Part of a piano or loom

Latest answer — April 28, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Sore
  2. 5Nail polish brand
  3. 8Some cantina fare
  4. 13"Hip hip hooray!," e.g.
  5. 15Sink-or-swim competition?
  6. 17Handles a few unresolved issues
  7. 19Like tears
  8. 20Site to build on
  9. 21Gossip, slangily
  10. 22Build on
  11. 24Welcome at the door, say
  12. 27Linguist's concern
  13. 30Serious in manner
  14. 31Bagel topping
  15. 32Not perfect, but acceptable
  16. 36Bickering
  17. 38Blade that's pulled
  18. 39Casual farewell often used outside its language of origin
  19. 40Station set up in a kitchen
  20. 45Bit of intel
  21. 46Coins of Cuba
  22. 47Ingredients in some tropical smoothies
  23. 49Foreign Service assignments
  24. 50Madrid mister
  25. 51Church seat
  26. 52Promise to pay
  27. 54Journalist, informally
  28. 58Like children, ideally, in an old adage ... or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across
  29. 62Rigorous
  30. 63Astronomer Carl
  31. 64Irritable
  32. 65[As written]
  33. 66Civil rights activist Parks

Down

  1. 1Play parts
  2. 2Kind of seed or pet
  3. 3Sometimes-raised part of a shoe
  4. 4Emphatic confirmation
  5. 5Nocturnal hooter
  6. 6Painter Veronese
  7. 7Langston Hughes poem
  8. 8Due + 1
  9. 9Mimic
  10. 10Script supervisor's concern
  11. 11___ days
  12. 12Slugger Sammy
  13. 14"Raising Hell" rap trio
  14. 16Council ___ (British equivalent of a housing project)
  15. 18Part of a piano or loom
  16. 23Boots on the ground
  17. 25Rep.'s counterpart
  18. 26Ray of McDonald's
  19. 27Genre for Ziggy Stardust, informally
  20. 28Naan alternative
  21. 29Coalition that opposed the Allies in W.W. II
  22. 30Mexican wrap
  23. 33Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
  24. 34Greek goddess of the earth
  25. 35Brewing need
  26. 37They help you drive farther
  27. 41Ballpark fig.
  28. 42Snooping (around)
  29. 43"___ thou not minister to a mind diseased ...?": Macbeth
  30. 44Significant periods
  31. 48Overdue debt
  32. 49Golfer Calvin or QB Rodney
  33. 50Islam's largest branch
  34. 51Alternative to a tap on the shoulder
  35. 53Works of praise
  36. 55"Othello" villain
  37. 56Some supports
  38. 57___ Lewis, the "Grande Dame of Southern Cooking"
  39. 59Minor complaint
  40. 60Unspecified amount
  41. 61Not Rx

The answer to “Part of a piano or loom” in the New York Times crossword is PEDAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 28, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 18-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Part of a piano or loom” answer

PEDAL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PEDAL

PEDAL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Part of a piano or loom" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 28, 2026 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEDAL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PEDAL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • each of a pair of foot-operated levers used for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the legs
  • a foot-operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle
  • each of a set of two or three levers on a piano, particularly (also sustaining pedal) one which, when depressed, prevents the dampers from stopping the sound when the keys are released. The second is the soft pedal; a third, if present, produces either selective sustaining or complete muffling of the tone

When else has “Part of a piano or loom” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 28, 2026 (most recent) → PEDAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Part of a piano or loom”?

The answer is PEDAL, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 28, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Part of a piano or loom”?

5 letters: PEDAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 28, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 18-Down.

Can “Part of a piano or loom” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for April 28, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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