Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr. NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / August 28, 2025

Crossword Answer

1 ? A

2 ? P

3 ? R

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Hint 1

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Think of the month that kicks off with a day for tricksters and jesters.

Hint 2

meaning

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??? is the abbreviation for the month of April.

Hint 3

explanation

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The clue refers to April, the month that starts with April Fool's Day, known for pranks. The abbreviation '???' is commonly used for April.

Hint 4

another clue

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Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs, Boston Marathon mo., National Poetry Mo., Its showers bring flowers: Abbr., Busy mo. for CPAs

NYT Crossword August 28 2025 Answers

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1 ? L
2 ? A
3 ? P
4 ? P
5 ? I
6 ? G
7 ? S
8 ? T
9 ? Y
10 ? S
11 ? M
12 ? S
13 ? A
? P
? R
14 ? A
? N
? E
? M
? I
? A
15 ? H
? A
? N
16 ? A
17 ? G
? O
? O
18 ? D
? E
? N
? O
? U
? G
? H
19 ? A
? R
? A
? B
20 ? S
? P
? O
? O
? L
21 ? G
? R
? E
? W
22 ? R
? I
? F
? E
23 ? F
? I
? L
24 ? L
25 ? F
? R
? E
26 ? A
? K
? O
? U
? T
27 ? B
28 ? A
? R
29 ? A
? O
30 ? L
31 ? H
? S
? T
32 ? A
? S
? E
33 ? A
34 ? L
? A
35 ? D
36 ? S
37 ? H
? A
38 ? I
39 ? K
40 ? U
41 ? C
? H
? A
? I
42 ? N
? L
? I
? N
? K
43 ? F
? E
? N
? C
? E
? S
44 ? H
? Y
? D
? R
? A
45 ? R
? A
? I
? L
46 ? K
? A
? L
? E
47 ? P
? I
48 ? P
49 ? T
? U
50 ? T
51 ? L
? P
? S
52 ? F
53 ? E
54 ? L
? L
? F
? L
55 ? A
56 ? T
57 ? B
? A
58 ? W
? L
59 ? A
? Q
? U
? A
60 ? A
? M
? O
61 ? S
62 ? L
? A
? D
63 ? L
64 ? E
65 ? R
? U
? I
? N
66 ? S
? P
? O
? O
67 ? N
? E
? R
? I
? S
? M
68 ? M
? A
? G
? E
69 ? M
? E
? T
? R
? O
? S
70 ? B
? A
? M
71 ? L
? I
? S
72 ? A
? D
? H
? E
? R
? E
73 ? S
? T
? A

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73A

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10D

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11D

Red-clad brother of 54-Down Crossword Clue

12D

Major mess Crossword Clue

16D

Provide support for something crooked? Crossword Clue

18D

“___ ever!” Crossword Clue

26D

First Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globally Crossword Clue

27D

___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally) Crossword Clue

28D

Ghostly in appearance Crossword Clue

30D

The Batcave, for one Crossword Clue

33D

They might have their noses turned up Crossword Clue

35D

Basis for how you’re wired, so to speak Crossword Clue

36D

Bit of camp entertainment Crossword Clue

38D

“That one’s mine!” Crossword Clue

39D

Member of a marine “forest” Crossword Clue

48D

Kind of TV Crossword Clue

50D

Gay ___, author of “Honor Thy Father” Crossword Clue

52D

Stable environment? Crossword Clue

53D

Like 4! and 24 Crossword Clue

54D

Green-clad brother of 11-Down Crossword Clue

55D

Psyched Crossword Clue

56D

John Lennon had one that sold for more than $31,000 at a 2011 auction (fittingly, to a dentist!) Crossword Clue

58D

Word with price or proxy Crossword Clue

63D

It’s partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for short Crossword Clue

64D

___ D’Arcy, co-star of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Crossword Clue

67D

Conjunction used in logic Crossword Clue

Clue Analysis

The answer to “Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr.” in the New York Times puzzle August 28 2025 is APR. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 3-letter answer for "Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr." is APR.

A: The clue refers to April, the month that starts with April Fool's Day, known for pranks. The abbreviation 'APR' is commonly used for April.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on August 28, 2025.

A: APR is the abbreviation for the month of April.

A: Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs, Boston Marathon mo., National Poetry Mo., Its showers bring flowers: Abbr., Busy mo. for CPAs

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