NYT Crossword April 17, 2026 Answers
By Rachel Fabi · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from April 17, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A 12-12, say 4 5A Make an all-out effort 5 10A 50, on a table 3 13A Sea creature known to mourn its dead 4 14A Long-stemmed mushroom 5 15A Wow 3 16A Medicare subsection covering ambulance services 5 18A Get to the point? 5 19A Half a chocolate bar 3 20A Settle a bill 8 22A Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s 6 24A Small pieces from 6 26A Multitude 4 27A Looks over briefly 9 30A Word after back or snack 4 32A Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four? 5 33A Did some knifework on 5 35A Solo pilot? 3 36A Worst of all imaginable chronologies 15 39A "What's the issue …?" 3 40A Start to season, as a skillet 5 41A "Storage Wars" network 5 42A Awaken 4 44A Voting, e.g. 9 46A "Altho ..." 4 48A Set of notes in a seventh chord 6 49A "Stop being such a baby!" 6 51A Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer 8 55A First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years 3 56A Gal on the screen 5 58A [You're boring me] 5 59A First of all 3 60A Result from 5 61A Chewy Japanese noodle 4 62A "___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) 3 63A Look with a curled lip 5 64A Mizzen, e.g. 4Down
1D Outperforms 4 2D Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia 4 3D Neutral shade 4 4D Informational repository 8 5D End of a gay pride slogan 11 6D "Bad news aside ..." 15 7D Catchy tune 3 8D Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase 4 9D What's going around? 5 10D Gets the memo 10 11D 2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet" 10 12D Safety devices for trapeze artists 4 17D "Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets") 7 21D "You get the picture" 3 23D Old-school dance 3 25D Discussion guider 11 27D 2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft 10 28D Act superior to 10 29D Pro ___ 3 31D Bend it like Beckham! 4 32D BlackBerrys, e.g., for short 4 34D Seriously, in modern slang 7 37D 1/86,400 of a day: Abbr. 3 38D Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein 8 43D Big fight 3 45D Exclaim 3 47D High honors in science fiction 5 49D Sludge 4 50D Sacrifice in some chess gambits 4 52D Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola" 4 53D Mythical lover 4 54D Monthly expense 4 57D Student center? 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the April 17, 2026 NYT Crossword?
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