NYT Crossword April 28 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Hal MooreEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2C3H4Y5O6P7I8T9A10C11O12S13CHEE14R15WAT16ERPOLO17TIESU18PLOOSEENDS19SALINE20LOT21TEA22ADD23TO24A25S26KIN27G28R29AMMAR30STERN31LOX32CLO33SEENOU34G35H36ATI37T38OAR39CIAO40MISE41E42NPLA43C44E45TIP46PESOS47PAP48AYAS49POSTS50SENOR51PEW52I53OU54SCR55I56B57E58SEE59N60ANDN61OTHEARD62STRINGENT63SAGAN64TESTY65SIC66ROSA

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASore4 lettersACHY
5ANail polish brand3 lettersOPI
8ASome cantina fare5 lettersTACOS
13A"Hip hip hooray!," e.g.5 lettersCHEER
15ASink-or-swim competition?9 lettersWATERPOLO
17AHandles a few unresolved issues15 lettersTIESUPLOOSEENDS
19ALike tears6 lettersSALINE
20ASite to build on3 lettersLOT
21AGossip, slangily3 lettersTEA
22ABuild on5 lettersADDTO
24AWelcome at the door, say5 lettersASKIN
27ALinguist's concern7 lettersGRAMMAR
30ASerious in manner5 lettersSTERN
31ABagel topping3 lettersLOX
32ANot perfect, but acceptable11 lettersCLOSEENOUGH
36ABickering4 lettersATIT
38ABlade that's pulled3 lettersOAR
40AStation set up in a kitchen11 lettersMISEENPLACE
45ABit of intel3 lettersTIP
46ACoins of Cuba5 lettersPESOS
49AForeign Service assignments5 lettersPOSTS
50AMadrid mister5 lettersSENOR
51AChurch seat3 lettersPEW
52APromise to pay3 lettersIOU
54AJournalist, informally6 lettersSCRIBE
62ARigorous9 lettersSTRINGENT
63AAstronomer Carl5 lettersSAGAN
64AIrritable5 lettersTESTY
65A[As written]3 lettersSIC
DOWN
1DPlay parts4 lettersACTS
2DKind of seed or pet4 lettersCHIA
4DEmphatic confirmation6 lettersYESIAM
5DNocturnal hooter3 lettersOWL
6DPainter Veronese5 lettersPAOLO
7DLangston Hughes poem4 lettersITOO
8DDue + 13 lettersTRE
9DMimic3 lettersAPE
10DScript supervisor's concern10 lettersCONTINUITY
11D___ days5 lettersOLDEN
12DSlugger Sammy4 lettersSOSA
14D"Raising Hell" rap trio6 lettersRUNDMC
18DPart of a piano or loom5 lettersPEDAL
23DBoots on the ground6 lettersTROOPS
25DRep.'s counterpart3 lettersSEN
26DRay of McDonald's4 lettersKROC
28DNaan alternative4 lettersROTI
30DMexican wrap6 lettersSERAPE
35DBrewing need4 lettersHOPS
41DBallpark fig.3 lettersEST
42DSnooping (around)6 lettersNOSING
44DSignificant periods6 lettersEPOCHS
48DOverdue debt6 lettersARREAR
49DGolfer Calvin or QB Rodney5 lettersPEETE
50DIslam's largest branch5 lettersSUNNI
53DWorks of praise4 lettersODES
55D"Othello" villain4 lettersIAGO
56DSome supports4 lettersBRAS
59DMinor complaint3 lettersNIT
60DUnspecified amount3 lettersANY
61DNot Rx3 lettersOTC
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