NYT Crossword April 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Once-in-a-lifetime events 6 7A They might have good track records 8 15A "Ah, right right right" 6 16A Field for both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. 8 17A Oscar winner for "The African Queen" 6 18A Low volume? 8 19A Treat mercifully 5 20A Charges 5 21A Concern for a seamstress 3 22A "Sounds good!" 4 23A Best-selling author who founded Paris's Théâtre Historique 5 24A "Green" 4 25A Rocker Brian 3 26A Green spots 5 27A Game with a board numbered from 1 to 20 5 28A Peace sign? 12 31A "The best cheese of its type in the world," per George Orwell 7 32A Approach surreptitiously 7 36A Where somebody might be washed up? 12 38A One who's generous to a fault, say 5 41A They're held in bondage 5 42A Org. whose motto translates to "Through adversity to the stars" 3 43A Neural transmitter 4 44A Certain exposition 5 45A Children's author Kinney 4 46A ?!?!?! 3 47A Something you might get at a wedding 5 48A Grand duke of Luxembourg until 2025 5 49A It has a light bulb 8 51A No comment? 6 52A Toss and turn, perhaps 8 53A Role for John Travolta on "Welcome Back, Kotter" 6 54A Takes to the next level 8 55A Tree nymphs 6

Down

1D Goes downhill at the Olympics, in a way 8 2D "Perish the thought!" 8 3D Tubes that go down? 8 4D The first of these was Terrible 5 5D Accounted for 4 6D Murderer of Osiris, in myth 3 7D Every now and then 7 8D You just can't take it 12 9D Recovers 5 10D Competitor's setback 4 11D Half of hip-hop's Run the Jewels, alongside Killer Mike 3 12D How a troublemaker might go 6 13D One prioritizing self-care? 6 14D Electronica instruments, informally 6 20D Professional 12 23D Woodworkers' grooves 5 24D Vicious circle? 5 26D Animal known to hold another's paws while sleeping 5 27D Attire 5 29D From time past 5 30D Coalesce 5 33D Surname of a Tolstoy heroine 8 34D Game 8 35D Acrobat's display 8 37D Secondhand offerings 7 38D Dillydally 6 39D Hearty soup ingredient in Caribbean cooking 6 40D Brittle confection 6 44D Finish up with 5 45D Female donkey 5 47D Where the Red Delicious apple originated 4 48D Dauphin, e.g. 4 50D Number one, informally 3 51D It might have a director's commentary 3