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NYT Crossword April 9 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Wednesday 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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1ASeptet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7"3 lettersSee answer ›4ASorghum relative6 lettersSee answer ›10ADried chili pepper5 lettersSee answer ›15ALike a limbo bar, after a few rounds3 lettersSee answer ›16A"Seinfeld" role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus6 lettersSee answer ›17ASeating option at a diner5 lettersSee answer ›18AMagritte's "Ceci n'est pas ___ pipe"3 lettersSee answer ›19AThree-star review of a cocktail shaker?12 lettersSee answer ›21A"Toodle-oo!"6 lettersSee answer ›23AThurman of "Kill Bill"3 lettersSee answer ›24ASell/buy-back agreement, for short4 lettersSee answer ›25AThree-star review of Battleship?9 lettersSee answer ›28ADiamond stat3 lettersSee answer ›30AShipshape4 lettersSee answer ›31ASpike of cinema3 lettersSee answer ›32ATax-related6 lettersSee answer ›36AA good one is bright4 lettersSee answer ›37ASea ___3 lettersSee answer ›38APens7 lettersSee answer ›39APiece of bread dipped in gravy3 lettersSee answer ›40AThree-star review of a no-stress class?8 lettersSee answer ›42AActress Vardalos3 lettersSee answer ›43AApt rhyme for "fiddle"7 lettersSee answer ›45AClear, as dishes3 lettersSee answer ›46ALike a step in the right direction?4 lettersSee answer ›47ASign that there's no turning back6 lettersSee answer ›48ASign on a park bench, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›49AS.F. commuter train system4 lettersSee answer ›50AAOL, e.g., in brief3 lettersSee answer ›51AThree-star review of Tulsa?9 lettersSee answer ›54ASubject line abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›57ADrop down3 lettersSee answer ›59ASource of smoke for a model volcano6 lettersSee answer ›60AThree-star review of the Friday before Easter?12 lettersSee answer ›64ATitle in Spain: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›65AOpposite of forward?5 lettersSee answer ›66AStarbucks drink made with olive oil6 lettersSee answer ›67AM&M color replaced in 19953 lettersSee answer ›68A___ manager5 lettersSee answer ›69ASpiff up6 lettersSee answer ›70ANickname that drops -art3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DReact to flirtation, say5 lettersSee answer ›2D"You're getting too excited"10 lettersSee answer ›3DSugar10 lettersSee answer ›4D"No man has a good enough ___ to be a successful liar": Lincoln6 lettersSee answer ›5DPelvis bone5 lettersSee answer ›6DHardly strict3 lettersSee answer ›7DBluff, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›8DUltimate purpose6 lettersSee answer ›9DLength for a pregnancy or presidency4 lettersSee answer ›10DThey might be made of steel, hyperbolically3 lettersSee answer ›11DCultivate7 lettersSee answer ›12DActor Sprouse of "Riverdale"4 lettersSee answer ›13DAddress opener4 lettersSee answer ›14DExtremely4 lettersSee answer ›20DTalking-tos7 lettersSee answer ›22DSage-colored sage4 lettersSee answer ›26DWords of defeat5 lettersSee answer ›27DPuts on a patch, say4 lettersSee answer ›29D"Fine, I'll ___"4 lettersSee answer ›33DOnes getting good marks?10 lettersSee answer ›34DStereotypical monocle wearer10 lettersSee answer ›35DHurdle for a future "Esq."4 lettersSee answer ›36DThat ___ say4 lettersSee answer ›37DOdysseus' captor7 lettersSee answer ›38DTouches5 lettersSee answer ›40DSmartphone predecessors, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›41DPerform a felonious favor for4 lettersSee answer ›44DFall off7 lettersSee answer ›46DVery doable4 lettersSee answer ›48DSquirm6 lettersSee answer ›49DLeVar who hosted TV's "Reading Rainbow" for 23 years6 lettersSee answer ›52DWhere Jewish singles might mingle5 lettersSee answer ›53DReeves of "Point Break"5 lettersSee answer ›54DCity seen in Instagram?4 lettersSee answer ›55D"Piggies"4 lettersSee answer ›56DAt most4 lettersSee answer ›58DGobs4 lettersSee answer ›61DPub. that predicted it would take one to 10 million years to invent a flying machine, two months before the first airplane flight3 lettersSee answer ›62DStephen of "The Crying Game"3 lettersSee answer ›63DUrging at the start of a meal3 lettersSee answer ›
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