NYT Crossword April 7 2026 Answers
All 79 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
ALL CLUES79 CLUES
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1ARed, white and blue land: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›5AEl ___, mythical city of gold6 lettersSee answer ›11AInitials often seen next to THC3 lettersSee answer ›14AQuotes5 lettersSee answer ›16AGave out, as charm6 lettersSee answer ›17AReply to a ship's captain3 lettersSee answer ›18AIt has wheels but doesn't go anywhere12 lettersSee answer ›20A___ fly, play that results in a run and an out3 lettersSee answer ›21ADog's reward after a trick5 lettersSee answer ›22AConnection point4 lettersSee answer ›23A"How can this be?!"4 lettersSee answer ›24ADecided to pay later, say7 lettersSee answer ›26ACombo meal, usually8 lettersSee answer ›28AApple tablet4 lettersSee answer ›29AIdles, with "around"5 lettersSee answer ›31AHandy5 lettersSee answer ›32AHair goo3 lettersSee answer ›33A____ track, song that insults another artist4 lettersSee answer ›34AOne who shouldn't proceed on thin ice6 lettersSee answer ›35AResort with a signature piña colada, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›38AEconomic improvement6 lettersSee answer ›41AJapanese noodle4 lettersSee answer ›42AMost common word in English3 lettersSee answer ›45ACommunication method with dits and dahs5 lettersSee answer ›46AMartial art whose name means "way of the sword"5 lettersSee answer ›48ASo-called "Land of a Million Elephants"4 lettersSee answer ›49ASharp or flat location on a piano, usually8 lettersSee answer ›51A"I can't hear you!"7 lettersSee answer ›53ARolling in it4 lettersSee answer ›54ADone4 lettersSee answer ›56AAlleviated5 lettersSee answer ›57ALawyer: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›58AOld-time restraint for a prisoner … or what can go after the respective halves of 18-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across12 lettersSee answer ›61APrefix with physical or politics3 lettersSee answer ›62AMarie ___, women's magazine6 lettersSee answer ›63ADye for body art5 lettersSee answer ›64AUse salt instead of sugar, say3 lettersSee answer ›65AWhat an underage person usually gets at a bar?6 lettersSee answer ›66ALose one's footing4 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DStar pitcher3 lettersSee answer ›2DCasual musical project7 lettersSee answer ›3DEverlasting7 lettersSee answer ›4DTry to make sense of a passage one didn't understand the first time6 lettersSee answer ›5D___ Moines, Iowa3 lettersSee answer ›6DBig bovines4 lettersSee answer ›7DRemove, as heavy grime6 lettersSee answer ›8DLongtime shoe sponsor for Lionel Messi6 lettersSee answer ›9DFeints, in hockey5 lettersSee answer ›10DDedicated lines3 lettersSee answer ›11DTurn in one's chips7 lettersSee answer ›12DNarrow way to win7 lettersSee answer ›13DToy cipher ring7 lettersSee answer ›15DImprovisational vocal style4 lettersSee answer ›19DLanguage of "amore"7 lettersSee answer ›23DOrgan meats5 lettersSee answer ›24DArrange, as a match's outcome3 lettersSee answer ›25DPear variety4 lettersSee answer ›27DUnit of arcade currency5 lettersSee answer ›30DCigar residue3 lettersSee answer ›33DJeter whose #2 was retired by the Yankees5 lettersSee answer ›34DBent down7 lettersSee answer ›35D___ Gardens, Tampa amusement park5 lettersSee answer ›36DOne under Attila's rule3 lettersSee answer ›37D3 to 1 are good ones4 lettersSee answer ›38DResentment7 lettersSee answer ›39DBetter mannered7 lettersSee answer ›40DJohn Deere product7 lettersSee answer ›42DBlow the match7 lettersSee answer ›43DFamous figure known for off-the-cuff performances?7 lettersSee answer ›44DSupernatural ability, for short3 lettersSee answer ›46DBulletproof material6 lettersSee answer ›47DWhat you blink with6 lettersSee answer ›48DMascara makes them stand out6 lettersSee answer ›50DMarsupial that sleeps up to 20 hours a day5 lettersSee answer ›52DEvery's partner4 lettersSee answer ›55DStill reddish, as a steak4 lettersSee answer ›58DSecretly loop in on an email3 lettersSee answer ›59DFlanders of "The Simpsons"3 lettersSee answer ›60DSiesta3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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