NYT Crossword April 20 2025 Answers (4/20/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for April 20 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword April 20, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword April 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 4/20/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Van Winkle of folklore
4A Engages in playful fisticuffs
9A Italian restaurant frequently seen in food courts
15A Strip for breakfast
20A Game with a Reverse card
21A Impressive display
22A Suggest
23A "I might surprise you"
24A "___ all good"
25A Group that Tiger hires to install wall art?
28A Out of shape
30A Frets
31A ___-fisted
32A Corduroy fabric feature
33A Thinks out loud
35A Train
38A First game of the season
40A It smells
41A Send fan mail en masse to a Monty Python production?
44A Begrudged
46A Zippo
47A Creeping Charlie, e.g.
48A ___ Ross House (Philadelphia landmark)
49A Honcho
53A Mob enforcer
55A Dam near the Philae Temple of Isis
59A Hands-on business
60A Angry early president can be seen now in TV footage?
64A Med. benefit option, in brief
65A Divides
67A Leggy shorebird
68A Captain Jean-___ Picard
69A Really stands out
70A Go beyond the opponent's baseline, in tennis
73A Sound-asleep sounds
76A Objective
78A Like Tommy in the Who's 1969 rock opera
79A Common file extension
81A Set off
83A MGM founder Marcus
84A Like, in slang
85A Hotheaded liberal politico who's eager to hear?
89A "You ___ me at hello"
92A Ugly expression
94A Laser therapy target
95A Roasted or grilled, in Spanish
96A Liver spot?
98A Food for a woodpecker
100A Drain
102A Smitten person's declaration
104A Pharmacist comes through for customers?
110A Kind of column
111A Hang around
112A Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s
113A Sign up for again
115A Word on some Renaissance Faire signage
116A Consideration for Cy Young Award voters, for short
118A Mother of Perseus
120A Recover from fainting
122A Editor's strike?
127A Young boxer, say
128A Some Surrealist paintings
129A What very punctual people arrive on
130A Wildly silly
131A Portfolio piece, for short
132A C-suite figures
133A Subject of a negotiation
134A Territories
135A Jellied fish in an English dish
1D Wreck
2D Past the point of no return
3D Email era?
4D Welcomed at the door
5D Stand against
6D Certain queer identity, for short
7D X-ray doses
8D Way
9D Make an appearance
10D Analysis performed with electrodermal stimulation
11D "... so?"
12D Offensive linemen, for short
13D Friend on "Friends"
14D ___ vez (again, in Spanish)
15D Start of a tangent, in a text
16D Makeup of some metallic bonds
17D Title protagonist of an 1897 Edmond Rostand play
18D Serving at a breakfast buffet
19D More up-to-the-minute
26D Unites
27D Play for the camera, say
29D Gives the (pink) slip
34D Go on a spree
36D Bud
37D It's quite gripping
39D Song of thanksgiving
40D Globes
42D ___ apple
43D Cops (to)
45D Juvenile locust
50D They hang around a lot
51D One-eyed Norse god
52D Ginkgo ___ (tree species)
54D Frying need
56D "Suh-weet! I love this sandwich cookie!"?
57D Music boxes?
58D Prominent feature of 17-Down
61D One might start "Incidentally …"
62D "___ Nona" (children's book based on a folk tale)
63D Eye: Prefix
66D Pound sound
69D Safety goggles, masks, etc., in brief
70D They're short for a favorite
71D Blood line
72D Common salad add-in
74D Big heads
75D Long tale
77D "Fear Factor" host Joe
80D Public health org.
82D Low point
85D Peach or plum, botanically
86D Come after
87D Anne of classic comedy
88D One trying to level up, often
90D Thrill-seeker's pursuit
91D It is done
93D Like much tax law or ancient philosophy
97D Nursery sight
99D Got it wrong
101D Little flap, maybe
103D Support line?
104D Weapon similar to a halberd
105D Brain twister
106D Cuban dance style
107D "Drunken Sailor," e.g.
108D Wrestler-turned-actor John
109D RNA base
111D Singer with the 2021 hit album "Solar Power"
114D Hanker (for)
117D "Dagnabbit!"
119D Where the giant Enceladus is buried, in myth
121D Gem sometimes confused with a moonstone
123D Twisty curve
124D Abbr. on a business card
125D Rocky Mountain state: Abbr.
126D Actor Somerhalder

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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