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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

NY Times Crossword Answers April 30, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 30, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 30 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

NY Times Crossword Answers April 30, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (40)

Clue #1: 1. Leafy vegetable with a lot of vitamin K

4-letter answer Answer: KALE

Word Help: Synonyms: dough, scratch, lucre

Clue #2: 5. Co. whose camera broadcast the first live video from space

3-letter answer Answer: RCA

Clue #3: 8. Lard and tallow, for two

4-letter answer Answer: FATS

Word Help: Synonyms: adipose_tissue, avoirdupois, fill_out
Antonyms: leanness

Clue #4: 12. Where pandas are native

4-letter answer Answer: ASIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Asia

Clue #5: 13. 100%

3-letter answer Answer: ALL

Word Help: Synonyms: whole, all, entirely
Antonyms: partly, some

Clue #6: 14. Evidence of a leak

4-letter answer Answer: DRIP

Word Help: Synonyms: drop, dripping, drip

Clue #7: 15. A reason to act this very instant … or why you might 6-Down 32-Down?

13-letter answer Answer: THETIMEISRIPE

Clue #8: 18. Like a 1,000-piece monochromatic jigsaw puzzle

4-letter answer Answer: HARD

Word Help: Synonyms: firmly, severe, intemperate
Antonyms: voiced, easy

Clue #9: 19. Least expensive way to fly

5-letter answer Answer: COACH

Word Help: Synonyms: passenger_car, double-decker, manager

Clue #10: 20. Spun some records, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DJED

Word Help: Synonyms: disc-jockey, disk-jockey, DJ

Clue #11: 22. Actress de Armas

3-letter answer Answer: ANA

Word Help: Synonyms: Ana, ana

Clue #12: 23. Hamiltons

7-letter answer Answer: TENNERS

Word Help: Synonyms: decade, 10, tenner

Clue #13: 25. Hubbub

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: hustle, bustle, fuss

Clue #14: 26. Chance to see the big game?

6-letter answer Answer: SAFARI

Word Help: Synonyms: hunting_expedition, campaign, safari

Clue #15: 28. Marvel supervillain

6-letter answer Answer: ULTRON

Clue #16: 30. Alternative to a blur or pixelation

9-letter answer Answer: CENSORBAR

Clue #17: 34. Pawn

4-letter answer Answer: HOCK

Word Help: Synonyms: soak, hock, hock-joint

Clue #18: 36. El Paso-to-Oklahoma City dir.

3-letter answer Answer: ENE

Word Help: Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE

Clue #19: 37. Spat

4-letter answer Answer: TIFF

Word Help: Synonyms: tiff, fuss, bicker

Clue #20: 40. Broad valleys

5-letter answer Answer: DALES

Word Help: Synonyms: dale

Clue #21: 41. Anderson who directed "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

3-letter answer Answer: WES

Clue #22: 42. Word after fruit or word

5-letter answer Answer: SALAD

Word Help: Synonyms: salad

Clue #23: 44. Comes to a close

4-letter answer Answer: ENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: conclusion, ending, final_stage
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #24: 45. "Saturday Night Fever" music genre

5-letter answer Answer: DISCO

Word Help: Synonyms: discotheque, disco, disco_music

Clue #25: 47. Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law

4-letter answer Answer: DACA

Clue #26: 48. Some printable files

4-letter answer Answer: PDFS

Clue #27: 49. Rack up

5-letter answer Answer: INCUR

Word Help: Synonyms: obtain, incur, receive

Clue #28: 50. Nurse a grudge, say

4-letter answer Answer: STEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stew, sweat, grizzle

Clue #29: 51. Form of much of the dialogue of 2021's "CODA," in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ASL

Word Help: Synonyms: American_sign_language, ASL

Clue #30: 52. Pirates' support group?

7-letter answer Answer: PEGLEGS

Word Help: Synonyms: pegleg, wooden_leg, peg

Clue #31: 54. Inbox abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: FWD

Clue #32: 55. Ways of the world

5-letter answer Answer: ROADS

Word Help: Synonyms: route, road, roadstead

Clue #33: 57. Model's pride, informally

3-letter answer Answer: BOD

Word Help: Synonyms: anatomy, frame, form

Clue #34: 58. 10 out of 10

5-letter answer Answer: IDEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: saint, idealistic, nonesuch

Clue #35: 60. Gets under control

5-letter answer Answer: TAMES

Word Help: Synonyms: naturalize, naturalise, domesticise

Clue #36: 61. Prefix with tourism

3-letter answer Answer: ECO

Clue #37: 62. Silly ones

5-letter answer Answer: GEESE

Word Help: Synonyms: bozo, twat, goose

Clue #38: 63. Caveman's covering

4-letter answer Answer: PELT

Word Help: Synonyms: pelt, pepper, skin

Clue #39: 64. Heart test, for short

3-letter answer Answer: EKG

Word Help: Synonyms: ECG, electrocardiogram, cardiogram

Clue #40: 65. Meat-and-potatoes diner dish

4-letter answer Answer: HASH

Word Help: Synonyms: haschisch, hash, hashish

Across Clues and Answers (40)

Clue #1: 1. Blade sheathed in a saya

6-letter answer Answer: KATANA

Clue #2: 2. ___ Ghani, former Afghan president

6-letter answer Answer: ASHRAF

Clue #3: 3. Prevaricated

4-letter answer Answer: LIED

Word Help: Synonyms: lie, lied, dwell
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #4: 4. Chow down on

3-letter answer Answer: EAT

Word Help: Synonyms: exhaust, eat_on, rust

Clue #5: 5. ___ Novarro, Hollywood sex symbol of the 1920s

5-letter answer Answer: RAMON

Clue #6: 6. With 32-Down, beat an opponent soundly

5-letter answer Answer: CLEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: sporty, scavenge, uncontaminating
Antonyms: unfairly, dirty

Clue #7: 7. Wonderland interloper

5-letter answer Answer: ALICE

Clue #8: 8. First prez to appoint a woman to the cabinet

3-letter answer Answer: FDR

Word Help: Synonyms: Franklin_Roosevelt, President_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt

Clue #9: 9. Like the environment in many reptile terrariums

4-letter answer Answer: ARID

Word Help: Synonyms: desiccated, desiccate, arid

Clue #10: 10. Item next to a piano in a piano bar

6-letter answer Answer: TIPJAR

Clue #11: 11. Certain form-fitting swimsuit

6-letter answer Answer: SPEEDO

Clue #12: 16. Trap by freezing

5-letter answer Answer: ICEIN

Clue #13: 17. Apt anagram for "brush"

5-letter answer Answer: SHRUB

Word Help: Synonyms: shrub, bush

Clue #14: 18. Possesses

3-letter answer Answer: HAS

Word Help: Synonyms: suffer, deliver, bear
Antonyms: abstain, lack

Clue #15: 21. Put on, as a costume

3-letter answer Answer: DON

Word Help: Synonyms: don, father, preceptor

Clue #16: 23. Arduous walks

5-letter answer Answer: TREKS

Word Help: Synonyms: trek

Clue #17: 24. Bedframe boards

5-letter answer Answer: SLATS

Word Help: Synonyms: slat, spline

Clue #18: 27. It's granted by a security clearance

6-letter answer Answer: ACCESS

Word Help: Synonyms: approach, accession, admittance

Clue #19: 29. Three-note chords

6-letter answer Answer: TRIADS

Word Help: Synonyms: triplet, trinity, ternary

Clue #20: 31. Stitchers' gathering

9-letter answer Answer: SEWINGBEE

Clue #21: 32. See 6-Down

9-letter answer Answer: ONESCLOCK

Clue #22: 33. Sheltie from a shelter, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: RESCUEDOG

Clue #23: 34. Bottleful that might 6-/32-Down?

8-letter answer Answer: HANDSOAP

Clue #24: 35. Love of the past

8-letter answer Answer: OLDFLAME

Clue #25: 38. Fixed costs

8-letter answer Answer: FLATFEES

Clue #26: 39. Bottleful that might 6-Down/32-Down?

8-letter answer Answer: FACEWASH

Clue #27: 40. Head out

6-letter answer Answer: DEPART

Word Help: Synonyms: go_away, set_out, depart
Antonyms: stay, come

Clue #28: 43. Lollygag

6-letter answer Answer: DAWDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: dawdle, dally, fall_behind
Antonyms: rush

Clue #29: 45. One of two in Monopoly

3-letter answer Answer: DIE

Word Help: Synonyms: snuff_it, break, exit
Antonyms: be_born

Clue #30: 46. Assn.

3-letter answer Answer: ORG

Clue #31: 52. "Hey, I've got a secret to tell you"

4-letter answer Answer: PSST

Clue #32: 53. [Ah, woe is me!]

4-letter answer Answer: SIGH

Word Help: Synonyms: sigh, suspiration, suspire

Clue #33: 56. Neighbor of N.J.

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #34: 59. "Breaking Bad" investigatory grp.

3-letter answer Answer: DEA

Word Help: Synonyms: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Agency, Drug_Enforcement_Administration

Expert Solving Strategies

Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Crossword puzzle hints - June 05, 2021

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 05, 2021

Let's dive into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

1. Basketball game in an arcade - Show Answer

POPASHOT

(8 letters)

9. Bad spot for a date? - Show Answer

PIMPLE

(6 letters)

Synonyms: pimple, hickey, zit

15. Death stare - Show Answer

EVILLOOK

(8 letters)

16. Bug's place? - Show Answer

INARUG

(6 letters)

17. Popular dish in Seville - Show Answer

GAZPACHO

(8 letters)

Synonyms: gazpacho

18. Kind of duck - Show Answer

PEKING

(6 letters)

Synonyms: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital_of_Red_China

19. ___ Morris, lead character on TV's "Saved by the Bell" - Show Answer

ZACK

(4 letters)

20. Expecting, informally - Show Answer

PREGGO

(6 letters)

21. Heavy metal band that earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 - Show Answer

BLACKSABBATH

(12 letters)

26. Bar food - Show Answer

TAPAS

(5 letters)

Synonyms: tapa_bark, tappa_bark, tappa, tapa

27. Palter - Show Answer

LIE

(3 letters)

Synonyms: lie_in, consist, rest, lie_down, prevarication, Lie, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Trygve_Lie, lie
Antonyms: arise, stand

28. Third-tier caste member in "Brave New World" - Show Answer

GAMMA

(5 letters)

Synonyms: gamma, Gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, da_Gamma

32. Low stats for some M.V.P. winners - Show Answer

ERAS

(4 letters)

Synonyms: earned_run_average, epoch, era, ERA, geological_era

33. Newspaper designer's responsibility - Show Answer

PAGELAYOUT

(10 letters)

35. Inspired stuff - Show Answer

AIR

(3 letters)

Synonyms: aura, line, aviation, air_out, melodic_phrase, airwave, aerate, send, air, broadcast, beam, transmit, vent, air_travel, tune, zephyr, breeze, melody, publicize, strain, atmosphere, publicise, ventilate, gentle_wind, bare, melodic_line

36. Qualities in music - Show Answer

TIMBRES

(7 letters)

Synonyms: timbre, tone, timber, quality

37. Brand of cashmere pronounced "say" - Show Answer

TSE

(3 letters)

38. Climactic court moment - Show Answer

MATCHPOINT

(10 letters)

40. Actress Seehorn of "Better Call Saul" - Show Answer

RHEA

(4 letters)

Synonyms: rhea, Rhea, nandu, Rhea_americana, Pterocnemia_pennata

41. Way - Show Answer

STYLE

(5 letters)

Synonyms: fashion, mode, style, expressive_style, dash, title, way, elan, flair, panache, vogue, trend, stylus, manner

42. R&B group ___ Hill - Show Answer

DRU

(3 letters)

43. Sta4nce, for instance - Show Answer

REBUS

(5 letters)

Synonyms: rebus

44. Took things to a whole new level - Show Answer

UPPEDTHEGAME

(12 letters)

47. NorCal daily - Show Answer

SACBEE

(6 letters)

50. Assessment, for short - Show Answer

EVAL

(4 letters)

51. "My schedule permitting" - Show Answer

IFICAN

(6 letters)

52. Nail-biter - Show Answer

THRILLER

(8 letters)

Synonyms: thriller

56. Explosive cited in "Hamlet" - Show Answer

PETARD

(6 letters)

Synonyms: petard

57. Qualifying phrase - Show Answer

IBELIEVE

(8 letters)

58. Some ice cream orders - Show Answer

SWIRLS

(6 letters)

Synonyms: swirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex, twiddle, convolution, purl, whirl, twirl

59. Fly from Honolulu to Tokyo, say - Show Answer

LOSEADAY

(8 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

1. Marker in the game Battleship - Show Answer

PEG

(3 letters)

Synonyms: stick, leg, nail_down, thole, nog, nail, peg_down, peg, wooden_leg, oarlock, tholepin, rowlock, pin, pegleg

2. Ingredients in Caesar's salads? - Show Answer

OVA

(3 letters)

Synonyms: egg_cell, ovum

3. Social event in which the food is usually ordered in - Show Answer

PIZZAPARTY

(10 letters)

4. Sources of hypoallergenic fiber - Show Answer

ALPACAS

(7 letters)

Synonyms: alpaca, Lama_pacos

5. Casual wear - Show Answer

SLACKS

(6 letters)

Synonyms: slake, quagmire, abate, slack_water, slackness, relax, slump, slacks, slow_down, morass, falloff, die_away, slack_off, quag, slow_up, slacken, slow, let_up, slack_up, falling_off, mire, slack, drop-off

6. Pawns - Show Answer

HOCKS

(5 letters)

Synonyms: hock, Rhenish, Rhine_wine, pawn, hock-joint, soak

7. "You're in such trouble!" - Show Answer

OOH

(3 letters)

Synonyms: ooh, aah

8. Ringside call - Show Answer

TKO

(3 letters)

Synonyms: technical_knockout, TKO

9. Prince William's sister-in-law - Show Answer

PIPPA

(5 letters)

10. It won't react well - Show Answer

INERTGAS

(8 letters)

11. Take advantage of the situation - Show Answer

MAKEHAY

(7 letters)

12. Moralizing sort - Show Answer

PRIG

(4 letters)

Synonyms: snob, prig, snoot, snot

13. Pulmonologist's study - Show Answer

LUNG

(4 letters)

Synonyms: lung

14. Toaster Strudel alternative - Show Answer

EGGO

(4 letters)

21. They're brought in for starters - Show Answer

BTEAMS

(6 letters)

22. Aid in rounding up - Show Answer

LARIAT

(6 letters)

Synonyms: riata, reata, lasso, lariat

23. Like some desserts - Show Answer

ALAMODE

(7 letters)

24. 8'2" children's character - Show Answer

BIGBIRD

(7 letters)

25. Bar tidbit - Show Answer

BEERNUT

(7 letters)

29. Postponed indefinitely - Show Answer

MOTHBALLED

(10 letters)

Synonyms: mothball

30. Sight along the National Mall in Washington - Show Answer

MUSEUM

(6 letters)

Synonyms: museum

31. Unstressed - Show Answer

ATEASE

(6 letters)

33. Spot on a face - Show Answer

PIP

(3 letters)

Synonyms: mop_up, whip, pip, hit, shoot, rack_up, worst, blip, radar_target, spot

34. Cause for a replay - Show Answer

LET

(3 letters)

Synonyms: get, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, permit, lease, allow, countenance, Lashkar-e-Toiba, net_ball, have, rent, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Righteous, Army_of_the_Pure
Antonyms: disallow, forbid, prevent