NYT Crossword
Sunday, April 12, 2026
By Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman
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Across
Down
- 42Feel
- 47Fetter
- 56Bona ___
- 91Hams
- 102What a Bohr!
- 104Dark green
- 106Mild oath
- 108Kind of hike
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Words ___ Friends — Answer: WITH
- 5. Dunderheads — Answer: DOLTS
- 10. Starting point of Diana Nyad's 2013 swim to Florida — Answer: CUBA
- 14. Reduce to a pulp — Answer: MASH
- 18. Actress ___ Grace Moretz — Answer: CHLOE
- 19. "The game's ___": Henry V — Answer: AFOOT
- 20. Mystery writer? — Answer: ANON
- 21. Soothing succulent — Answer: ALOE. Hint: This plant is often used to calm skin irritations and keep things cool! 🌿
- 22. HOT woman worth fighting for? — Answer: HELENOFTROY
- 24. Throwing weapon known in Japanese as a shuriken — Answer: NINJASTAR
- 26. 2010-12's ___ Spring — Answer: ARAB
- 27. Coronary insert — Answer: STENT
- 28. GOT in the ballpark? — Answer: GIVEORTAKE
- 29. Gomez of "Only Murders in the Building" — Answer: SELENA
- 31. Under, poetically — Answer: NEATH. Hint: Think of a word that often follows 'beyond' in a poetic sense! 🌌
- 33. Trick — Answer: RUSE
- 34. Music to a comedian's ears — Answer: LAUGH
- 36. Some 1960s-style protests — Answer: LIEINS
- 39. Contents of a black-and-white pod — Answer: ORCAS
- 43. BOB Dylan album? — Answer: BLONDEONBLONDE
- 47. Impossible to read, perhaps — Answer: INCODE
- 48. Word before cut or class — Answer: LOW
- 49. Fragrant compound — Answer: ESTER. Hint: A sweet-smelling chemical often found in perfumes and fruit flavors. 🌸
- 50. "It's ___. Do you know where your children are?" (old P.S.A.) — Answer: TENPM
- 52. Butcher's cut — Answer: LOIN
- 53. Takes a little off — Answer: TRIMS
- 55. Time's 2023 Person of the Year — Answer: SWIFT
- 58. A.I.-powered video hoaxes — Answer: DEEPFAKES
- 60. In ___ — Answer: SITU
- 61. Portuguese wine — Answer: MADEIRA
- 63. Put out again — Answer: REISSUE
- 64. MOB wives? — Answer: MAILORDERBRIDES
- 68. Casino supervisor — Answer: PITBOSS
- 71. Surround — Answer: ENCLOSE
- 72. Poker in the Olympics? — Answer: EPEE
- 76. How an urgent text may be written — Answer: INALLCAPS
- 79. Affect emotionally — Answer: TOUCH
- 80. Carne ___ — Answer: ASADA. Hint: A beloved Mexican grilled beef dish that’s perfect for tacos 🌮
- 81. Word on either side of "à" — Answer: TETE
- 82. Org. founded to fund foreign projects — Answer: USAID
- 84. Vapes, familiarly — Answer: ECIGS
- 86. King's title, in brief — Answer: REV
- 87. Turkish summit — Answer: ARARAT
- 89. SOAP film? — Answer: SNAKESONAPLANE
- 93. Alternative to a Les Paul, for short — Answer: STRAT
- 94. Dad's deflection — Answer: ASKMOM
- 95. One of the seven deadly sins — Answer: GREED
- 96. Vegetables rarely cut with a knife — Answer: PEAS
- 98. Switch positions — Answer: ONOFF
- 101. Washington or Berlin — Answer: IRVING
- 104. KID napper's demand? — Answer: KEEPITDOWN
- 109. Loses emotional control, in gamer-speak — Answer: TILTS
- 111. Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" — Answer: EDIE
- 112. Winning country at the 2022 World Cup — Answer: ARGENTINA
- 113. THE big game? — Answer: TEXASHOLDEM
- 115. "You're full of baloney!" — Answer: LIAR
- 116. "Right on, man" — Answer: IDIG
- 117. "Baywatch" actress Eleniak — Answer: ERIKA
- 118. Breathers — Answer: LULLS
- 119. Goals — Answer: ENDS
- 120. Reference — Answer: CITE
- 121. Fall perennial — Answer: ASTER
- 122. Primatologists' subjects — Answer: APES
Down
- 1. One of a reporter's W's — Answer: WHERE
- 2. Line of latitude? — Answer: ILLALLOWIT
- 3. Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily — Answer: TOEBEAN
- 4. Brooding sort — Answer: HEN
- 5. Nutty — Answer: DAFT
- 6. Frequently — Answer: OFTEN
- 7. 2025 biography subtitled "The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live" — Answer: LORNE
- 8. Nickname for the 6'9" Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones — Answer: TOOTALL
- 9. What a mess — Answer: STY
- 10. Kid's repeated request — Answer: CANI
- 11. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr. — Answer: UNIV
- 12. Idiot mistakes — Answer: BONERS
- 13. Pear variety — Answer: ANJOU
- 14. Dazzling displays of skill — Answer: MASTERCLASSES
- 15. Utah ski resort — Answer: ALTA
- 16. Linger in the bath — Answer: SOAK
- 17. Roll call response — Answer: HERE
- 18. Nickname that's an alternative to Chuck — Answer: CHAS
- 23. Native Oklahomans — Answer: OSAGES
- 25. Bad lighting? — Answer: ARSON
- 28. Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812 — Answer: GHENT
- 30. Some N.S.F.W. texts — Answer: NUDES
- 32. Madre's hermano — Answer: TIO
- 35. Spicy dips — Answer: HOTSALSAS
- 37. Named, informally — Answer: IDED
- 38. Madre's baby — Answer: NENE
- 40. Manipulates dishonestly — Answer: COOKS
- 41. Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels) — Answer: ADIEU
- 42. Feel — Answer: SENSE
- 43. Crunchy sandwiches, for short — Answer: BLTS
- 44. ___ Greiner, inventor and "Shark Tank" personality — Answer: LORI
- 45. Fresh cut — Answer: NEWDO
- 46. Prickly patch — Answer: BRIER
- 47. Fetter — Answer: IMPEDE
- 51. Disappearing from the earth — Answer: PERISHING
- 54. Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics — Answer: MUMBLERAPPERS
- 56. Bona ___ — Answer: FIDE
- 57. Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body) — Answer: TRENT
- 59. Mild oath — Answer: FIE
- 61. Trading card error — Answer: MISCUT
- 62. Bowed, musically — Answer: ARCO
- 65. Big inits. in 1990s internet — Answer: AOL
- 66. Genre for Stevie Ray Vaughan — Answer: BLUES
- 67. Celebrity chef DiSpirito — Answer: ROCCO
- 68. Gyro wraps — Answer: PITAS
- 69. Like krypton — Answer: INERT
- 70. Turkic language — Answer: TATAR
- 73. Basic drumming pattern — Answer: PARADIDDLE
- 74. Steinbeck's "East of ___" — Answer: EDEN
- 75. Place for Christmas lights — Answer: EAVE
- 77. "Not interested" — Answer: PASS
- 78. Head toward bankruptcy, say — Answer: SINK
- 80. According to — Answer: ASPER
- 83. Matt of "Oppenheimer" — Answer: DAMON
- 85. Overly bright and showy — Answer: GARISH
- 88. Used DoorDash, say — Answer: ATEIN
- 90. ___Mari Method (tidying system) — Answer: KON
- 91. Hams — Answer: EMOTERS
- 92. Advance in a video game — Answer: LEVELUP
- 94. "That was true for me, too" — Answer: ASDIDI
- 97. Storage area — Answer: ATTIC
- 99. Demand from a disgruntled customer — Answer: FIXIT
- 100. Unreliable sort, in slang — Answer: FLAKE
- 102. What a Bohr! — Answer: NIELS
- 103. Diamonds, but not clubs — Answer: GEMS
- 104. Dark green — Answer: KALE
- 105. "The Office" receptionist — Answer: ERIN
- 106. Mild oath — Answer: EGAD
- 107. "Don't worry, boss!" — Answer: ONIT
- 108. Kind of hike — Answer: WAGE
- 110. Position removed by the February Revolution — Answer: TSAR
- 113. Drink "for two," in song — Answer: TEA
- 114. Portuguese greeting — Answer: OLA
Recent NYT Crossword Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “BOB Dylan album?” in the New York Times crossword is BLONDEONBLONDE — a 14-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on April 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 43-Across. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“BOB Dylan album?” answer
BLONDEONBLONDE (14 letters)
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Why the answer is BLONDEONBLONDE
BLONDEONBLONDE is the 14-letter solution that fits "BOB Dylan album?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 12, 2026 (43-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “BOB Dylan album?” appeared?
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April 12, 2026 (this puzzle) → BLONDEONBLONDE. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword on April 12, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Line of latitude? → ILLALLOWIT
- Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily → TOEBEAN
- Nickname for the 6'9" Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones → TOOTALL
- Native Oklahomans → OSAGES
- Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812 → GHENT
- Some N.S.F.W. texts → NUDES
- Madre's hermano → TIO
- Spicy dips → HOTSALSAS
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for April 12, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Sunday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “BOB Dylan album?”?
The answer is BLONDEONBLONDE, a 14-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 12, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “BOB Dylan album?”?
14 letters: BLONDEONBLONDE.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on April 12, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 43-Across.
Can “BOB Dylan album?” 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 12, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
Crossword Clues
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- Many of the characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
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- Opportunity on Mars, say
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- Waffle over in the freezer aisle
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- Explore Mars, perhaps
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- Reaction to lions and tigers and bears
- "My peacock's tail is the best!," e.g.?
- Accessory often tipped or used for tips
- "We are not alone" subj.
- Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?
- Refuse to settle, perhaps
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- Utah city near two national parks
- Promise made by a serial dater who aspires to commit?
- Home of the El Greco Museum
- Substance celebrated by the Sloomoo Institute
- Like a 2024 Blake Snell game
- Waffle over in the freezer aisle
- "Our previous recommendation stands"?
- Explore Mars, perhaps
- Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- Reaction to lions and tigers and bears
- "My peacock's tail is the best!," e.g.?
- Accessory often tipped or used for tips
- "We are not alone" subj.
- Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?
- Refuse to settle, perhaps
- Record of one's attempts to enter a hedge maze?
- Utah city near two national parks
- Promise made by a serial dater who aspires to commit?
- Home of the El Greco Museum
- Substance celebrated by the Sloomoo Institute
- Like a 2024 Blake Snell game