NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 13, 2025
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Clues137
Across55
Down82
TitleBoth Sides Now
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Front-runners at the Iditarod? (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLEADDOGS→
9A
Discreetly acknowledges (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNODSAT→
15A
Antidepressant type, in brief (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISSRI→
19A
One end of a headphone cable (9)
Starts with A, ends with KAUDIOJACK→
21A
Peter of "The Lion in Winter" (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOOLE→
22A
Namely (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTOWIT→
23A
Popcorn and pretzels at a parade? (22)
Starts with P, ends with SPROCESSIONSCONCESSIONS→
26A
Manages (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOPES→
27A
Platforms for politicians, say (5)
Starts with P, ends with APODIA→
28A
Dr. Wilson's department on "House" (8)
Starts with O, ends with YONCOLOGY→
29A
Fitting (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
30A
Fig. that never starts with 666 (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
31A
Young DC Comics sidekick with a lightning bolt on his chest (8)
Starts with K, ends with HKIDFLASH→
35A
Mideast grp. (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPLO→
36A
Keep rhythm, in a way (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTOETAP→
39A
Missing people? (6)
Starts with L, ends with YLONELY→
40A
Farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
42A
Someone who might excel at a Bible trivia game? (20)
Starts with P, ends with TPROTESTANTCONTESTANT→
48A
Biked past, say (6)
Starts with R, ends with YRODEBY→
49A
"Never mind that" (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIGNOREIT→
53A
Bonobo relative (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHIMP→
56A
Newcastle ninny (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPRAT→
57A
"The X-Files" org. (3)
Starts with F, ends with IFBI→
60A
"The ___ Show" (12x platinum 2002 album) (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMINEM→
62A
1982 Benjamin Hoff best seller on Eastern philosophy, with "The" (9)
Starts with T, ends with HTAOOFPOOH→
66A
Monopoly token retired in 2013 (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
67A
Tools of the trade? (22)
Starts with C, ends with SCONTRACTORSPROTRACTORS→
71A
Lead-in to complete (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTO→
72A
Little tipple, cutesily (9)
Starts with D, ends with ODRINKYPOO→
73A
Spill the tea (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGOSSIP→
74A
Org. that's usually inactive in the summer (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
75A
Beach day bummer (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRAIN→
76A
Meanies (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOGRES→
79A
"Midnight Cowboy" nickname (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORATSO→
80A
Motto that derives from the Latin for "always faithful" (8)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMPERFI→
84A
Cleans up after a dirty guest? (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBLEEPS→
86A
Police interrogator or priest? (20)
Starts with C, ends with NCONFESSIONPROFESSION→
92A
Gallup's bailiwick (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLLS→
93A
Linear algebra array (6)
Starts with M, ends with XMATRIX→
94A
Retail magnate James Cash ___ (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPENNEY→
96A
Airport alternative to MDW (3)
Starts with O, ends with DORD→
97A
"Groundhog Day" plot device (8)
Starts with T, ends with PTIMELOOP→
100A
Famous flautist (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
102A
Number of times lightning struck Apollo 12 on its way to the moon (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
103A
Certain dance partner (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPROMDATE→
106A
Final Four, e.g. (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEMIS→
108A
"Bloody" queen of England (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMARYI→
110A
Angry words at a school assembly? (22)
Starts with C, ends with NCONVOCATIONPROVOCATION→
115A
Expert (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADEPT→
116A
"Well, ___ here!" (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELOOKIE→
117A
Many-time role for Robert Downey Jr. (9)
Starts with T, ends with KTONYSTARK→
118A
Capone's foiler (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
119A
Way out there (6)
Starts with Y, ends with RYONDER→
120A
Bill Gates gave six of them between 2009 and 2015 (8)
Starts with T, ends with STEDTALKS→
Down
1D
Pet sitter? (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLAPCAT→
2D
Genre for Abba and Ace of Base (7)
Starts with E, ends with PEUROPOP→
3D
Many a dog owner (7)
Starts with A, ends with RADOPTER→
4D
Chop chop! (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDICE→
5D
Forest females (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOES→
6D
Diner drinks, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOJS→
7D
Reacts to a jump scare (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGASPS→
9D
A flawed person (7)
Starts with N, ends with TNOSAINT→
10D
Rx-free (3)
Starts with O, ends with COTC→
11D
Scooby-___ (3)
Starts with D, ends with ODOO→
12D
Solomon, to King David (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
13D
Metal producer based in Pittsburgh (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALCOA→
14D
Not-so-young 'uns (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEENS→
15D
Something added to a plot (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSOIL→
16D
Enter heroically (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSWOOPIN→
17D
Hair curl (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRINGLET→
18D
Surprised shout when the villain gets unmasked (6)
Starts with I, ends with UITSYOU→
20D
Leveled, for short (3)
Starts with K, ends with DKOD→
22D
"General" of takeout (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTSO→
24D
Canon competitor (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNIKON→
25D
Member of a conference, maybe: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with HSCH→
30D
Zipped (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPED→
32D
Prefix with bel (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDECI→
33D
Promote excessively (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFLOG→
34D
Suburb north of Boston (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYNN→
37D
Third-largest tech hub in North America (7)
Starts with T, ends with OTORONTO→
38D
Penitent person (6)
Starts with A, ends with RATONER→
39D
Give excessive praise (7)
Starts with L, ends with NLAYITON→
40D
Plugging away (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
41D
Not dis (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDAT→
43D
Small time? (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
44D
Texter's "Not gonna lie" (3)
Starts with T, ends with HTBH→
45D
Bad way something might go (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTOPOT→
46D
404 Not Found, e.g. (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
47D
Cartoon witch with a crush on Popeye (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSEAHAG→
50D
Précis (5)
Starts with R, ends with PRECAP→
51D
"Not interested" (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIMOUT→
52D
Part of a 15th-century trio (5)
Starts with P, ends with APINTA→
54D
Easy target (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMARK→
55D
Bouquet (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPOSY→
57D
Poet with four Pulitzers (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFROST→
58D
First name of Russia's first president (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBORIS→
59D
Creative motivation, in online slang (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINSPO→
61D
Title for Marie Tussaud (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMADAME→
63D
Research on a political rival, for short (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOPPO→
64D
Michigan J. ___, Warner Bros. character with a top hat and cane (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFROG→
65D
Container for alms (7)
Starts with P, ends with XPOORBOX→
66D
"God does not approve!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with NITSASIN→
68D
Bloods' West Coast rival (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCRIPS→
69D
Food stickers? (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINES→
70D
Zombie-to-be (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECORPSE→
75D
Members of the "third team," jocularly (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREFS→
77D
Wearer of pointy shoes (3)
Starts with E, ends with FELF→
78D
"Told you so!" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
80D
Show with a 50th anniversary celebration in 2025, familiarly (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
81D
Coleridge's "The ___ of the Ancient Mariner" (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIME→
82D
Filly or colt (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFOAL→
83D
Digging (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
85D
"Monday Night Football" broadcaster (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
86D
Wear down (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECORRODE→
87D
Items being replaced (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOLDONES→
88D
Flourish (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPROSPER→
89D
More mature (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRIPER→
90D
Being prosecuted (7)
Starts with O, ends with LONTRIAL→
91D
Second-largest tech hub in North America (7)
Starts with N, ends with KNEWYORK→
92D
Common recyclable (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPOPCAN→
95D
Snatches, comic-book style (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYOINKS→
97D
Tic follower (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTAC→
98D
Country that fully encloses two others (5)
Starts with I, ends with YITALY→
99D
Social movement of 2017 (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
101D
All together (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
104D
Sports standouts, for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMVPS→
105D
"i" completer (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDOT→
107D
Word, in French (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMOT→
108D
Sail holder (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
109D
"___ girl!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
111D
H+ or OH- (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
112D
Green-lit (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOKD→
113D
Never, in Nuremberg (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENIE→
114D
Dancer Charisse of old Hollywood (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCYD→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 13, 2025?+
137 clues: 55 Across and 82 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Front-runners at the Iditarod? (LEADDOGS); Discreetly acknowledges (NODSAT); Antidepressant type, in brief (SSRI).
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