NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 5, 2025
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorRafael Musa
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Between 75 and 140, for an adult cheetah: Abbr. (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLBS→
4A
Actor Hutcherson who played 59-Across (4)
Starts with J, ends with HJOSH→
8A
Like some who take testosterone (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRANS→
13A
Model organization? (9)
Starts with A, ends with RAUTOMAKER→
16A
Label for a pile of submissions (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMAYBE→
17A
Old story coming straight from the horse's mouth? (9)
Starts with T, ends with RTROJANWAR→
18A
Like the gods Inti and Viracocha (5)
Starts with I, ends with NINCAN→
19A
Supposed evidence for extraterrestrial life (10)
Starts with C, ends with SCRASHSITES→
22A
Much-sought-after (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
23A
Human Geography and Calculus BC, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAPS→
24A
Latin for "before" (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPRIORI→
26A
Medicinal plants whose skin is actually toxic to humans (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
28A
House in Milan (6)
Starts with A, ends with IARMANI→
30A
"Oops, that slipped my mind" (9)
Starts with O, ends with TOHIFORGOT→
34A
"So sorry to hear that!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAWMAN→
35A
Time to give up? (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
36A
Billowy garment (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTUNIC→
38A
Skilled (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
39A
Hem, say (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTER→
41A
In which you might be in an uncomfortable position among your peers (9)
Starts with Y, ends with SYOGACLASS→
43A
Rosas y orquídeas (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFLORES→
45A
Film character with obsessive fans called "brogres" (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSHREK→
46A
Exit quickly from a car (6)
Starts with H, ends with THOPOUT→
48A
Juicy news to share, so to speak (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
49A
"Ridiculousness" network (3)
Starts with M, ends with VMTV→
52A
Best Picture between "Nomadland" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACODA→
53A
"Only if you actually want to!" (10)
Starts with N, ends with ENOPRESSURE→
56A
Having ears pricked (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
58A
Do a lazy, lousy job (9)
Starts with P, ends with NPHONEITIN→
59A
Katniss's ally in "The Hunger Games" (5)
Starts with P, ends with APEETA→
60A
Bit of wishful thinking (9)
Starts with P, ends with MPIPEDREAM→
61A
Annual awards decided in part through global online fan balloting (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESPYS→
62A
Makeshift use for a flattened cardboard box (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
63A
___ Poke (candy) (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSLO→
Down
1D
Door fastener (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLATCH→
2D
Animal that lends its name to a Tex-Mex order (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBURRO→
3D
Creature with a white winter coat (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTOAT→
4D
World's largest maker of backpacks (8)
Starts with J, ends with TJANSPORT→
5D
"Hey, dude, enough with the jokes" (9)
Starts with O, ends with YOKWISEGUY→
6D
Make a run for it! (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAT→
7D
Employee who assists employees, for short (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHRREP→
8D
Gag order? (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
9D
Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena (10)
Starts with R, ends with KRANDOMWALK→
10D
Expression of surprise ... or dismay (9)
Starts with A, ends with AAYCARAMBA→
11D
Event whose winner is awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNBAFINALS→
12D
Email folder heading (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
14D
Some breakfast orders, informally (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOJS→
15D
Hawaiian "thanks" (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMAHALO→
20D
Brazilian "Mrs." (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASRA→
25D
Something worth contributing to, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
26D
Ball two? (10)
Starts with A, ends with YAFTERPARTY→
27D
Audio system brand (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSONOS→
29D
Protofeminist poet Juana ___ de la Cruz (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINES→
30D
___ the Stout, sainted Norwegian king (4)
Starts with O, ends with FOLAF→
31D
Absolutely awful places (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHELLHOLES→
32D
Unable now to back out (9)
Starts with I, ends with PINTOODEEP→
33D
Precarious situation, metaphorically (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETIGHTROPE→
37D
Hurtled (8)
Starts with C, ends with DCAREENED→
40D
Bygone car manufactured in Lansing, Mich. (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
44D
Lie in the sand, say (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSUN→
47D
Big company in trading cards (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOPPS→
49D
Prepares to sneeze during a Zoom meeting, perhaps (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMUTES→
50D
This is a test (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRIAL→
51D
Cash App alternative (5)
Starts with V, ends with OVENMO→
52D
Billowy garment (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAPE→
54D
Uncle ___, character on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPHIL→
55D
"Dear" one (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
57D
Some univ. figures (3)
Starts with T, ends with STAS→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 5, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Between 75 and 140, for an adult cheetah: Abbr. (LBS); Actor Hutcherson who played 59-Across (JOSH); Like some who take testosterone (TRANS).
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