Our NYT Crossword Hints for April 12, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints April 12, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 4/12/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Words ___ Friends
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5A. Dunderheads
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10A. Starting point of Diana Nyad's 2013 swim to Florida
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14A. Reduce to a pulp
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18A. Actress ___ Grace Moretz
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19A. "The game's ___": Henry V
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20A. Mystery writer?
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21A. Soothing succulent
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22A. HOT woman worth fighting for?
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24A. Throwing weapon known in Japanese as a shuriken
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26A. 2010-12's ___ Spring
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27A. Coronary insert
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28A. GOT in the ballpark?
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29A. Gomez of “Only Murders in the Building”
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31A. Under, poetically
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33A. Trick
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34A. Music to a comedian's ears
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36A. Some 1960s-style protests
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39A. Contents of a black-and-white pod
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43A. BOB Dylan album?
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47A. Impossible to read, perhaps
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48A. Word before cut or class
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49A. Fragrant compound
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50A. "It's ___. Do you know where your children are?" (old P.S.A.)
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52A. Butcher's cut
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53A. Takes a little off
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55A. Time's 2023 Person of the Year
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58A. A.I.-powered video hoaxes
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60A. In ___
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61A. Portuguese wine
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63A. Put out again
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64A. MOB wives?
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68A. Casino supervisor
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71A. Surround
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72A. Poker in the Olympics?
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76A. How an urgent text may be written
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79A. Affect emotionally
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80A. Carne ___
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81A. Word on either side of -à-
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82A. Org. founded to fund foreign projects
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84A. Vapes, familiarly
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86A. King's title, in brief
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87A. Turkish summit
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89A. SOAP film?
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93A. Alternative to a Les Paul, for short
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94A. Dad's deflection
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95A. One of the seven deadly sins
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96A. Vegetables rarely cut with a knife
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98A. Switch positions
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101A. Washington or Berlin
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104A. KID napper's demand?
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109A. Loses emotional control, in gamer-speak
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111A. Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"
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112A. Winning country at the 2022 World Cup
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113A. THE big game?
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115A. "You're full of baloney!"
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116A. "Right on, man"
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117A. "Baywatch" actress Eleniak
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118A. Breathers
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119A. Goals
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120A. Reference
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121A. Fall perennial
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122A. Primatologists' subjects:
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1D. One of a reporter's W's
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2D. Line of latitude
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3D. Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily
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4D. Brooding sort
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5D. Nutty
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6D. Frequently
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7D. 2025 biography subtitled "The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live"
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8D. Nickname for the 6'9" Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones
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9D. What a mess!
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10D. Kid's repeated request
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11D. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.
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12D. Idiot mistakes
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13D. Pear variety
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14D. Dazzling displays of skill
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15D. Utah ski resort
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16D. Linger in the bath
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17D. Roll call response
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18D. Nickname that's an alternative to Chuck
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23D. Native Oklahomans
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25D. Bad lighting?
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28D. Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812
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30D. Some N.S.F.W. texts
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32D. Madre's hermano
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35D. Spicy dips
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37D. Named, informally
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38D. Madre's baby
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40D. Manipulates dishonestly
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41D. Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels)
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42D. Feel
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43D. Crunchy sandwiches, for short
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44D. ___ Greiner, inventor and "Shark Tank" personality
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45D. Fresh cut
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46D. Prickly patch
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47D. Fetter
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51D. Disappearing from the earth
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54D. Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics
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56D. Bona ___
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57D. Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body)
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59D. Mild oath
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61D. Trading card error
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62D. Bowed, musically
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65D. Big inits. in 1990s internet
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66D. Genre for Stevie Ray Vaughan
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67D. Celebrity chef DiSpirito
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68D. Gyro wraps
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69D. Like krypton
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70D. Turkic language
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73D. Basic drumming pattern
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74D. Steinbeck’s “East of ___”
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75D. Place for Christmas lights
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77D. Not interested
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78D. Head toward bankruptcy, say
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80D. According to
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83D. Matt of “Oppenheimer”
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85D. Overly bright and showy
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88D. Used DoorDash, say
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90D. ___Mari Method (tidying system)
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91D. Hams
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92D. Advance in a video game
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94D. "That was true for me, too"
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97D. Storage area
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99D. Demand from a disgruntled customer
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100D. Unreliable sort, in slang
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102D. What a Bohr!
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103D. Diamonds, but not clubs
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104D. Dark green
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105D. "The Office" receptionist
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106D. Mild oath
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107D. "Don't worry, boss!"
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108D. Kind of hike
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110D. Position removed by the February Revolution
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113D. Drink "for two" in song
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114D. Portuguese greeting
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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