK→
39D
La ___, region of central Spain (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMANCHA→
41D
Nairobi is its largest city (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKENYA→
44D
Korean dish similar to sushi rolls (6)
Starts with K, ends with PKIMBAP→
45D
Agatha Christie detective (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMARPLE→
50D
Part between the waist and the neck (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTORSO→
51D
Sarandon of "Thelma & Louise" (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSUSAN→
53D
Specials may not be found on it (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
54D
"Kapow!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBLAM→
56D
Massive (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBIG→
57D
Abbr. on a tube of Crest (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
58D
Traveler's alternative to JFK (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALGA→
59D
"Ya better believe it!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYUP→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 22, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alex Eaton-Salners and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Island north of Jamaica (CUBA); Give off, as rays (EMIT); Cold treat that might be topped with sprinkles and crushed Oreos (FROYO).
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