The Thursday, April 3, 2025, New York Times crossword is a rebus puzzle built around CROSSED—not food wordplay. Constructor Hanh Huynh’s theme uses six asterisk rebus squares, which are crossed by the vertical entry M*A*S*H.
What is the April 3, 2025, NYT crossword theme?
The revealer is CROSSED, clued as “Ill-fated … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle.” The six starred theme entries each contain an asterisk rebus square, and the vertical answer M*A*S*H intersects those squares. The crossing gives the revealer its second meaning: the starred squares are literally crossed by the letters in M*A*S*H.
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CrosswordFiend’s date-specific analysis identifies the puzzle as Hanh Huynh’s Thursday crossword and describes M*A*S*H as its showstopper. Read the puzzle discussion.
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Why the food-wordplay description is misleading
A page titled “NYT Crossword Solutions April 3, 2025: Food Wordplay and Clever Clues” suggests a culinary theme, but its sample clues do not match the date-specific clue listing or the puzzle-specific discussion. The supported explanation is the CROSSED rebus theme, not food-related wordplay. See the conflicting food-themed page.
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Where to check clues and answers
Try Hard Guides has a date-specific listing of clues for the April 3 puzzle. Its page does not provide a complete, independently verified transcription of the answer grid, so it should not be treated as a fully checked answer key. Open the April 3 clue guide.
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