Well-Suited

By Rebecca Goldstein

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Across

  1. 33CentralINNER
  2. 48QuipMOT
  3. 76TawdrySORDID
  4. 104Palm spring?OASIS
  5. 106StrollSAUNTER
  6. 116HidesFURS
  7. 117As of nowSOFAR

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  1. 2PairDUAD
  2. 5PlantedSOWN
  3. 10JabbersYAKS
  4. 14Anyone's gameCLOSERACE
  5. 26EarthLAND
  6. 33Freeze frames?ICETRAYS
  7. 34Calls forDEMANDS
  8. 41CompeteVIE
  9. 61Super food?GOODEATS
  10. 65Name tags?ATSIGNS
  11. 78PopsDADS
  12. 80DiplomaticTACTFUL
  13. 94Grid lineAXIS
  14. 98ChargedRANAT

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Touch up text — Answer: EDIT
  2. 5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down — Answer: STOOL
  3. 10. Hoot or holler — Answer: YELL
  4. 14. "Let's go, guys!" — Answer: CMON
  5. 18. Like the Islamic calendar — Answer: LUNAR
  6. 20. Windy City airport — Answer: OHARE
  7. 21. Birmingham bum — Answer: ARSE
  8. 22. "Stay in your ___!" — Answer: LANE
  9. 23. Fashion item for an aspiring grocer? — Answer: MARKETWATCH
  10. 25. ... for an aspiring nanny? — Answer: KIDGLOVES
  11. 27. Place to dive in — Answer: DEEPEND
  12. 28. Became apparent — Answer: AROSE
  13. 30. Stands around an art gallery — Answer: EASELS
  14. 31. Neither's counterpart — Answer: NOR
  15. 32. Small detail — Answer: SPEC
  16. 33. Central — Answer: INNER
  17. 34. ... for an aspiring manicurist? — Answer: DIGITALSHORTS
  18. 40. Outmoded component of a car's dashboard — Answer: CDDRIVE
  19. 43. Biblical garden — Answer: EDEN. Hint: Think of a paradise mentioned in ancient texts! 🌳
  20. 44. Did some doughnuts? — Answer: BAKED
  21. 45. Dermatology case — Answer: ACNE
  22. 47. What gives a wine tartness — Answer: ACID
  23. 48. Quip — Answer: MOT
  24. 49. Fragile mineral — Answer: MICA
  25. 50. ... for an aspiring housekeeper? — Answer: DUSTJACKET
  26. 53. Scored 100 on a test — Answer: ACEDIT
  27. 55. Soaks up the sun — Answer: TANS
  28. 59. ___ One (presidential helicopter) — Answer: MARINE
  29. 60. Church spaces — Answer: NAVES
  30. 61. Your wish is his command — Answer: GENIE
  31. 62. Córdoba's country: Abbr. — Answer: ARG
  32. 63. Soccer star Hamm — Answer: MIA
  33. 66. Corporate fashion advice embraced by the candidates in eight clues — Answer: DRESSFORTHEJOBYOUWANT
  34. 72. One in 100: Abbr. — Answer: SEN
  35. 73. Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame — Answer: YAO
  36. 74. Holiday seasons — Answer: YULES
  37. 75. Works on an ice cream cone — Answer: LICKS
  38. 76. Tawdry — Answer: SORDID
  39. 79. All over again — Answer: ANEW. Hint: Think about how you might restart something fresh! 🔄
  40. 80. Japanese floor mat — Answer: TATAMI
  41. 81. ... for an aspiring travel agent? — Answer: VENTURECAP
  42. 85. In the distance — Answer: AFAR. Hint: A poetic way to describe something happening far away 🌄
  43. 87. Wiping cloth — Answer: RAG
  44. 88. Italian cooking staple, for short — Answer: EVOO
  45. 89. "Progress through technology" automaker — Answer: AUDI
  46. 90. Like contact lenses for astigmatism — Answer: TORIC
  47. 92. "I wasn't ___ yesterday" — Answer: BORN
  48. 93. Make it through — Answer: GETPAST
  49. 96. ... for an aspiring dry cleaner? — Answer: STEAMERTRUNKS
  50. 99. Machines in some print shops — Answer: FAXES
  51. 100. Tour de France peaks — Answer: ALPS
  52. 101. Nutrient in avocados — Answer: FAT
  53. 102. Apartment cooler, for short — Answer: ACUNIT
  54. 104. Palm spring? — Answer: OASIS
  55. 106. Stroll — Answer: SAUNTER
  56. 110. ... for an aspiring flutist? — Answer: WINDSOCKS
  57. 112. ... for an aspiring photographer? — Answer: SHOTGLASSES
  58. 115. Used the doorbell — Answer: RANG
  59. 116. Hides — Answer: FURS
  60. 117. As of now — Answer: SOFAR
  61. 118. Solution strength — Answer: TITER
  62. 119. It has its ups and downs — Answer: YOYO. Hint: Think of a classic toy that travels up and down a string. 🪀
  63. 120. Accomplishment — Answer: FEAT. Hint: A notable deed or achievement earns this label. 🏆
  64. 121. UnitedHealthcare competitor — Answer: AETNA
  65. 122. Absolutely nothing — Answer: NADA

Down

  1. 1. Massachusetts' state tree — Answer: ELM
  2. 2. Pair — Answer: DUAD
  3. 3. Memo starter — Answer: INRE. Hint: A formal note may begin by referring to a particular subject. 📝
  4. 4. Consumed, say — Answer: TAKENIN
  5. 5. Planted — Answer: SOWN
  6. 6. Trumpeter Jones — Answer: THAD
  7. 7. Bit in a horse's mouth? — Answer: OAT
  8. 8. Group spotted on an Alaskan cruise, perhaps — Answer: ORCAPOD
  9. 9. "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" songwriter Tom — Answer: LEHRER
  10. 10. Jabbers — Answer: YAKS
  11. 11. Lake from which the Niagara River flows — Answer: ERIE
  12. 12. Trip strip — Answer: LSD
  13. 13. Tale as old as time — Answer: LEGEND
  14. 14. Anyone's game — Answer: CLOSERACE
  15. 15. Independent thinker — Answer: MAVERICK
  16. 16. Justice Kagan in '83, e.g. — Answer: ONEL
  17. 17. Scottish loch — Answer: NESS
  18. 19. Transplant, as a plant — Answer: REPOT
  19. 24. Large measure of computer data — Answer: TERABIT
  20. 26. Earth — Answer: LAND
  21. 29. Four 2-Downs — Answer: OCTAD
  22. 32. Yacht's pronoun — Answer: SHE
  23. 33. Freeze frames? — Answer: ICETRAYS
  24. 34. Calls for — Answer: DEMANDS. Hint: Requires something firmly or urgently 📣
  25. 35. "It's truly important to me" — Answer: IDOCARE
  26. 36. Settle the score — Answer: GETEVEN
  27. 37. Standing eau? — Answer: LAC
  28. 38. Blade runner? — Answer: SKATER
  29. 39. Dirty film — Answer: SCUM
  30. 41. Compete — Answer: VIE. Hint: Think of a word that means to strive for victory or superiority in a contest! 🏆
  31. 42. Summer setting in Somerset, in brief — Answer: EDT
  32. 46. Fed. intelligence group — Answer: NSA
  33. 49. "Come home soon" — Answer: MISSYOU
  34. 51. "___ Dreams of Sushi" (acclaimed 2011 documentary) — Answer: JIRO
  35. 52. Sharp-cornered — Answer: ANGULAR
  36. 54. From abroad? — Answer: DES
  37. 56. Insect with more than 14,000 known species — Answer: ANT
  38. 57. PubMed org. — Answer: NIH
  39. 58. "I'm outta here!" — Answer: SEEYA
  40. 61. Super food? — Answer: GOODEATS
  41. 63. Patisserie treat — Answer: MACARON
  42. 64. Stain from a pen — Answer: INKMARK
  43. 65. Name tags? — Answer: ATSIGNS
  44. 67. Jamie with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Answer: FARR
  45. 68. End of Q2 — Answer: JUN
  46. 69. World Cup cheer — Answer: OLE. Hint: It's a lively expression often heard in soccer celebrations! 🎉
  47. 70. "Watch your back!" — Answer: BEWARE
  48. 71. Intelligent humor — Answer: WIT
  49. 76. Like rush-hour traffic — Answer: STOPANDGO
  50. 77. Post-op area, in brief — Answer: ICU
  51. 78. Pops — Answer: DADS
  52. 80. Diplomatic — Answer: TACTFUL
  53. 81. Not do much of anything, say — Answer: VEG
  54. 82. Night before — Answer: EVE. Hint: The day immediately preceding a special occasion is known by this name 🎉
  55. 83. Like a comedian who bombs — Answer: NOTFUNNY
  56. 84. Stack at a falafel shop — Answer: PITAS
  57. 86. Tree whose wood is used for telephone poles — Answer: FIR
  58. 90. One clicking with an audience? — Answer: TAPSHOE
  59. 91. Meditation syllables — Answer: OMS
  60. 92. Interrupts rudely — Answer: BUTTSIN
  61. 94. Grid line — Answer: AXIS
  62. 95. Leave on a trip — Answer: SETOFF
  63. 97. Michigan politician Slotkin — Answer: ELISSA
  64. 98. Charged — Answer: RANAT
  65. 102. Out of its correct position — Answer: AWRY
  66. 103. Florentine farewell — Answer: CIAO
  67. 104. Pod in Creole cooking — Answer: OKRA
  68. 105. Helper: Abbr. — Answer: ASST
  69. 106. Marvel-ous Lee — Answer: STAN
  70. 107. Taj Mahal city — Answer: AGRA. Hint: This Indian city is famous for its stunning white marble mausoleum! 🕌
  71. 108. ___ noche (tonight: Sp.) — Answer: ESTA
  72. 109. Marsh grass — Answer: REED
  73. 111. Stick used for breaking — Answer: CUE
  74. 113. O'er and o'er — Answer: OFT
  75. 114. Madrid Mme. — Answer: SRA

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 26, 2026

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Touch up textEDIT
5One might be used for stepping up or sitting downSTOOL
10Hoot or hollerYELL
14"Let's go, guys!"CMON
18Like the Islamic calendarLUNAR
20Windy City airportOHARE
21Birmingham bumARSE
22"Stay in your ___!"LANE
23Fashion item for an aspiring grocer?MARKETWATCH
25... for an aspiring nanny?KIDGLOVES
27Place to dive inDEEPEND
28Became apparentAROSE
30Stands around an art galleryEASELS
31Neither's counterpartNOR
32Small detailSPEC
33CentralINNER
34... for an aspiring manicurist?DIGITALSHORTS
40Outmoded component of a car's dashboardCDDRIVE
43Biblical gardenEDEN
44Did some doughnuts?BAKED
45Dermatology caseACNE
47What gives a wine tartnessACID
48QuipMOT
49Fragile mineralMICA
50... for an aspiring housekeeper?DUSTJACKET
53Scored 100 on a testACEDIT
55Soaks up the sunTANS
59___ One (presidential helicopter)MARINE
60Church spacesNAVES
61Your wish is his commandGENIE
62Córdoba's country: Abbr.ARG
63Soccer star HammMIA
66Corporate fashion advice embraced by the candidates in eight cluesDRESSFORTHEJOBYOUWANT
72One in 100: Abbr.SEN
73Ming in the Basketball Hall of FameYAO
74Holiday seasonsYULES
75Works on an ice cream coneLICKS
76TawdrySORDID
79All over againANEW
80Japanese floor matTATAMI
81... for an aspiring travel agent?VENTURECAP
85In the distanceAFAR
87Wiping clothRAG
88Italian cooking staple, for shortEVOO
89"Progress through technology" automakerAUDI
90Like contact lenses for astigmatismTORIC
92"I wasn't ___ yesterday"BORN
93Make it throughGETPAST
96... for an aspiring dry cleaner?STEAMERTRUNKS
99Machines in some print shopsFAXES
100Tour de France peaksALPS
101Nutrient in avocadosFAT
102Apartment cooler, for shortACUNIT
104Palm spring?OASIS
106StrollSAUNTER
110... for an aspiring flutist?WINDSOCKS
112... for an aspiring photographer?SHOTGLASSES
115Used the doorbellRANG
116HidesFURS
117As of nowSOFAR
118Solution strengthTITER
119It has its ups and downsYOYO
120AccomplishmentFEAT
121UnitedHealthcare competitorAETNA
122Absolutely nothingNADA

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Massachusetts' state treeELM
2PairDUAD
3Memo starterINRE
4Consumed, sayTAKENIN
5PlantedSOWN
6Trumpeter JonesTHAD
7Bit in a horse's mouth?OAT
8Group spotted on an Alaskan cruise, perhapsORCAPOD
9"Hanukkah in Santa Monica" songwriter TomLEHRER
10JabbersYAKS
11Lake from which the Niagara River flowsERIE
12Trip stripLSD
13Tale as old as timeLEGEND
14Anyone's gameCLOSERACE
15Independent thinkerMAVERICK
16Justice Kagan in '83, e.g.ONEL
17Scottish lochNESS
19Transplant, as a plantREPOT
24Large measure of computer dataTERABIT
26EarthLAND
29Four 2-DownsOCTAD
32Yacht's pronounSHE
33Freeze frames?ICETRAYS
34Calls forDEMANDS
35"It's truly important to me"IDOCARE
36Settle the scoreGETEVEN
37Standing eau?LAC
38Blade runner?SKATER
39Dirty filmSCUM
41CompeteVIE
42Summer setting in Somerset, in briefEDT
46Fed. intelligence groupNSA
49"Come home soon"MISSYOU
51"___ Dreams of Sushi" (acclaimed 2011 documentary)JIRO
52Sharp-corneredANGULAR
54From abroad?DES
56Insect with more than 14,000 known speciesANT
57PubMed org.NIH
58"I'm outta here!"SEEYA
61Super food?GOODEATS
63Patisserie treatMACARON
64Stain from a penINKMARK
65Name tags?ATSIGNS
67Jamie with a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameFARR
68End of Q2JUN
69World Cup cheerOLE
70"Watch your back!"BEWARE
71Intelligent humorWIT
76Like rush-hour trafficSTOPANDGO
77Post-op area, in briefICU
78PopsDADS
80DiplomaticTACTFUL
81Not do much of anything, sayVEG
82Night beforeEVE
83Like a comedian who bombsNOTFUNNY
84Stack at a falafel shopPITAS
86Tree whose wood is used for telephone polesFIR
90One clicking with an audience?TAPSHOE
91Meditation syllablesOMS
92Interrupts rudelyBUTTSIN
94Grid lineAXIS
95Leave on a tripSETOFF
97Michigan politician SlotkinELISSA
98ChargedRANAT
102Out of its correct positionAWRY
103Florentine farewellCIAO
104Pod in Creole cookingOKRA
105Helper: Abbr.ASST
106Marvel-ous LeeSTAN
107Taj Mahal cityAGRA
108___ noche (tonight: Sp.)ESTA
109Marsh grassREED
111Stick used for breakingCUE
113O'er and o'erOFT
114Madrid Mme.SRA

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