Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 1, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated April 1, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1W
2A
3G
4O
5P
6T
7P
8A
9N
10G
R
A
11B
12F
I
R
13L
I
E
14T
A
P
E
15S
O
L
O
16A
D
S
17E
18T
A
19O
P
20E
N
21A
22P
R
I
L
23T
H
U
24O
L
A
25D
E
26N
27Y
R
28S
29A
B
S
30E
S
O
31H
32E
33M
34F
A
T
35E
36M
37A
38E
39O
R
O
40D
41J
42S
43L
I
44S
T
E
N
45P
46E
D
A
L
47T
O
E
48T
A
D
49P
O
50L
51E
52L
53M
54O
55W
I
G
56A
P
E
57M
A
R
K
58O
R
E
59N
E
T
60D
I
S

Clues & Answers

Across

1AShake, as a tailWAG
4AMake a choice, with "for"OPT
7AFrying kitchen utensilPAN
10AQuickly take hold ofGRAB
12ACone-dropping treeFIR
13AFabricated statementLIE
14AScotch ___ (adhesive option)TAPE
15ASong sung aloneSOLO
16ABreaks between a TV show, for shortADS
17ASeventh letter of the Greek alphabetETA
19AShop sign in the morningOPEN
21AHappy ___ Fool's Day! Get ready to laugh at some funny pranks pulled by playful sports stars at 55a, 57a, 6d, and 41d!APRIL
23ADay before Friday, for shortTHU
24ASuffix with "Pay" or "Cray"OLA
25ARoom that's a no-work zone, informallyDEN
27A12-month periods, for shortYRS
29ATummy muscles, for shortABS
30APaul Anka's "___ Beso"ESO
31ASewn border of a clothHEM
34APredetermined destiny (rhymes with "late")FATE
36ACanadian comedian ___ MartinMAE
39ASpanish for "gold"ORO
40ACD spinners at the club: Abbr.DJS
43A"Hear me out ..."LISTEN
45APower a bicycle, sayPEDAL
47AFoot digit that's often stubbedTOE
48ASmidgenTAD
49AWarsaw locale, for shortPOL
51ARed "Sesame Street" puppetELMO
55ADetroit Lions quarterback, Jared Goff, fooled college players with this "fake hairpiece" while making NFL-level throwsWIG
56ADo an impressionAPE
57A___ Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks staged a heated fight with a referee who was actually an actorMARK
58AUnrefined metalORE
59AVolleyball dividerNET
60ANegative prefix with "honest" or "appoint"DIS

Down

1DKilogram or pound, for shortWGT
2DAltar in the skyARA
3DEmpty spaceGAP
4D"Story ___," novel by Anne Desclos: 2 wds.OFO
5DCockpit occupantPILOT
6DFlorida Gators' coach, Billy Donovan, dropped this fake "crystal prize" after their NCAA victory to prank the team!TROPHY
7DCourse of actionPLAN
8DFirst ___ kitAID
9DNintendo's Super ___: Abbr.NES
11DOktoberfest quaffBEER
15DDiscounted retail eventsSALES
18D"Time and ___ wait for none"TIDE
20DAmsterdam's continent, for shortEUR
21D"Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" actress ___ BaptistaALBA
22D___, present, futurePAST
24DClumsy sortOAF
26DOm-___ (eating sound made by the Cookie Monster, maybe)NOM
28DTequila servingSHOT
32DOld-fashioned "before"ERE
33DWork week starter, for shortMON
35D___ Hall, TV announcerEDD
37DPC key on either side of the space barALT
38DLast letters in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"EIO
41DPhillies' pitcher, Kyle Kendrick, was duped into believing he was being traded to Mount Fuji's country!JAPAN
42DSlippery ___ (bad situation that may get worse)SLOPE
44D"Things are not always as they ___" (appear to be)SEEM
45DSet of socks, sayPAIR
46DCutting-___ technologyEDGE
48D"___ wrongs don't make a right"TWO
50D"I won't ___ you down"LET
52DEdinburgh boyLAD
53DMedical scan: Abbr.MRI
54DGood-to-go signals, for shortOKS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.