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NYT Crossword April 25 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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 CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACold War alliance10 lettersSee answer ›11AQuick shots4 lettersSee answer ›15A"It's just me here"10 lettersSee answer ›16ASch. that joined the Big Ten in 20244 lettersSee answer ›17ABooked it10 lettersSee answer ›18ACertain diagnostic technique4 lettersSee answer ›19ASkinny10 lettersSee answer ›20AMind4 lettersSee answer ›21AInits. in eight-bit gaming3 lettersSee answer ›22AReady for use6 lettersSee answer ›24AR&B singer Ella ___3 lettersSee answer ›26ALean sirloin cut8 lettersSee answer ›29APositive thinker's word3 lettersSee answer ›30ALead-in to -verse4 lettersSee answer ›31ACertain swimming event5 lettersSee answer ›34APassage in a mystery novel?15 lettersSee answer ›38ALike nine U.S. presidents while in office5 lettersSee answer ›39ADaytime ___4 lettersSee answer ›40A___ Toretto, female protagonist of the "Fast and the Furious" films3 lettersSee answer ›41A[Oy!]8 lettersSee answer ›44ANumber that stands for letters, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›45AYou may find it hard to swallow6 lettersSee answer ›46ALanguage in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha3 lettersSee answer ›48ASome makeshift percussion instruments4 lettersSee answer ›49APrepares for a marathon, in a way10 lettersSee answer ›55AWyndham alternative4 lettersSee answer ›56AAward-winning actress for "The Bear"10 lettersSee answer ›57AUrban irritant4 lettersSee answer ›58AEntered with heavy, awkward steps10 lettersSee answer ›59ADoth possess4 lettersSee answer ›60AThings feared in the 80s and 90s?10 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DShe "learned" Arabic in December 20154 lettersSee answer ›2DHome to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site4 lettersSee answer ›3DThey often have sliding doors4 lettersSee answer ›4D"Fighting" Big Ten team6 lettersSee answer ›5DSkip over5 lettersSee answer ›6DStops briefly to rest8 lettersSee answer ›7DRan through some laundry, say4 lettersSee answer ›8D___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish)4 lettersSee answer ›9DCommensurate (with)6 lettersSee answer ›10DFormally give6 lettersSee answer ›11D"Hang on!"8 lettersSee answer ›12DLight touch from a decorator?10 lettersSee answer ›13DLike foods recommended for an upset stomach5 lettersSee answer ›14DMeasurer of passing time4 lettersSee answer ›23DStyles of music5 lettersSee answer ›24DPrimary4 lettersSee answer ›25D"... plus all the rest"10 lettersSee answer ›27D"Baby ___ You" (Shirelles hit)3 lettersSee answer ›28DActor Dev of "Lion"5 lettersSee answer ›29DJon M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"3 lettersSee answer ›30DAn Olympian might pretend to take a bite out of it5 lettersSee answer ›32DTurkey's Cape Baba is its westernmost point4 lettersSee answer ›33D___ big3 lettersSee answer ›35D[What is it this time?!]8 lettersSee answer ›36DTell-all Reddit sesh3 lettersSee answer ›37DFell apart in spectacular fashion8 lettersSee answer ›42D"My child is on the honor roll" and others6 lettersSee answer ›43DNot go to bed6 lettersSee answer ›44DFoolish sort6 lettersSee answer ›45DCommon component of a date5 lettersSee answer ›47DCertain phone pop-up5 lettersSee answer ›48DSwanky4 lettersSee answer ›50DSetting for "Gladiator"4 lettersSee answer ›51DLeche drinker4 lettersSee answer ›52DWork that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 18714 lettersSee answer ›53DAnnoying plumbing problem4 lettersSee answer ›54DProducers of stains4 lettersSee answer ›
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