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NYT Crossword — April 26, 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.

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Across

33 clues

15Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state

17"Would you like a bite?"

18Fruit high in antioxidants

19Prestigious octad

20Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel

22"The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana

23Countdown occasion, for short

24Relative of a trivet

26___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares)

27"That's so relatable," in modern slang

29Aquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly

31Literally, "good word"

34Source of an unsigned love letter

38___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise

40Gaelic language

42"Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor

44"... your point being?"

47Parabolic paths

49Land granted to a vassal

50Circus performer

52Discovered unexpectedly

54Rely on audience support during a show?

56Author whose name sounds like a canine

57Do the impossible

58Flynn of old Hollywood

59Eye shadow for a night out?

Down

35 clues

1Dickens's Drood

3Bottled spirit

4Word before mail or watch

5Ones trained to administer naloxone, for short

6Actress and comedian Edebiri

7Connections puzzle?

8Creature in the National Audubon Society logo

9Destination for dermaplaning

12Night owl, typically

13Short product overview, in business lingo

14Theater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 1952

24Where an athlete has an advantage

25They're grated outdoors

27Traditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations

28Artery access point

31Words on a statue honoring Washington

32Soft-topped cap

34Lake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

35Convincing A.I.-created video

36Pronoun also known as pluralis majestatis

39Shakes, but not sundaes

43Something picked in a fortunetelling game

44Early home computer brand

45"Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton"

48How Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so

50Ski resort worker, often

51"East of Eden" role

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Stats & info

Saturday, Apr 26, 2025

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.7

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 26, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorSarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 35 down

Longest entries

34ASource of an unsigned love letter13 ltrs 1AIntellectual9 ltrs 15ATantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state9 ltrs 17A"Would you like a bite?"9 ltrs 54ARely on audience support during a show?9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.7 letters per entry.