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NYT Crossword — April 11, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 68 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1C

2O

3C

4A

5C

6O

7L

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9S

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16L

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17B

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18L

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21A

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24G

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34B

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36D

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37B

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38D

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48P

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49L

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51O

52N

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58T

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Across

33 clues

10Line accompanying a doorbell ring

15Richard Nixon or Mao Zedong, in a 1987 premiere

16Moved in bounds

17Activity with pints and points

19Ones in a war of words?

20Like Iceland's weather most of the year

21Longtime email provider

22They're high-pressure at their low points

24Action figures from Hasbro

27Japanese "thank you"

30Morris who directed "The Thin Blue Line"

31It's one step down from an F

35What ice skaters might turn into?

36"Sort by" option in a credit card history

37Messy ___ (hairstyle)

38Liquid-Plumr alternative

39Pilot returning to the air, e.g.

40Popeye's fare

42Passionate tributes

46Dose of unreality?

47Sign of romantic chemistry

49Dropped, as a touchy subject

54Sign of vitality

55Neptune, e.g.

56French city whose last three letters are a French article

57Simple question written with two question marks

58Private affair

59Certain ephemeral social media post, informally

Down

35 clues

1Makings of some homemade pipes

2Fitting name for a girl born in October

3Michael who played Allan in "Barbie"

4One into modeling at school

5Go on a full ride, say?

6Maryland's state bird

7What crossing your hands in front of your chest means in American Sign Language

8Bush nominee to the Supreme Court

9Creature with over 200 tiny eyes along its shell

10"Finish what you're doing"

11Futzing (with)

14Pushing boundaries

23Things sometimes named after kings and queens

25How Romeo dies, in the eyes of the audience

26Ones lost in lust

28Some attire worn with tights

29P.G.A. Tour event

35Characters' trajectories

36At the absolute back of the pack

38Like the night right before dawn, proverbially

39Some real estate deals

43Music genre that's experimental yet radio-friendly

45Means of intel gathering

47Minor disagreement

48[Please keep scratching me!]

50Org. that's busy after disasters

51"You're ___ something!"

52Word with mint or miss

53Site with shops from around the world

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Stats & info

Friday, Apr 11, 2025

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

30/195

Black / letter cells

5.7

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 11, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorJesse Guzman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 35 down

Longest entries

9DCreature with over 200 tiny eyes along its shell10 ltrs 12DFabulizes10 ltrs 25DHow Romeo dies, in the eyes of the audience10 ltrs 26DOnes lost in lust10 ltrs 1ASome pops9 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 30 black squares and averages 5.7 letters per entry.