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NYT Crossword April 18 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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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ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Whoa! Easy there, buddy!"10 lettersSee answer ›11AExclamation to an old chap4 lettersSee answer ›15ASolitary10 lettersSee answer ›16AWho "can't buy you love" in an Elton John hit4 lettersSee answer ›17ATrend that involves pink accessories and décor10 lettersSee answer ›18ALow notes4 lettersSee answer ›19APlants, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›20AGifts sometimes made with pikake flowers4 lettersSee answer ›22AThree-part event, informally3 lettersSee answer ›23ARoofing supply3 lettersSee answer ›24A"___ crazy?"3 lettersSee answer ›26ASore loser's wail6 lettersSee answer ›28ACommon additive in chewing gum4 lettersSee answer ›30AThroat lozenge, often4 lettersSee answer ›31AAct like everything's normal despite how one feels10 lettersSee answer ›37AIts flag includes a coconut tree and a sailboat4 lettersSee answer ›39ACall in a casino15 lettersSee answer ›41ALet go to pot?4 lettersSee answer ›42ALowest of the low10 lettersSee answer ›43AGet dressed (up)4 lettersSee answer ›45ATime on end4 lettersSee answer ›46AShadow6 lettersSee answer ›48ACries of faux despair, say3 lettersSee answer ›49ALeave it to beaver?3 lettersSee answer ›52A"Feliz ____ Novo!"3 lettersSee answer ›53ASome Elomi products4 lettersSee answer ›55AIts stripes represent wisdom in Buddhism5 lettersSee answer ›57AGovernment V.I.P.4 lettersSee answer ›59ABad thing to do when you see red10 lettersSee answer ›62ALiterature Nobelist Morrison4 lettersSee answer ›63AFootball maneuver involving a fake handoff10 lettersSee answer ›64AIt's OK4 lettersSee answer ›65A"Oh, what's the worst that could happen?"10 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DAmounts of cream4 lettersSee answer ›2DNot quite right5 lettersSee answer ›3DPlaces in the heart5 lettersSee answer ›4DPhiladelphia tourist attraction11 lettersSee answer ›5DGoddess known as "Great Mother"4 lettersSee answer ›6DRing bearer?3 lettersSee answer ›7DDiscreetly fill in, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›8DGarlic-rich topping5 lettersSee answer ›9DCharge4 lettersSee answer ›10DNaomi ___, author of 2007's "The Shock Doctrine"5 lettersSee answer ›11DChat qualifier3 lettersSee answer ›12DPresent-day attire?9 lettersSee answer ›13DWatered-down espresso, essentially9 lettersSee answer ›14DArabic name that means "wealthy"5 lettersSee answer ›21DLay the groundwork for, say3 lettersSee answer ›24DMake amends?5 lettersSee answer ›25D1960s-'80s singer/TV host Marilyn5 lettersSee answer ›27DClaws or bites11 lettersSee answer ›29DBe in rough shape3 lettersSee answer ›31DDroid, e.g., for short3 lettersSee answer ›32DHome of the first hippopotamus in Europe since the Roman Empire9 lettersSee answer ›33DThey help you get off a lot9 lettersSee answer ›34DTolkien menace3 lettersSee answer ›35DWell-pitched5 lettersSee answer ›36DUniversity of New Mexico athletes5 lettersSee answer ›38D___ Grand (Vegas hot spot)3 lettersSee answer ›40DSlew3 lettersSee answer ›44DPre-smash hit3 lettersSee answer ›46DThey "can obscure the truth," per Maya Angelou5 lettersSee answer ›47DDeli purchases5 lettersSee answer ›48DTrashy TV character?5 lettersSee answer ›50DReply of shocked annoyance5 lettersSee answer ›51DSocial movement introduced in 20065 lettersSee answer ›54DOrg. with a "Defending Speech We Hate" section on its website4 lettersSee answer ›55DStock market sector, informally4 lettersSee answer ›56DFlat fee?4 lettersSee answer ›58D___ Grande3 lettersSee answer ›60DLASIK target3 lettersSee answer ›61DOne may cover estates3 lettersSee answer ›
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