NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 4

By Karen Steinberg

A
L
S
O
B
L
O
B
S
M
U
S
H
S
I
A
M
R
A
D
O
N
A
S
H
E
K
E
Y
B
O
A
R
D
W
A
R
R
I
O
R
S
U
T
R
A
S
T
R
A
I
N
E
D
H
E
R
O
O
I
L
I
N
G
A
T
E
S
W
I
N
E
S
A
T
I
N
B
A
M
N
S
F
J
E
T
H
R
O
I
C
A
L
L
E
M
A
S
I
S
E
E
E
M
D
O
G
E
A
R
V
A
N
O
N
A
E
S
I
G
N
S
O
C
K
S
L
E
D
C
R
A
T
E
R
S
O
L
D
A
I
W
E
I
W
E
I
N
O
B
L
E
C
R
O
S
S
A
T
T
H
E
G
R
E
E
N
M
A
R
T
I
H
E
A
R
N
A
N
O
E
N
D
S
N
E
S
T
S
A
N
T
S

Across

  1. 1It may lead to a second opinionALSO
  2. 5Shape-shifters?BLOBS
  3. 10Shapeless stuffMUSH
  4. 14Its flag was solid red with a white elephantSIAM
  5. 15Home health riskRADON
  6. 16Athlete posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomASHE
  7. 17One getting in online debates, colloquiallyKEYBOARDWARRIOR
  8. 20Buddhist scriptureSUTRA
  9. 21Like some relationsSTRAINED
  10. 22First responder, to manyHERO
  11. 24Bit of sliding glass door maintenanceOILING
  12. 25Made a fast break?ATE
  13. 27Boorish sortsSWINE
  14. 29Duke Ellington's "___ Doll"SATIN
  15. 32[Just like that!]BAM
  16. 33Grad. student fellowship funderNSF
  17. 34Pioneering agriculturist TullJETHRO
  18. 35"Lemme be straight with you"ICALLEMASISEEEM
  19. 39Turndown?DOGEAR
  20. 40Many a short-term rentalVAN
  21. 41___ power tripONA
  22. 42Endorse virtuallyESIGN
  23. 43The Clintons' White House cat, so named because of its white feetSOCKS
  24. 45SteeredLED
  25. 46The moon's South Pole-Aitken basin, e.g.CRATER
  26. 48Sign above some real estate signsSOLD
  27. 50"Map of China" artistAIWEIWEI
  28. 52Blue-bloodedNOBLE
  29. 55Anti-jaywalking directiveCROSSATTHEGREEN
  30. 58EmporiumMART
  31. 59"According to reports ..."IHEAR
  32. 60Onetime iPod modelNANO
  33. 61ClosesENDS
  34. 62Fits cozilyNESTS
  35. 632021 book subtitled "Workers of the World"ANTS

Down

  1. 1Doesn't wonder, sayASKS
  2. 2PlaceLIEU
  3. 3"Please?" promptSAYTHEMAGICWORD
  4. 4Hair color blending techniqueOMBRE
  5. 5Training ___BRA
  6. 6Roman guardian spiritLAR
  7. 7Ones most likely to pay outODDSONFAVORITES
  8. 8Pinched pasta shapeBOWTIE
  9. 9Traffic problemSNARL
  10. 10Step before "bake" in certain recipesMARINATE
  11. 11Thinking hard, informallyUSINGTHEOLDBEAN
  12. 12Puma or pumpSHOE
  13. 13Alpaca groupHERD
  14. 18RowsOARS
  15. 19Sensitive workplace mattersRAISES
  16. 23One of 32 in the N.F.L.OWNER
  17. 25StandABIDE
  18. 26Messy things to eat in a carTACOS
  19. 28Ending with real or socialISM
  20. 30Greek goddess who is the equivalent of the Roman PaxIRENE
  21. 31Itinerant oneNOMAD
  22. 34High ___JINKS
  23. 36Ottomans, e.g.LEGRESTS
  24. 37Hawaiian party settingsLANAIS
  25. 38___ flySAC
  26. 43FumeSEETHE
  27. 44"Every bad situation is a blues ___ waiting to happen": Amy WinehouseSONG
  28. 47"Life on the Mississippi" memoiristTWAIN
  29. 49"___ Doone," R.D. Blackmore romanceLORNA
  30. 50CrestACME
  31. 51Modern-day locale of the ancient Parthian EmpireIRAN
  32. 53When Holy Week fallsLENT
  33. 541960s chimp in spaceENOS
  34. 56Word with hard or highHAT
  35. 57Hesitant soundsERS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. It may lead to a second opinion — Answer: ALSO
  2. 5. Shape-shifters? — Answer: BLOBS
  3. 10. Shapeless stuff — Answer: MUSH
  4. 14. Its flag was solid red with a white elephant — Answer: SIAM
  5. 15. Home health risk — Answer: RADON
  6. 16. Athlete posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Answer: ASHE
  7. 17. One getting in online debates, colloquially — Answer: KEYBOARDWARRIOR
  8. 20. Buddhist scripture — Answer: SUTRA
  9. 21. Like some relations — Answer: STRAINED
  10. 22. First responder, to many — Answer: HERO
  11. 24. Bit of sliding glass door maintenance — Answer: OILING
  12. 25. Made a fast break? — Answer: ATE
  13. 27. Boorish sorts — Answer: SWINE
  14. 29. Duke Ellington's "___ Doll" — Answer: SATIN
  15. 32. [Just like that!] — Answer: BAM
  16. 33. Grad. student fellowship funder — Answer: NSF
  17. 34. Pioneering agriculturist Tull — Answer: JETHRO
  18. 35. "Lemme be straight with you" — Answer: ICALLEMASISEEEM
  19. 39. Turndown? — Answer: DOGEAR
  20. 40. Many a short-term rental — Answer: VAN
  21. 41. ___ power trip — Answer: ONA
  22. 42. Endorse virtually — Answer: ESIGN
  23. 43. The Clintons' White House cat, so named because of its white feet — Answer: SOCKS
  24. 45. Steered — Answer: LED
  25. 46. The moon's South Pole-Aitken basin, e.g. — Answer: CRATER
  26. 48. Sign above some real estate signs — Answer: SOLD
  27. 50. "Map of China" artist — Answer: AIWEIWEI
  28. 52. Blue-blooded — Answer: NOBLE
  29. 55. Anti-jaywalking directive — Answer: CROSSATTHEGREEN
  30. 58. Emporium — Answer: MART
  31. 59. "According to reports ..." — Answer: IHEAR
  32. 60. Onetime iPod model — Answer: NANO
  33. 61. Closes — Answer: ENDS
  34. 62. Fits cozily — Answer: NESTS
  35. 63. 2021 book subtitled "Workers of the World" — Answer: ANTS

Down

  1. 1. Doesn't wonder, say — Answer: ASKS
  2. 2. Place — Answer: LIEU
  3. 3. "Please?" prompt — Answer: SAYTHEMAGICWORD
  4. 4. Hair color blending technique — Answer: OMBRE
  5. 5. Training ___ — Answer: BRA
  6. 6. Roman guardian spirit — Answer: LAR
  7. 7. Ones most likely to pay out — Answer: ODDSONFAVORITES
  8. 8. Pinched pasta shape — Answer: BOWTIE
  9. 9. Traffic problem — Answer: SNARL
  10. 10. Step before "bake" in certain recipes — Answer: MARINATE
  11. 11. Thinking hard, informally — Answer: USINGTHEOLDBEAN
  12. 12. Puma or pump — Answer: SHOE
  13. 13. Alpaca group — Answer: HERD
  14. 18. Rows — Answer: OARS
  15. 19. Sensitive workplace matters — Answer: RAISES
  16. 23. One of 32 in the N.F.L. — Answer: OWNER
  17. 25. Stand — Answer: ABIDE
  18. 26. Messy things to eat in a car — Answer: TACOS
  19. 28. Ending with real or social — Answer: ISM
  20. 30. Greek goddess who is the equivalent of the Roman Pax — Answer: IRENE
  21. 31. Itinerant one — Answer: NOMAD
  22. 34. High ___ — Answer: JINKS
  23. 36. Ottomans, e.g. — Answer: LEGRESTS
  24. 37. Hawaiian party settings — Answer: LANAIS
  25. 38. ___ fly — Answer: SAC
  26. 43. Fume — Answer: SEETHE
  27. 44. "Every bad situation is a blues ___ waiting to happen": Amy Winehouse — Answer: SONG
  28. 47. "Life on the Mississippi" memoirist — Answer: TWAIN
  29. 49. "___ Doone," R.D. Blackmore romance — Answer: LORNA
  30. 50. Crest — Answer: ACME
  31. 51. Modern-day locale of the ancient Parthian Empire — Answer: IRAN
  32. 53. When Holy Week falls — Answer: LENT
  33. 54. 1960s chimp in space — Answer: ENOS
  34. 56. Word with hard or high — Answer: HAT
  35. 57. Hesitant sounds — Answer: ERS

Recent NYT Crossword Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

NYT Crossword 3 April 2025NYT Crossword 2 April 2025NYT Crossword 1 April 2025NYT Crossword 31 March 2025NYT Crossword 30 March 2025NYT Crossword 29 March 2025NYT Crossword 28 March 2025

Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Friday, April 4, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on April 4?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.

NYT Crossword answers for April 4, 2025

The full solution for the April 4 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, April 4.

Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 4, 2025

Every clue from the April 4 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1It may lead to a second opinionALSO
5Shape-shifters?BLOBS
10Shapeless stuffMUSH
14Its flag was solid red with a white elephantSIAM
15Home health riskRADON
16Athlete posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomASHE
17One getting in online debates, colloquiallyKEYBOARDWARRIOR
20Buddhist scriptureSUTRA
21Like some relationsSTRAINED
22First responder, to manyHERO
24Bit of sliding glass door maintenanceOILING
25Made a fast break?ATE
27Boorish sortsSWINE
29Duke Ellington's "___ Doll"SATIN
32[Just like that!]BAM
33Grad. student fellowship funderNSF
34Pioneering agriculturist TullJETHRO
35"Lemme be straight with you"ICALLEMASISEEEM
39Turndown?DOGEAR
40Many a short-term rentalVAN
41___ power tripONA
42Endorse virtuallyESIGN
43The Clintons' White House cat, so named because of its white feetSOCKS
45SteeredLED
46The moon's South Pole-Aitken basin, e.g.CRATER
48Sign above some real estate signsSOLD
50"Map of China" artistAIWEIWEI
52Blue-bloodedNOBLE
55Anti-jaywalking directiveCROSSATTHEGREEN
58EmporiumMART
59"According to reports ..."IHEAR
60Onetime iPod modelNANO
61ClosesENDS
62Fits cozilyNESTS
632021 book subtitled "Workers of the World"ANTS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Doesn't wonder, sayASKS
2PlaceLIEU
3"Please?" promptSAYTHEMAGICWORD
4Hair color blending techniqueOMBRE
5Training ___BRA
6Roman guardian spiritLAR
7Ones most likely to pay outODDSONFAVORITES
8Pinched pasta shapeBOWTIE
9Traffic problemSNARL
10Step before "bake" in certain recipesMARINATE
11Thinking hard, informallyUSINGTHEOLDBEAN
12Puma or pumpSHOE
13Alpaca groupHERD
18RowsOARS
19Sensitive workplace mattersRAISES
23One of 32 in the N.F.L.OWNER
25StandABIDE
26Messy things to eat in a carTACOS
28Ending with real or socialISM
30Greek goddess who is the equivalent of the Roman PaxIRENE
31Itinerant oneNOMAD
34High ___JINKS
36Ottomans, e.g.LEGRESTS
37Hawaiian party settingsLANAIS
38___ flySAC
43FumeSEETHE
44"Every bad situation is a blues ___ waiting to happen": Amy WinehouseSONG
47"Life on the Mississippi" memoiristTWAIN
49"___ Doone," R.D. Blackmore romanceLORNA
50CrestACME
51Modern-day locale of the ancient Parthian EmpireIRAN
53When Holy Week fallsLENT
541960s chimp in spaceENOS
56Word with hard or highHAT
57Hesitant soundsERS

Hints for the April 4 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The April 4 puzzle fell on a Friday, and with the New York Times crossword that matters: the grid gets harder as the week goes on, from an easy Monday to a fiendish Saturday, with a large themed puzzle on Sunday. So a Friday grid tells you how much misdirection to expect — and if a clue that day seemed to make no sense, the weekday is usually the reason. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

Looking for a different day?

Prefer to solve rather than peek? The play button opens the puzzle so you can try that day's grid yourself, then come back to check your answers. Stuck on a single clue from any puzzle, our crossword solver reveals just that answer from your known letters.

Frequently asked questions

What were the NYT Crossword answers on April 4, 2025?

Every answer for the Friday, April 4, 2025 NYT Crossword is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

Where can I find today's NYT Crossword answers?

Today's live puzzle is on our NYT Crossword answers today page, updated the moment each new grid goes live.

How do I look up a different date?

Use the previous/next links above to step day by day, or open the today page to browse the full dated archive.

NYT Mini Crossword Answers Wordle Hint Today Connections Hint Today Strands Hint Today Quordle Hint Today Contexto Hint Today Spotle Hint Today Minute Cryptic Answer Today Pips Hint Today Jumble Answers Today 7 Little Words Answers 4 Little Words Answers