Like some mindless entertainment

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  1. 1At bay, say?
  2. 6One directive in preparing a turkey
  3. 11Onetime Volvo competitor
  4. 15Actress Gadot
  5. 18*"Oh, what's the point?"
  6. 19Alternative
  7. 20Mexican dish with ahi
  8. 22Look (like)
  9. 23Hears, in a way
  10. 24Tripe
  11. 25Light, short-sleeved, collared garment
  12. 28Ringing endorsements?
  13. 29Pointy parts of a Batman costume
  14. 30Uses one's employee badge to enter, say
  15. 32Get straight
  16. 34___-Tiles (kids' building toy)
  17. 35___ favor
  18. 36Tourney sponsor since 1939
  19. 38*Voids
  20. 39Nails
  21. 40Iowa college town
  22. 42Break before college
  23. 44Counterpart of "thx"
  24. 45Like some mindless entertainment
  25. 48Wail
  26. 50Dirtball
  27. 53Descendants
  28. 54It's an affront
  29. 57Bit of curling equipment
  30. 59Young fellow
  31. 60Bit of casino equipment
  32. 62Words of remembrance
  33. 64Parts of one's history, say
  34. 65Binding agent in baking
  35. 66Amazon Handmade competitor
  36. 69Intense cycling sessions ... or what you must do to complete the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
  37. 72"My word!"
  38. 731980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of Fame
  39. 74Work hard
  40. 75Star turn, often
  41. 76Word before milk or over
  42. 78Member of la familia
  43. 79Throws, informally
  44. 81Beach bird
  45. 83Bestow, as a quality
  46. 84Adware detection program
  47. 86Nickname that drops -ney
  48. 88You might walk on this at night
  49. 90Lincoln or Ford
  50. 92Brown beer
  51. 95What ":" might mean
  52. 99*Number with 18 zeros
  53. 100Animal in the Premier League logo
  54. 101Chinese two-stringed fiddle
  55. 104Satisfied
  56. 105Built like the Hulk
  57. 106Colorado's ___ Park
  58. 108Canine teeth
  59. 110Legend has it
  60. 111Word before rain or wash
  61. 113Toy with one's food, perhaps?
  62. 115Made nutritious choices
  63. 117Gave support
  64. 118Blue, in a way
  65. 121Language from which we get "cashmere"
  66. 122*Recap
  67. 123Nursery rhyme name that's said twice in a row
  68. 124Superlative finish
  69. 125Like 1-2-3
  70. 126Historic Vegas casino where the Rat Pack performed
  71. 127Affliction treated with a hot compress

Down

  1. 1What cuteness tends to evoke
  2. 2"That's all ___ wrote"
  3. 3Ophthalmologist's work
  4. 4Madison Avenue exec
  5. 5Genre of the 2024 film "Bob Marley: One Love"
  6. 6Greedy person's "choice"
  7. 7Pieces of the heart
  8. 8___ Chisholm, first Black woman elected to Congress
  9. 9Caddie's appointment
  10. 10Sounds of hesitation
  11. 11Wall support
  12. 12Post-mortem order
  13. 13Tiny exemplars of collaboration
  14. 14Honey
  15. 15Events for bargain hunters
  16. 16Stereotypical squirrel's stash
  17. 17Plenty o'
  18. 21Cloying sentimentality
  19. 26___ Explorer, classic web browser
  20. 27Gets caught (on)
  21. 28They're just for openers
  22. 30Masseur's employer
  23. 31*Part of the funnies page
  24. 33Student transcript figs.
  25. 34Sources of some syrup
  26. 37Sounds in massage parlors
  27. 41Floor
  28. 43Traffic marker
  29. 46Retrovirus molecule
  30. 47Invites to a movie, say
  31. 49A/C capacity
  32. 50"Wayne's World" or "MacGruber," informally
  33. 51*Like restaurants in a famed dining guide
  34. 52Testing humor's boundaries
  35. 55Preschool basics
  36. 56Trial program
  37. 58Chromite and hematite
  38. 61Grandiloquent
  39. 63Account
  40. 66First responders, for short
  41. 67Set off, as an alarm
  42. 68Be up on the latest news
  43. 70Types
  44. 71Cousin of kinda
  45. 72Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect
  46. 74Like some stems and situations
  47. 77Texter's qualification
  48. 80Moved like a crab
  49. 82Shade of green
  50. 85Ones suddenly canceling plans
  51. 87Roast rostrum
  52. 89"___ Jackson & the Olympians" (fantasy series)
  53. 91Chinese fruits with leathery rinds
  54. 93Tax-advantaged savings plan
  55. 94Incorporate before shaping and baking, say
  56. 96Find amusing
  57. 97Poet Hughes
  58. 98Tense parts of games, for short
  59. 99Allotments
  60. 102Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahini
  61. 103Bring into play
  62. 105Apathetic
  63. 107Distance ÷ time
  64. 109Chiromancers read them
  65. 111Historic Indian city
  66. 112___-bitty
  67. 114Many email attachments
  68. 116Kyle's little brother on "South Park"
  69. 117Hard core features, informally
  70. 119Like some humor
  71. 120Turn to ash, perhaps

The answer to “Like some mindless entertainment” in the New York Times crossword is TRASHY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 45-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like some mindless entertainment” answer

TRASHY (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TRASHY

TRASHY is the 6-letter solution that fits "Like some mindless entertainment" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 6, 2025 (45-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TRASHY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TRASHY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(adjective)

  • (especially of items of popular culture) of poor quality

When else has “Like some mindless entertainment” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 6, 2025 (most recent) → TRASHY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Like some mindless entertainment”?

The answer is TRASHY, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Like some mindless entertainment”?

6 letters: TRASHY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 45-Across.

Can “Like some mindless entertainment” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for April 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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