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NYT Crossword April 17 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ bowl (healthful dish)4 lettersSee answer ›5ACellular protein5 lettersSee answer ›10AGive out4 lettersSee answer ›14AExpels4 lettersSee answer ›15AMars with bars5 lettersSee answer ›16ACold-blooded kind of monster4 lettersSee answer ›17A"And so …"4 lettersSee answer ›18ACommon back-to-school purchases10 lettersSee answer ›20ABit of ballet wear7 lettersSee answer ›22A2013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen3 lettersSee answer ›23A"Going Back to Cali" rapper, 19987 lettersSee answer ›25A*Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally5 lettersSee answer ›29A*Red denizen of Sesame Street3 lettersSee answer ›30AAdvocates for8 lettersSee answer ›33AAnimal with luxurious fur5 lettersSee answer ›36AConsumer protection agcy.3 lettersSee answer ›37AMuse of memory5 lettersSee answer ›38ASee 64-Across5 lettersSee answer ›39A*Hasty3 lettersSee answer ›40ABecome fixed5 lettersSee answer ›41ASanta ___ (hot winds)4 lettersSee answer ›42AWhat three is5 lettersSee answer ›44A"Hmm, I don't think so"4 lettersSee answer ›45A*"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch3 lettersSee answer ›46AEliot protagonist6 lettersSee answer ›47A*Pickle or asparagus unit4 lettersSee answer ›48ABog3 lettersSee answer ›49APlaced in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say7 lettersSee answer ›51AState with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›52A*Small, embedded program5 lettersSee answer ›54ASão ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere5 lettersSee answer ›56AToward that place, quaintly7 lettersSee answer ›58AAncient Rome and Persia7 lettersSee answer ›61AOwn7 lettersSee answer ›62AComforts7 lettersSee answer ›63AAlmost half of Scandinavians6 lettersSee answer ›64AWhat you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle?6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DHelp with a crime4 lettersSee answer ›2DApt name for a December baby5 lettersSee answer ›3DEarly investor5 lettersSee answer ›4DLiterally, "equal legs"9 lettersSee answer ›5DLike many a plant in spring6 lettersSee answer ›6DDraconian5 lettersSee answer ›7DLarge cask for beer or wine3 lettersSee answer ›8DCrawl (along)4 lettersSee answer ›9DWhat a bad assistant might be6 lettersSee answer ›10DTeamwork inhibitor3 lettersSee answer ›11DWord with cake or trail3 lettersSee answer ›12DSpot dans la Seine3 lettersSee answer ›13DMany Ph.D. students3 lettersSee answer ›19DSome Halloween "transports"6 lettersSee answer ›21DPlot problems5 lettersSee answer ›24DABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The"7 lettersSee answer ›26DRefurbish, as an old piano6 lettersSee answer ›27DWhat one may have to do to destroy a Death Star11 lettersSee answer ›28DOriginal and influential7 lettersSee answer ›31DBig name in soft drinks9 lettersSee answer ›32D___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 20246 lettersSee answer ›33DWizard's weapon, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›34D"___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series5 lettersSee answer ›35DClassic French sauce9 lettersSee answer ›36DHorseshoe enthusiasts?8 lettersSee answer ›42DLike one who might have to hoof it7 lettersSee answer ›43DAspire to7 lettersSee answer ›46DJohn ___, author of "Annals of the Former World"6 lettersSee answer ›50DBrand of oversize Lego bricks5 lettersSee answer ›53DVeteran's affliction, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›55DYarn spinner4 lettersSee answer ›56DDoes a certain prank on, informally3 lettersSee answer ›57D___-to3 lettersSee answer ›59DSome M.I.T. grads, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›60DThe last one flew in 10/033 lettersSee answer ›
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