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NYT Crossword April 21 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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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1AManage, as a bar4 lettersSee answer ›5ABoneheaded4 lettersSee answer ›9APetri dish gel4 lettersSee answer ›13AProtected from the wind4 lettersSee answer ›14AIt's always the top story5 lettersSee answer ›16AOnly nonrigid weapon in Clue4 lettersSee answer ›17AComing-of-age ceremony10 lettersSee answer ›19AClub in a classic Barry Manilow song, informally4 lettersSee answer ›20A"Let's go!" in Mexico6 lettersSee answer ›21AOne of the fam3 lettersSee answer ›23ABig mo. for retailers3 lettersSee answer ›24AReek5 lettersSee answer ›25APlace "rocked" in a Clash song9 lettersSee answer ›28AStreet ___ (reputation)4 lettersSee answer ›29AAtmosphere4 lettersSee answer ›30AActress Witherspoon5 lettersSee answer ›31ATrireme propellers4 lettersSee answer ›32A___ Arbor, Mich.3 lettersSee answer ›33AFaced the pitcher6 lettersSee answer ›34AAnimal that can go 0-60 in three seconds7 lettersSee answer ›36AHighest U.S. mountain6 lettersSee answer ›40A12-mo. periods3 lettersSee answer ›41AMany govt. prosecutors4 lettersSee answer ›45A"La Bohème," for one5 lettersSee answer ›46AGarfield's frenemy in the comics4 lettersSee answer ›47AOpposite of starboard4 lettersSee answer ›48AFamed shoe designer9 lettersSee answer ›50AMolten rock5 lettersSee answer ›51AHad dinner3 lettersSee answer ›52ALumberjack's tool3 lettersSee answer ›53APie chart piece6 lettersSee answer ›54APrice4 lettersSee answer ›56APolite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and 48-Across10 lettersSee answer ›59AUgandan despot Idi ___4 lettersSee answer ›60AJustice Kagan5 lettersSee answer ›61A___ Grey tea4 lettersSee answer ›62AWord before tube or drive4 lettersSee answer ›63AJump4 lettersSee answer ›64ACaptain Hook's sidekick4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DMexican state that shares its name with a hot sauce7 lettersSee answer ›2DHyundai compact7 lettersSee answer ›3DMore brainy in an uncool way7 lettersSee answer ›4DOrders7 lettersSee answer ›5DGo out with4 lettersSee answer ›6DChip brand with a little-girl logo3 lettersSee answer ›7D"Beavis and Butt-Head" airer3 lettersSee answer ›8DSlanted6 lettersSee answer ›9DLob's path3 lettersSee answer ›10DNot quite a sure thing7 lettersSee answer ›11DMollify7 lettersSee answer ›12DGot to7 lettersSee answer ›15DEn vogue4 lettersSee answer ›18DType3 lettersSee answer ›22DComedian Silverman5 lettersSee answer ›25DRecorded message prompt4 lettersSee answer ›26DCute name for a spouse's task list7 lettersSee answer ›27D"Game, ___, match"3 lettersSee answer ›29DWhen doubled, a Hawaiian fish4 lettersSee answer ›33DOne of four on a diamond4 lettersSee answer ›34DPotters' options5 lettersSee answer ›35DRock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer, for one4 lettersSee answer ›36D"Paint the Town Red" rapper7 lettersSee answer ›37DTextbook example7 lettersSee answer ›38DMoby Dick, to Ahab7 lettersSee answer ›39DContents of a sleeve3 lettersSee answer ›41DMilitary choppers7 lettersSee answer ›42DSled pullers in the Arctic7 lettersSee answer ›43DWardrobe7 lettersSee answer ›44DSurprise7 lettersSee answer ›46D"So it goes"6 lettersSee answer ›49DShark diver's protection4 lettersSee answer ›50DSize between small and large: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›53DPartner of Crackle and Pop4 lettersSee answer ›55DExplosive stuff3 lettersSee answer ›57DObserve3 lettersSee answer ›58DSpanish article3 lettersSee answer ›
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