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By Jacob Reed

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  1. 39AdvanceLOAN
  2. 73SleazeballCREEPO
  3. 74ShipshapeTIDY
  4. 88HeartGIST
  5. 112Head honchoTOPBANANA
  6. 113Gave a thumbs upASSENTED
  7. 114Goes to the mat?WRESTLES

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  1. 2SpokenORAL
  2. 13CourtyardsATRIA
  3. 18RollsBUNS
  4. 19BogusSHAM
  5. 31___ pointMOOT
  6. 34Of serviceUTILE
  7. 42CrewTEAM
  8. 45Oodles ofMANY
  9. 53"Yikes!"UHOH
  10. 54LunacyFOLLY
  11. 56NaysayerANTI
  12. 64BoilingIRATE
  13. 82GoadedEGGEDON
  14. 84"Yikes!"EGAD
  15. 107POTUS 34DDE

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "Don't mention it" — Answer: NOTATALL
  2. 9. Like a lover's lips, perhaps — Answer: KISSABLE
  3. 17. Sudden dose of reality, in slang — Answer: TRUTHBOMB
  4. 19. Emphatic words of denial — Answer: SONOTTRUE
  5. 20. [aria-label] 5508.461375/618 — Answer: SANTACLAUS
  6. 22. [aria-label] 0-5.08718 — Answer: THEONERING
  7. 23. Sheep's peep — Answer: BLEAT
  8. 24. How detectives might act — Answer: ONALEAD
  9. 26. Ones providing help around the House — Answer: AIDES
  10. 27. Poli ___ — Answer: SCI
  11. 30. Attack, as a castle — Answer: STORM
  12. 31. Jazz singer Carmen — Answer: MCRAE. Hint: This jazz vocalist was renowned for her smoky, expressive style. 🎙️
  13. 33. Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea — Answer: MUKBANGS
  14. 38. Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962 — Answer: IBM
  15. 39. Advance — Answer: LOAN
  16. 40. Tough spot for a teen? — Answer: ZIT
  17. 43. [aria-label] 316008+5336338 — Answer: STAYINALIVE
  18. 45. [aria-label] 32008-.53177187714 — Answer: MOONSHINE
  19. 47. Broke bread — Answer: DINED
  20. 48. Holder of valuable contributions, in brief — Answer: IRA
  21. 49. One of three on the Mayflower — Answer: MAST
  22. 50. Alan of "Marriage Story" — Answer: ALDA
  23. 51. One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" — Answer: OLGA
  24. 52. Rapper Kid ___ — Answer: CUDI
  25. 54. Style of writing? — Answer: FONT
  26. 55. Renaissance locale of the early 20th century — Answer: HARLEM
  27. 57. [aria-label] 607-376006 — Answer: SEARCHHISTORY
  28. 60. Longtime Japanese camera brand — Answer: PENTAX
  29. 61. Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library — Answer: LION
  30. 62. Root word? — Answer: OLE
  31. 63. Riverbank material — Answer: SILT
  32. 64. Lucky lottery winner's cry — Answer: IMRICH
  33. 67. [aria-label] 3045.1045708 — Answer: BALLETSLIPPER
  34. 73. Sleazeball — Answer: CREEPO
  35. 74. Shipshape — Answer: TIDY
  36. 75. They're rising over time — Answer: SEAS
  37. 76. Humorist Bombeck — Answer: ERMA. Hint: This witty writer made everyday life hilariously relatable! 😂
  38. 77. When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' ..." — Answer: YADA
  39. 78. ___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24) — Answer: ERAS
  40. 79. Suffix with proverb — Answer: IAL
  41. 80. Shepherd's staff — Answer: CROOK
  42. 81. [aria-label] 57334-4614 — Answer: STILETTOS
  43. 84. [aria-label] 7738.51773+51.345 — Answer: EMILYBRONTE
  44. 87. It's in the bag! — Answer: TEA
  45. 88. Heart — Answer: GIST
  46. 89. ___ Tour (annual sporting series) — Answer: PGA
  47. 90. Like some marriages, seating and musical compositions — Answer: ARRANGED
  48. 91. Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybe — Answer: FOGGY
  49. 93. Baseball features — Answer: SEAMS
  50. 95. "By the way ..." — Answer: SAY
  51. 96. ___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies" — Answer: LIANE
  52. 98. Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White" — Answer: GANDALF
  53. 100. Some opinion pieces — Answer: OPEDS
  54. 105. How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-Across — Answer: UPSIDEDOWN
  55. 108. Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle — Answer: CALCULATOR
  56. 111. Some large structures for pet owners — Answer: CATCONDOS
  57. 112. Head honcho — Answer: TOPBANANA
  58. 113. Gave a thumbs up — Answer: ASSENTED
  59. 114. Goes to the mat? — Answer: WRESTLES

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  1. 1. Government org. that investigates accidents — Answer: NTSB
  2. 2. Spoken — Answer: ORAL. Hint: This describes something delivered by voice rather than in writing. 🗣️
  3. 3. What a whistler whistles — Answer: TUNE
  4. 4. "___ girl!" — Answer: ATTA
  5. 5. "Nevertheless ..." — Answer: THATSAID
  6. 6. Jimmy Kimmel's network — Answer: ABC
  7. 7. [2 funny!] — Answer: LOL
  8. 8. [way 2 funny!!!!] — Answer: LMAO
  9. 9. Down for the count, in brief — Answer: KOED
  10. 10. Italian diminutive suffix — Answer: INO
  11. 11. Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion" — Answer: SON
  12. 12. Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, once — Answer: STEARNS
  13. 13. Courtyards — Answer: ATRIA
  14. 14. Tough customer for a wedding planner — Answer: BRIDEZILLA
  15. 15. Debussy's "Clair de ___" — Answer: LUNE. Hint: Complete this dreamy Debussy title with the French word for “moon.” 🌙
  16. 16. Brain tests, for short — Answer: EEGS. Hint: These scans can reveal your brain's electrical activity! ⚡
  17. 18. Rolls — Answer: BUNS
  18. 19. Bogus — Answer: SHAM
  19. 21. Cannabis variety contrasted with indica — Answer: SATIVA
  20. 22. Bush Senior and Carter each had one — Answer: TERM
  21. 25. Headquarter? — Answer: LOBE
  22. 28. "The Source" channel — Answer: CNN
  23. 29. Swiatek of women's tennis — Answer: IGA
  24. 31. ___ point — Answer: MOOT
  25. 32. Six-pack component — Answer: CAN
  26. 33. PC platform of the 1980s — Answer: MSDOS
  27. 34. Of service — Answer: UTILE
  28. 35. Hundred Acre Wood resident — Answer: KANGA
  29. 36. One way to "play it" — Answer: BYEAR
  30. 37. Reached a base horizontally — Answer: SLIDIN
  31. 39. Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations — Answer: LOST
  32. 41. Page that points to other pages — Answer: INDEX
  33. 42. Crew — Answer: TEAM
  34. 44. Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'Keeffe — Answer: IRIS
  35. 45. Oodles of — Answer: MANY
  36. 46. Adult male deer — Answer: HART
  37. 49. Gourmet mushroom type — Answer: MOREL
  38. 52. One of the Marx Brothers — Answer: CHICO
  39. 53. "Yikes!" — Answer: UHOH
  40. 54. Lunacy — Answer: FOLLY
  41. 55. Word with Kitchen or Angels — Answer: HELLS
  42. 56. Naysayer — Answer: ANTI
  43. 58. Film excerpt — Answer: CLIP
  44. 59. Bumpy jumpers — Answer: TOADS
  45. 60. City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmark — Answer: PISA
  46. 63. Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire" — Answer: STELLA
  47. 64. Boiling — Answer: IRATE
  48. 65. Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc. — Answer: MEDIAFASTS
  49. 66. Honest-to-goodness — Answer: REAL
  50. 67. Possible polling problem — Answer: BIAS
  51. 68. Morales on the screen — Answer: ESAI
  52. 69. Evita in "Evita" — Answer: PERON
  53. 70. Pitchfork feature — Answer: PRONG
  54. 71. Chew the scenery — Answer: EMOTE
  55. 72. Tended to a Zen garden, in a way — Answer: RAKED
  56. 73. Anatomical sac — Answer: CYST
  57. 74. Gait faster than a walk — Answer: TROT
  58. 78. Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" page — Answer: ETSY
  59. 79. Line in old Apple ads — Answer: IMAMAC
  60. 80. Some kindergarten art supplies — Answer: CRAYOLAS
  61. 82. Goaded — Answer: EGGEDON
  62. 83. Comedian Notaro — Answer: TIG
  63. 84. "Yikes!" — Answer: EGAD. Hint: When something surprises you, this exclamation might just slip out! 😲
  64. 85. Junior and senior: Abbr. — Answer: YRS
  65. 86. Garment for one who's wearing a wire? — Answer: BRA
  66. 89. Half of a noted magic duo — Answer: PENN
  67. 92. In reserve for now — Answer: ONICE
  68. 93. Old sayings — Answer: SAWS
  69. 94. Adirondack chair part — Answer: SLAT
  70. 96. Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021 — Answer: LUCA
  71. 97. Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short — Answer: IPAS
  72. 98. "Splendid!" — Answer: GOOD
  73. 99. Steady stream — Answer: FLOW
  74. 101. What a hot dog might do — Answer: PANT
  75. 102. List-ending abbr. — Answer: ETAL
  76. 103. Cry after putting one's pencil down — Answer: DONE
  77. 104. Married mujeres: Abbr. — Answer: SRAS
  78. 106. Sinus specialist, for short — Answer: ENT
  79. 107. POTUS 34 — Answer: DDE
  80. 109. Subj. of a class with dummies in it — Answer: CPR
  81. 110. Purple yam in Philippine cuisine — Answer: UBE

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The last 7 days of solutions

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NYT Crossword answers for April 27, 2025

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 27, 2025

Every clue from the April 27 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1"Don't mention it"NOTATALL
9Like a lover's lips, perhapsKISSABLE
17Sudden dose of reality, in slangTRUTHBOMB
19Emphatic words of denialSONOTTRUE
20[aria-label] 5508.461375/618SANTACLAUS
22[aria-label] 0-5.08718THEONERING
23Sheep's peepBLEAT
24How detectives might actONALEAD
26Ones providing help around the HouseAIDES
27Poli ___SCI
30Attack, as a castleSTORM
31Jazz singer CarmenMCRAE
33Food-centric broadcasts originating in South KoreaMUKBANGS
38Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962IBM
39AdvanceLOAN
40Tough spot for a teen?ZIT
43[aria-label] 316008+5336338STAYINALIVE
45[aria-label] 32008-.53177187714MOONSHINE
47Broke breadDINED
48Holder of valuable contributions, in briefIRA
49One of three on the MayflowerMAST
50Alan of "Marriage Story"ALDA
51One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"OLGA
52Rapper Kid ___CUDI
54Style of writing?FONT
55Renaissance locale of the early 20th centuryHARLEM
57[aria-label] 607-376006SEARCHHISTORY
60Longtime Japanese camera brandPENTAX
61Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public LibraryLION
62Root word?OLE
63Riverbank materialSILT
64Lucky lottery winner's cryIMRICH
67[aria-label] 3045.1045708BALLETSLIPPER
73SleazeballCREEPO
74ShipshapeTIDY
75They're rising over timeSEAS
76Humorist BombeckERMA
77When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' ..."YADA
78___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24)ERAS
79Suffix with proverbIAL
80Shepherd's staffCROOK
81[aria-label] 57334-4614STILETTOS
84[aria-label] 7738.51773+51.345EMILYBRONTE
87It's in the bag!TEA
88HeartGIST
89___ Tour (annual sporting series)PGA
90Like some marriages, seating and musical compositionsARRANGED
91Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybeFOGGY
93Baseball featuresSEAMS
95"By the way ..."SAY
96___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies"LIANE
98Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White"GANDALF
100Some opinion piecesOPEDS
105How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-AcrossUPSIDEDOWN
108Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzleCALCULATOR
111Some large structures for pet ownersCATCONDOS
112Head honchoTOPBANANA
113Gave a thumbs upASSENTED
114Goes to the mat?WRESTLES

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1Government org. that investigates accidentsNTSB
2SpokenORAL
3What a whistler whistlesTUNE
4"___ girl!"ATTA
5"Nevertheless ..."THATSAID
6Jimmy Kimmel's networkABC
7[2 funny!]LOL
8[way 2 funny!!!!]LMAO
9Down for the count, in briefKOED
10Italian diminutive suffixINO
11Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion"SON
12Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, onceSTEARNS
13CourtyardsATRIA
14Tough customer for a wedding plannerBRIDEZILLA
15Debussy's "Clair de ___"LUNE
16Brain tests, for shortEEGS
18RollsBUNS
19BogusSHAM
21Cannabis variety contrasted with indicaSATIVA
22Bush Senior and Carter each had oneTERM
25Headquarter?LOBE
28"The Source" channelCNN
29Swiatek of women's tennisIGA
31___ pointMOOT
32Six-pack componentCAN
33PC platform of the 1980sMSDOS
34Of serviceUTILE
35Hundred Acre Wood residentKANGA
36One way to "play it"BYEAR
37Reached a base horizontallySLIDIN
39Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominationsLOST
41Page that points to other pagesINDEX
42CrewTEAM
44Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'KeeffeIRIS
45Oodles ofMANY
46Adult male deerHART
49Gourmet mushroom typeMOREL
52One of the Marx BrothersCHICO
53"Yikes!"UHOH
54LunacyFOLLY
55Word with Kitchen or AngelsHELLS
56NaysayerANTI
58Film excerptCLIP
59Bumpy jumpersTOADS
60City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmarkPISA
63Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire"STELLA
64BoilingIRATE
65Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc.MEDIAFASTS
66Honest-to-goodnessREAL
67Possible polling problemBIAS
68Morales on the screenESAI
69Evita in "Evita"PERON
70Pitchfork featurePRONG
71Chew the sceneryEMOTE
72Tended to a Zen garden, in a wayRAKED
73Anatomical sacCYST
74Gait faster than a walkTROT
78Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" pageETSY
79Line in old Apple adsIMAMAC
80Some kindergarten art suppliesCRAYOLAS
82GoadedEGGEDON
83Comedian NotaroTIG
84"Yikes!"EGAD
85Junior and senior: Abbr.YRS
86Garment for one who's wearing a wire?BRA
89Half of a noted magic duoPENN
92In reserve for nowONICE
93Old sayingsSAWS
94Adirondack chair partSLAT
96Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021LUCA
97Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for shortIPAS
98"Splendid!"GOOD
99Steady streamFLOW
101What a hot dog might doPANT
102List-ending abbr.ETAL
103Cry after putting one's pencil downDONE
104Married mujeres: Abbr.SRAS
106Sinus specialist, for shortENT
107POTUS 34DDE
109Subj. of a class with dummies in itCPR
110Purple yam in Philippine cuisineUBE

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