NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 5, 2025

Complete answer list for the April 5, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rafael MusaEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

Jump to a puzzle

Full archive →
THUAPR
3
2025
By Hanh Huynh
FRIAPR
4
2025
By Karen Steinberg
SATAPR
5
2025
By Rafael Musa
SUNAPR
6
2025
By Kareem Ayas
MONAPR
7
2025
By Jeffrey Lease and Jeff Chen

The Grid

1L
2B
3S
4J
5O
6S
7H
8T
9R
10A
11N
12S
13A
U
T
14O
15M
A
K
E
R
16M
A
Y
B
E
17T
R
O
J
A
N
W
A
R
18I
N
C
A
N
19C
R
A
S
H
S
I
T
E
20S
21D
A
F
T
22H
O
T
23A
P
S
24P
R
25I
O
R
I
26A
L
O
E
27S
28A
R
M
A
N
29I
30O
31H
32I
F
O
R
G
O
33T
34A
W
M
A
N
35L
E
N
T
36T
U
N
I
37C
38A
B
L
E
39A
L
T
E
40R
41Y
O
G
A
42C
L
A
S
S
43F
L
O
R
E
44S
45S
H
R
E
K
46H
O
P
O
U
47T
48T
E
A
49M
50T
51V
52C
O
D
A
53N
O
54P
R
E
S
55S
U
R
E
56A
L
E
R
57T
58P
H
O
N
E
I
T
I
N
59P
E
E
T
A
60P
I
P
E
D
R
E
A
M
61E
S
P
Y
S
62S
L
E
D
63S
L
O

Click a clue to reveal it in the grid.

Across 35

  1. 1Between 75 and 140, for an adult cheetah: Abbr. ↗LBS
  2. 4Actor Hutcherson who played 59-Across ↗JOSH
  3. 8Like some who take testosterone ↗TRANS
  4. 13Model organization? ↗AUTOMAKER
  5. 16Label for a pile of submissions ↗MAYBE
  6. 17Old story coming straight from the horse's mouth? ↗TROJANWAR
  7. 18Like the gods Inti and Viracocha ↗INCAN
  8. 19Supposed evidence for extraterrestrial life ↗CRASHSITES
  9. 21Inane ↗DAFT
  10. 22Much-sought-after ↗HOT
  11. 23Human Geography and Calculus BC, for short ↗APS
  12. 24Latin for "before" ↗PRIORI
  13. 26Medicinal plants whose skin is actually toxic to humans ↗ALOES
  14. 28House in Milan ↗ARMANI
  15. 30"Oops, that slipped my mind" ↗OHIFORGOT
  16. 34"So sorry to hear that!" ↗AWMAN
  17. 35Time to give up? ↗LENT
  18. 36Billowy garment ↗TUNIC
  19. 38Skilled ↗ABLE
  20. 39Hem, say ↗ALTER
  21. 41In which you might be in an uncomfortable position among your peers ↗YOGACLASS
  22. 43Rosas y orquídeas ↗FLORES
  23. 45Film character with obsessive fans called "brogres" ↗SHREK
  24. 46Exit quickly from a car ↗HOPOUT
  25. 48Juicy news to share, so to speak ↗TEA
  26. 49"Ridiculousness" network ↗MTV
  27. 52Best Picture between "Nomadland" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" ↗CODA
  28. 53"Only if you actually want to!" ↗NOPRESSURE
  29. 56Having ears pricked ↗ALERT
  30. 58Do a lazy, lousy job ↗PHONEITIN
  31. 59Katniss's ally in "The Hunger Games" ↗PEETA
  32. 60Bit of wishful thinking ↗PIPEDREAM
  33. 61Annual awards decided in part through global online fan balloting ↗ESPYS
  34. 62Makeshift use for a flattened cardboard box ↗SLED
  35. 63___ Poke (candy) ↗SLO

Down 35

  1. 1Door fastener ↗LATCH
  2. 2Animal that lends its name to a Tex-Mex order ↗BURRO
  3. 3Creature with a white winter coat ↗STOAT
  4. 4World's largest maker of backpacks ↗JANSPORT
  5. 5"Hey, dude, enough with the jokes" ↗OKWISEGUY
  6. 6Make a run for it! ↗SEAT
  7. 7Employee who assists employees, for short ↗HRREP
  8. 8Gag order? ↗TMI
  9. 9Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena ↗RANDOMWALK
  10. 10Expression of surprise ... or dismay ↗AYCARAMBA
  11. 11Event whose winner is awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy ↗NBAFINALS
  12. 12Email folder heading ↗SENT
  13. 14Some breakfast orders, informally ↗OJS
  14. 15Hawaiian "thanks" ↗MAHALO
  15. 20Brazilian "Mrs." ↗SRA
  16. 25Something worth contributing to, for short ↗IRA
  17. 26Ball two? ↗AFTERPARTY
  18. 27Audio system brand ↗SONOS
  19. 29Protofeminist poet Juana ___ de la Cruz ↗INES
  20. 30___ the Stout, sainted Norwegian king ↗OLAF
  21. 31Absolutely awful places ↗HELLHOLES
  22. 32Unable now to back out ↗INTOODEEP
  23. 33Precarious situation, metaphorically ↗TIGHTROPE
  24. 37Hurtled ↗CAREENED
  25. 40Bygone car manufactured in Lansing, Mich. ↗REO
  26. 42Quit ↗CEASED
  27. 44Lie in the sand, say ↗SUN
  28. 47Big company in trading cards ↗TOPPS
  29. 49Prepares to sneeze during a Zoom meeting, perhaps ↗MUTES
  30. 50This is a test ↗TRIAL
  31. 51Cash App alternative ↗VENMO
  32. 52Billowy garment ↗CAPE
  33. 54Uncle ___, character on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" ↗PHIL
  34. 55"Dear" one ↗SIR
  35. 57Some univ. figures ↗TAS