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NYT Crossword — April 12, 2025

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

0 of 68 revealed
1I
2T
3S
4A
5B
6E
7T
8T
9H
10A
11T
12S
13O
14N
O
T
T
O
D
A
15Y
16H
E
S
O
U
T
17A
G
E
R
A
N
G
E
18R
I
S
E
R
S
19V
I
S
A
20S
21C
O
R
E
22L
E
S
T
23C
A
A
N
24S
25C
26U
27D
28I
C
K
29M
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30S
S
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I
31S
K
A
32W
O
N
D
E
R
W
O
M
A
N
33C
E
R
34E
A
L
S
35R
O
A
R
I
N
G
36I
M
E
A
N
C
O
37M
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38C
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39F
A
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A
L
A
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40T
R
U
41I
D
L
Y
42J
E
T
S
43P
O
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M
44W
45R
E
S
T
46M
E
A
L
47L
48A
49R
I
A
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50E
51G
O
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I
52P
53S
54A
T
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C
E
55D
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M
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A
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56S
E
N
S
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57L
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F
L
Y

Across

32 clues
1"You're on!"
8"You really think?"
14"Ha! Better luck next time!"
16Base ruling
17Game box info
18Choir supporters
19Authorization to enter
20Get on the board
22In case
24Missile type
28___ factor
29Educational method with mixed-age classrooms
31Sublime genre
32Another name for Princess Diana of Themyscira
33Many of them have mascots
36"Like, seriously?!"
38Co. tech leader
39Smoke without fire, maybe
40Hilton hotel chain
41How some sit by
42Pool shooters
44Take forcibly
47What might be thrown for a loop?
50Some diva performances
54Like, yesterday
55Prosciutto or salami
56Noted quintet
57Flings

Down

36 clues
1___ word
2Dress (up)
3Portrayer of a noted sitcom boss
4Threatened
5Flex, so to speak
7Sale indicator
8Setting for some scenes in "The King and I"
9Next in line
10One with a taxing job
12Start to charge?
15Improv tenet
21Party people?
22Frantically
23Gamers' purchases
25Tension cutter
26Plant energy source
27Outback howler
29Mortars for grinding Mexican spices
32Fall off
34Cakewalks
37Like hat hair
40Rousing battle cry
43Like larceny that's not grand
45Campaign for office
46Bad kind of insider
51Mesh
52Ol' buddy ol' ___
53It's a real mess

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Stats & info

Saturday, Apr 12, 2025
15×15
Grid size
68
Total entries
33/192
Black / letter cells
5.6
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedApr 12, 2025
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorJesse Cohn
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split32 across · 36 down
Longest entries

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 33 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.