NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 17

By Rachel Fabi

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  1. 112-12, sayTIED
  2. 5Make an all-out effortGOBIG
  3. 1050, on a tableTIN
  4. 13Sea creature known to mourn its deadORCA
  5. 14Long-stemmed mushroomENOKI
  6. 15WowAWE
  7. 16Medicare subsection covering ambulance servicesPARTB
  8. 18Get to the point?TAPER
  9. 19Half a chocolate barKAT
  10. 20Settle a billSQUAREUP
  11. 22Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52sATHENS
  12. 24Small pieces fromBITSOF
  13. 26MultitudeHOST
  14. 27Looks over brieflyGLANCESAT
  15. 30Word after back or snackPACK
  16. 32Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four?PRONG
  17. 33Did some knifework onDICED
  18. 35Solo pilot?HAN
  19. 36Worst of all imaginable chronologiesDARKESTTIMELINE
  20. 39"What's the issue ...?"AND
  21. 40Start to season, as a skilletREOIL
  22. 41"Storage Wars" networkAANDE
  23. 42AwakenSTIR
  24. 44Voting, e.g.CIVICDUTY
  25. 46"Altho ..."OTOH
  26. 48Set of notes in a seventh chordTETRAD
  27. 49"Stop being such a baby!"GROWUP
  28. 51Negative Nancy or Debbie DownerNAYSAYER
  29. 55First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 yearsLIV
  30. 56Gal on the screenGADOT
  31. 58[You're boring me]SNORE
  32. 59First of allONE
  33. 60Result fromOWETO
  34. 61Chewy Japanese noodleUDON
  35. 62"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)POR
  36. 63Look with a curled lipSNEER
  37. 64Mizzen, e.g.MAST

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  1. 1OutperformsTOPS
  2. 2Modern home of ancient MesopotamiaIRAQ
  3. 3Neutral shadeECRU
  4. 4Informational repositoryDATABANK
  5. 5End of a gay pride sloganGETUSEDTOIT
  6. 6"Bad news aside ..."ONAPOSITIVENOTE
  7. 7Catchy tuneBOP
  8. 8Maker of the iconic Billy bookcaseIKEA
  9. 9What's going around?GIRTH
  10. 10Gets the memoTAKESAHINT
  11. 112000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet"IWANTCANDY
  12. 12Safety devices for trapeze artistsNETS
  13. 17"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets")BRINGER
  14. 21"You get the picture"ETC
  15. 23Old-school danceHOP
  16. 25Discussion guiderFACILITATOR
  17. 272008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theftGRANTORINO
  18. 28Act superior toLORDITOVER
  19. 29Pro ___TEM
  20. 31Bend it like Beckham!KNEE
  21. 32BlackBerrys, e.g., for shortPDAS
  22. 34Seriously, in modern slangDEADASS
  23. 371/86,400 of a day: Abbr.SEC
  24. 38Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor FrankensteinLAUDANUM
  25. 43Big fightROW
  26. 45ExclaimCRY
  27. 47High honors in science fictionHUGOS
  28. 49SludgeGLOP
  29. 50Sacrifice in some chess gambitsPAWN
  30. 52Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola"YODA
  31. 53Mythical loverEROS
  32. 54Monthly expenseRENT
  33. 57Student center?DEE

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. 12-12, say — Answer: TIED
  2. 5. Make an all-out effort — Answer: GOBIG
  3. 10. 50, on a table — Answer: TIN
  4. 13. Sea creature known to mourn its dead — Answer: ORCA
  5. 14. Long-stemmed mushroom — Answer: ENOKI
  6. 15. Wow — Answer: AWE
  7. 16. Medicare subsection covering ambulance services — Answer: PARTB
  8. 18. Get to the point? — Answer: TAPER
  9. 19. Half a chocolate bar — Answer: KAT
  10. 20. Settle a bill — Answer: SQUAREUP
  11. 22. Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s — Answer: ATHENS
  12. 24. Small pieces from — Answer: BITSOF
  13. 26. Multitude — Answer: HOST. Hint: Think of a large crowd gathered together. 👥
  14. 27. Looks over briefly — Answer: GLANCESAT
  15. 30. Word after back or snack — Answer: PACK
  16. 32. Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four? — Answer: PRONG
  17. 33. Did some knifework on — Answer: DICED
  18. 35. Solo pilot? — Answer: HAN
  19. 36. Worst of all imaginable chronologies — Answer: DARKESTTIMELINE
  20. 39. "What's the issue ...?" — Answer: AND
  21. 40. Start to season, as a skillet — Answer: REOIL
  22. 41. "Storage Wars" network — Answer: AANDE
  23. 42. Awaken — Answer: STIR
  24. 44. Voting, e.g. — Answer: CIVICDUTY
  25. 46. "Altho ..." — Answer: OTOH
  26. 48. Set of notes in a seventh chord — Answer: TETRAD
  27. 49. "Stop being such a baby!" — Answer: GROWUP
  28. 51. Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer — Answer: NAYSAYER
  29. 55. First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years — Answer: LIV
  30. 56. Gal on the screen — Answer: GADOT
  31. 58. [You're boring me] — Answer: SNORE
  32. 59. First of all — Answer: ONE
  33. 60. Result from — Answer: OWETO
  34. 61. Chewy Japanese noodle — Answer: UDON
  35. 62. "___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) — Answer: POR
  36. 63. Look with a curled lip — Answer: SNEER
  37. 64. Mizzen, e.g. — Answer: MAST

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  1. 1. Outperforms — Answer: TOPS
  2. 2. Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia — Answer: IRAQ
  3. 3. Neutral shade — Answer: ECRU
  4. 4. Informational repository — Answer: DATABANK
  5. 5. End of a gay pride slogan — Answer: GETUSEDTOIT
  6. 6. "Bad news aside ..." — Answer: ONAPOSITIVENOTE
  7. 7. Catchy tune — Answer: BOP
  8. 8. Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase — Answer: IKEA
  9. 9. What's going around? — Answer: GIRTH
  10. 10. Gets the memo — Answer: TAKESAHINT
  11. 11. 2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet" — Answer: IWANTCANDY
  12. 12. Safety devices for trapeze artists — Answer: NETS
  13. 17. "Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets") — Answer: BRINGER
  14. 21. "You get the picture" — Answer: ETC
  15. 23. Old-school dance — Answer: HOP
  16. 25. Discussion guider — Answer: FACILITATOR
  17. 27. 2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft — Answer: GRANTORINO
  18. 28. Act superior to — Answer: LORDITOVER
  19. 29. Pro ___ — Answer: TEM
  20. 31. Bend it like Beckham! — Answer: KNEE
  21. 32. BlackBerrys, e.g., for short — Answer: PDAS
  22. 34. Seriously, in modern slang — Answer: DEADASS
  23. 37. 1/86,400 of a day: Abbr. — Answer: SEC
  24. 38. Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein — Answer: LAUDANUM
  25. 43. Big fight — Answer: ROW
  26. 45. Exclaim — Answer: CRY
  27. 47. High honors in science fiction — Answer: HUGOS
  28. 49. Sludge — Answer: GLOP
  29. 50. Sacrifice in some chess gambits — Answer: PAWN
  30. 52. Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola" — Answer: YODA
  31. 53. Mythical lover — Answer: EROS
  32. 54. Monthly expense — Answer: RENT
  33. 57. Student center? — Answer: DEE

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The full solution for the April 17 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, April 17.

Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 17, 2026

Every clue from the April 17 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
112-12, sayTIED
5Make an all-out effortGOBIG
1050, on a tableTIN
13Sea creature known to mourn its deadORCA
14Long-stemmed mushroomENOKI
15WowAWE
16Medicare subsection covering ambulance servicesPARTB
18Get to the point?TAPER
19Half a chocolate barKAT
20Settle a billSQUAREUP
22Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52sATHENS
24Small pieces fromBITSOF
26MultitudeHOST
27Looks over brieflyGLANCESAT
30Word after back or snackPACK
32Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four?PRONG
33Did some knifework onDICED
35Solo pilot?HAN
36Worst of all imaginable chronologiesDARKESTTIMELINE
39"What's the issue ...?"AND
40Start to season, as a skilletREOIL
41"Storage Wars" networkAANDE
42AwakenSTIR
44Voting, e.g.CIVICDUTY
46"Altho ..."OTOH
48Set of notes in a seventh chordTETRAD
49"Stop being such a baby!"GROWUP
51Negative Nancy or Debbie DownerNAYSAYER
55First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 yearsLIV
56Gal on the screenGADOT
58[You're boring me]SNORE
59First of allONE
60Result fromOWETO
61Chewy Japanese noodleUDON
62"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)POR
63Look with a curled lipSNEER
64Mizzen, e.g.MAST

Down

#ClueAnswer
1OutperformsTOPS
2Modern home of ancient MesopotamiaIRAQ
3Neutral shadeECRU
4Informational repositoryDATABANK
5End of a gay pride sloganGETUSEDTOIT
6"Bad news aside ..."ONAPOSITIVENOTE
7Catchy tuneBOP
8Maker of the iconic Billy bookcaseIKEA
9What's going around?GIRTH
10Gets the memoTAKESAHINT
112000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet"IWANTCANDY
12Safety devices for trapeze artistsNETS
17"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets")BRINGER
21"You get the picture"ETC
23Old-school danceHOP
25Discussion guiderFACILITATOR
272008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theftGRANTORINO
28Act superior toLORDITOVER
29Pro ___TEM
31Bend it like Beckham!KNEE
32BlackBerrys, e.g., for shortPDAS
34Seriously, in modern slangDEADASS
371/86,400 of a day: Abbr.SEC
38Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor FrankensteinLAUDANUM
43Big fightROW
45ExclaimCRY
47High honors in science fictionHUGOS
49SludgeGLOP
50Sacrifice in some chess gambitsPAWN
52Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola"YODA
53Mythical loverEROS
54Monthly expenseRENT
57Student center?DEE

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