NYT Crossword Answers for April 27, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for April 27, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

Paths for lobbed tennis balls View hint and explanation

ARCS

Tribe of Arizona View hint and explanation

HOPI

Flinch, say View hint and explanation

REACT

14A

Short blast from a horn View hint and explanation

TOOT

15A

Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting" View hint and explanation

EWAN

16A

Han Solo's response to Leia's "I love you" View hint and explanation

IKNOW

17A

Singer's recovery period View hint and explanation

VOCALREST

19A

"Catch my drift?" View hint and explanation

GETME

20A

Shop View hint and explanation

STORE

21A

Spot for a soak View hint and explanation

TUB

23A

Dear ___ (letter start) View hint and explanation

SIR

24A

Pumice or basalt View hint and explanation

VOLCANICROCK

29A

Chemical that speeds up a fruit's aging process View hint and explanation

RIPENER

32A

Film director Coen View hint and explanation

ETHAN

33A

"Our Lips ___ Sealed" (hit by the Go-Go's) View hint and explanation

ARE

34A

Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly View hint and explanation

AOC

36A

Betraying surprise, in a way View hint and explanation

AGASP

39A

Spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" View hint and explanation

VANDERPUMPRULES

44A

Big name in microprocessors View hint and explanation

INTEL

45A

"Who's Who in the Cast" blurb View hint and explanation

BIO

46A

Tie-breaking periods, for short View hint and explanation

OTS

47A

How a picture book may be read at bedtime View hint and explanation

ALOUD

50A

___ of hand (magician's skill) View hint and explanation

SLEIGHT

53A

Congressional history View hint and explanation

VOTINGRECORD

56A

Palindrome akin to "Aha!" View hint and explanation

OHO

57A

Work well together View hint and explanation

GEL

58A

Florida's ___-Dade County View hint and explanation

MIAMI

62A

Jousting weapon View hint and explanation

LANCE

65A

Device worn by a video gamer ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 39- and 53-Across View hint and explanation

VRHEADSET

68A

Basic piano chord View hint and explanation

TRIAD

69A

Notes of indebtedness View hint and explanation

IOUS

70A

Gets eyes on View hint and explanation

SEES

71A

Sends frisky messages View hint and explanation

SEXTS

72A

Strong soapmaking solutions View hint and explanation

LYES

73A

Like bourbon View hint and explanation

OAKY

Down Answers

Four-wheelers, in brief View hint and explanation

ATVS

Word before beer or after square View hint and explanation

ROOT

Pixar film with the Oscar-winning song "Remember Me" View hint and explanation

COCO

"Feed a cold, ___ a fever" (dubious medical advice) View hint and explanation

STARVE

That girl View hint and explanation

HER

Have debts View hint and explanation

OWE

Many an Olive Garden entree View hint and explanation

PASTA

Sounding good, as a musical instrument View hint and explanation

INTUNE

wheeler View hint and explanation

RIG

10D

Barely get (by) View hint and explanation

EKE

11D

Snack with celery, peanut butter and raisins View hint and explanation

ANTSONALOG

12D

"Peanuts" or "Pickles" View hint and explanation

COMIC

13D

Do some booty-shaking View hint and explanation

TWERK

18D

Spinks who defeated Muhammad Ali View hint and explanation

LEON

22D

One-eighth of a byte View hint and explanation

BIT

25D

Titular Shakespearean king View hint and explanation

LEAR

26D

Remove outer parts from, as a photo View hint and explanation

CROP

27D

Burn until black View hint and explanation

CHAR

28D

Prego alternative View hint and explanation

RAGU

29D

Sitar virtuoso Shankar View hint and explanation

RAVI

30D

Tehran's land View hint and explanation

IRAN

31D

Grammy-winning a cappella group famous for their Christmas albums View hint and explanation

PENTATONIX

35D

Chicago slugger View hint and explanation

CUB

37D

"Late Night" host Meyers View hint and explanation

SETH

38D

"Hey! Over here!" View hint and explanation

PSST

40D

Place to purchase pastrami View hint and explanation

DELI

41D

North Carolina university View hint and explanation

ELON

42D

Catchall category: Abbr. View hint and explanation

MISC

43D

Sport on a horse View hint and explanation

POLO

48D

Sheepskin boot brand View hint and explanation

UGG

49D

Role for Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies View hint and explanation

DREVIL

51D

Columnist Bombeck View hint and explanation

ERMA

52D

Doubling-down assertion View hint and explanation

IDIDSO

53D

Battery measure View hint and explanation

VOLTS

54D

Chicago airport View hint and explanation

OHARE

55D

"The Jetsons" boy View hint and explanation

ELROY

59D

On the waves View hint and explanation

ASEA

60D

Gentle and submissive View hint and explanation

MEEK

61D

___-bitsy View hint and explanation

ITSY

63D

Garfield in the funny pages, e.g. View hint and explanation

CAT

64D

Magazine bigwigs, in brief View hint and explanation

EDS

66D

Gradation of color View hint and explanation

HUE

67D

Letter before tee View hint and explanation

ESS