Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword April 17, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.
NYT Easy Mode Crossword April 17, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 4/17/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # |
Clue |
| 1A |
One to one, say |
| 5A |
Be super-ambitious |
| 10A |
Only chemical element with three letters |
| 13A |
Willy of "Free Willy," for one |
| 14A |
Japanese mushroom variety sold in clusters |
| 15A |
Sense of amazement |
| 16A |
Second section |
| 18A |
Narrow gradually |
| 19A |
Kit-___ bar |
| 20A |
Settle, as an account |
| 22A |
European capital that has been continuously inhabited for at least 5000 years |
| 24A |
Tiny pieces from |
| 26A |
Have company over |
| 27A |
Takes a quick peek toward |
| 30A |
Fill a suitcase |
| 32A |
Fork's tine, e.g. |
| 33A |
Chopped in small pieces, as a tomato |
| 35A |
"Star Wars" character who says to Chewbacca "190 years old? You look great!” |
| 36A |
Imagined worst-case scenario, in humorous memes |
| 39A |
Word between the last two things in a list |
| 40A |
Lubricate again |
| 41A |
Cable channel for true crime |
| 42A |
Just begin to awake |
| 44A |
Responsibility for a citizen |
| 46A |
"And yet …," in internet shorthand |
| 48A |
Group of four |
| 49A |
"Don't be a child!" |
| 51A |
Someone predicting failure |
| 55A |
___ Tyler, Arwen portrayer in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 56A |
Actress Gal of "Wonder Woman" |
| 58A |
"Sorry, I ___" (confession from someone sharing a hotel room) |
| 59A |
"Lonely" number |
| 60A |
Have because of |
| 61A |
Thick Japanese noodle |
| 62A |
"___ favor" (Spanish "please") |
| 63A |
Contemptuous smile |
| 64A |
Pole on a ship |
| 1D |
T-shirts and blouses, e.g. |
| 2D |
Baghdad's country |
| 3D |
Color of unbleached linen |
| 4D |
Repository of information |
| 5D |
"Well, I'm afraid this is the new reality" |
| 6D |
"The good news is …" |
| 7D |
"Blitzkrieg ___" (Ramones hit with the lyric "Hey, ho, let's go!") |
| 8D |
Scandinavian furniture chain |
| 9D |
Measurement around the waist |
| 10D |
Picks up what's being put down, so to speak |
| 11D |
1965 hit that opens "I know a girl who's soft and sweet / She's so fine, she can't be beat" |
| 12D |
Earns, after deductions |
| 17D |
"From that eternal silence, something more / A ___ of new things; and vile it were" (Tennyson line) |
| 21D |
Abbreviation at the end of a list |
| 23D |
Small jump |
| 25D |
Person running a meeting |
| 27D |
Titular car in a 2008 Clint Eastwood thriller |
| 28D |
Behave as though you're better than |
| 29D |
President pro ___ |
| 31D |
Bendy body part |
| 32D |
Precursors to Blackberrys, for short |
| 34D |
Totally, in slang |
| 37D |
Short unit of time, for short |
| 38D |
Opium tincture sold over the counter until the early 20th century |
| 43D |
Use an oar |
| 45D |
Weep |
| 47D |
Awards for N.K. Jemisin and Isaac Asimov |
| 49D |
Sticky blob of gunk |
| 50D |
"Only a ___ in Their Game" (Bob Dylan song) |
| 52D |
A "Star Wars" character he is! |
| 53D |
Greek god of love |
| 54D |
Monthly apartment payment, e.g. |
| 57D |
Snyder of Twisted Sister |
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If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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