Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Sore
- 5Nail polish brand
- 8Some cantina fare
- 13"Hip hip hooray!," e.g.
- 15Sink-or-swim competition?
- 17Handles a few unresolved issues
- 19Like tears
- 20Site to build on
- 21Gossip, slangily
- 22Build on
- 24Welcome at the door, say
- 27Linguist's concern
- 30Serious in manner
- 31Bagel topping
- 32Not perfect, but acceptable
- 36Bickering
- 38Blade that's pulled
- 39Casual farewell often used outside its language of origin
- 40Station set up in a kitchen
- 45Bit of intel
- 46Coins of Cuba
- 47Ingredients in some tropical smoothies
- 49Foreign Service assignments
- 50Madrid mister
- 51Church seat
- 52Promise to pay
- 54Journalist, informally
- 58Like children, ideally, in an old adage ... or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across
- 62Rigorous
- 63Astronomer Carl
- 64Irritable
- 65[As written]
- 66Civil rights activist Parks
Down
- 1Play parts
- 2Kind of seed or pet
- 3Sometimes-raised part of a shoe
- 4Emphatic confirmation
- 5Nocturnal hooter
- 6Painter Veronese
- 7Langston Hughes poem
- 8Due + 1
- 9Mimic
- 10Script supervisor's concern
- 11___ days
- 12Slugger Sammy
- 14"Raising Hell" rap trio
- 16Council ___ (British equivalent of a housing project)
- 18Part of a piano or loom
- 23Boots on the ground
- 25Rep.'s counterpart
- 26Ray of McDonald's
- 27Genre for Ziggy Stardust, informally
- 28Naan alternative
- 29Coalition that opposed the Allies in W.W. II
- 30Mexican wrap
- 33Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
- 34Greek goddess of the earth
- 35Brewing need
- 37They help you drive farther
- 41Ballpark fig.
- 42Snooping (around)
- 43"___ thou not minister to a mind diseased ...?": Macbeth
- 44Significant periods
- 48Overdue debt
- 49Golfer Calvin or QB Rodney
- 50Islam's largest branch
- 51Alternative to a tap on the shoulder
- 53Works of praise
- 55"Othello" villain
- 56Some supports
- 57___ Lewis, the "Grande Dame of Southern Cooking"
- 59Minor complaint
- 60Unspecified amount
- 61Not Rx
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Sore — Answer: ACHY
- 5. Nail polish brand — Answer: OPI
- 8. Some cantina fare — Answer: TACOS
- 13. "Hip hip hooray!," e.g. — Answer: CHEER
- 15. Sink-or-swim competition? — Answer: WATERPOLO
- 17. Handles a few unresolved issues — Answer: TIESUPLOOSEENDS
- 19. Like tears — Answer: SALINE
- 20. Site to build on — Answer: LOT
- 21. Gossip, slangily — Answer: TEA
- 22. Build on — Answer: ADDTO
- 24. Welcome at the door, say — Answer: ASKIN
- 27. Linguist's concern — Answer: GRAMMAR
- 30. Serious in manner — Answer: STERN
- 31. Bagel topping — Answer: LOX
- 32. Not perfect, but acceptable — Answer: CLOSEENOUGH
- 36. Bickering — Answer: ATIT
- 38. Blade that's pulled — Answer: OAR
- 39. Casual farewell often used outside its language of origin — Answer: CIAO
- 40. Station set up in a kitchen — Answer: MISEENPLACE
- 45. Bit of intel — Answer: TIP
- 46. Coins of Cuba — Answer: PESOS
- 47. Ingredients in some tropical smoothies — Answer: PAPAYAS
- 49. Foreign Service assignments — Answer: POSTS
- 50. Madrid mister — Answer: SENOR
- 51. Church seat — Answer: PEW
- 52. Promise to pay — Answer: IOU
- 54. Journalist, informally — Answer: SCRIBE
- 58. Like children, ideally, in an old adage ... or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across — Answer: SEENANDNOTHEARD
- 62. Rigorous — Answer: STRINGENT
- 63. Astronomer Carl — Answer: SAGAN
- 64. Irritable — Answer: TESTY
- 65. [As written] — Answer: SIC
- 66. Civil rights activist Parks — Answer: ROSA
Down
- 1. Play parts — Answer: ACTS
- 2. Kind of seed or pet — Answer: CHIA
- 3. Sometimes-raised part of a shoe — Answer: HEEL
- 4. Emphatic confirmation — Answer: YESIAM
- 5. Nocturnal hooter — Answer: OWL
- 6. Painter Veronese — Answer: PAOLO
- 7. Langston Hughes poem — Answer: ITOO
- 8. Due + 1 — Answer: TRE
- 9. Mimic — Answer: APE
- 10. Script supervisor's concern — Answer: CONTINUITY
- 11. ___ days — Answer: OLDEN
- 12. Slugger Sammy — Answer: SOSA
- 14. "Raising Hell" rap trio — Answer: RUNDMC
- 16. Council ___ (British equivalent of a housing project) — Answer: ESTATE
- 18. Part of a piano or loom — Answer: PEDAL
- 23. Boots on the ground — Answer: TROOPS
- 25. Rep.'s counterpart — Answer: SEN
- 26. Ray of McDonald's — Answer: KROC
- 27. Genre for Ziggy Stardust, informally — Answer: GLAM
- 28. Naan alternative — Answer: ROTI
- 29. Coalition that opposed the Allies in W.W. II — Answer: AXISPOWERS
- 30. Mexican wrap — Answer: SERAPE
- 33. Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail — Answer: SAL
- 34. Greek goddess of the earth — Answer: GAIA
- 35. Brewing need — Answer: HOPS
- 37. They help you drive farther — Answer: TEES
- 41. Ballpark fig. — Answer: EST
- 42. Snooping (around) — Answer: NOSING
- 43. "___ thou not minister to a mind diseased ...?": Macbeth — Answer: CANST
- 44. Significant periods — Answer: EPOCHS
- 48. Overdue debt — Answer: ARREAR
- 49. Golfer Calvin or QB Rodney — Answer: PEETE
- 50. Islam's largest branch — Answer: SUNNI
- 51. Alternative to a tap on the shoulder — Answer: PSST
- 53. Works of praise — Answer: ODES
- 55. "Othello" villain — Answer: IAGO
- 56. Some supports — Answer: BRAS
- 57. ___ Lewis, the "Grande Dame of Southern Cooking" — Answer: EDNA
- 59. Minor complaint — Answer: NIT
- 60. Unspecified amount — Answer: ANY
- 61. Not Rx — Answer: OTC
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