NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 6, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across71
Down71
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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
At bay, say? (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
6A
One directive in preparing a turkey (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBASTE→
11A
Onetime Volvo competitor (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSAAB→
15A
Actress Gadot (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGAL→
18A
*"Oh, what's the point?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWHYD→
19A
Alternative (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
20A
Mexican dish with ahi (8)
Starts with T, ends with OTUNATACO→
22A
Look (like) (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
23A
Hears, in a way (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRIES→
25A
Light, short-sleeved, collared garment (9)
Starts with C, ends with TCAMPSHIRT→
28A
Ringing endorsements? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOS→
29A
Pointy parts of a Batman costume (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
30A
Uses one's employee badge to enter, say (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSCANSIN→
32A
Get straight (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIGN→
34A
___-Tiles (kids' building toy) (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAGNA→
35A
___ favor (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPOR→
36A
Tourney sponsor since 1939 (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANCAA→
38A
*Voids (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMPT→
40A
Iowa college town (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
42A
Break before college (7)
Starts with G, ends with RGAPYEAR→
44A
Counterpart of "thx" (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPLS→
45A
Like some mindless entertainment (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTRASHY→
50A
Dirtball (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESLEAZE→
53A
Descendants (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCIONS→
54A
It's an affront (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLAP→
57A
Bit of curling equipment (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTONE→
59A
Young fellow (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLAD→
60A
Bit of casino equipment (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAKE→
62A
Words of remembrance (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOBIT→
64A
Parts of one's history, say (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURLS→
65A
Binding agent in baking (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
66A
Amazon Handmade competitor (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
69A
72A
"My word!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISAY→
73A
1980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of Fame (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMRT→
74A
Work hard (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOIL→
75A
Star turn, often (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOLO→
76A
Word before milk or over (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSKIM→
78A
Member of la familia (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATIA→
79A
Throws, informally (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHUCKS→
81A
Beach bird (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTERN→
83A
Bestow, as a quality (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMPART→
84A
Adware detection program (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSPYBOT→
86A
Nickname that drops -ney (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSID→
88A
You might walk on this at night (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETIPTOE→
90A
Lincoln or Ford (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
92A
Brown beer (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDARKALE→
95A
What ":" might mean (4)
Starts with I, ends with OISTO→
99A
*Number with 18 zeros (4)
Starts with Q, ends with NQUIN→
100A
Animal in the Premier League logo (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
101A
Chinese two-stringed fiddle (4)
Starts with E, ends with UERHU→
104A
Satisfied (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
105A
Built like the Hulk (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBURLY→
106A
Colorado's ___ Park (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESTES→
108A
Canine teeth (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCUSPIDS→
110A
Legend has it (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELORE→
111A
Word before rain or wash (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
113A
Toy with one's food, perhaps? (9)
Starts with H, ends with LHAPPYMEAL→
115A
Made nutritious choices (8)
Starts with A, ends with TATERIGHT→
117A
Gave support (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAIDED→
118A
Blue, in a way (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEWD→
121A
Language from which we get "cashmere" (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSANSKRIT→
122A
*Recap (5)
Starts with B, ends with FBRIEF→
123A
Nursery rhyme name that's said twice in a row (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMARY→
124A
Superlative finish (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
125A
Like 1-2-3 (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
126A
Historic Vegas casino where the Rat Pack performed (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSANDS→
127A
Affliction treated with a hot compress (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYE→
Down
1D
What cuteness tends to evoke (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAWS→
2D
"That's all ___ wrote" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
3D
Ophthalmologist's work (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEYECARE→
4D
Madison Avenue exec (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADMAN→
5D
Genre of the 2024 film "Bob Marley: One Love" (6)
Starts with B, ends with CBIOPIC→
6D
Greedy person's "choice" (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBOTH→
7D
Pieces of the heart (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
8D
___ Chisholm, first Black woman elected to Congress (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSHIRLEY→
9D
Caddie's appointment (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETEETIME→
10D
Sounds of hesitation (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
11D
Wall support (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSTUD→
12D
Post-mortem order (7)
Starts with A, ends with YAUTOPSY→
13D
Tiny exemplars of collaboration (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
15D
Events for bargain hunters (11)
Starts with G, ends with SGARAGESALES→
16D
Stereotypical squirrel's stash (6)
Starts with A, ends with SACORNS→
17D
Plenty o' (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALOTSA→
21D
Cloying sentimentality (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETREACLE→
26D
___ Explorer, classic web browser (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMSN→
27D
Gets caught (on) (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNAGS→
28D
They're just for openers (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINTROS→
30D
Masseur's employer (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
31D
*Part of the funnies page (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCOM→
33D
Student transcript figs. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
34D
Sources of some syrup (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMAPLES→
37D
Sounds in massage parlors (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAAHS→
43D
Traffic marker (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPYLON→
46D
Retrovirus molecule (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
47D
Invites to a movie, say (7)
Starts with A, ends with TASKSOUT→
49D
A/C capacity (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBTUS→
50D
"Wayne's World" or "MacGruber," informally (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSNLSKIT→
51D
*Like restaurants in a famed dining guide (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZAGA→
52D
Testing humor's boundaries (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDGY→
55D
Preschool basics (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
56D
Trial program (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPILOT→
58D
Chromite and hematite (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
61D
Grandiloquent (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
63D
Account (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
66D
First responders, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMTS→
67D
Set off, as an alarm (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRIP→
68D
Be up on the latest news (11)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAYCURRENT→
71D
Cousin of kinda (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASORTA→
72D
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect (5)
Starts with I, ends with IIMPEI→
74D
Like some stems and situations (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTHORNY→
77D
Texter's qualification (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIMO→
80D
Moved like a crab (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSIDLED→
82D
Shade of green (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
85D
Ones suddenly canceling plans (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBAILERS→
87D
Roast rostrum (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAIS→
89D
"___ Jackson & the Olympians" (fantasy series) (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPERCY→
91D
Chinese fruits with leathery rinds (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLITCHIS→
93D
Tax-advantaged savings plan (7)
Starts with R, ends with AROTHIRA→
94D
Incorporate before shaping and baking, say (7)
Starts with K, ends with NKNEADIN→
96D
Find amusing (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSMILEAT→
97D
Poet Hughes (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTED→
98D
Tense parts of games, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
99D
Allotments (6)
Starts with Q, ends with SQUOTAS→
102D
Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahini (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHUMMUS→
103D
Bring into play (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
105D
Apathetic (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBLASE→
107D
Distance ÷ time (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSPEED→
109D
Chiromancers read them (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPALMS→
111D
Historic Indian city (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
112D
___-bitty (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITTY→
114D
Many email attachments (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPDFS→
116D
Kyle's little brother on "South Park" (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIKE→
117D
Hard core features, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
119D
Like some humor (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWRY→
120D
Turn to ash, perhaps (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDYE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 6, 2025?+
142 clues: 71 Across and 71 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kareem Ayas and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: At bay, say? (ASEA); One directive in preparing a turkey (BASTE); Onetime Volvo competitor (SAAB).
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