NYT Crossword April 9 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Wednesday 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 Aidan Deshong and Oren HartsteinEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
4ASorghum relative6 lettersMILLET
10ADried chili pepper5 lettersANCHO
17ASeating option at a diner5 lettersBOOTH
19AThree-star review of a cocktail shaker?12 lettersMIXEDRESULTS
21A"Toodle-oo!"6 lettersSEEYOU
23AThurman of "Kill Bill"3 lettersUMA
25AThree-star review of Battleship?9 lettersHITORMISS
28ADiamond stat3 lettersRBI
30AShipshape4 lettersTIDY
31ASpike of cinema3 lettersLEE
32ATax-related6 lettersFISCAL
36AA good one is bright4 lettersIDEA
37ASea ___3 lettersCOW
38APens7 lettersAUTHORS
42AActress Vardalos3 lettersNIA
43AApt rhyme for "fiddle"7 lettersTWIDDLE
45AClear, as dishes3 lettersBUS
50AAOL, e.g., in brief3 lettersISP
51AThree-star review of Tulsa?9 lettersITSJUSTOK
54ASubject line abbr.4 lettersATTN
57ADrop down3 lettersSAG
64ATitle in Spain: Abbr.3 lettersSRA
65AOpposite of forward?5 lettersREPLY
68A___ manager5 lettersASSET
69ASpiff up6 lettersNEATEN
70ANickname that drops -art3 lettersSTU
DOWN
1DReact to flirtation, say5 lettersBLUSH
2D"You're getting too excited"10 lettersTONEITDOWN
3DSugar10 lettersSWEETIEPIE
5DPelvis bone5 lettersILIUM
6DHardly strict3 lettersLAX
7DBluff, e.g.3 lettersLIE
8DUltimate purpose6 lettersENDUSE
11DCultivate7 lettersNOURISH
13DAddress opener4 lettersHTTP
14DExtremely4 lettersOHSO
20DTalking-tos7 lettersEARFULS
22DSage-colored sage4 lettersYODA
26DWords of defeat5 lettersILOSE
27DPuts on a patch, say4 lettersSEWS
29D"Fine, I'll ___"4 lettersBITE
33DOnes getting good marks?10 lettersCONARTISTS
34DStereotypical monocle wearer10 lettersARISTOCRAT
36DThat ___ say4 lettersISTO
37DOdysseus' captor7 lettersCALYPSO
38DTouches5 lettersABUTS
44DFall off7 lettersDWINDLE
46DVery doable4 lettersEASY
48DSquirm6 lettersWIGGLE
53DReeves of "Point Break"5 lettersKEANU
54DCity seen in Instagram?4 lettersAGRA
55D"Piggies"4 lettersTOES
56DAt most4 lettersTOPS
58DGobs4 lettersATON
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