NYT Crossword Answers for April 24, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for April 24, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

Once-in-a-lifetime events View hint and explanation

BIRTHS

They might have good track records View hint and explanation

ATHLETES

15A

"Ah, right right right" View hint and explanation

OHISEE

16A

Field for both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. View hint and explanation

THEOLOGY

17A

Oscar winner for "The African Queen" View hint and explanation

BOGART

18A

Low volume? View hint and explanation

TEASPOON

19A

Treat mercifully View hint and explanation

SPARE

20A

Charges View hint and explanation

BILLS

21A

Concern for a seamstress View hint and explanation

FIT

22A

"Sounds good!" View hint and explanation

LETS

23A

Best-selling author who founded Paris's Théâtre Historique View hint and explanation

DUMAS

24A

"Green" View hint and explanation

CASH

25A

Rocker Brian View hint and explanation

ENO

26A

Green spots View hint and explanation

OASES

27A

Game with a board numbered from 1 to 20 View hint and explanation

DARTS

28A

Peace sign? View hint and explanation

DONOTDISTURB

31A

"The best cheese of its type in the world," per George Orwell View hint and explanation

STILTON

32A

Approach surreptitiously View hint and explanation

SNEAKUP

36A

Where somebody might be washed up? View hint and explanation

DESERTISLAND

38A

One who's generous to a fault, say View hint and explanation

DOTER

41A

They're held in bondage View hint and explanation

SERFS

42A

Org. whose motto translates to "Through adversity to the stars" View hint and explanation

RAF

43A

Neural transmitter View hint and explanation

AXON

44A

Certain exposition View hint and explanation

ESSAY

45A

Children's author Kinney View hint and explanation

JEFF

46A

?!?!?! View hint and explanation

WTF

47A

Something you might get at a wedding View hint and explanation

INLAW

48A

Grand duke of Luxembourg until 2025 View hint and explanation

HENRI

49A

It has a light bulb View hint and explanation

DAFFODIL

51A

No comment? View hint and explanation

DENIAL

52A

Toss and turn, perhaps View hint and explanation

LIEAWAKE

53A

Role for John Travolta on "Welcome Back, Kotter" View hint and explanation

VINNIE

54A

Takes to the next level View hint and explanation

ELEVATES

55A

Tree nymphs View hint and explanation

DRYADS

Down Answers

Goes downhill at the Olympics, in a way View hint and explanation

BOBSLEDS

"Perish the thought!" View hint and explanation

IHOPENOT

Tubes that go down? View hint and explanation

RIGATONI

The first of these was Terrible View hint and explanation

TSARS

Accounted for View hint and explanation

HERE

Murderer of Osiris, in myth View hint and explanation

SET

Every now and then View hint and explanation

ATTIMES

You just can't take it View hint and explanation

THELASTSTRAW

Recovers View hint and explanation

HEALS

10D

Competitor's setback View hint and explanation

LOSS

11D

Half of hip-hop's Run the Jewels, alongside Killer Mike View hint and explanation

ELP

12D

How a troublemaker might go View hint and explanation

TOOFAR

13D

One prioritizing self-care? View hint and explanation

EGOIST

14D

Electronica instruments, informally View hint and explanation

SYNTHS

20D

Professional View hint and explanation

BUSINESSLIKE

23D

Woodworkers' grooves View hint and explanation

DADOS

24D

Vicious circle? View hint and explanation

CABAL

26D

Animal known to hold another's paws while sleeping View hint and explanation

OTTER

27D

Attire View hint and explanation

DRESS

29D

From time past View hint and explanation

OLDEN

30D

Coalesce View hint and explanation

UNIFY

33D

Surname of a Tolstoy heroine View hint and explanation

KARENINA

34D

Game View hint and explanation

UNAFRAID

35D

Acrobat's display View hint and explanation

PDFFILES

37D

Secondhand offerings View hint and explanation

RESALES

38D

Dillydally View hint and explanation

DAWDLE

39D

Hearty soup ingredient in Caribbean cooking View hint and explanation

OXTAIL

40D

Brittle confection View hint and explanation

TOFFEE

44D

Finish up with View hint and explanation

ENDAT

45D

Female donkey View hint and explanation

JENNY

47D

Where the Red Delicious apple originated View hint and explanation

IOWA

48D

Dauphin, e.g. View hint and explanation

HEIR

50D

Number one, informally View hint and explanation

FAV

51D

It might have a director's commentary View hint and explanation

DVD