NYT Crossword April 26 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael MusaEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIntellectual9 lettersSee answer ›10ALike embers5 lettersSee answer ›15ATantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state9 lettersSee answer ›16APointless5 lettersSee answer ›17A"Would you like a bite?"9 lettersSee answer ›18AFruit high in antioxidants5 lettersSee answer ›19APrestigious octad5 lettersSee answer ›20AEmily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel4 lettersSee answer ›22A"The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana4 lettersSee answer ›23ACountdown occasion, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24ARelative of a trivet6 lettersSee answer ›26A___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares)3 lettersSee answer ›27A"That's so relatable," in modern slang4 lettersSee answer ›29AAquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly7 lettersSee answer ›31ALiterally, "good word"6 lettersSee answer ›33AExpired6 lettersSee answer ›34ASource of an unsigned love letter13 lettersSee answer ›36ACharge6 lettersSee answer ›37ANot as nice6 lettersSee answer ›38A___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise7 lettersSee answer ›40AGaelic language4 lettersSee answer ›41AVote for3 lettersSee answer ›42A"Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor6 lettersSee answer ›44A"... your point being?"3 lettersSee answer ›47AParabolic paths4 lettersSee answer ›49ALand granted to a vassal4 lettersSee answer ›50ACircus performer5 lettersSee answer ›52ADiscovered unexpectedly5 lettersSee answer ›54ARely on audience support during a show?9 lettersSee answer ›56AAuthor whose name sounds like a canine5 lettersSee answer ›57ADo the impossible9 lettersSee answer ›58AFlynn of old Hollywood5 lettersSee answer ›59AEye shadow for a night out?9 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DDickens's Drood5 lettersSee answer ›2D___ boat5 lettersSee answer ›3DBottled spirit5 lettersSee answer ›4DWord before mail or watch4 lettersSee answer ›5DOnes trained to administer naloxone, for short4 lettersSee answer ›6DActress and comedian Edebiri3 lettersSee answer ›7DConnections puzzle?8 lettersSee answer ›8DCreature in the National Audubon Society logo5 lettersSee answer ›9DDestination for dermaplaning6 lettersSee answer ›10DRelief3 lettersSee answer ›11DEat (at)4 lettersSee answer ›12DNight owl, typically9 lettersSee answer ›13DShort product overview, in business lingo8 lettersSee answer ›14DTheater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 19527 lettersSee answer ›21DHard pass?8 lettersSee answer ›24DWhere an athlete has an advantage8 lettersSee answer ›25DThey're grated outdoors6 lettersSee answer ›27DTraditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations5 lettersSee answer ›28DArtery access point6 lettersSee answer ›30DTear5 lettersSee answer ›31DWords on a statue honoring Washington9 lettersSee answer ›32DSoft-topped cap3 lettersSee answer ›34DLake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"8 lettersSee answer ›35DConvincing A.I.-created video8 lettersSee answer ›36DPronoun also known as pluralis majestatis7 lettersSee answer ›39DShakes, but not sundaes6 lettersSee answer ›43DSomething picked in a fortunetelling game5 lettersSee answer ›44DEarly home computer brand5 lettersSee answer ›45D"Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton"5 lettersSee answer ›46DJunk5 lettersSee answer ›48DHow Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so4 lettersSee answer ›50DSki resort worker, often4 lettersSee answer ›51D"East of Eden" role4 lettersSee answer ›53DBills' org.3 lettersSee answer ›55D"Golly!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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