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NYT Crossword — April 25, 2026

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 65 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

1Showy insect with dark eyespots on its wings

7Land bordering the Sea of Azov

13Tired expression

14Start of an old request for advice

15Optional button while paying via app

16Image editor, informally?

17"The Rise of Skywalker" role

18What power tools should be designed for

21"___ Mía" (2014 Latin pop hit)

23Suffix akin to -ess

24"There you have it!"

25Mobster's weapon

26Source of many an explosive news story

27Get one over on

28"So that's how it's gonna be, I guess"

31Air traveler's connection

32Helpful pointer, say?

33Indigenous land, informally

34Drink from a small cup

35War of 1812 treaty locale

40Feminist writer ___ Mae Brown

42Apple or orange, e.g.

43Gambling site, in brief

44Heart of downtown

47Oregon senator Wyden

48One of the B vitamins

50Sore spots for gardeners, perhaps

52Spider-Man foe with metal "tentacles," familiarly

53Driving necessity

54Down-low joints

55Gently suggests, as an idea

Down

32 clues

1"You've got a friend in me"

2"Kids these days ..." speakers

3Focus of an employee's first semiannual check-in, perhaps

4When a "sports equinox" (in which all four major U.S. leagues have games) typically occurs: Abbr.

5The thing here

6Big acronym in purifying filters

8"As men in ___ strike those that wish them best": Iago

10Guy's carryall

11Make secret, in a way

12"Moving on ..."

14Often-regretted behavior on social media, once

16Conclusion of three men's World Cup finals

19Be validated for vocalizing one's opinion

22Give designs to

24"West Side Story" song that precedes the rumble

26Big name in hosiery

28Word on either side of "à"

29Big accomplishment, so to speak

30Kept under wraps

36Book boo-boos

37Creature of the internet

38Columns on a language learner's conjugation chart

39Actress honored with a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025

41Consumed, quaintly

44Computer store purchases

49Cathcart's rank in "Catch-22": Abbr.

51Big cheese with bread, for short

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Stats & info

Saturday, Apr 25, 2026

15×15

Grid size

65

Total entries

37/188

Black / letter cells

5.8

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 25, 2026

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorSam Ezersky

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 32 down

Longest entries

2D"Kids these days ..." speakers15 ltrs 3DFocus of an employee's first semiannual check-in, perhaps15 ltrs 14DOften-regretted behavior on social media, once13 ltrs 28A"So that's how it's gonna be, I guess"12 ltrs 31AAir traveler's connection12 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 37 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.