NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 9

By Aidan Deshong and Oren Hartstein

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  1. 1Septet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7"BTS
  2. 4Sorghum relativeMILLET
  3. 10Dried chili pepperANCHO
  4. 15Like a limbo bar, after a few roundsLOW
  5. 16"Seinfeld" role for Julia Louis-DreyfusELAINE
  6. 17Seating option at a dinerBOOTH
  7. 18Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas ___ pipe"UNE
  8. 19Three-star review of a cocktail shaker?MIXEDRESULTS
  9. 21"Toodle-oo!"SEEYOU
  10. 23Thurman of "Kill Bill"UMA
  11. 24Sell/buy-back agreement, for shortREPO
  12. 25Three-star review of Battleship?HITORMISS
  13. 28Diamond statRBI
  14. 30ShipshapeTIDY
  15. 31Spike of cinemaLEE
  16. 32Tax-relatedFISCAL
  17. 36A good one is brightIDEA
  18. 37Sea ___COW
  19. 38PensAUTHORS
  20. 39Piece of bread dipped in gravySOP
  21. 40Three-star review of a no-stress class?PASSABLE
  22. 42Actress VardalosNIA
  23. 43Apt rhyme for "fiddle"TWIDDLE
  24. 45Clear, as dishesBUS
  25. 46Like a step in the right direction?EAST
  26. 47Sign that there's no turning backONEWAY
  27. 48Sign on a park bench, maybeWET
  28. 49S.F. commuter train systemBART
  29. 50AOL, e.g., in briefISP
  30. 51Three-star review of Tulsa?ITSJUSTOK
  31. 54Subject line abbr.ATTN
  32. 57Drop downSAG
  33. 59Source of smoke for a model volcanoDRYICE
  34. 60Three-star review of the Friday before Easter?GOODNOTGREAT
  35. 64Title in Spain: Abbr.SRA
  36. 65Opposite of forward?REPLY
  37. 66Starbucks drink made with olive oilOLEATO
  38. 67M&M; color replaced in 1995TAN
  39. 68___ managerASSET
  40. 69Spiff upNEATEN
  41. 70Nickname that drops -artSTU

Down

  1. 1React to flirtation, sayBLUSH
  2. 2"You're getting too excited"TONEITDOWN
  3. 3SugarSWEETIEPIE
  4. 4"No man has a good enough ___ to be a successful liar": LincolnMEMORY
  5. 5Pelvis boneILIUM
  6. 6Hardly strictLAX
  7. 7Bluff, e.g.LIE
  8. 8Ultimate purposeENDUSE
  9. 9Length for a pregnancy or presidencyTERM
  10. 10They might be made of steel, hyperbolicallyABS
  11. 11CultivateNOURISH
  12. 12Actor Sprouse of "Riverdale"COLE
  13. 13Address openerHTTP
  14. 14ExtremelyOHSO
  15. 20Talking-tosEARFULS
  16. 22Sage-colored sageYODA
  17. 26Words of defeatILOSE
  18. 27Puts on a patch, saySEWS
  19. 29"Fine, I'll ___"BITE
  20. 33Ones getting good marks?CONARTISTS
  21. 34Stereotypical monocle wearerARISTOCRAT
  22. 35Hurdle for a future "Esq."LSAT
  23. 36That ___ sayISTO
  24. 37Odysseus' captorCALYPSO
  25. 38TouchesABUTS
  26. 40Smartphone predecessors, in briefPDAS
  27. 41Perform a felonious favor forABET
  28. 44Fall offDWINDLE
  29. 46Very doableEASY
  30. 48SquirmWIGGLE
  31. 49LeVar who hosted TV's "Reading Rainbow" for 23 yearsBURTON
  32. 52Where Jewish singles might mingleJDATE
  33. 53Reeves of "Point Break"KEANU
  34. 54City seen in Instagram?AGRA
  35. 55"Piggies"TOES
  36. 56At mostTOPS
  37. 58GobsATON
  38. 61Pub. that predicted it would take one to 10 million years to invent a flying machine, two months before the first airplane flightNYT
  39. 62Stephen of "The Crying Game"REA
  40. 63Urging at the start of a mealEAT

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Septet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7" — Answer: BTS
  2. 4. Sorghum relative — Answer: MILLET
  3. 10. Dried chili pepper — Answer: ANCHO
  4. 15. Like a limbo bar, after a few rounds — Answer: LOW
  5. 16. "Seinfeld" role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Answer: ELAINE
  6. 17. Seating option at a diner — Answer: BOOTH
  7. 18. Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas ___ pipe" — Answer: UNE
  8. 19. Three-star review of a cocktail shaker? — Answer: MIXEDRESULTS
  9. 21. "Toodle-oo!" — Answer: SEEYOU
  10. 23. Thurman of "Kill Bill" — Answer: UMA
  11. 24. Sell/buy-back agreement, for short — Answer: REPO
  12. 25. Three-star review of Battleship? — Answer: HITORMISS
  13. 28. Diamond stat — Answer: RBI
  14. 30. Shipshape — Answer: TIDY
  15. 31. Spike of cinema — Answer: LEE
  16. 32. Tax-related — Answer: FISCAL
  17. 36. A good one is bright — Answer: IDEA
  18. 37. Sea ___ — Answer: COW
  19. 38. Pens — Answer: AUTHORS
  20. 39. Piece of bread dipped in gravy — Answer: SOP
  21. 40. Three-star review of a no-stress class? — Answer: PASSABLE
  22. 42. Actress Vardalos — Answer: NIA. Hint: She played Toula in the hit comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 🎬
  23. 43. Apt rhyme for "fiddle" — Answer: TWIDDLE
  24. 45. Clear, as dishes — Answer: BUS
  25. 46. Like a step in the right direction? — Answer: EAST
  26. 47. Sign that there's no turning back — Answer: ONEWAY
  27. 48. Sign on a park bench, maybe — Answer: WET
  28. 49. S.F. commuter train system — Answer: BART
  29. 50. AOL, e.g., in brief — Answer: ISP
  30. 51. Three-star review of Tulsa? — Answer: ITSJUSTOK
  31. 54. Subject line abbr. — Answer: ATTN
  32. 57. Drop down — Answer: SAG
  33. 59. Source of smoke for a model volcano — Answer: DRYICE
  34. 60. Three-star review of the Friday before Easter? — Answer: GOODNOTGREAT
  35. 64. Title in Spain: Abbr. — Answer: SRA
  36. 65. Opposite of forward? — Answer: REPLY
  37. 66. Starbucks drink made with olive oil — Answer: OLEATO
  38. 67. M&M; color replaced in 1995 — Answer: TAN
  39. 68. ___ manager — Answer: ASSET
  40. 69. Spiff up — Answer: NEATEN
  41. 70. Nickname that drops -art — Answer: STU

Down

  1. 1. React to flirtation, say — Answer: BLUSH
  2. 2. "You're getting too excited" — Answer: TONEITDOWN
  3. 3. Sugar — Answer: SWEETIEPIE
  4. 4. "No man has a good enough ___ to be a successful liar": Lincoln — Answer: MEMORY
  5. 5. Pelvis bone — Answer: ILIUM
  6. 6. Hardly strict — Answer: LAX
  7. 7. Bluff, e.g. — Answer: LIE
  8. 8. Ultimate purpose — Answer: ENDUSE
  9. 9. Length for a pregnancy or presidency — Answer: TERM
  10. 10. They might be made of steel, hyperbolically — Answer: ABS
  11. 11. Cultivate — Answer: NOURISH
  12. 12. Actor Sprouse of "Riverdale" — Answer: COLE
  13. 13. Address opener — Answer: HTTP
  14. 14. Extremely — Answer: OHSO
  15. 20. Talking-tos — Answer: EARFULS
  16. 22. Sage-colored sage — Answer: YODA
  17. 26. Words of defeat — Answer: ILOSE
  18. 27. Puts on a patch, say — Answer: SEWS
  19. 29. "Fine, I'll ___" — Answer: BITE
  20. 33. Ones getting good marks? — Answer: CONARTISTS
  21. 34. Stereotypical monocle wearer — Answer: ARISTOCRAT
  22. 35. Hurdle for a future "Esq." — Answer: LSAT
  23. 36. That ___ say — Answer: ISTO
  24. 37. Odysseus' captor — Answer: CALYPSO
  25. 38. Touches — Answer: ABUTS
  26. 40. Smartphone predecessors, in brief — Answer: PDAS
  27. 41. Perform a felonious favor for — Answer: ABET
  28. 44. Fall off — Answer: DWINDLE
  29. 46. Very doable — Answer: EASY
  30. 48. Squirm — Answer: WIGGLE
  31. 49. LeVar who hosted TV's "Reading Rainbow" for 23 years — Answer: BURTON
  32. 52. Where Jewish singles might mingle — Answer: JDATE
  33. 53. Reeves of "Point Break" — Answer: KEANU
  34. 54. City seen in Instagram? — Answer: AGRA
  35. 55. "Piggies" — Answer: TOES
  36. 56. At most — Answer: TOPS
  37. 58. Gobs — Answer: ATON
  38. 61. Pub. that predicted it would take one to 10 million years to invent a flying machine, two months before the first airplane flight — Answer: NYT
  39. 62. Stephen of "The Crying Game" — Answer: REA
  40. 63. Urging at the start of a meal — Answer: EAT

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Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Wednesday, April 9, 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 9?” 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 9, 2025

The full solution for the April 9 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 Wednesday, April 9.

Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 9, 2025

Every clue from the April 9 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Septet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7"BTS
4Sorghum relativeMILLET
10Dried chili pepperANCHO
15Like a limbo bar, after a few roundsLOW
16"Seinfeld" role for Julia Louis-DreyfusELAINE
17Seating option at a dinerBOOTH
18Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas ___ pipe"UNE
19Three-star review of a cocktail shaker?MIXEDRESULTS
21"Toodle-oo!"SEEYOU
23Thurman of "Kill Bill"UMA
24Sell/buy-back agreement, for shortREPO
25Three-star review of Battleship?HITORMISS
28Diamond statRBI
30ShipshapeTIDY
31Spike of cinemaLEE
32Tax-relatedFISCAL
36A good one is brightIDEA
37Sea ___COW
38PensAUTHORS
39Piece of bread dipped in gravySOP
40Three-star review of a no-stress class?PASSABLE
42Actress VardalosNIA
43Apt rhyme for "fiddle"TWIDDLE
45Clear, as dishesBUS
46Like a step in the right direction?EAST
47Sign that there's no turning backONEWAY
48Sign on a park bench, maybeWET
49S.F. commuter train systemBART
50AOL, e.g., in briefISP
51Three-star review of Tulsa?ITSJUSTOK
54Subject line abbr.ATTN
57Drop downSAG
59Source of smoke for a model volcanoDRYICE
60Three-star review of the Friday before Easter?GOODNOTGREAT
64Title in Spain: Abbr.SRA
65Opposite of forward?REPLY
66Starbucks drink made with olive oilOLEATO
67M&M; color replaced in 1995TAN
68___ managerASSET
69Spiff upNEATEN
70Nickname that drops -artSTU

Down

#ClueAnswer
1React to flirtation, sayBLUSH
2"You're getting too excited"TONEITDOWN
3SugarSWEETIEPIE
4"No man has a good enough ___ to be a successful liar": LincolnMEMORY
5Pelvis boneILIUM
6Hardly strictLAX
7Bluff, e.g.LIE
8Ultimate purposeENDUSE
9Length for a pregnancy or presidencyTERM
10They might be made of steel, hyperbolicallyABS
11CultivateNOURISH
12Actor Sprouse of "Riverdale"COLE
13Address openerHTTP
14ExtremelyOHSO
20Talking-tosEARFULS
22Sage-colored sageYODA
26Words of defeatILOSE
27Puts on a patch, saySEWS
29"Fine, I'll ___"BITE
33Ones getting good marks?CONARTISTS
34Stereotypical monocle wearerARISTOCRAT
35Hurdle for a future "Esq."LSAT
36That ___ sayISTO
37Odysseus' captorCALYPSO
38TouchesABUTS
40Smartphone predecessors, in briefPDAS
41Perform a felonious favor forABET
44Fall offDWINDLE
46Very doableEASY
48SquirmWIGGLE
49LeVar who hosted TV's "Reading Rainbow" for 23 yearsBURTON
52Where Jewish singles might mingleJDATE
53Reeves of "Point Break"KEANU
54City seen in Instagram?AGRA
55"Piggies"TOES
56At mostTOPS
58GobsATON
61Pub. that predicted it would take one to 10 million years to invent a flying machine, two months before the first airplane flightNYT
62Stephen of "The Crying Game"REA
63Urging at the start of a mealEAT

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