NYT Crossword April 25 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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 Adrian JohnsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2O3V4I5E6T7B8L9O10C11J12A13B14S15IMALLALONE16UCLA17RANLIKEMAD18SCAN19INSIDEDOPE20TEND21NES22AT23HAND24M25AI26T27I28PROAST29CAN30META31REL32A33Y34HID35DENST36A37IRCASE38UNWED39EMMY40MIA41HEA42D43SLAP44GPA45CAPLET46L47AO48POTS49CA50R51BOLO52A53D54S55OMNI56AYOEDEBIRI57SMOG58LUMBEREDIN59HATH60SPEEDTRAPS

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACold War alliance10 lettersSOVIETBLOC
11AQuick shots4 lettersJABS
15A"It's just me here"10 lettersIMALLALONE
17ABooked it10 lettersRANLIKEMAD
19ASkinny10 lettersINSIDEDOPE
20AMind4 lettersTEND
22AReady for use6 lettersATHAND
24AR&B singer Ella ___3 lettersMAI
26ALean sirloin cut8 lettersTIPROAST
29APositive thinker's word3 lettersCAN
30ALead-in to -verse4 lettersMETA
31ACertain swimming event5 lettersRELAY
34APassage in a mystery novel?15 lettersHIDDENSTAIRCASE
39ADaytime ___4 lettersEMMY
41A[Oy!]8 lettersHEADSLAP
49APrepares for a marathon, in a way10 lettersCARBOLOADS
55AWyndham alternative4 lettersOMNI
56AAward-winning actress for "The Bear"10 lettersAYOEDEBIRI
57AUrban irritant4 lettersSMOG
58AEntered with heavy, awkward steps10 lettersLUMBEREDIN
59ADoth possess4 lettersHATH
60AThings feared in the 80s and 90s?10 lettersSPEEDTRAPS
DOWN
4D"Fighting" Big Ten team6 lettersILLINI
5DSkip over5 lettersELIDE
6DStops briefly to rest8 lettersTAKESTEN
9DCommensurate (with)6 lettersONAPAR
10DFormally give6 lettersCEDETO
11D"Hang on!"8 lettersJUSTASEC
12DLight touch from a decorator?10 lettersACCENTLAMP
14DMeasurer of passing time4 lettersSAND
23DStyles of music5 lettersHARRY
24DPrimary4 lettersMAIN
25D"... plus all the rest"10 lettersANDWHATNOT
28DActor Dev of "Lion"5 lettersPATEL
33D___ big3 lettersYEA
35D[What is it this time?!]8 lettersDEEPSIGH
36DTell-all Reddit sesh3 lettersAMA
43DNot go to bed6 lettersSTAYUP
44DFoolish sort6 lettersGOOBER
45DCommon component of a date5 lettersCOMMA
47DCertain phone pop-up5 lettersALERT
48DSwanky4 lettersPOSH
50DSetting for "Gladiator"4 lettersROME
51DLeche drinker4 lettersBEBE
53DAnnoying plumbing problem4 lettersDRIP
54DProducers of stains4 lettersSINS
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