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NYT Crossword April 17 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1A12-12, say4 lettersSee answer ›5AMake an all-out effort5 lettersSee answer ›10A50, on a table3 lettersSee answer ›13ASea creature known to mourn its dead4 lettersSee answer ›14ALong-stemmed mushroom5 lettersSee answer ›15AWow3 lettersSee answer ›16AMedicare subsection covering ambulance services5 lettersSee answer ›18AGet to the point?5 lettersSee answer ›19AHalf a chocolate bar3 lettersSee answer ›20ASettle a bill8 lettersSee answer ›22AGeorgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s6 lettersSee answer ›24ASmall pieces from6 lettersSee answer ›26AMultitude4 lettersSee answer ›27ALooks over briefly9 lettersSee answer ›30AWord after back or snack4 lettersSee answer ›32ASticker that usually comes in sets of three or four?5 lettersSee answer ›33ADid some knifework on5 lettersSee answer ›35ASolo pilot?3 lettersSee answer ›36AWorst of all imaginable chronologies15 lettersSee answer ›39A"What's the issue …?"3 lettersSee answer ›40AStart to season, as a skillet5 lettersSee answer ›41A"Storage Wars" network5 lettersSee answer ›42AAwaken4 lettersSee answer ›44AVoting, e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›46A"Altho ..."4 lettersSee answer ›48ASet of notes in a seventh chord6 lettersSee answer ›49A"Stop being such a baby!"6 lettersSee answer ›51ANegative Nancy or Debbie Downer8 lettersSee answer ›55AFirst Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years3 lettersSee answer ›56AGal on the screen5 lettersSee answer ›58A[You're boring me]5 lettersSee answer ›59AFirst of all3 lettersSee answer ›60AResult from5 lettersSee answer ›61AChewy Japanese noodle4 lettersSee answer ›62A"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)3 lettersSee answer ›63ALook with a curled lip5 lettersSee answer ›64AMizzen, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DOutperforms4 lettersSee answer ›2DModern home of ancient Mesopotamia4 lettersSee answer ›3DNeutral shade4 lettersSee answer ›4DInformational repository8 lettersSee answer ›5DEnd of a gay pride slogan11 lettersSee answer ›6D"Bad news aside ..."15 lettersSee answer ›7DCatchy tune3 lettersSee answer ›8DMaker of the iconic Billy bookcase4 lettersSee answer ›9DWhat's going around?5 lettersSee answer ›10DGets the memo10 lettersSee answer ›11D2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet"10 lettersSee answer ›12DSafety devices for trapeze artists4 lettersSee answer ›17D"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets")7 lettersSee answer ›21D"You get the picture"3 lettersSee answer ›23DOld-school dance3 lettersSee answer ›25DDiscussion guider11 lettersSee answer ›27D2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft10 lettersSee answer ›28DAct superior to10 lettersSee answer ›29DPro ___3 lettersSee answer ›31DBend it like Beckham!4 lettersSee answer ›32DBlackBerrys, e.g., for short4 lettersSee answer ›34DSeriously, in modern slang7 lettersSee answer ›37D1/86,400 of a day: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›38DOpium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein8 lettersSee answer ›43DBig fight3 lettersSee answer ›45DExclaim3 lettersSee answer ›47DHigh honors in science fiction5 lettersSee answer ›49DSludge4 lettersSee answer ›50DSacrifice in some chess gambits4 lettersSee answer ›52DWeird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola"4 lettersSee answer ›53DMythical lover4 lettersSee answer ›54DMonthly expense4 lettersSee answer ›57DStudent center?3 lettersSee answer ›
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