NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 7, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorJeffrey Lease and Jeff Chen
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
Insect that flies toward lights at night (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMOTH→
5A
Choice (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPICK→
9A
Be loose-lipped (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBLAB→
13A
Off-kilter (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWRY→
14A
Trevi Fountain locale (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
15A
Non-poetry (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPROSE→
16A
Neeson of "Love Actually" (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLIAM→
17A
School on the Thames (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
18A
Wild card in a "crazy" card game (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEIGHT→
19A
Court summons? (12)
Starts with T, ends with ETENNISANYONE→
22A
Umpire's call (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
23A
Well-suited (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
24A
Actress Thurman (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUMA→
27A
Having a benevolent goal in mind (15)
Starts with W, ends with DWELLINTENTIONED→
32A
Doctors' org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
33A
"___ but a scratch" (3)
Starts with T, ends with STIS→
34A
Invert (5)
Starts with U, ends with DUPEND→
35A
Beamed with excitement (5)
Starts with L, ends with PLITUP→
38A
Top-left PC key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
40A
Mazda convertible (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMIATA→
41A
Machete, e.g. (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKNIFE→
42A
Long, long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
44A
Sleep stage acronym (3)
Starts with R, ends with MREM→
45A
Instruments for John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins (15)
Starts with T, ends with STENORSAXOPHONES→
50A
Cry of surprise in a text (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
51A
Pro's counterpart (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCON→
52A
Mechanical memorization (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
53A
58A
Nut for a Thanksgiving pie (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPECAN→
61A
Castaway's home (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
62A
Treat with the right Stuf? (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
63A
Representative (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGENT→
64A
Gnaw (on) (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHEW→
65A
Bit of coal or sugar (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLUMP→
66A
Cry made while pointing (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLOOK→
67A
Pert reply (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
68A
First son of Seth, in Genesis (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
Down
1D
___ liquor (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
2D
Little injury, in baby talk (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOWIE→
3D
Interpreter's job (11)
Starts with T, ends with GTRANSLATING→
4D
Church songbook (6)
Starts with H, ends with LHYMNAL→
6D
Smidgen (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
7D
"Time's a-wastin'!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
8D
From Nairobi, e.g. (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKENYAN→
9D
Spreadable cheese that's often baked (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBRIE→
10D
Captain's record book (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLOG→
11D
___ Ketchum, "Pokémon" protagonist (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
12D
Play poker or roulette, say (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBET→
15D
Intel chip whose name sounds like an element on the periodic table (7)
Starts with P, ends with MPENTIUM→
20D
"___ were you …" (3)
Starts with I, ends with IIFI→
21D
Make a selection (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
24D
Baseball score due to the defensive team's error (11)
Starts with U, ends with NUNEARNEDRUN→
25D
Someone with an experienced adviser (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMENTEE→
26D
1960s TV's "The ___ Family" (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADDAMS→
27D
Reach by foot (6)
Starts with W, ends with OWALKTO→
28D
"Rap God" rapper (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMINEM→
29D
Score that leads to overtime (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
30D
English county through which the Thames flows (5)
Starts with E, ends with XESSEX→
31D
Big brand in nail polish (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
36D
ET's vehicle (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
37D
Interest rate unit (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPERCENT→
39D
Dove's sound (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCOO→
43D
Some broadcasts updating current events (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNPRNEWS→
46D
Prince, but not a princess (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
47D
Zaniness (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANTICS→
48D
Clod buster (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
49D
Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia" (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOOLE→
53D
Vehicle with a gun turret (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTANK→
54D
Org. concerned with protecting workers (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOSHA→
55D
Fútbol cries (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
56D
Item for exhibition (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
57D
Soaks (up) (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSOPS→
59D
Inflated sense of self-importance (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
60D
Corp. bigwig (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 7, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jeffrey Lease and Jeff Chen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Insect that flies toward lights at night (MOTH); Choice (PICK); Be loose-lipped (BLAB).
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