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NYT Crossword — April 1, 2025

Tuesday’s 16 × 15 puzzle, 79 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Girlfriend, in Guadalajara

6Colorado ski resort

11Software version designed to reveal bugs

15One who works with ore or data

16Crown for the prom queen

17Declare openly

18Publication where this puzzle might be found

21Slippery fish

22"___ Misérables"

23Garlicky sauces

24Apply to, as the skin

29Where the 18-Across is commonly found

33Dessert that might have a cherry on top

34Drill sergeant's lead-in to "Two, three, four"

35Alternative to Jockey

37World's largest movie theater chain

38Religion with 100,000 public shrines in Japan

41Genetic material

42What you might do if you don't know an answer

45___ factor (grossness measure)

49Person who may have ruined your puzzle experience

52Tumbler, e,g.

57___ and cheese

58E.T. arrived in one

61Announcement that could put an end to the misery caused by the 49-Across

67Rechargeable two-wheeler

68Hall's partner in rock

69"___ Blue," hit 1993-2005 series

71Cowboy's coil

Down

44 clues

1Girlfriend, in Grenoble

2Outfielder's call

3Big shot on the internet

5TV journalist Melber

6Greek goddess of wisdom

7Takes a load off

8Popular cooking spray

101998 Winter Olympics site

11Chewing gum brand with red, white and blue packaging

12Word before eye or spirit

13Nobel winner Morrison

19Educational items that spin

20Letter between "gee" and "eye"

25Down in the dumps

26GPS prediction that takes traffic congestion into account

27Real stinkers

28Handwritten entry on a calendar: Abbr.

30Young women, affectionately

31Final outcomes

36___ Bernardino

39Body parts that swivel

40Like short plays, typically

48"That's disgusting!"

50Gilda of the original "S.N.L." cast

51Fixed, as at the vet's

55"___, meeny, miney, mo"

56Corvette Stingray feature

59Charges to get in

62Letters on an incomplete schedule

64Early internet provider

65Sheep's bleat

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025

16×15

Grid size

79

Total entries

40/200

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

16 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 1, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorSande Milton

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 44 down

Longest entries

18APublication where this puzzle might be found16 ltrs 61AAnnouncement that could put an end to the misery caused by the 49-Across16 ltrs 29AWhere the 18-Across is commonly found14 ltrs 49APerson who may have ruined your puzzle experience14 ltrs 3DBig shot on the internet10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.