NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 15

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1"Snow job" or "rainmaker," e.g.
  2. 6Beer pong locale
  3. 10Tight-lipped
  4. 13Figure once marketed as "America's movable fighting man"
  5. 14Tempt
  6. 15___ for sore eyes (www.optometrists.com?)
  7. 16Like a film that's both sad and funny
  8. 18Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird)
  9. 19Lisa Simpson's musical instrument
  10. 20"Go on now, git!"
  11. 21Wild pigs
  12. 22Ben & Jerry's flavor honoring a jam band legend
  13. 25Seem
  14. 28Potter : wheel :: painter : ___
  15. 29___ chic (fashion style)
  16. 30"Can't you get someone else?"
  17. 32Water-testing org.
  18. 35Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
  19. 39Moviemaking backdrop
  20. 40D.E.A. agent, informally
  21. 41Lit ___
  22. 42Smells
  23. 44Herculean tasks
  24. 46Genre for Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
  25. 50Start of the Hebrew alphabet
  26. 51Dum-dum
  27. 52Anatomical pouch
  28. 55Skirt with a high hemline
  29. 56Online marketplace with a "barter" category
  30. 59Similar (to)
  31. 60Six-time French Open champ Björn
  32. 61Fuel ship
  33. 62"Just a ___!"
  34. 63Moore of "The Substance"
  35. 64Prenatal

Down

  1. 1March V.I.P.s?: Abbr.
  2. 2Old Italian money
  3. 3Cleaning product with a mythical name
  4. 4Yuletide drink
  5. 5Performer at ozashiki parties
  6. 6Lower limit
  7. 7Something heard through the grapevine
  8. 8News anchor Melber
  9. 9Private eye, in old crime novels
  10. 10Big name in fertilizers
  11. 11Wombs
  12. 12High-I.Q. society
  13. 15Said "%$#@!"
  14. 17The so-called "Goddess of Pop"
  15. 21Fundamental
  16. 22Co. heads
  17. 23Like the questions asked in Guess Who?
  18. 24Feline, to Felipe
  19. 25Fundamentals
  20. 26Fire station fixture
  21. 27Camera-friendly
  22. 30Container for keys, wallet, razor, etc., in a modern portmanteau
  23. 31World clock std.
  24. 33Unexciting holding in poker
  25. 34Lincoln Center focus
  26. 36Son of Cain
  27. 37Former attorney general Bill
  28. 38Warhead weapon, in brief
  29. 43Take out a small part of one's savings, say
  30. 44Suffix with duck or suck
  31. 45Requests from
  32. 46Some bedtime story readers
  33. 47The same
  34. 48Worry greatly
  35. 49Video game character in a green hat
  36. 52River residue
  37. 53Not on firm ground?
  38. 54___+C ("copy" on a PC)
  39. 56Ingredient in some trendy gummies, for short
  40. 57Fish eggs
  41. 58"It's not you, it's me," often

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "Snow job" or "rainmaker," e.g. — Answer: SLANG
  2. 6. Beer pong locale — Answer: FRAT
  3. 10. Tight-lipped — Answer: MUM
  4. 13. Figure once marketed as "America's movable fighting man" — Answer: GIJOE
  5. 14. Tempt — Answer: LURE
  6. 15. ___ for sore eyes (www.optometrists.com?) — Answer: SITE
  7. 16. Like a film that's both sad and funny — Answer: TRAGICOMIC
  8. 18. Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird) — Answer: WREN
  9. 19. Lisa Simpson's musical instrument — Answer: SAX
  10. 20. "Go on now, git!" — Answer: SHOO
  11. 21. Wild pigs — Answer: BOARS
  12. 22. Ben & Jerry's flavor honoring a jam band legend — Answer: CHERRYGARCIA
  13. 25. Seem — Answer: APPEAR
  14. 28. Potter : wheel :: painter : ___ — Answer: EASEL
  15. 29. ___ chic (fashion style) — Answer: BOHO
  16. 30. "Can't you get someone else?" — Answer: MUSTI
  17. 32. Water-testing org. — Answer: EPA
  18. 35. Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters — Answer: CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
  19. 39. Moviemaking backdrop — Answer: SET
  20. 40. D.E.A. agent, informally — Answer: NARCO
  21. 41. Lit ___ — Answer: CRIT
  22. 42. Smells — Answer: ODORS
  23. 44. Herculean tasks — Answer: LABORS
  24. 46. Genre for Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" — Answer: MAGICREALISM
  25. 50. Start of the Hebrew alphabet — Answer: ALEPH
  26. 51. Dum-dum — Answer: LUNK
  27. 52. Anatomical pouch — Answer: SAC
  28. 55. Skirt with a high hemline — Answer: MINI
  29. 56. Online marketplace with a "barter" category — Answer: CRAIGSLIST
  30. 59. Similar (to) — Answer: AKIN
  31. 60. Six-time French Open champ Björn — Answer: BORG
  32. 61. Fuel ship — Answer: OILER
  33. 62. "Just a ___!" — Answer: SEC
  34. 63. Moore of "The Substance" — Answer: DEMI
  35. 64. Prenatal — Answer: FETAL

Down

  1. 1. March V.I.P.s?: Abbr. — Answer: SGTS
  2. 2. Old Italian money — Answer: LIRA
  3. 3. Cleaning product with a mythical name — Answer: AJAX
  4. 4. Yuletide drink — Answer: NOG
  5. 5. Performer at ozashiki parties — Answer: GEISHA
  6. 6. Lower limit — Answer: FLOOR
  7. 7. Something heard through the grapevine — Answer: RUMOR
  8. 8. News anchor Melber — Answer: ARI
  9. 9. Private eye, in old crime novels — Answer: TEC
  10. 10. Big name in fertilizers — Answer: MIRACLEGRO
  11. 11. Wombs — Answer: UTERI
  12. 12. High-I.Q. society — Answer: MENSA
  13. 15. Said "%$#@!" — Answer: SWORE
  14. 17. The so-called "Goddess of Pop" — Answer: CHER
  15. 21. Fundamental — Answer: BASIC
  16. 22. Co. heads — Answer: CEOS
  17. 23. Like the questions asked in Guess Who? — Answer: YESNO
  18. 24. Feline, to Felipe — Answer: GATO
  19. 25. Fundamentals — Answer: ABCS
  20. 26. Fire station fixture — Answer: POLE
  21. 27. Camera-friendly — Answer: PHOTOGENIC
  22. 30. Container for keys, wallet, razor, etc., in a modern portmanteau — Answer: MURSE
  23. 31. World clock std. — Answer: UTC
  24. 33. Unexciting holding in poker — Answer: PAIR
  25. 34. Lincoln Center focus — Answer: ARTS
  26. 36. Son of Cain — Answer: ENOCH
  27. 37. Former attorney general Bill — Answer: BARR
  28. 38. Warhead weapon, in brief — Answer: ICBM
  29. 43. Take out a small part of one's savings, say — Answer: DIPIN
  30. 44. Suffix with duck or suck — Answer: LING
  31. 45. Requests from — Answer: ASKSOF
  32. 46. Some bedtime story readers — Answer: MAMAS
  33. 47. The same — Answer: ALIKE
  34. 48. Worry greatly — Answer: ALARM
  35. 49. Video game character in a green hat — Answer: LUIGI
  36. 52. River residue — Answer: SILT
  37. 53. Not on firm ground? — Answer: ASEA
  38. 54. ___+C ("copy" on a PC) — Answer: CTRL
  39. 56. Ingredient in some trendy gummies, for short — Answer: CBD
  40. 57. Fish eggs — Answer: ROE
  41. 58. "It's not you, it's me," often — Answer: LIE

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