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NYT Crossword Answers Apr 22, 2025

Complete answer list for the April 22, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Alex Eaton-SalnersEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Island north of Jamaica ↗CUBA
  2. 5Give off, as rays ↗EMIT
  3. 9Cold treat that might be topped with sprinkles and crushed Oreos ↗FROYO
  4. 14Greeting at sea ↗AHOY
  5. 15Oscar winner Sorvino ↗MIRA
  6. 16Romantic sort ↗LOVER
  7. 17Red Hot Chili Peppers ↗CAROLINAREAPERS
  8. 20Hold close to the heart ↗HUG
  9. 21Difficult burden ↗ONUS
  10. 22Assert ↗AVER
  11. 23Person chosen by ballot ↗ELECTEE
  12. 25Old hand ↗PRO
  13. 26"___ matter of fact ..." ↗ASA
  14. 29Green Day ↗SAINTPATRICKS
  15. 32Part of N/A ↗NOT
  16. 33German exclamation ↗ACH
  17. 34Swab in a toiletry kit ↗QTIP
  18. 35"The Thinker" sculptor ↗RODIN
  19. 38Interjection that's composed only of the consonants in "takes to task," appropriately ↗TSK
  20. 39Imperatives ↗MUSTS
  21. 40Analogous ↗AKIN
  22. 41Kit ___ bar ↗KAT
  23. 42___ Tomé and Príncipe ↗SAO
  24. 43Earth, Wind & Fire ↗GREEKELEMENTS
  25. 47Bud holder ↗EAR
  26. 48Pen filler ↗INK
  27. 49Takes, as a credit card ↗ACCEPTS
  28. 52The "E" of EGOT ↗EMMY
  29. 54"Dude!" ↗BRUH
  30. 55The Texans, on scoreboards ↗HOU
  31. 56They Might Be Giants ↗BASEBALLPLAYERS
  32. 60Menzel of "Frozen" ↗IDINA
  33. 61Red carpet affair ↗GALA
  34. 62___ Major ↗URSA
  35. 63Fill at a station ↗GASUP
  36. 64One of the A's in AAA: Abbr. ↗AMER
  37. 65Grunt ↗PEON

Down 39

  1. 1What to try clearing if a webpage isn't loading ↗CACHE
  2. 2D.I.Y. moving option ↗UHAUL
  3. 3Argentine author Jorge Luis ___ ↗BORGES
  4. 4Edebiri of "The Bear" ↗AYO
  5. 5Noteworthy ↗EMINENT
  6. 6Stately French dance, or its accompanying music ↗MINUET
  7. 7Nest egg options, for short ↗IRAS
  8. 8Blacktop material ↗TAR
  9. 9Chocolate or peppermint ↗FLAVOR
  10. 10Double Dutch need ↗ROPE
  11. 11Takes it a bit too far on stage ↗OVERACTS
  12. 12"Quit ___ complainin'!" ↗YER
  13. 13Short conjunctions ↗ORS
  14. 18Beachgoer's take-along ↗LOTION
  15. 19"A fragile juxtaposition of land, oceans, and clouds," per Neil deGrasse Tyson ↗EARTH
  16. 24Tooth next to an incisor ↗CANINE
  17. 25Prepare for a trip ↗PACK
  18. 27"S.N.L." segment ↗SKIT
  19. 28Venomous symbols of Egyptian royalty ↗ASPS
  20. 30Ctrl+V command ↗PASTE
  21. 31"Their exact words were …" ↗IQUOTE
  22. 35Anger ↗RAGE
  23. 36Pod in Creole cooking ↗OKRA
  24. 37Feature of the Brontë sisters but not the Brothers Grimm? ↗DIERESIS
  25. 38Converse ↗TALK
  26. 39La ___, region of central Spain ↗MANCHA
  27. 41Nairobi is its largest city ↗KENYA
  28. 42Lay ↗SECULAR
  29. 44Korean dish similar to sushi rolls ↗KIMBAP
  30. 45Agatha Christie detective ↗MARPLE
  31. 46Orb ↗SPHERE
  32. 50Part between the waist and the neck ↗TORSO
  33. 51Sarandon of "Thelma & Louise" ↗SUSAN
  34. 53Specials may not be found on it ↗MENU
  35. 54"Kapow!" ↗BLAM
  36. 56Massive ↗BIG
  37. 57Abbr. on a tube of Crest ↗ADA
  38. 58Traveler's alternative to JFK ↗LGA
  39. 59"Ya better believe it!" ↗YUP