Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Playbill groups
- 6"He's very modest -- he has a lot to be modest about," e.g.
- 10Like an enthusiast
- 14Tokyo-based brewery
- 15Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments
- 16Snackable seaweed
- 17Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
- 19Aussie greeting
- 20Paper view?
- 21One reason to pucker up
- 22Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day
- 23Cheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work)
- 25How two people might walk
- 29Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
- 32Get into a get-up
- 33Mamá's boy
- 34Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics
- 35"Dagnabbit!"
- 36Sheriff's backup
- 38Tech review site
- 39"I love," in Italian and Spanish
- 40Veg out in a spa?
- 41Works out, say
- 43Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
- 46Russian revolutionary of the early 1900s
- 47Longtime Yankee nickname
- 48"___ to the West Wind"
- 49Isle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides
- 51"It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric)
- 55Presidential power
- 57Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
- 59Blizzard ingredient
- 60English singer Parks
- 61Potato-based Hanukkah serving
- 62Heartfelt, say
- 63Cat's cry
- 64Parts of a copse
Down
- 1Hunter's attire, informally
- 2"Like, now!"
- 3Drink that's often served hot in the winter
- 4When and where, in slang
- 5One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable"
- 6The moment of truth
- 7Bird with a long, downward-curving bill
- 8Brest besties
- 9"Holy cannoli!"
- 10Geometers' calculations
- 11Clear cocktail often served with lime
- 12Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n
- 13Like some remodels, for short
- 18Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41
- 22Toy inventer Rubik
- 24Bit of Morse code
- 26Completely beat
- 27Like a glassy lake
- 28Puts on display, with "out"
- 29Tumult
- 30Big name in plumbing
- 31Photographer Adams
- 32Woodworking or glass blowing
- 37"All right, I'm convinced"
- 38Milky Way or Mars
- 40Suit, e.g.
- 42Indian P.M. of the 1990s
- 44Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"
- 45Tried not to draw attention
- 50Letter between Juliet and Lima
- 52Dole (out)
- 53Order for a wedding reception
- 54One of the Twelve Olympians
- 55Promise
- 56Pitching stat
- 57Comic book onomatopoeia
- 58Music genre prefix
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Playbill groups — Answer: CASTS
- 6. "He's very modest -- he has a lot to be modest about," e.g. — Answer: GIBE
- 10. Like an enthusiast — Answer: AVID
- 14. Tokyo-based brewery — Answer: ASAHI
- 15. Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments — Answer: OBOE
- 16. Snackable seaweed — Answer: NORI
- 17. Put all the bold letters in this clue together? — Answer: MAKEASTINK
- 19. Aussie greeting — Answer: GDAY
- 20. Paper view? — Answer: OPED
- 21. One reason to pucker up — Answer: KISS
- 22. Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day — Answer: ELK
- 23. Cheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work) — Answer: EDAM
- 25. How two people might walk — Answer: ABREAST
- 29. Put all the bold letters in this clue together? — Answer: CREATEAMONSTER
- 32. Get into a get-up — Answer: CLOTHE
- 33. Mamá's boy — Answer: NINO
- 34. Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics — Answer: ORO
- 35. "Dagnabbit!" — Answer: RATS
- 36. Sheriff's backup — Answer: POSSE
- 38. Tech review site — Answer: CNET
- 39. "I love," in Italian and Spanish — Answer: AMO
- 40. Veg out in a spa? — Answer: CUKE
- 41. Works out, say — Answer: TRAINS
- 43. Put all the bold letters in this clue together? — Answer: FORMANALLIANCE
- 46. Russian revolutionary of the early 1900s — Answer: TROTSKY
- 47. Longtime Yankee nickname — Answer: AROD
- 48. "___ to the West Wind" — Answer: ODE
- 49. Isle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides — Answer: SKYE
- 51. "It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric) — Answer: YMCA
- 55. Presidential power — Answer: VETO
- 57. Put all the bold letters in this clue together? — Answer: BUILDABEAR
- 59. Blizzard ingredient — Answer: OREO
- 60. English singer Parks — Answer: ARLO
- 61. Potato-based Hanukkah serving — Answer: LATKE
- 62. Heartfelt, say — Answer: WARM
- 63. Cat's cry — Answer: MEOW
- 64. Parts of a copse — Answer: TREES
Down
- 1. Hunter's attire, informally — Answer: CAMO
- 2. "Like, now!" — Answer: ASAP
- 3. Drink that's often served hot in the winter — Answer: SAKE
- 4. When and where, in slang — Answer: THEDEETS
- 5. One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable" — Answer: SIA
- 6. The moment of truth — Answer: GOTIME
- 7. Bird with a long, downward-curving bill — Answer: IBIS
- 8. Brest besties — Answer: BONSAMIS
- 9. "Holy cannoli!" — Answer: EEK
- 10. Geometers' calculations — Answer: ANGLES
- 11. Clear cocktail often served with lime — Answer: VODKATONIC
- 12. Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n — Answer: IRA
- 13. Like some remodels, for short — Answer: DIY
- 18. Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41 — Answer: SKATEPUNK
- 22. Toy inventer Rubik — Answer: ERNO
- 24. Bit of Morse code — Answer: DAH
- 26. Completely beat — Answer: BONETIRED
- 27. Like a glassy lake — Answer: SERENE
- 28. Puts on display, with "out" — Answer: TROTS
- 29. Tumult — Answer: CLAMOR
- 30. Big name in plumbing — Answer: ROTOROOTER
- 31. Photographer Adams — Answer: ANSEL
- 32. Woodworking or glass blowing — Answer: CRAFT
- 37. "All right, I'm convinced" — Answer: OKAYSURE
- 38. Milky Way or Mars — Answer: CANDYBAR
- 40. Suit, e.g. — Answer: CASE
- 42. Indian P.M. of the 1990s — Answer: RAO
- 44. Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" — Answer: MTDOOM
- 45. Tried not to draw attention — Answer: LAYLOW
- 50. Letter between Juliet and Lima — Answer: KILO
- 52. Dole (out) — Answer: METE
- 53. Order for a wedding reception — Answer: CAKE
- 54. One of the Twelve Olympians — Answer: ARES
- 55. Promise — Answer: VOW
- 56. Pitching stat — Answer: ERA
- 57. Comic book onomatopoeia — Answer: BAM
- 58. Music genre prefix — Answer: ALT
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