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NYT Crossword April 28 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASore4 lettersSee answer ›5ANail polish brand3 lettersSee answer ›8ASome cantina fare5 lettersSee answer ›13A"Hip hip hooray!," e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›15ASink-or-swim competition?9 lettersSee answer ›17AHandles a few unresolved issues15 lettersSee answer ›19ALike tears6 lettersSee answer ›20ASite to build on3 lettersSee answer ›21AGossip, slangily3 lettersSee answer ›22ABuild on5 lettersSee answer ›24AWelcome at the door, say5 lettersSee answer ›27ALinguist's concern7 lettersSee answer ›30ASerious in manner5 lettersSee answer ›31ABagel topping3 lettersSee answer ›32ANot perfect, but acceptable11 lettersSee answer ›36ABickering4 lettersSee answer ›38ABlade that's pulled3 lettersSee answer ›39ACasual farewell often used outside its language of origin4 lettersSee answer ›40AStation set up in a kitchen11 lettersSee answer ›45ABit of intel3 lettersSee answer ›46ACoins of Cuba5 lettersSee answer ›47AIngredients in some tropical smoothies7 lettersSee answer ›49AForeign Service assignments5 lettersSee answer ›50AMadrid mister5 lettersSee answer ›51AChurch seat3 lettersSee answer ›52APromise to pay3 lettersSee answer ›54AJournalist, informally6 lettersSee answer ›58ALike children, ideally, in an old adage … or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across15 lettersSee answer ›62ARigorous9 lettersSee answer ›63AAstronomer Carl5 lettersSee answer ›64AIrritable5 lettersSee answer ›65A[As written]3 lettersSee answer ›66ACivil rights activist Parks4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DPlay parts4 lettersSee answer ›2DKind of seed or pet4 lettersSee answer ›3DSometimes-raised part of a shoe4 lettersSee answer ›4DEmphatic confirmation6 lettersSee answer ›5DNocturnal hooter3 lettersSee answer ›6DPainter Veronese5 lettersSee answer ›7DLangston Hughes poem4 lettersSee answer ›8DDue + 13 lettersSee answer ›9DMimic3 lettersSee answer ›10DScript supervisor's concern10 lettersSee answer ›11D___ days5 lettersSee answer ›12DSlugger Sammy4 lettersSee answer ›14D"Raising Hell" rap trio6 lettersSee answer ›16DCouncil ___ (British equivalent of a housing project)6 lettersSee answer ›18DPart of a piano or loom5 lettersSee answer ›23DBoots on the ground6 lettersSee answer ›25DRep.'s counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›26DRay of McDonald's4 lettersSee answer ›27DGenre for Ziggy Stardust, informally4 lettersSee answer ›28DNaan alternative4 lettersSee answer ›29DCoalition that opposed the Allies in W.W. II10 lettersSee answer ›30DMexican wrap6 lettersSee answer ›33DKid-lit girl with a blueberry pail3 lettersSee answer ›34DGreek goddess of the earth4 lettersSee answer ›35DBrewing need4 lettersSee answer ›37DThey help you drive farther4 lettersSee answer ›41DBallpark fig.3 lettersSee answer ›42DSnooping (around)6 lettersSee answer ›43D"___ thou not minister to a mind diseased …?": Macbeth5 lettersSee answer ›44DSignificant periods6 lettersSee answer ›48DOverdue debt6 lettersSee answer ›49DGolfer Calvin or QB Rodney5 lettersSee answer ›50DIslam's largest branch5 lettersSee answer ›51DAlternative to a tap on the shoulder4 lettersSee answer ›53DWorks of praise4 lettersSee answer ›55D"Othello" villain4 lettersSee answer ›56DSome supports4 lettersSee answer ›57D___ Lewis, the "Grande Dame of Southern Cooking"4 lettersSee answer ›59DMinor complaint3 lettersSee answer ›60DUnspecified amount3 lettersSee answer ›61DNot Rx3 lettersSee answer ›
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