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NYT Crossword — April 25, 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.

0 of 68 revealed

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2O

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6T

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8L

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44G

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45C

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Across

31 clues

1Cold War alliance

15"It's just me here"

16Sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024

18Certain diagnostic technique

21Inits. in eight-bit gaming

22Ready for use

24R&B singer Ella ___

26Lean sirloin cut

29Positive thinker's word

30Lead-in to -verse

31Certain swimming event

34Passage in a mystery novel?

38Like nine U.S. presidents while in office

40___ Toretto, female protagonist of the "Fast and the Furious" films

44Number that stands for letters, in brief

45You may find it hard to swallow

46Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha

48Some makeshift percussion instruments

49Prepares for a marathon, in a way

55Wyndham alternative

56Award-winning actress for "The Bear"

57Urban irritant

58Entered with heavy, awkward steps

60Things feared in the 80s and 90s?

Down

37 clues

1She "learned" Arabic in December 2015

2Home to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

3They often have sliding doors

4"Fighting" Big Ten team

6Stops briefly to rest

7Ran through some laundry, say

8___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish)

9Commensurate (with)

10Formally give

12Light touch from a decorator?

13Like foods recommended for an upset stomach

14Measurer of passing time

23Styles of music

25"... plus all the rest"

27"Baby ___ You" (Shirelles hit)

28Actor Dev of "Lion"

29Jon M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"

30An Olympian might pretend to take a bite out of it

32Turkey's Cape Baba is its westernmost point

35[What is it this time?!]

36Tell-all Reddit sesh

37Fell apart in spectacular fashion

42"My child is on the honor roll" and others

43Not go to bed

45Common component of a date

47Certain phone pop-up

50Setting for "Gladiator"

51Leche drinker

52Work that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 1871

53Annoying plumbing problem

54Producers of stains

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Stats & info

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 25, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorAdrian Johnson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split31 across · 37 down

Longest entries

34APassage in a mystery novel?15 ltrs 1ACold War alliance10 ltrs 15A"It's just me here"10 ltrs 17ABooked it10 ltrs 19ASkinny10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.