NYT Crossword April 24 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Andrew SpoonerEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOnce-in-a-lifetime events6 lettersSee answer ›7AThey might have good track records8 lettersSee answer ›15A"Ah, right right right"6 lettersSee answer ›16AField for both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr.8 lettersSee answer ›17AOscar winner for "The African Queen"6 lettersSee answer ›18ALow volume?8 lettersSee answer ›19ATreat mercifully5 lettersSee answer ›20ACharges5 lettersSee answer ›21AConcern for a seamstress3 lettersSee answer ›22A"Sounds good!"4 lettersSee answer ›23ABest-selling author who founded Paris's Théâtre Historique5 lettersSee answer ›24A"Green"4 lettersSee answer ›25ARocker Brian3 lettersSee answer ›26AGreen spots5 lettersSee answer ›27AGame with a board numbered from 1 to 205 lettersSee answer ›28APeace sign?12 lettersSee answer ›31A"The best cheese of its type in the world," per George Orwell7 lettersSee answer ›32AApproach surreptitiously7 lettersSee answer ›36AWhere somebody might be washed up?12 lettersSee answer ›38AOne who's generous to a fault, say5 lettersSee answer ›41AThey're held in bondage5 lettersSee answer ›42AOrg. whose motto translates to "Through adversity to the stars"3 lettersSee answer ›43ANeural transmitter4 lettersSee answer ›44ACertain exposition5 lettersSee answer ›45AChildren's author Kinney4 lettersSee answer ›47ASomething you might get at a wedding5 lettersSee answer ›48AGrand duke of Luxembourg until 20255 lettersSee answer ›49AIt has a light bulb8 lettersSee answer ›51ANo comment?6 lettersSee answer ›52AToss and turn, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›53ARole for John Travolta on "Welcome Back, Kotter"6 lettersSee answer ›54ATakes to the next level8 lettersSee answer ›55ATree nymphs6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DGoes downhill at the Olympics, in a way8 lettersSee answer ›2D"Perish the thought!"8 lettersSee answer ›3DTubes that go down?8 lettersSee answer ›4DThe first of these was Terrible5 lettersSee answer ›5DAccounted for4 lettersSee answer ›6DMurderer of Osiris, in myth3 lettersSee answer ›7DEvery now and then7 lettersSee answer ›8DYou just can't take it12 lettersSee answer ›9DRecovers5 lettersSee answer ›10DCompetitor's setback4 lettersSee answer ›11DHalf of hip-hop's Run the Jewels, alongside Killer Mike3 lettersSee answer ›12DHow a troublemaker might go6 lettersSee answer ›13DOne prioritizing self-care?6 lettersSee answer ›14DElectronica instruments, informally6 lettersSee answer ›20DProfessional12 lettersSee answer ›23DWoodworkers' grooves5 lettersSee answer ›24DVicious circle?5 lettersSee answer ›26DAnimal known to hold another's paws while sleeping5 lettersSee answer ›27DAttire5 lettersSee answer ›29DFrom time past5 lettersSee answer ›30DCoalesce5 lettersSee answer ›33DSurname of a Tolstoy heroine8 lettersSee answer ›34DGame8 lettersSee answer ›35DAcrobat's display8 lettersSee answer ›37DSecondhand offerings7 lettersSee answer ›38DDillydally6 lettersSee answer ›39DHearty soup ingredient in Caribbean cooking6 lettersSee answer ›40DBrittle confection6 lettersSee answer ›44DFinish up with5 lettersSee answer ›45DFemale donkey5 lettersSee answer ›47DWhere the Red Delicious apple originated4 lettersSee answer ›48DDauphin, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›50DNumber one, informally3 lettersSee answer ›51DIt might have a director's commentary3 lettersSee answer ›
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