Our NYT Crossword Hints for April 20, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, April 20, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 4/20/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Van Winkle of folklore
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4A. Engages in playful fisticuffs
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9A. Italian restaurant frequently seen in food courts
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15A. Strip for breakfast
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20A. Game with a "reverse" card
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21A. Impressive display
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22A. Suggest
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23A. "I might surprise you"
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24A. “___ all good”
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25A. Group that Tiger hires to install wall art?
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28A. Out of shape
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30A. Frets
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31A. ___-fisted
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32A. Corduroy fabric feature
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33A. Thinks out loud
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35A. Train
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38A. First game of the season
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40A. It smells!
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41A. Send fan mail en masse to a Monty Python production?
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44A. Begrudged
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46A. Zippo
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47A. Creeping Charlie, e.g.
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48A. ___ Ross House (Philadelphia landmark)
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49A. Honcho
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53A. Mob enforcer
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55A. Dam near the Philae Temple of Isis
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59A. Hands-on business
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60A. Angry early president can be seen now in TV footage?
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64A. Med. benefit option, in brief
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65A. Divides
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67A. Leggy shorebird
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68A. Captain Jean-___ Picard
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69A. Really stands out
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70A. Go beyond the opponent's baseline, in tennis
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73A. Sound-asleep sounds
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76A. Objective
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78A. Like Tommy in the Who's 1969 rock opera
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79A. Common file extension
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81A. Set off
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83A. MGM founder Marcus
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84A. Like, in slang
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85A. Hotheaded liberal politico who's eager to hear?
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89A. "You ___ me at hello"
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92A. Ugly expression
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94A. Laser therapy target
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95A. Roasted or grilled, in Spanish
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96A. Liver spot?
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98A. Food for a woodpecker
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100A. Drain
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102A. Smitten person's declaration
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104A. Pharmacist comes through for customers?
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110A. Kind of column
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111A. Hang around
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112A. Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s
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113A. Sign up for again
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115A. Word on some Renaissance Faire signage
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116A. Consideration for Cy Young Award voters, for short
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118A. Mother of Perseus
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120A. Recover from fainting
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122A. Editor's strike?
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127A. Young boxer, say
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128A. Some Surrealist paintings
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129A. What very punctual people arrive on
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130A. Wildly silly
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131A. Portfolio piece, for short
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132A. C-suite figures
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133A. Subject of a negotiation
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134A. Territories
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135A. Jellied fish in an English dish
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1D. Wreck
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2D. Past the point of no return
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3D. Email era?
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4D. Welcomed at the door
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5D. Stand against
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6D. Certain queer identity, for short
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7D. X-ray doses
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8D. Way
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9D. Make an appearance
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10D. Analysis performed with electrodermal stimulation
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11D. So?
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12D. Offensive linemen, for short
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13D. Friend on "Friends"
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14D. ___ vez (again in Spanish)
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15D. Start of a tangent, in a text
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16D. Makeup of some metallic bonds
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17D. Title protagonist of an 1897 Edmond Rostand play
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18D. Serving at a breakfast buffet
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19D. More up-to-the-minute
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26D. Unites
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27D. Play for the camera, say
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29D. Gives the pink slip
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34D. Go on a spree
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36D. Bud
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37D. It's quite gripping
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39D. Song of thanksgiving
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40D. Globes
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42D. ___ apple
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43D. Cops to
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45D. Juvenile locust
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50D. They hang around a lot
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51D. One-eyed Norse god
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52D. Ginkgo ___ (tree species)
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54D. Frying need
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56D. "Suh-weet! I love this sandwich cookie!"?
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57D. Music boxes?
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58D. Prominent feature of 17-Down
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61D. One might start "Incidentally …"
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62D. "___ Nona" (children's book based on a folk tale)
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63D. Eye: Prefix
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66D. Pound sound
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69D. Safety goggles, masks, etc., in brief
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70D. They're short for a favorite
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71D. Blood line?
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72D. Common salad add-in
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74D. Big heads
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75D. Long tale
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77D. "Fear Factor" host Joe
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80D. Public health org
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82D. Low point
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85D. Peach or plum, botanically
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86D. Come after
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87D. Anne of classic comedy
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88D. One trying to level up, often
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90D. Thrill-seeker's pursuit
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91D. It is done
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93D. Like much tax law or ancient philosophy
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97D. Nursery sight
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99D. Got it wrong
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101D. Little flap, maybe
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103D. Support line?
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104D. Weapon similar to a halberd
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105D. Brain twister
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106D. Cuban dance style
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107D. "Drunken Sailor," e.g.
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108D. Wrestler-turned-actor John
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109D. RNA base
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111D. Singer with the 2021 hit album "Solar Power"
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114D. Hanker for
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117D. Dagnabbit!
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119D. Where the giant Enceladus is buried, in myth
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121D. Gem sometimes confused with a moonstone
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123D. Twisty curve
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124D. Abbr. on a business card
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125D. Rocky Mountain state: Abbr.
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126D. Actor Somerhalder
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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