NYT Crossword April 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Paths for lobbed tennis balls 4 5A Tribe of Arizona 4 9A Flinch, say 5 14A Short blast from a horn 4 15A Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting" 4 16A Han Solo's response to Leia's "I love you" 5 17A Singer's recovery period 9 19A "Catch my drift?" 5 20A Shop 5 21A Spot for a soak 3 23A Dear ___ (letter start) 3 24A Pumice or basalt 12 29A Chemical that speeds up a fruit's aging process 7 32A Film director Coen 5 33A "Our Lips ___ Sealed" (hit by the Go-Go's) 3 34A Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly 3 36A Betraying surprise, in a way 5 39A Spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" 15 44A Big name in microprocessors 5 45A "Who's Who in the Cast" blurb 3 46A Tie-breaking periods, for short 3 47A How a picture book may be read at bedtime 5 50A ___ of hand (magician's skill) 7 53A Congressional history 12 56A Palindrome akin to "Aha!" 3 57A Work well together 3 58A Florida's ___-Dade County 5 62A Jousting weapon 5 65A Device worn by a video gamer … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 39- and 53-Across 9 68A Basic piano chord 5 69A Notes of indebtedness 4 70A Gets eyes on 4 71A Sends frisky messages 5 72A Strong soapmaking solutions 4 73A Like bourbon 4

Down

1D Four-wheelers, in brief 4 2D Word before beer or after square 4 3D Pixar film with the Oscar-winning song "Remember Me" 4 4D "Feed a cold, ___ a fever" (dubious medical advice) 6 5D That girl 3 6D Have debts 3 7D Many an Olive Garden entree 5 8D Sounding good, as a musical instrument 6 9D 18-wheeler 3 10D Barely get (by) 3 11D Snack with celery, peanut butter and raisins 10 12D "Peanuts" or "Pickles" 5 13D Do some booty-shaking 5 18D Spinks who defeated Muhammad Ali 4 22D One-eighth of a byte 3 25D Titular Shakespearean king 4 26D Remove outer parts from, as a photo 4 27D Burn until black 4 28D Prego alternative 4 29D Sitar virtuoso Shankar 4 30D Tehran's land 4 31D Grammy-winning a cappella group famous for their Christmas albums 10 35D Chicago slugger 3 37D "Late Night" host Meyers 4 38D "Hey! Over here!" 4 40D Place to purchase pastrami 4 41D North Carolina university 4 42D Catchall category: Abbr. 4 43D Sport on a horse 4 48D Sheepskin boot brand 3 49D Role for Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies 6 51D Columnist Bombeck 4 52D Doubling-down assertion 6 53D Battery measure 5 54D Chicago airport 5 55D "The Jetsons" boy 5 59D On the waves 4 60D Gentle and submissive 4 61D ___-bitsy 4 63D Garfield in the funny pages, e.g. 3 64D Magazine bigwigs, in brief 3 66D Gradation of color 3 67D Letter before tee 3