NYT Crossword April 21, 2025 Answers
By Thomas van Geel · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from April 21, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A Manage, as a bar 4 5A Boneheaded 4 9A Petri dish gel 4 13A Protected from the wind 4 14A It's always the top story 5 16A Only nonrigid weapon in Clue 4 17A Coming-of-age ceremony 10 19A Club in a classic Barry Manilow song, informally 4 20A "Let's go!" in Mexico 6 21A One of the fam 3 23A Big mo. for retailers 3 24A Reek 5 25A Place "rocked" in a Clash song 9 28A Street ___ (reputation) 4 29A Atmosphere 4 30A Actress Witherspoon 5 31A Trireme propellers 4 32A ___ Arbor, Mich. 3 33A Faced the pitcher 6 34A Animal that can go 0-60 in three seconds 7 36A Highest U.S. mountain 6 40A 12-mo. periods 3 41A Many govt. prosecutors 4 45A "La Bohème," for one 5 46A Garfield's frenemy in the comics 4 47A Opposite of starboard 4 48A Famed shoe designer 9 50A Molten rock 5 51A Had dinner 3 52A Lumberjack's tool 3 53A Pie chart piece 6 54A Price 4 56A Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and 48-Across 10 59A Ugandan despot Idi ___ 4 60A Justice Kagan 5 61A ___ Grey tea 4 62A Word before tube or drive 4 63A Jump 4 64A Captain Hook's sidekick 4Down
1D Mexican state that shares its name with a hot sauce 7 2D Hyundai compact 7 3D More brainy in an uncool way 7 4D Orders 7 5D Go out with 4 6D Chip brand with a little-girl logo 3 7D "Beavis and Butt-Head" airer 3 8D Slanted 6 9D Lob's path 3 10D Not quite a sure thing 7 11D Mollify 7 12D Got to 7 15D En vogue 4 18D Type 3 22D Comedian Silverman 5 25D Recorded message prompt 4 26D Cute name for a spouse's task list 7 27D "Game, ___, match" 3 29D When doubled, a Hawaiian fish 4 33D One of four on a diamond 4 34D Potters' options 5 35D Rock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer, for one 4 36D "Paint the Town Red" rapper 7 37D Textbook example 7 38D Moby Dick, to Ahab 7 39D Contents of a sleeve 3 41D Military choppers 7 42D Sled pullers in the Arctic 7 43D Wardrobe 7 44D Surprise 7 46D "So it goes" 6 49D Shark diver's protection 4 50D Size between small and large: Abbr. 3 53D Partner of Crackle and Pop 4 55D Explosive stuff 3 57D Observe 3 58D Spanish article 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the April 21, 2025 NYT Crossword?
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