NYT Crossword April 22 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Alex Eaton-SalnersEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2U3B4A5E6M7I8T9F10R11O12Y13O14AHOY15MIRA16LOVER17CARO18LINAR19EAPERS20HUG21ONUS22AVER23ELE24CTEE25PRO26A27S28A29SAINT30PATR31ICKS32NOT33ACH34QTIP35R36O37DIN38TSK39MUSTS40AKIN41KAT42SAO43GREE44KELE45MENT46S47EAR48INK49ACCEP50T51S52E53MMY54BRUH55HOU56B57ASEBA58LLPLA59YERS60IDINA61GALA62URSA63GASUP64AMER65PEON

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIsland north of Jamaica4 lettersCUBA
5AGive off, as rays4 lettersEMIT
14AGreeting at sea4 lettersAHOY
15AOscar winner Sorvino4 lettersMIRA
16ARomantic sort5 lettersLOVER
17ARed Hot Chili Peppers15 lettersCAROLINAREAPERS
20AHold close to the heart3 lettersHUG
21ADifficult burden4 lettersONUS
22AAssert4 lettersAVER
23APerson chosen by ballot7 lettersELECTEE
25AOld hand3 lettersPRO
26A"___ matter of fact ..."3 lettersASA
29AGreen Day13 lettersSAINTPATRICKS
32APart of N/A3 lettersNOT
33AGerman exclamation3 lettersACH
34ASwab in a toiletry kit4 lettersQTIP
35A"The Thinker" sculptor5 lettersRODIN
39AImperatives5 lettersMUSTS
40AAnalogous4 lettersAKIN
41AKit ___ bar3 lettersKAT
42A___ Tomé and Príncipe3 lettersSAO
43AEarth, Wind & Fire13 lettersGREEKELEMENTS
47ABud holder3 lettersEAR
48APen filler3 lettersINK
49ATakes, as a credit card7 lettersACCEPTS
52AThe "E" of EGOT4 lettersEMMY
54A"Dude!"4 lettersBRUH
56AThey Might Be Giants15 lettersBASEBALLPLAYERS
60AMenzel of "Frozen"5 lettersIDINA
61ARed carpet affair4 lettersGALA
62A___ Major4 lettersURSA
63AFill at a station5 lettersGASUP
65AGrunt4 lettersPEON
DOWN
2DD.I.Y. moving option5 lettersUHAUL
4DEdebiri of "The Bear"3 lettersAYO
5DNoteworthy7 lettersEMINENT
8DBlacktop material3 lettersTAR
9DChocolate or peppermint6 lettersFLAVOR
10DDouble Dutch need4 lettersROPE
11DTakes it a bit too far on stage8 lettersOVERACTS
12D"Quit ___ complainin'!"3 lettersYER
13DShort conjunctions3 lettersORS
18DBeachgoer's take-along6 lettersLOTION
24DTooth next to an incisor6 lettersCANINE
25DPrepare for a trip4 lettersPACK
27D"S.N.L." segment4 lettersSKIT
30DCtrl+V command5 lettersPASTE
31D"Their exact words were …"6 lettersIQUOTE
35DAnger4 lettersRAGE
36DPod in Creole cooking4 lettersOKRA
38DConverse4 lettersTALK
41DNairobi is its largest city5 lettersKENYA
42DLay7 lettersSECULAR
45DAgatha Christie detective6 lettersMARPLE
46DOrb6 lettersSPHERE
54D"Kapow!"4 lettersBLAM
56DMassive3 lettersBIG
57DAbbr. on a tube of Crest3 lettersADA
59D"Ya better believe it!"3 lettersYUP
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