Honest-to-goodness

Crossword Answer — April 27, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, April 27, 2025

By Jacob Reed

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1"Don't mention it"
  2. 9Like a lover's lips, perhaps
  3. 17Sudden dose of reality, in slang
  4. 19Emphatic words of denial
  5. 20[aria-label] 5508.461375/618
  6. 22[aria-label] 0-5.08718
  7. 23Sheep's peep
  8. 24How detectives might act
  9. 26Ones providing help around the House
  10. 27Poli ___
  11. 30Attack, as a castle
  12. 31Jazz singer Carmen
  13. 33Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea
  14. 38Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962
  15. 39Advance
  16. 40Tough spot for a teen?
  17. 43[aria-label] 316008+5336338
  18. 45[aria-label] 32008-.53177187714
  19. 47Broke bread
  20. 48Holder of valuable contributions, in brief
  21. 49One of three on the Mayflower
  22. 50Alan of "Marriage Story"
  23. 51One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
  24. 52Rapper Kid ___
  25. 54Style of writing?
  26. 55Renaissance locale of the early 20th century
  27. 57[aria-label] 607-376006
  28. 60Longtime Japanese camera brand
  29. 61Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library
  30. 62Root word?
  31. 63Riverbank material
  32. 64Lucky lottery winner's cry
  33. 67[aria-label] 3045.1045708
  34. 73Sleazeball
  35. 74Shipshape
  36. 75They're rising over time
  37. 76Humorist Bombeck
  38. 77When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' ..."
  39. 78___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24)
  40. 79Suffix with proverb
  41. 80Shepherd's staff
  42. 81[aria-label] 57334-4614
  43. 84[aria-label] 7738.51773+51.345
  44. 87It's in the bag!
  45. 88Heart
  46. 89___ Tour (annual sporting series)
  47. 90Like some marriages, seating and musical compositions
  48. 91Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybe
  49. 93Baseball features
  50. 95"By the way ..."
  51. 96___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies"
  52. 98Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White"
  53. 100Some opinion pieces
  54. 105How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-Across
  55. 108Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle
  56. 111Some large structures for pet owners
  57. 112Head honcho
  58. 113Gave a thumbs up
  59. 114Goes to the mat?

Down

  1. 1Government org. that investigates accidents
  2. 2Spoken
  3. 3What a whistler whistles
  4. 4"___ girl!"
  5. 5"Nevertheless ..."
  6. 6Jimmy Kimmel's network
  7. 7[2 funny!]
  8. 8[way 2 funny!!!!]
  9. 9Down for the count, in brief
  10. 10Italian diminutive suffix
  11. 11Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion"
  12. 12Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, once
  13. 13Courtyards
  14. 14Tough customer for a wedding planner
  15. 15Debussy's "Clair de ___"
  16. 16Brain tests, for short
  17. 18Rolls
  18. 19Bogus
  19. 21Cannabis variety contrasted with indica
  20. 22Bush Senior and Carter each had one
  21. 25Headquarter?
  22. 28"The Source" channel
  23. 29Swiatek of women's tennis
  24. 31___ point
  25. 32Six-pack component
  26. 33PC platform of the 1980s
  27. 34Of service
  28. 35Hundred Acre Wood resident
  29. 36One way to "play it"
  30. 37Reached a base horizontally
  31. 39Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations
  32. 41Page that points to other pages
  33. 42Crew
  34. 44Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'Keeffe
  35. 45Oodles of
  36. 46Adult male deer
  37. 49Gourmet mushroom type
  38. 52One of the Marx Brothers
  39. 53"Yikes!"
  40. 54Lunacy
  41. 55Word with Kitchen or Angels
  42. 56Naysayer
  43. 58Film excerpt
  44. 59Bumpy jumpers
  45. 60City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmark
  46. 63Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
  47. 64Boiling
  48. 65Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc.
  49. 66Honest-to-goodness
  50. 67Possible polling problem
  51. 68Morales on the screen
  52. 69Evita in "Evita"
  53. 70Pitchfork feature
  54. 71Chew the scenery
  55. 72Tended to a Zen garden, in a way
  56. 73Anatomical sac
  57. 74Gait faster than a walk
  58. 78Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" page
  59. 79Line in old Apple ads
  60. 80Some kindergarten art supplies
  61. 82Goaded
  62. 83Comedian Notaro
  63. 84"Yikes!"
  64. 85Junior and senior: Abbr.
  65. 86Garment for one who's wearing a wire?
  66. 89Half of a noted magic duo
  67. 92In reserve for now
  68. 93Old sayings
  69. 94Adirondack chair part
  70. 96Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021
  71. 97Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short
  72. 98"Splendid!"
  73. 99Steady stream
  74. 101What a hot dog might do
  75. 102List-ending abbr.
  76. 103Cry after putting one's pencil down
  77. 104Married mujeres: Abbr.
  78. 106Sinus specialist, for short
  79. 107POTUS 34
  80. 109Subj. of a class with dummies in it
  81. 110Purple yam in Philippine cuisine

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
  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

Down

  1. 1. Government org. that investigates accidents — Answer: NTSB
  2. 2. Spoken — Answer: ORAL
  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
  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

The answer to “Honest-to-goodness” in the New York Times crossword is REAL — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on April 27, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 66-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.

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What is the answer to “Honest-to-goodness”?

The answer is REAL, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 27, 2025.

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Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on April 27, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 66-Down.

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