NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 29

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, for three
  2. 5Like cigars and some salmon
  3. 11Spill the beans
  4. 15Rephrase, say
  5. 16Gourmet garnish served with a mother-of-pearl spoon
  6. 17Casino city near Lake Tahoe
  7. 18"Game of Thrones" co-star Headey
  8. 19"The Gift of the Magi" writer
  9. 20Gemstone whose name comes from the Greek for "claw"
  10. 21Early struggles for a new enterprise ... or a hint to the shaded squares
  11. 243-D meas.
  12. 25Blues group, for short?
  13. 26"Attack!"
  14. 29Went in haste
  15. 33The "Lo" of "J.Lo"
  16. 37Rating system used in chess
  17. 38Proper-sounding spring flower?
  18. 41"House of the Dragon" airer
  19. 422011 animated film set in Brazil
  20. 43Early 2000s rating site with a rhyming name
  21. 44Bear, in Spanish
  22. 45Muffin pan, essentially
  23. 47Green day, familiarly?
  24. 48Piece of news
  25. 49Get off the ground
  26. 51Feathery females
  27. 52Clickable images
  28. 53Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry
  29. 56Pageant prize
  30. 58Without forethought, say
  31. 61Sharpen
  32. 62[Shrug]
  33. 65Midwest tribe
  34. 66What some may find off-putting about Limburger cheese
  35. 67People are talking about them
  36. 68Neo-___ (film genre)
  37. 69Bestrewn with droplets
  38. 70Aquarium resident
  39. 71Mediterranean peak

Down

  1. 1Stuff inside an aloe plant
  2. 2Lofty tribute
  3. 3Inspiriting sound on a game show
  4. 4Long (for), as attention
  5. 5Death stare
  6. 6When doubled, ingredient in a seafood taco
  7. 7Womb, in an idiom
  8. 8Double-decker checker
  9. 9Wyatt of the Wild West
  10. 10Forest nymph in Greek mythology
  11. 11Bucking horse in a rodeo
  12. 12Part of a camera
  13. 13Whatever amount
  14. 14Trade punches
  15. 22That extra punch
  16. 23Estuary
  17. 26What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of
  18. 27T.S. ___, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature
  19. 28"You had your chance"
  20. 29Go berserk
  21. 30"Pass it to me!"
  22. 31Way off course
  23. 32Instruction to improve posture
  24. 34Cameraperson's session
  25. 35Buddy ___, Jed Clampett portrayer on "The Beverly Hillbillies"
  26. 36Verb that has largely replaced "Skypes"
  27. 39Children's author Asquith
  28. 40"Hel-l-lp!"
  29. 46Curtains
  30. 48Dessert drink made with frozen grapes
  31. 50Explosive letters
  32. 52Once ___ lifetime
  33. 54Decent chap
  34. 55Mexican poet Juana ___ de la Cruz
  35. 56Like a racehorse's feet
  36. 57What a software developer develops with
  37. 59Victorious cry
  38. 60Actress Rooney of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
  39. 63Cost-of-living stat.
  40. 64Fleur-de-___

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, for three — Answer: GODS
  2. 5. Like cigars and some salmon — Answer: SMOKED
  3. 11. Spill the beans — Answer: BLAB
  4. 15. Rephrase, say — Answer: EDIT
  5. 16. Gourmet garnish served with a mother-of-pearl spoon — Answer: CAVIAR
  6. 17. Casino city near Lake Tahoe — Answer: RENO
  7. 18. "Game of Thrones" co-star Headey — Answer: LENA
  8. 19. "The Gift of the Magi" writer — Answer: OHENRY
  9. 20. Gemstone whose name comes from the Greek for "claw" — Answer: ONYX
  10. 21. Early struggles for a new enterprise ... or a hint to the shaded squares — Answer: GROWINGPAINS
  11. 24. 3-D meas. — Answer: VOL
  12. 25. Blues group, for short? — Answer: DNC
  13. 26. "Attack!" — Answer: GETEM
  14. 29. Went in haste — Answer: HIED
  15. 33. The "Lo" of "J.Lo" — Answer: LOPEZ
  16. 37. Rating system used in chess — Answer: ELO
  17. 38. Proper-sounding spring flower? — Answer: PRIMROSE
  18. 41. "House of the Dragon" airer — Answer: HBO
  19. 42. 2011 animated film set in Brazil — Answer: RIO
  20. 43. Early 2000s rating site with a rhyming name — Answer: HOTORNOT
  21. 44. Bear, in Spanish — Answer: OSO
  22. 45. Muffin pan, essentially — Answer: MOLD
  23. 47. Green day, familiarly? — Answer: STPATS
  24. 48. Piece of news — Answer: ITEM
  25. 49. Get off the ground — Answer: START
  26. 51. Feathery females — Answer: HENS
  27. 52. Clickable images — Answer: ICONS
  28. 53. Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry — Answer: TANGENTLINES
  29. 56. Pageant prize — Answer: SCEPTER
  30. 58. Without forethought, say — Answer: ONAWHIM
  31. 61. Sharpen — Answer: HONE
  32. 62. [Shrug] — Answer: NOCLUE
  33. 65. Midwest tribe — Answer: IOWA
  34. 66. What some may find off-putting about Limburger cheese — Answer: ODOR
  35. 67. People are talking about them — Answer: TOPICS
  36. 68. Neo-___ (film genre) — Answer: NOIR
  37. 69. Bestrewn with droplets — Answer: DEWY
  38. 70. Aquarium resident — Answer: FISH
  39. 71. Mediterranean peak — Answer: ETNA

Down

  1. 1. Stuff inside an aloe plant — Answer: GEL
  2. 2. Lofty tribute — Answer: ODE
  3. 3. Inspiriting sound on a game show — Answer: DING
  4. 4. Long (for), as attention — Answer: STARVE
  5. 5. Death stare — Answer: SCOWL
  6. 6. When doubled, ingredient in a seafood taco — Answer: MAHI
  7. 7. Womb, in an idiom — Answer: OVEN
  8. 8. Double-decker checker — Answer: KING
  9. 9. Wyatt of the Wild West — Answer: EARP
  10. 10. Forest nymph in Greek mythology — Answer: DRYAD
  11. 11. Bucking horse in a rodeo — Answer: BRONCO
  12. 12. Part of a camera — Answer: LENS
  13. 13. Whatever amount — Answer: ANY
  14. 14. Trade punches — Answer: BOX
  15. 22. That extra punch — Answer: OOMPH
  16. 23. Estuary — Answer: INLET
  17. 26. What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of — Answer: GERMS
  18. 27. T.S. ___, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature — Answer: ELIOT
  19. 28. "You had your chance" — Answer: TOOLATENOW
  20. 29. Go berserk — Answer: HITTHEROOF
  21. 30. "Pass it to me!" — Answer: IMOPEN
  22. 31. Way off course — Answer: ERRANT
  23. 32. Instruction to improve posture — Answer: DONTSLOUCH
  24. 34. Cameraperson's session — Answer: PHOTOSHOOT
  25. 35. Buddy ___, Jed Clampett portrayer on "The Beverly Hillbillies" — Answer: EBSEN
  26. 36. Verb that has largely replaced "Skypes" — Answer: ZOOMS
  27. 39. Children's author Asquith — Answer: ROS
  28. 40. "Hel-l-lp!" — Answer: SOS
  29. 46. Curtains — Answer: DRAPERY
  30. 48. Dessert drink made with frozen grapes — Answer: ICEWINE
  31. 50. Explosive letters — Answer: TNT
  32. 52. Once ___ lifetime — Answer: INA
  33. 54. Decent chap — Answer: GENT
  34. 55. Mexican poet Juana ___ de la Cruz — Answer: INES
  35. 56. Like a racehorse's feet — Answer: SHOD
  36. 57. What a software developer develops with — Answer: CODE
  37. 59. Victorious cry — Answer: IWIN
  38. 60. Actress Rooney of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" — Answer: MARA
  39. 63. Cost-of-living stat. — Answer: CPI
  40. 64. Fleur-de-___ — Answer: LIS

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