This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

New York Times, Friday, April 17, 2026

Author:
Rachel Fabi
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
5-Down : End of a gay pride slogan
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
99/25/20204/17/20266
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1110132
ScrabDebutFlowFresh
1.565042.755%
Rachel Fabi

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Fabi. Grid flow: 74.4 Friday freshness: 30%
1
T
2
I
3
E
4
D
5
G
6
O
7
B
8
I
9
G
10
T
11
I
12
N
13
O
R
C
A
14
E
N
O
K
I
15
A
W
E
16
P
A
R
T
17
B
18
T
A
P
E
R
19
K
A
T
20
S
Q
U
A
R
21
E
U
P
22
A
T
23
H
E
N
S
24
B
I
T
S
O
25
F
26
H
O
S
T
27
G
28
L
A
N
C
E
S
A
29
T
30
P
A
C
31
K
32
P
R
O
N
G
33
D
I
C
E
34
D
35
H
A
N
36
D
A
R
K
E
37
S
T
T
I
M
E
38
L
I
N
E
39
A
N
D
40
R
E
O
I
L
41
A
A
N
D
E
42
S
T
I
43
R
44
C
I
V
I
45
C
D
U
T
Y
46
O
T
O
47
H
48
T
E
T
R
A
D
49
G
R
O
W
U
50
P
51
N
A
Y
S
A
52
Y
53
E
54
R
55
L
I
V
56
G
A
57
D
O
T
58
S
N
O
R
E
59
O
N
E
60
O
W
E
T
O
61
U
D
O
N
62
P
O
R
63
S
N
E
E
R
64
M
A
S
T
© 2026, The New York Times4/17/26 ( No. 27,919 )
Across
1
12-12, say : TIED
5
Make an all-out effort : GOBIG
10
50, on a table : TIN
13
Sea creature known to mourn its dead : ORCA
14
Long-stemmed mushroom : ENOKI
15
Wow : AWE
16
Medicare subsection covering ambulance services : PARTB
18
Get to the point? : TAPER
19
Half a chocolate bar : KAT
20
Settle a bill : SQUAREUP
22
Georgia hometown of R.E.M. and the B-52s : ATHENS
24
Small pieces from : BITSOF
26
Multitude : HOST
27
Looks over briefly : GLANCESAT
30
Word after back or snack : PACK
32
Sticker that usually comes in sets of three or four? : PRONG
33
Did some knifework on : DICED
35
Solo pilot? : HAN
36
Worst of all imaginable chronologies : DARKESTTIMELINE
39
"What's the issue ...?" : AND
40
Start to season, as a skillet : REOIL
41
"Storage Wars" network : AANDE
42
Awaken : STIR
44
Voting, e.g. : CIVICDUTY
46
"Altho ..." : OTOH
48
Set of notes in a seventh chord : TETRAD
49
"Stop being such a baby!" : GROWUP
51
Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer : NAYSAYER
55
First Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years : LIV
56
Gal on the screen : GADOT
58
[You're boring me] : SNORE
59
First of all : ONE
60
Result from : OWETO
61
Chewy Japanese noodle : UDON
62
"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) : POR
63
Look with a curled lip : SNEER
64
Mizzen, e.g. : MAST
Down
1
Outperforms : TOPS
2
Modern home of ancient Mesopotamia : IRAQ
3
Neutral shade : ECRU
4
Informational repository : DATABANK
5
End of a gay pride slogan : GETUSEDTOIT
6
"Bad news aside ..." : ONAPOSITIVENOTE
7
Catchy tune : BOP
8
Maker of the iconic Billy bookcase : IKEA
9
What's going around? : GIRTH
10
Gets the memo : TAKESAHINT
11
2000 song for Aaron Carter about seeking someone "tough but sweet" : IWANTCANDY
12
Safety devices for trapeze artists : NETS
17
"Mars, the ___ of War" (first movement of "The Planets") : BRINGER
21
"You get the picture" : ETC
23
Old-school dance : HOP
25
Discussion guider : FACILITATOR
27
2008 Clint Eastwood film centered around an attempted car theft : GRANTORINO
28
Act superior to : LORDITOVER
29
Pro ___ : TEM
31
Bend it like Beckham! : KNEE
32
BlackBerrys, e.g., for short : PDAS
34
Seriously, in modern slang : DEADASS
37
1/86,400 of a day: Abbr. : SEC
38
Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein : LAUDANUM
43
Big fight : ROW
45
Exclaim : CRY
47
High honors in science fiction : HUGOS
49
Sludge : GLOP
50
Sacrifice in some chess gambits : PAWN
52
Weird Al Yankovic parody of the Kinks's "Lola" : YODA
53
Mythical lover : EROS
54
Monthly expense : RENT
57
Student center? : DEE

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

  Please log in to use the Analyze feature.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Like this puzzle? Please share this page on social media to help spread the word about XWord Info. Thanks!

XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
31 ms