NYT Crossword April 21 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Thomas van GeelEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AManage, as a bar4 lettersTEND
5ABoneheaded4 lettersDUMB
9APetri dish gel4 lettersAGAR
13AProtected from the wind4 lettersALEE
14AIt's always the top story5 lettersATTIC
17AComing-of-age ceremony10 lettersBARMITZVAH
20A"Let's go!" in Mexico6 lettersANDALE
21AOne of the fam3 lettersSIS
23ABig mo. for retailers3 lettersDEC
24AReek5 lettersSTINK
25APlace "rocked" in a Clash song9 lettersTHECASBAH
28AStreet ___ (reputation)4 lettersCRED
29AAtmosphere4 lettersMOOD
30AActress Witherspoon5 lettersREESE
31ATrireme propellers4 lettersOARS
32A___ Arbor, Mich.3 lettersANN
33AFaced the pitcher6 lettersBATTED
36AHighest U.S. mountain6 lettersDENALI
40A12-mo. periods3 lettersYRS
41AMany govt. prosecutors4 lettersADAS
45A"La Bohème," for one5 lettersOPERA
47AOpposite of starboard4 lettersPORT
48AFamed shoe designer9 lettersJIMMYCHOO
50AMolten rock5 lettersMAGMA
51AHad dinner3 lettersATE
52ALumberjack's tool3 lettersSAW
53APie chart piece6 lettersSECTOR
54APrice4 lettersCOST
59AUgandan despot Idi ___4 lettersAMIN
60AJustice Kagan5 lettersELENA
61A___ Grey tea4 lettersEARL
62AWord before tube or drive4 lettersTEST
63AJump4 lettersLEAP
64ACaptain Hook's sidekick4 lettersSMEE
DOWN
2DHyundai compact7 lettersELANTRA
3DMore brainy in an uncool way7 lettersNERDIER
4DOrders7 lettersDEMANDS
5DGo out with4 lettersDATE
8DSlanted6 lettersBIASED
9DLob's path3 lettersARC
10DNot quite a sure thing7 lettersGOODBET
11DMollify7 lettersAPPEASE
12DGot to7 lettersREACHED
15DEn vogue4 lettersCHIC
18DType3 lettersILK
22DComedian Silverman5 lettersSARAH
25DRecorded message prompt4 lettersTONE
27D"Game, ___, match"3 lettersSET
33DOne of four on a diamond4 lettersBASE
34DPotters' options5 lettersCLAYS
36D"Paint the Town Red" rapper7 lettersDOJACAT
37DTextbook example7 lettersEPITOME
38DMoby Dick, to Ahab7 lettersNEMESIS
39DContents of a sleeve3 lettersARM
41DMilitary choppers7 lettersAPACHES
42DSled pullers in the Arctic7 lettersDOGTEAM
43DWardrobe7 lettersARMOIRE
44DSurprise7 lettersSTARTLE
46D"So it goes"6 lettersOHWELL
49DShark diver's protection4 lettersCAGE
55DExplosive stuff3 lettersTNT
57DObserve3 lettersSEE
58DSpanish article3 lettersUNA
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