NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 24, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues68
Across34
Down34
ConstructorAndrew Spooner
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Once-in-a-lifetime events (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBIRTHS→
7A
They might have good track records (8)
Starts with A, ends with SATHLETES→
15A
"Ah, right right right" (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOHISEE→
16A
Field for both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. (8)
Starts with T, ends with YTHEOLOGY→
17A
Oscar winner for "The African Queen" (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBOGART→
18A
Low volume? (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTEASPOON→
19A
Treat mercifully (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARE→
20A
Charges (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBILLS→
21A
Concern for a seamstress (3)
Starts with F, ends with TFIT→
22A
"Sounds good!" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLETS→
23A
Best-selling author who founded Paris's Théâtre Historique (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUMAS→
24A
"Green" (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
25A
Rocker Brian (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
26A
Green spots (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASES→
27A
Game with a board numbered from 1 to 20 (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDARTS→
28A
Peace sign? (12)
Starts with D, ends with BDONOTDISTURB→
31A
"The best cheese of its type in the world," per George Orwell (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSTILTON→
32A
Approach surreptitiously (7)
Starts with S, ends with PSNEAKUP→
36A
Where somebody might be washed up? (12)
Starts with D, ends with DDESERTISLAND→
38A
One who's generous to a fault, say (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDOTER→
41A
They're held in bondage (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSERFS→
42A
Org. whose motto translates to "Through adversity to the stars" (3)
Starts with R, ends with FRAF→
43A
Neural transmitter (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAXON→
44A
Certain exposition (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
45A
Children's author Kinney (4)
Starts with J, ends with FJEFF→
46A
?!?!?! (3)
Starts with W, ends with FWTF→
47A
Something you might get at a wedding (5)
Starts with I, ends with WINLAW→
48A
Grand duke of Luxembourg until 2025 (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHENRI→
49A
It has a light bulb (8)
Starts with D, ends with LDAFFODIL→
51A
No comment? (6)
Starts with D, ends with LDENIAL→
52A
Toss and turn, perhaps (8)
Starts with L, ends with ELIEAWAKE→
53A
Role for John Travolta on "Welcome Back, Kotter" (6)
Starts with V, ends with EVINNIE→
54A
Takes to the next level (8)
Starts with E, ends with SELEVATES→
55A
Tree nymphs (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRYADS→
Down
1D
Goes downhill at the Olympics, in a way (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBOBSLEDS→
2D
"Perish the thought!" (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIHOPENOT→
3D
Tubes that go down? (8)
Starts with R, ends with IRIGATONI→
4D
The first of these was Terrible (5)
Starts with T, ends with STSARS→
5D
Accounted for (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
6D
Murderer of Osiris, in myth (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
7D
Every now and then (7)
Starts with A, ends with SATTIMES→
8D
You just can't take it (12)
Starts with T, ends with WTHELASTSTRAW→
9D
Recovers (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEALS→
10D
Competitor's setback (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSS→
11D
Half of hip-hop's Run the Jewels, alongside Killer Mike (3)
Starts with E, ends with PELP→
12D
How a troublemaker might go (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTOOFAR→
13D
One prioritizing self-care? (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOIST→
14D
Electronica instruments, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSYNTHS→
20D
Professional (12)
Starts with B, ends with EBUSINESSLIKE→
23D
Woodworkers' grooves (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDADOS→
24D
Vicious circle? (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCABAL→
26D
Animal known to hold another's paws while sleeping (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
27D
Attire (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDRESS→
29D
From time past (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDEN→
30D
Coalesce (5)
Starts with U, ends with YUNIFY→
33D
Surname of a Tolstoy heroine (8)
Starts with K, ends with AKARENINA→
35D
Acrobat's display (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPDFFILES→
37D
Secondhand offerings (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRESALES→
38D
Dillydally (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDAWDLE→
39D
Hearty soup ingredient in Caribbean cooking (6)
Starts with O, ends with LOXTAIL→
40D
Brittle confection (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOFFEE→
44D
Finish up with (5)
Starts with E, ends with TENDAT→
45D
Female donkey (5)
Starts with J, ends with YJENNY→
47D
Where the Red Delicious apple originated (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOWA→
48D
Dauphin, e.g. (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEIR→
50D
Number one, informally (3)
Starts with F, ends with VFAV→
51D
It might have a director's commentary (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDVD→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 24, 2026?+
68 clues: 34 Across and 34 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Andrew Spooner and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Once-in-a-lifetime events (BIRTHS); They might have good track records (ATHLETES); "Ah, right right right" (OHISEE).
What time does the NYT Crossword come out?+
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