NYT Crossword April 25, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Showy insect with dark eyespots on its wings 6 7A Land bordering the Sea of Azov 6 13A Tired expression 6 14A Start of an old request for advice 7 15A Optional button while paying via app 6 16A Image editor, informally? 8 17A "The Rise of Skywalker" role 3 18A What power tools should be designed for 7 20A Curved shape 3 21A "___ Mía" (2014 Latin pop hit) 4 23A Suffix akin to -ess 4 24A "There you have it!" 4 25A Mobster's weapon 3 26A Source of many an explosive news story 4 27A Get one over on 5 28A "So that's how it's gonna be, I guess" 12 31A Air traveler's connection 12 32A Helpful pointer, say? 12 33A Indigenous land, informally 3 34A Drink from a small cup 4 35A War of 1812 treaty locale 5 39A Dwindle 4 40A Feminist writer ___ Mae Brown 4 42A Apple or orange, e.g. 4 43A Gambling site, in brief 3 44A Heart of downtown 7 47A Oregon senator Wyden 3 48A One of the B vitamins 6 50A Sore spots for gardeners, perhaps 8 52A Spider-Man foe with metal "tentacles," familiarly 6 53A Driving necessity 7 54A Down-low joints 6 55A Gently suggests, as an idea 6

Down

1D "You've got a friend in me" 5 2D "Kids these days ..." speakers 15 3D Focus of an employee's first semiannual check-in, perhaps 15 4D When a "sports equinox" (in which all four major U.S. leagues have games) typically occurs: Abbr. 3 5D The thing here 4 6D Big acronym in purifying filters 4 7D Quit 5 8D "As men in ___ strike those that wish them best": Iago 4 9D Choler 3 10D Guy's carryall 6 11D Make secret, in a way 6 12D "Moving on ..." 6 14D Often-regretted behavior on social media, once 13 16D Conclusion of three men's World Cup finals 11 19D Be validated for vocalizing one's opinion 9 22D Give designs to 7 24D "West Side Story" song that precedes the rumble 7 26D Big name in hosiery 5 27D Cloud up 5 28D Word on either side of "à" 3 29D Big accomplishment, so to speak 3 30D Kept under wraps 3 36D Book boo-boos 6 37D Creature of the internet 6 38D Columns on a language learner's conjugation chart 6 39D Actress honored with a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 5 41D Consumed, quaintly 5 44D Computer store purchases 4 45D Signs 4 46D Give a hoot? 4 49D Cathcart's rank in "Catch-22": Abbr. 3 51D Big cheese with bread, for short 3