Molten rock

Latest answer — April 21, 2025

50 Across

Hot, gooey rock from deep underground that can make a volcanic mess 🌋

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Across

  1. 1Manage, as a bar
  2. 5Boneheaded
  3. 9Petri dish gel
  4. 13Protected from the wind
  5. 14It's always the top story
  6. 16Only nonrigid weapon in Clue
  7. 17Coming-of-age ceremony
  8. 19Club in a classic Barry Manilow song, informally
  9. 20"Let's go!" in Mexico
  10. 21One of the fam
  11. 23Big mo. for retailers
  12. 24Reek
  13. 25Place "rocked" in a Clash song
  14. 28Street ___ (reputation)
  15. 29Atmosphere
  16. 30Actress Witherspoon
  17. 31Trireme propellers
  18. 32___ Arbor, Mich.
  19. 33Faced the pitcher
  20. 34Animal that can go 0-60 in three seconds
  21. 36Highest U.S. mountain
  22. 4012-mo. periods
  23. 41Many govt. prosecutors
  24. 45"La Bohème," for one
  25. 46Garfield's frenemy in the comics
  26. 47Opposite of starboard
  27. 48Famed shoe designer
  28. 50Molten rock
  29. 51Had dinner
  30. 52Lumberjack's tool
  31. 53Pie chart piece
  32. 54Price
  33. 56Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and 48-Across
  34. 59Ugandan despot Idi ___
  35. 60Justice Kagan
  36. 61___ Grey tea
  37. 62Word before tube or drive
  38. 63Jump
  39. 64Captain Hook's sidekick

Down

  1. 1Mexican state that shares its name with a hot sauce
  2. 2Hyundai compact
  3. 3More brainy in an uncool way
  4. 4Orders
  5. 5Go out with
  6. 6Chip brand with a little-girl logo
  7. 7"Beavis and Butt-Head" airer
  8. 8Slanted
  9. 9Lob's path
  10. 10Not quite a sure thing
  11. 11Mollify
  12. 12Got to
  13. 15En vogue
  14. 18Type
  15. 22Comedian Silverman
  16. 25Recorded message prompt
  17. 26Cute name for a spouse's task list
  18. 27"Game, ___, match"
  19. 29When doubled, a Hawaiian fish
  20. 33One of four on a diamond
  21. 34Potters' options
  22. 35Rock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer, for one
  23. 36"Paint the Town Red" rapper
  24. 37Textbook example
  25. 38Moby Dick, to Ahab
  26. 39Contents of a sleeve
  27. 41Military choppers
  28. 42Sled pullers in the Arctic
  29. 43Wardrobe
  30. 44Surprise
  31. 46"So it goes"
  32. 49Shark diver's protection
  33. 50Size between small and large: Abbr.
  34. 53Partner of Crackle and Pop
  35. 55Explosive stuff
  36. 57Observe
  37. 58Spanish article

The answer to “Molten rock” in the New York Times crossword is MAGMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 21, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 50-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.

“Molten rock” answer

MAGMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MAGMA

Hot, gooey rock from deep underground that can make a volcanic mess 🌋

What does MAGMA mean?

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

(noun)

  • hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling

When else has “Molten rock” 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 21, 2025 (most recent) → MAGMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Molten rock”?

The answer is MAGMA, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 21, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Molten rock”?

5 letters: MAGMA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 21, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 50-Across.

Can “Molten rock” 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 21, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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