NYT Crossword April 17 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon KolkowitzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2C3A4I5A6C7T8I9N10E11M12I13T14BANS15BRUNO16GILA17ERGO18LUNCH19BOXES20TOES21HOE22HER23LLCOOL24J25LO26T27U28S29ELM30E31SPOUSE32S33S34A35BLE36FTC37MNEME38TREES39ASH40SETIN41ANAS42CROW43D44UHNO45FIR46MARNER47PEAR48FEN49CRISPE50D51FLA52A53PPLE54PAU55LO56T57HITHER58EMPIR59E60S61POSSESS62SOLACES63SWEDES64FOREST

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ bowl (healthful dish)4 lettersACAI
5ACellular protein5 lettersACTIN
10AGive out4 lettersEMIT
14AExpels4 lettersBANS
15AMars with bars5 lettersBRUNO
17A"And so …"4 lettersERGO
18ACommon back-to-school purchases10 lettersLUNCHBOXES
20ABit of ballet wear7 lettersTOESHOE
30AAdvocates for8 lettersESPOUSES
33AAnimal with luxurious fur5 lettersSABLE
37AMuse of memory5 lettersMNEME
38ASee 64-Across5 lettersTREES
39A*Hasty3 lettersASH
40ABecome fixed5 lettersSETIN
41ASanta ___ (hot winds)4 lettersANAS
42AWhat three is5 lettersCROWD
44A"Hmm, I don't think so"4 lettersUHNO
46AEliot protagonist6 lettersMARNER
47A*Pickle or asparagus unit4 lettersPEAR
48ABog3 lettersFEN
52A*Small, embedded program5 lettersAPPLE
56AToward that place, quaintly7 lettersTHITHER
58AAncient Rome and Persia7 lettersEMPIRES
61AOwn7 lettersPOSSESS
62AComforts7 lettersSOLACES
63AAlmost half of Scandinavians6 lettersSWEDES
DOWN
1DHelp with a crime4 lettersABET
2DApt name for a December baby5 lettersCAROL
3DEarly investor5 lettersANGEL
4DLiterally, "equal legs"9 lettersISOSCELES
5DLike many a plant in spring6 lettersABLOOM
6DDraconian5 lettersCRUEL
8DCrawl (along)4 lettersINCH
9DWhat a bad assistant might be6 lettersNOHELP
10DTeamwork inhibitor3 lettersEGO
11DWord with cake or trail3 lettersMIX
12DSpot dans la Seine3 lettersILE
13DMany Ph.D. students3 lettersTAS
19DSome Halloween "transports"6 lettersBROOMS
21DPlot problems5 lettersHOLES
26DRefurbish, as an old piano6 lettersTUNEUP
28DOriginal and influential7 lettersSEMINAL
31DBig name in soft drinks9 lettersSCHWEPPES
33DWizard's weapon, maybe5 lettersSTAFF
35DClassic French sauce9 lettersBEARNAISE
36DHorseshoe enthusiasts?8 lettersFARRIERS
43DAspire to7 lettersDREAMOF
55DYarn spinner4 lettersLIAR
57D___-to3 lettersHOW
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