They're just for openers

Crossword Answer — April 06, 2025

Answer

NYT Crossword

Sunday, April 06, 2025

By Kareem Ayas

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  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

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
  29. 46. Retrovirus molecule — Answer: RNA
  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
  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

The answer to “They're just for openers” in the New York Times crossword is INTROS — a 6-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 28-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“They're just for openers” answer

INTROS (6 letters)

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INTROS is the 6-letter solution that fits "They're just for openers" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 6, 2025 (28-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “They're just for openers”?

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

How many letters is the answer to “They're just for openers”?

6 letters: INTROS.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 28-Down.

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