Friday, April 17, 2026
By Rachel Fabi
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 112-12, say
- 5Make an all-out effort
- 1050, on a table
- 13Sea creature known to mourn its dead
- 14Long-stemmed mushroom
- 15Wow
- 16Medicare subsection covering ambulance services
- 18Get to the point?
- 19Half a chocolate bar
- 20Settle a bill
- 22Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s
- 24Small pieces from
- 26Multitude
- 27Looks over briefly
- 30Word after back or snack
- 32Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four?
- 33Did some knifework on
- 35Solo pilot?
- 36Worst of all imaginable chronologies
- 39"What's the issue ...?"
- 40Start to season, as a skillet
- 41"Storage Wars" network
- 42Awaken
- 44Voting, e.g.
- 46"Altho ..."
- 48Set of notes in a seventh chord
- 49"Stop being such a baby!"
- 51Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer
- 55First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years
- 56Gal on the screen
- 58[You're boring me]
- 59First of all
- 60Result from
- 61Chewy Japanese noodle
- 62"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)
- 63Look with a curled lip
- 64Mizzen, e.g.
Down
- 1Outperforms
- 2Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia
- 3Neutral shade
- 4Informational repository
- 5End of a gay pride slogan
- 6"Bad news aside ..."
- 7Catchy tune
- 8Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase
- 9What's going around?
- 10Gets the memo
- 112000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet"
- 12Safety devices for trapeze artists
- 17"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets")
- 21"You get the picture"
- 23Old-school dance
- 25Discussion guider
- 272008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft
- 28Act superior to
- 29Pro ___
- 31Bend it like Beckham!
- 32BlackBerrys, e.g., for short
- 34Seriously, in modern slang
- 371/86,400 of a day: Abbr.
- 38Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein
- 43Big fight
- 45Exclaim
- 47High honors in science fiction
- 49Sludge
- 50Sacrifice in some chess gambits
- 52Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola"
- 53Mythical lover
- 54Monthly expense
- 57Student center?
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. 12-12, say — Answer: TIED
- 5. Make an all-out effort — Answer: GOBIG
- 10. 50, on a table — Answer: TIN
- 13. Sea creature known to mourn its dead — Answer: ORCA
- 14. Long-stemmed mushroom — Answer: ENOKI
- 15. Wow — Answer: AWE
- 16. Medicare subsection covering ambulance services — Answer: PARTB
- 18. Get to the point? — Answer: TAPER
- 19. Half a chocolate bar — Answer: KAT
- 20. Settle a bill — Answer: SQUAREUP
- 22. Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s — Answer: ATHENS
- 24. Small pieces from — Answer: BITSOF
- 26. Multitude — Answer: HOST
- 27. Looks over briefly — Answer: GLANCESAT
- 30. Word after back or snack — Answer: PACK
- 32. Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four? — Answer: PRONG
- 33. Did some knifework on — Answer: DICED
- 35. Solo pilot? — Answer: HAN
- 36. Worst of all imaginable chronologies — Answer: DARKESTTIMELINE
- 39. "What's the issue ...?" — Answer: AND
- 40. Start to season, as a skillet — Answer: REOIL
- 41. "Storage Wars" network — Answer: AANDE
- 42. Awaken — Answer: STIR
- 44. Voting, e.g. — Answer: CIVICDUTY
- 46. "Altho ..." — Answer: OTOH
- 48. Set of notes in a seventh chord — Answer: TETRAD
- 49. "Stop being such a baby!" — Answer: GROWUP
- 51. Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer — Answer: NAYSAYER
- 55. First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years — Answer: LIV
- 56. Gal on the screen — Answer: GADOT
- 58. [You're boring me] — Answer: SNORE
- 59. First of all — Answer: ONE
- 60. Result from — Answer: OWETO
- 61. Chewy Japanese noodle — Answer: UDON
- 62. "___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) — Answer: POR
- 63. Look with a curled lip — Answer: SNEER
- 64. Mizzen, e.g. — Answer: MAST
Down
- 1. Outperforms — Answer: TOPS
- 2. Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia — Answer: IRAQ
- 3. Neutral shade — Answer: ECRU
- 4. Informational repository — Answer: DATABANK
- 5. End of a gay pride slogan — Answer: GETUSEDTOIT
- 6. "Bad news aside ..." — Answer: ONAPOSITIVENOTE
- 7. Catchy tune — Answer: BOP
- 8. Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase — Answer: IKEA
- 9. What's going around? — Answer: GIRTH
- 10. Gets the memo — Answer: TAKESAHINT
- 11. 2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet" — Answer: IWANTCANDY
- 12. Safety devices for trapeze artists — Answer: NETS
- 17. "Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets") — Answer: BRINGER
- 21. "You get the picture" — Answer: ETC
- 23. Old-school dance — Answer: HOP
- 25. Discussion guider — Answer: FACILITATOR
- 27. 2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft — Answer: GRANTORINO
- 28. Act superior to — Answer: LORDITOVER
- 29. Pro ___ — Answer: TEM
- 31. Bend it like Beckham! — Answer: KNEE
- 32. BlackBerrys, e.g., for short — Answer: PDAS
- 34. Seriously, in modern slang — Answer: DEADASS
- 37. 1/86,400 of a day: Abbr. — Answer: SEC
- 38. Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein — Answer: LAUDANUM
- 43. Big fight — Answer: ROW
- 45. Exclaim — Answer: CRY
- 47. High honors in science fiction — Answer: HUGOS
- 49. Sludge — Answer: GLOP
- 50. Sacrifice in some chess gambits — Answer: PAWN
- 52. Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola" — Answer: YODA
- 53. Mythical lover — Answer: EROS
- 54. Monthly expense — Answer: RENT
- 57. Student center? — Answer: DEE
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