Total dump

Latest answer — April 20, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Solicit with a goodie
  2. 6School support grps.
  3. 10Egyptian cobra
  4. 13Well-informed
  5. 14Teaser, for short
  6. 15Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names
  7. 16Low red card in a deck
  8. 18George Gershwin's lyricist brother
  9. 19Window shades
  10. 20Follow orders
  11. 21Locomotives, to kids
  12. 25Comic figure at a circus
  13. 26"Impressive!"
  14. 27Stir up, as waters
  15. 28"The worst!"
  16. 34___-backward
  17. 35Walk wearily
  18. 37___-Magnon (early human)
  19. 38City and its surroundings
  20. 40German refusal
  21. 41Alternative to .com or .edu
  22. 42Ridiculous
  23. 43"Don't mention it -- it was easy"
  24. 50"Just doin' my job"
  25. 51Insect with pincers
  26. 52X, for a sorority
  27. 53"I need to use the bathroom" ... or what the shaded squares spell?
  28. 58Skirt feature
  29. 59Decorations around the United Nations
  30. 60"Sauer" hot dog topping
  31. 61Triage sites, for short
  32. 62Mascara coats one
  33. 63Full of know-how

Down

  1. 1Butterfly on the ankle, say, informally
  2. 2"Gross!"
  3. 3Chinese revolutionary
  4. 4Football all-star game
  5. 5Cookware coating
  6. 6National museum in Madrid
  7. 7Trunk for a sculptor to sculpt
  8. 8Fig. from an out-of-order ATM?
  9. 9...---... in Morse
  10. 10Cover story, in court
  11. 11Sound that warns of a tornado
  12. 12What coins are exchanged for at an arcade
  13. 14Phnom ___, Cambodia's capital
  14. 17Kool-Aid rival
  15. 20Site of Pearl Harbor
  16. 21Not far away
  17. 22Lift
  18. 23Throw (out)
  19. 24Valentine's Day flower
  20. 25Stow tightly, with "in"
  21. 28Cigarette substance
  22. 29Move in a hurry, old-style
  23. 30Many a craft beer, for short
  24. 31Medium-sized battery
  25. 32Filtered food for whales
  26. 33PlayStation maker
  27. 35Matador charger
  28. 36Pasta sauce brand
  29. 39Golfer McIlroy
  30. 40Big U.S./Canada falls
  31. 42(The) boondocks
  32. 43Specialty
  33. 44Catchall survey option
  34. 45Cuts at the margins
  35. 46Apps undergoing testing
  36. 47"Sometimes you just gotta ___"
  37. 48Flubs
  38. 49Slack-jawed feeling
  39. 53Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars
  40. 54In the style of
  41. 55Bathroom, informally
  42. 56Sweetie, to Brits
  43. 57Total dump

The answer to “Total dump” in the New York Times crossword is STY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 57-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.

“Total dump” answer

STY (3 letters)

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Why the answer is STY

STY is the 3-letter solution that fits "Total dump" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 20, 2026 (57-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STY mean?

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

(noun)

  • a pigsty

When else has “Total dump” 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 20, 2026 (most recent) → STY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Total dump”?

The answer is STY, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Total dump”?

3 letters: STY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 20, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 57-Down.

Can “Total dump” 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 20, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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