NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 25, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues68
Across31
Down37
ConstructorAdrian Johnson
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
Cold War alliance (10)
Starts with S, ends with CSOVIETBLOC→
11A
Quick shots (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJABS→
15A
"It's just me here" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EIMALLALONE→
16A
Sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
17A
Booked it (10)
Starts with R, ends with DRANLIKEMAD→
18A
Certain diagnostic technique (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
19A
Skinny (10)
Starts with I, ends with EINSIDEDOPE→
21A
Inits. in eight-bit gaming (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNES→
22A
Ready for use (6)
Starts with A, ends with DATHAND→
24A
R&B singer Ella ___ (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
26A
Lean sirloin cut (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTIPROAST→
29A
Positive thinker's word (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCAN→
30A
Lead-in to -verse (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMETA→
31A
Certain swimming event (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRELAY→
34A
Passage in a mystery novel? (15)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDDENSTAIRCASE→
38A
Like nine U.S. presidents while in office (5)
Starts with U, ends with DUNWED→
39A
Daytime ___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEMMY→
40A
___ Toretto, female protagonist of the "Fast and the Furious" films (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMIA→
44A
Number that stands for letters, in brief (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGPA→
45A
You may find it hard to swallow (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCAPLET→
46A
Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLAO→
48A
Some makeshift percussion instruments (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPOTS→
49A
Prepares for a marathon, in a way (10)
Starts with C, ends with SCARBOLOADS→
55A
Wyndham alternative (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
56A
Award-winning actress for "The Bear" (10)
Starts with A, ends with IAYOEDEBIRI→
57A
Urban irritant (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
58A
Entered with heavy, awkward steps (10)
Starts with L, ends with NLUMBEREDIN→
59A
Doth possess (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHATH→
60A
Things feared in the 80s and 90s? (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSPEEDTRAPS→
Down
1D
She "learned" Arabic in December 2015 (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
2D
Home to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
3D
They often have sliding doors (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVANS→
4D
"Fighting" Big Ten team (6)
Starts with I, ends with IILLINI→
5D
Skip over (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELIDE→
6D
Stops briefly to rest (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTAKESTEN→
7D
Ran through some laundry, say (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBLED→
8D
___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish) (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLOMO→
9D
Commensurate (with) (6)
Starts with O, ends with RONAPAR→
10D
Formally give (6)
Starts with C, ends with OCEDETO→
11D
"Hang on!" (8)
Starts with J, ends with CJUSTASEC→
12D
Light touch from a decorator? (10)
Starts with A, ends with PACCENTLAMP→
13D
Like foods recommended for an upset stomach (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBLAND→
14D
Measurer of passing time (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAND→
23D
Styles of music (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHARRY→
24D
Primary (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIN→
25D
"... plus all the rest" (10)
Starts with A, ends with TANDWHATNOT→
27D
"Baby ___ You" (Shirelles hit) (3)
Starts with I, ends with SITS→
28D
Actor Dev of "Lion" (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPATEL→
29D
Jon M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked" (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCHU→
30D
An Olympian might pretend to take a bite out of it (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMEDAL→
32D
Turkey's Cape Baba is its westernmost point (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
33D
___ big (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
35D
[What is it this time?!] (8)
Starts with D, ends with HDEEPSIGH→
36D
Tell-all Reddit sesh (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
37D
Fell apart in spectacular fashion (8)
Starts with I, ends with DIMPLODED→
42D
"My child is on the honor roll" and others (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDECALS→
43D
Not go to bed (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSTAYUP→
44D
Foolish sort (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGOOBER→
45D
Common component of a date (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOMMA→
47D
Certain phone pop-up (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
48D
Swanky (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPOSH→
50D
Setting for "Gladiator" (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
51D
Leche drinker (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBEBE→
52D
Work that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 1871 (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAIDA→
53D
Annoying plumbing problem (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDRIP→
54D
Producers of stains (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSINS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 25, 2025?+
68 clues: 31 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adrian Johnson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Cold War alliance (SOVIETBLOC); Quick shots (JABS); "It's just me here" (IMALLALONE).
What time does the NYT Crossword come out?+
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