NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 26, 2025
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Clues68
Across33
Down35
ConstructorSarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Intellectual (9)
Starts with E, ends with DEGGHEADED→
10A
Like embers (5)
Starts with A, ends with WAGLOW→
15A
Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state (9)
Starts with D, ends with ADREAMYOGA→
16A
Pointless (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
17A
"Would you like a bite?" (9)
Starts with W, ends with YWANTTOTRY→
18A
Fruit high in antioxidants (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDATES→
19A
Prestigious octad (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIVIES→
20A
Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTESH→
22A
"The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWEPT→
23A
Countdown occasion, for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENYE→
24A
Relative of a trivet (6)
Starts with H, ends with DHOTPAD→
26A
___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares) (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
27A
"That's so relatable," in modern slang (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMOOD→
29A
Aquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly (7)
Starts with A, ends with NAIRSIGN→
31A
Literally, "good word" (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBONMOT→
33A
Expired (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLAPSED→
34A
Source of an unsigned love letter (13)
Starts with S, ends with RSECRETADMIRER→
36A
Charge (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRUSHAT→
37A
Not as nice (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMEANER→
38A
___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOPTIMUS→
40A
Gaelic language (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERSE→
41A
Vote for (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
42A
"Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPREPPY→
44A
"... your point being?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
47A
Parabolic paths (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
49A
Land granted to a vassal (4)
Starts with F, ends with FFIEF→
50A
Circus performer (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTAMER→
52A
Discovered unexpectedly (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLITON→
54A
Rely on audience support during a show? (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESTAGEDIVE→
56A
Author whose name sounds like a canine (5)
Starts with W, ends with FWOOLF→
57A
Do the impossible (9)
Starts with M, ends with CMAKEMAGIC→
58A
Flynn of old Hollywood (5)
Starts with E, ends with LERROL→
59A
Eye shadow for a night out? (9)
Starts with S, ends with KSLEEPMASK→
Down
1D
Dickens's Drood (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEDWIN→
2D
___ boat (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGRAVY→
3D
Bottled spirit (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGENIE→
4D
Word before mail or watch (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHATE→
5D
Ones trained to administer naloxone, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMTS→
6D
Actress and comedian Edebiri (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAYO→
7D
Connections puzzle? (8)
Starts with D, ends with TDOTTODOT→
8D
Creature in the National Audubon Society logo (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
9D
Destination for dermaplaning (6)
Starts with D, ends with ADAYSPA→
10D
Relief (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAID→
11D
Eat (at) (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGNAW→
12D
Night owl, typically (9)
Starts with L, ends with RLATERISER→
13D
Short product overview, in business lingo (8)
Starts with O, ends with RONEPAGER→
14D
Theater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 1952 (7)
Starts with W, ends with DWESTEND→
21D
Hard pass? (8)
Starts with H, ends with YHAILMARY→
24D
Where an athlete has an advantage (8)
Starts with H, ends with FHOMETURF→
25D
They're grated outdoors (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRAINS→
27D
Traditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMOCHI→
28D
Artery access point (6)
Starts with O, ends with PONRAMP→
31D
Words on a statue honoring Washington (9)
Starts with B, ends with RBESTACTOR→
32D
Soft-topped cap (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTAM→
34D
Lake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSUPERIOR→
35D
Convincing A.I.-created video (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDEEPFAKE→
36D
Pronoun also known as pluralis majestatis (7)
Starts with R, ends with EROYALWE→
39D
Shakes, but not sundaes (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSEISMS→
43D
Something picked in a fortunetelling game (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPETAL→
44D
Early home computer brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMIGA→
45D
"Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton" (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEVIS→
48D
How Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOLO→
50D
Ski resort worker, often (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTEMP→
51D
"East of Eden" role (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
53D
Bills' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNFL→
55D
"Golly!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 26, 2025?+
68 clues: 33 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Intellectual (EGGHEADED); Like embers (AGLOW); Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state (DREAMYOGA).
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