Course Correction

By Kareem Ayas

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Across

  1. 24TripeUTTERROT
  2. 38*VoidsEMPT
  3. 39NailsACES
  4. 48WailSOB
  5. 50DirtballSLEAZE
  6. 53DescendantsSCIONS
  7. 74Work hardTOIL
  8. 92Brown beerDARKALE
  9. 104SatisfiedMET
  10. 108Canine teethCUSPIDS
  11. 117Gave supportAIDED
  12. 122*RecapBRIEF
  13. 125Like 1-2-3EASY

Down

  1. 14HoneyBAE
  2. 17Plenty o'LOTSA
  3. 41FloorSTORY
  4. 63AccountTALE
  5. 70TypesILKS
  6. 96Find amusingSMILEAT
  7. 99AllotmentsQUOTAS
  8. 105ApatheticBLASE
  9. 112___-bittyITTY

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. At bay, say? — Answer: ASEA
  2. 6. One directive in preparing a turkey — Answer: BASTE
  3. 11. Onetime Volvo competitor — Answer: SAAB
  4. 15. Actress Gadot — Answer: GAL
  5. 18. *"Oh, what's the point?" — Answer: WHYD
  6. 19. Alternative — Answer: OTHER
  7. 20. Mexican dish with ahi — Answer: TUNATACO
  8. 22. Look (like) — Answer: SEEM
  9. 23. Hears, in a way — Answer: TRIES
  10. 24. Tripe — Answer: UTTERROT
  11. 25. Light, short-sleeved, collared garment — Answer: CAMPSHIRT
  12. 28. Ringing endorsements? — Answer: IDOS
  13. 29. Pointy parts of a Batman costume — Answer: EARS
  14. 30. Uses one's employee badge to enter, say — Answer: SCANSIN
  15. 32. Get straight — Answer: ALIGN
  16. 34. ___-Tiles (kids' building toy) — Answer: MAGNA
  17. 35. ___ favor — Answer: POR. Hint: Sometimes, it's good to do something sweet for a buddy! 🍭
  18. 36. Tourney sponsor since 1939 — Answer: NCAA
  19. 38. *Voids — Answer: EMPT
  20. 39. Nails — Answer: ACES
  21. 40. Iowa college town — Answer: AMES
  22. 42. Break before college — Answer: GAPYEAR
  23. 44. Counterpart of "thx" — Answer: PLS
  24. 45. Like some mindless entertainment — Answer: TRASHY
  25. 48. Wail — Answer: SOB
  26. 50. Dirtball — Answer: SLEAZE
  27. 53. Descendants — Answer: SCIONS
  28. 54. It's an affront — Answer: SLAP
  29. 57. Bit of curling equipment — Answer: STONE
  30. 59. Young fellow — Answer: LAD
  31. 60. Bit of casino equipment — Answer: RAKE
  32. 62. Words of remembrance — Answer: OBIT
  33. 64. Parts of one's history, say — Answer: URLS
  34. 65. Binding agent in baking — Answer: EGG
  35. 66. Amazon Handmade competitor — Answer: ETSY
  36. 69. Intense cycling sessions ... or what you must do to complete the answers to this puzzle's starred clues — Answer: SPINCLASSES
  37. 72. "My word!" — Answer: ISAY
  38. 73. 1980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of Fame — Answer: MRT
  39. 74. Work hard — Answer: TOIL
  40. 75. Star turn, often — Answer: SOLO
  41. 76. Word before milk or over — Answer: SKIM
  42. 78. Member of la familia — Answer: TIA
  43. 79. Throws, informally — Answer: HUCKS
  44. 81. Beach bird — Answer: TERN
  45. 83. Bestow, as a quality — Answer: IMPART
  46. 84. Adware detection program — Answer: SPYBOT
  47. 86. Nickname that drops -ney — Answer: SID
  48. 88. You might walk on this at night — Answer: TIPTOE
  49. 90. Lincoln or Ford — Answer: CAR
  50. 92. Brown beer — Answer: DARKALE
  51. 95. What ":" might mean — Answer: ISTO
  52. 99. *Number with 18 zeros — Answer: QUIN
  53. 100. Animal in the Premier League logo — Answer: LION
  54. 101. Chinese two-stringed fiddle — Answer: ERHU
  55. 104. Satisfied — Answer: MET
  56. 105. Built like the Hulk — Answer: BURLY
  57. 106. Colorado's ___ Park — Answer: ESTES
  58. 108. Canine teeth — Answer: CUSPIDS
  59. 110. Legend has it — Answer: LORE
  60. 111. Word before rain or wash — Answer: ACID
  61. 113. Toy with one's food, perhaps? — Answer: HAPPYMEAL
  62. 115. Made nutritious choices — Answer: ATERIGHT
  63. 117. Gave support — Answer: AIDED
  64. 118. Blue, in a way — Answer: LEWD
  65. 121. Language from which we get "cashmere" — Answer: SANSKRIT
  66. 122. *Recap — Answer: BRIEF
  67. 123. Nursery rhyme name that's said twice in a row — Answer: MARY
  68. 124. Superlative finish — Answer: EST
  69. 125. Like 1-2-3 — Answer: EASY
  70. 126. Historic Vegas casino where the Rat Pack performed — Answer: SANDS
  71. 127. Affliction treated with a hot compress — Answer: STYE

Down

  1. 1. What cuteness tends to evoke — Answer: AWS
  2. 2. "That's all ___ wrote" — Answer: SHE
  3. 3. Ophthalmologist's work — Answer: EYECARE
  4. 4. Madison Avenue exec — Answer: ADMAN
  5. 5. Genre of the 2024 film "Bob Marley: One Love" — Answer: BIOPIC
  6. 6. Greedy person's "choice" — Answer: BOTH
  7. 7. Pieces of the heart — Answer: ATRIA
  8. 8. ___ Chisholm, first Black woman elected to Congress — Answer: SHIRLEY
  9. 9. Caddie's appointment — Answer: TEETIME
  10. 10. Sounds of hesitation — Answer: ERS
  11. 11. Wall support — Answer: STUD
  12. 12. Post-mortem order — Answer: AUTOPSY
  13. 13. Tiny exemplars of collaboration — Answer: ANTS
  14. 14. Honey — Answer: BAE
  15. 15. Events for bargain hunters — Answer: GARAGESALES
  16. 16. Stereotypical squirrel's stash — Answer: ACORNS
  17. 17. Plenty o' — Answer: LOTSA
  18. 21. Cloying sentimentality — Answer: TREACLE
  19. 26. ___ Explorer, classic web browser — Answer: MSN
  20. 27. Gets caught (on) — Answer: SNAGS
  21. 28. They're just for openers — Answer: INTROS
  22. 30. Masseur's employer — Answer: SPA
  23. 31. *Part of the funnies page — Answer: COM
  24. 33. Student transcript figs. — Answer: GPAS
  25. 34. Sources of some syrup — Answer: MAPLES
  26. 37. Sounds in massage parlors — Answer: AAHS
  27. 41. Floor — Answer: STORY
  28. 43. Traffic marker — Answer: PYLON. Hint: A tall roadside guide that stands out to drivers 🚧
  29. 46. Retrovirus molecule — Answer: RNA. Hint: This genetic material serves as the blueprint for certain viruses. 🧬
  30. 47. Invites to a movie, say — Answer: ASKSOUT
  31. 49. A/C capacity — Answer: BTUS
  32. 50. "Wayne's World" or "MacGruber," informally — Answer: SNLSKIT
  33. 51. *Like restaurants in a famed dining guide — Answer: ZAGA
  34. 52. Testing humor's boundaries — Answer: EDGY
  35. 55. Preschool basics — Answer: ABCS
  36. 56. Trial program — Answer: PILOT
  37. 58. Chromite and hematite — Answer: ORES
  38. 61. Grandiloquent — Answer: EPIC
  39. 63. Account — Answer: TALE
  40. 66. First responders, for short — Answer: EMTS
  41. 67. Set off, as an alarm — Answer: TRIP
  42. 68. Be up on the latest news — Answer: STAYCURRENT
  43. 70. Types — Answer: ILKS
  44. 71. Cousin of kinda — Answer: SORTA
  45. 72. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect — Answer: IMPEI
  46. 74. Like some stems and situations — Answer: THORNY
  47. 77. Texter's qualification — Answer: IMO
  48. 80. Moved like a crab — Answer: SIDLED. Hint: Think of moving sideways, just as this shore-dweller does 🦀
  49. 82. Shade of green — Answer: NILE
  50. 85. Ones suddenly canceling plans — Answer: BAILERS
  51. 87. Roast rostrum — Answer: DAIS
  52. 89. "___ Jackson & the Olympians" (fantasy series) — Answer: PERCY
  53. 91. Chinese fruits with leathery rinds — Answer: LITCHIS
  54. 93. Tax-advantaged savings plan — Answer: ROTHIRA
  55. 94. Incorporate before shaping and baking, say — Answer: KNEADIN
  56. 96. Find amusing — Answer: SMILEAT
  57. 97. Poet Hughes — Answer: TED
  58. 98. Tense parts of games, for short — Answer: OTS
  59. 99. Allotments — Answer: QUOTAS
  60. 102. Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahini — Answer: HUMMUS
  61. 103. Bring into play — Answer: USE
  62. 105. Apathetic — Answer: BLASE
  63. 107. Distance ÷ time — Answer: SPEED
  64. 109. Chiromancers read them — Answer: PALMS
  65. 111. Historic Indian city — Answer: AGRA
  66. 112. ___-bitty — Answer: ITTY
  67. 114. Many email attachments — Answer: PDFS
  68. 116. Kyle's little brother on "South Park" — Answer: IKE
  69. 117. Hard core features, informally — Answer: ABS
  70. 119. Like some humor — Answer: WRY
  71. 120. Turn to ash, perhaps — Answer: DYE

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NYT Crossword answers for April 6, 2025

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 6, 2025

Every clue from the April 6 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1At bay, say?ASEA
6One directive in preparing a turkeyBASTE
11Onetime Volvo competitorSAAB
15Actress GadotGAL
18*"Oh, what's the point?"WHYD
19AlternativeOTHER
20Mexican dish with ahiTUNATACO
22Look (like)SEEM
23Hears, in a wayTRIES
24TripeUTTERROT
25Light, short-sleeved, collared garmentCAMPSHIRT
28Ringing endorsements?IDOS
29Pointy parts of a Batman costumeEARS
30Uses one's employee badge to enter, saySCANSIN
32Get straightALIGN
34___-Tiles (kids' building toy)MAGNA
35___ favorPOR
36Tourney sponsor since 1939NCAA
38*VoidsEMPT
39NailsACES
40Iowa college townAMES
42Break before collegeGAPYEAR
44Counterpart of "thx"PLS
45Like some mindless entertainmentTRASHY
48WailSOB
50DirtballSLEAZE
53DescendantsSCIONS
54It's an affrontSLAP
57Bit of curling equipmentSTONE
59Young fellowLAD
60Bit of casino equipmentRAKE
62Words of remembranceOBIT
64Parts of one's history, sayURLS
65Binding agent in bakingEGG
66Amazon Handmade competitorETSY
69Intense cycling sessions ... or what you must do to complete the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesSPINCLASSES
72"My word!"ISAY
731980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of FameMRT
74Work hardTOIL
75Star turn, oftenSOLO
76Word before milk or overSKIM
78Member of la familiaTIA
79Throws, informallyHUCKS
81Beach birdTERN
83Bestow, as a qualityIMPART
84Adware detection programSPYBOT
86Nickname that drops -neySID
88You might walk on this at nightTIPTOE
90Lincoln or FordCAR
92Brown beerDARKALE
95What ":" might meanISTO
99*Number with 18 zerosQUIN
100Animal in the Premier League logoLION
101Chinese two-stringed fiddleERHU
104SatisfiedMET
105Built like the HulkBURLY
106Colorado's ___ ParkESTES
108Canine teethCUSPIDS
110Legend has itLORE
111Word before rain or washACID
113Toy with one's food, perhaps?HAPPYMEAL
115Made nutritious choicesATERIGHT
117Gave supportAIDED
118Blue, in a wayLEWD
121Language from which we get "cashmere"SANSKRIT
122*RecapBRIEF
123Nursery rhyme name that's said twice in a rowMARY
124Superlative finishEST
125Like 1-2-3EASY
126Historic Vegas casino where the Rat Pack performedSANDS
127Affliction treated with a hot compressSTYE

Down

#ClueAnswer
1What cuteness tends to evokeAWS
2"That's all ___ wrote"SHE
3Ophthalmologist's workEYECARE
4Madison Avenue execADMAN
5Genre of the 2024 film "Bob Marley: One Love"BIOPIC
6Greedy person's "choice"BOTH
7Pieces of the heartATRIA
8___ Chisholm, first Black woman elected to CongressSHIRLEY
9Caddie's appointmentTEETIME
10Sounds of hesitationERS
11Wall supportSTUD
12Post-mortem orderAUTOPSY
13Tiny exemplars of collaborationANTS
14HoneyBAE
15Events for bargain huntersGARAGESALES
16Stereotypical squirrel's stashACORNS
17Plenty o'LOTSA
21Cloying sentimentalityTREACLE
26___ Explorer, classic web browserMSN
27Gets caught (on)SNAGS
28They're just for openersINTROS
30Masseur's employerSPA
31*Part of the funnies pageCOM
33Student transcript figs.GPAS
34Sources of some syrupMAPLES
37Sounds in massage parlorsAAHS
41FloorSTORY
43Traffic markerPYLON
46Retrovirus moleculeRNA
47Invites to a movie, sayASKSOUT
49A/C capacityBTUS
50"Wayne's World" or "MacGruber," informallySNLSKIT
51*Like restaurants in a famed dining guideZAGA
52Testing humor's boundariesEDGY
55Preschool basicsABCS
56Trial programPILOT
58Chromite and hematiteORES
61GrandiloquentEPIC
63AccountTALE
66First responders, for shortEMTS
67Set off, as an alarmTRIP
68Be up on the latest newsSTAYCURRENT
70TypesILKS
71Cousin of kindaSORTA
72Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architectIMPEI
74Like some stems and situationsTHORNY
77Texter's qualificationIMO
80Moved like a crabSIDLED
82Shade of greenNILE
85Ones suddenly canceling plansBAILERS
87Roast rostrumDAIS
89"___ Jackson & the Olympians" (fantasy series)PERCY
91Chinese fruits with leathery rindsLITCHIS
93Tax-advantaged savings planROTHIRA
94Incorporate before shaping and baking, sayKNEADIN
96Find amusingSMILEAT
97Poet HughesTED
98Tense parts of games, for shortOTS
99AllotmentsQUOTAS
102Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahiniHUMMUS
103Bring into playUSE
105ApatheticBLASE
107Distance ÷ timeSPEED
109Chiromancers read themPALMS
111Historic Indian cityAGRA
112___-bittyITTY
114Many email attachmentsPDFS
116Kyle's little brother on "South Park"IKE
117Hard core features, informallyABS
119Like some humorWRY
120Turn to ash, perhapsDYE

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