NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 17, 2026
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Clues70
Across37
Down33
ConstructorRachel Fabi
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
12-12, say (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTIED→
5A
Make an all-out effort (5)
Starts with G, ends with GGOBIG→
10A
50, on a table (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
13A
Sea creature known to mourn its dead (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
14A
Long-stemmed mushroom (5)
Starts with E, ends with IENOKI→
16A
Medicare subsection covering ambulance services (5)
Starts with P, ends with BPARTB→
18A
Get to the point? (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTAPER→
19A
Half a chocolate bar (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKAT→
20A
Settle a bill (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSQUAREUP→
22A
Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATHENS→
24A
Small pieces from (6)
Starts with B, ends with FBITSOF→
26A
Multitude (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOST→
27A
Looks over briefly (9)
Starts with G, ends with TGLANCESAT→
30A
Word after back or snack (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPACK→
32A
Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four? (5)
Starts with P, ends with GPRONG→
33A
Did some knifework on (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDICED→
35A
Solo pilot? (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHAN→
36A
Worst of all imaginable chronologies (15)
Starts with D, ends with EDARKESTTIMELINE→
39A
"What's the issue …?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
40A
Start to season, as a skillet (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREOIL→
41A
"Storage Wars" network (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAANDE→
42A
Awaken (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
44A
Voting, e.g. (9)
Starts with C, ends with YCIVICDUTY→
46A
"Altho ..." (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOTOH→
48A
Set of notes in a seventh chord (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTETRAD→
49A
"Stop being such a baby!" (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGROWUP→
51A
Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer (8)
Starts with N, ends with RNAYSAYER→
55A
First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLIV→
56A
Gal on the screen (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGADOT→
58A
[You're boring me] (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNORE→
59A
First of all (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
60A
Result from (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOWETO→
61A
Chewy Japanese noodle (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUDON→
62A
"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPOR→
63A
Look with a curled lip (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
64A
Mizzen, e.g. (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
Down
1D
Outperforms (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOPS→
2D
Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia (4)
Starts with I, ends with QIRAQ→
3D
Neutral shade (4)
Starts with E, ends with UECRU→
4D
Informational repository (8)
Starts with D, ends with KDATABANK→
5D
End of a gay pride slogan (11)
Starts with G, ends with TGETUSEDTOIT→
6D
"Bad news aside ..." (15)
Starts with O, ends with EONAPOSITIVENOTE→
7D
Catchy tune (3)
Starts with B, ends with PBOP→
8D
Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
9D
What's going around? (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGIRTH→
10D
Gets the memo (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTAKESAHINT→
11D
2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet" (10)
Starts with I, ends with YIWANTCANDY→
12D
Safety devices for trapeze artists (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
17D
"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets") (7)
Starts with B, ends with RBRINGER→
21D
"You get the picture" (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
23D
Old-school dance (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHOP→
25D
Discussion guider (11)
Starts with F, ends with RFACILITATOR→
27D
2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft (10)
Starts with G, ends with OGRANTORINO→
28D
Act superior to (10)
Starts with L, ends with RLORDITOVER→
29D
Pro ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTEM→
31D
Bend it like Beckham! (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
32D
BlackBerrys, e.g., for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPDAS→
34D
Seriously, in modern slang (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDEADASS→
37D
1/86,400 of a day: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
38D
Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein (8)
Starts with L, ends with MLAUDANUM→
43D
Big fight (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
45D
Exclaim (3)
Starts with C, ends with YCRY→
47D
High honors in science fiction (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHUGOS→
49D
Sludge (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGLOP→
50D
Sacrifice in some chess gambits (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAWN→
52D
Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYODA→
53D
Mythical lover (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
54D
Monthly expense (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRENT→
57D
Student center? (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDEE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 17, 2026?+
70 clues: 37 Across and 33 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rachel Fabi and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: 12-12, say (TIED); Make an all-out effort (GOBIG); 50, on a table (TIN).
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