NYT Crossword April 26, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Intellectual 9 10A Like embers 5 15A Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state 9 16A Pointless 5 17A "Would you like a bite?" 9 18A Fruit high in antioxidants 5 19A Prestigious octad 5 20A Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel 4 22A "The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana 4 23A Countdown occasion, for short 3 24A Relative of a trivet 6 26A ___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares) 3 27A "That's so relatable," in modern slang 4 29A Aquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly 7 31A Literally, "good word" 6 33A Expired 6 34A Source of an unsigned love letter 13 36A Charge 6 37A Not as nice 6 38A ___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise 7 40A Gaelic language 4 41A Vote for 3 42A "Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor 6 44A "... your point being?" 3 47A Parabolic paths 4 49A Land granted to a vassal 4 50A Circus performer 5 52A Discovered unexpectedly 5 54A Rely on audience support during a show? 9 56A Author whose name sounds like a canine 5 57A Do the impossible 9 58A Flynn of old Hollywood 5 59A Eye shadow for a night out? 9

Down

1D Dickens's Drood 5 2D ___ boat 5 3D Bottled spirit 5 4D Word before mail or watch 4 5D Ones trained to administer naloxone, for short 4 6D Actress and comedian Edebiri 3 7D Connections puzzle? 8 8D Creature in the National Audubon Society logo 5 9D Destination for dermaplaning 6 10D Relief 3 11D Eat (at) 4 12D Night owl, typically 9 13D Short product overview, in business lingo 8 14D Theater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 1952 7 21D Hard pass? 8 24D Where an athlete has an advantage 8 25D They're grated outdoors 6 27D Traditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations 5 28D Artery access point 6 30D Tear 5 31D Words on a statue honoring Washington 9 32D Soft-topped cap 3 34D Lake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" 8 35D Convincing A.I.-created video 8 36D Pronoun also known as pluralis majestatis 7 39D Shakes, but not sundaes 6 43D Something picked in a fortunetelling game 5 44D Early home computer brand 5 45D "Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton" 5 46D Junk 5 48D How Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so 4 50D Ski resort worker, often 4 51D "East of Eden" role 4 53D Bills' org. 3 55D "Golly!" 3