NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 25, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues65
Across33
Down32
ConstructorSam Ezersky
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
Showy insect with dark eyespots on its wings (6)
Starts with I, ends with HIOMOTH→
7A
Land bordering the Sea of Azov (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACRIMEA→
13A
Tired expression (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECLICHE→
14A
Start of an old request for advice (7)
Starts with D, ends with NDEARANN→
15A
Optional button while paying via app (6)
Starts with A, ends with PADDTIP→
16A
Image editor, informally? (8)
Starts with P, ends with YPRAGENCY→
17A
"The Rise of Skywalker" role (3)
Starts with R, ends with YREY→
18A
What power tools should be designed for (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFEUSE→
20A
Curved shape (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBOW→
21A
"___ Mía" (2014 Latin pop hit) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERES→
23A
Suffix akin to -ess (4)
Starts with E, ends with EENNE→
24A
"There you have it!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
25A
Mobster's weapon (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGAT→
26A
Source of many an explosive news story (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLEAK→
27A
Get one over on (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBOGEY→
28A
"So that's how it's gonna be, I guess" (12)
Starts with V, ends with NVERYWELLTHEN→
31A
Air traveler's connection (12)
Starts with I, ends with IINFLIGHTWIFI→
32A
Helpful pointer, say? (12)
Starts with S, ends with GSEEINGEYEDOG→
33A
Indigenous land, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with ZREZ→
34A
Drink from a small cup (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAKE→
35A
War of 1812 treaty locale (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGHENT→
39A
Dwindle (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFADE→
40A
Feminist writer ___ Mae Brown (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
42A
Apple or orange, e.g. (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
43A
Gambling site, in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with BOTB→
44A
Heart of downtown (7)
Starts with M, ends with YMIDCITY→
47A
Oregon senator Wyden (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRON→
48A
One of the B vitamins (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNIACIN→
50A
Sore spots for gardeners, perhaps (8)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEECAPS→
52A
Spider-Man foe with metal "tentacles," familiarly (6)
Starts with D, ends with KDOCOCK→
53A
Driving necessity (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGOLFTEE→
54A
Down-low joints (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANKLES→
55A
Gently suggests, as an idea (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFLOATS→
Down
1D
"You've got a friend in me" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
2D
"Kids these days ..." speakers (15)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDERGENERATION→
3D
Focus of an employee's first semiannual check-in, perhaps (15)
Starts with M, ends with KMIDYEARFEEDBACK→
4D
5D
The thing here (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHIS→
6D
Big acronym in purifying filters (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHEPA→
8D
"As men in ___ strike those that wish them best": Iago (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAGE→
9D
Choler (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
10D
Guy's carryall (6)
Starts with M, ends with GMANBAG→
11D
Make secret, in a way (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCODE→
12D
"Moving on ..." (6)
Starts with A, ends with YANYWAY→
14D
Often-regretted behavior on social media, once (13)
Starts with D, ends with GDRUNKTWEETING→
16D
Conclusion of three men's World Cup finals (11)
Starts with P, ends with KPENALTYKICK→
19D
Be validated for vocalizing one's opinion (9)
Starts with F, ends with DFEELHEARD→
22D
Give designs to (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYLIZE→
24D
"West Side Story" song that precedes the rumble (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTONIGHT→
26D
Big name in hosiery (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGGS→
27D
Cloud up (5)
Starts with B, ends with GBEFOG→
28D
Word on either side of "à" (3)
Starts with V, ends with SVIS→
29D
Big accomplishment, so to speak (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWIN→
30D
Kept under wraps (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHID→
36D
Book boo-boos (6)
Starts with E, ends with AERRATA→
37D
Creature of the internet (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNEOPET→
38D
Columns on a language learner's conjugation chart (6)
Starts with T, ends with STENSES→
39D
Actress honored with a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 (5)
Starts with F, ends with AFONDA→
41D
Consumed, quaintly (5)
Starts with A, ends with FATEOF→
44D
Computer store purchases (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMICE→
46D
Give a hoot? (4)
Starts with Y, ends with LYELL→
49D
Cathcart's rank in "Catch-22": Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCOL→
51D
Big cheese with bread, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCFO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 25, 2026?+
65 clues: 33 Across and 32 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sam Ezersky and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Showy insect with dark eyespots on its wings (IOMOTH); Land bordering the Sea of Azov (CRIMEA); Tired expression (CLICHE).
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