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NYT Crossword — April 30, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues

1Grammy-winning singer who's had both a "Farewell Tour" and a "Here We Go Again Tour"

5Carry out orders

9Some images carved in Egyptian tombs

13Class that might be all play and no work?

14"Seriously, dude …"

16One robed in a kittel, maybe

17Part of an evacuation plan

18Former carrier over Mauna Kea

20References as references

21It ends "But the way of the ungodly shall perish"

23Billy goat's cry

26Revealing statement?

30First movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

33Telegram enders

35Setting for "Biohackers" and "Bones"

38Mocking name for failed businesses of the early 2000s

41What "R" might stand for on an envelope

43Company named after a volcano

44Loves of the past

46Be left at a loss?

47Objectivist Rand

48Kind of rally

55"There it is!"

58Seafood dish known as the King of Salads

59Film angling for awards … or what's depicted three times in this puzzle?

61Utah's ___ Canyon Waterfall

62"Well, I never!"

63Leaves the slip, perhaps

65Some informal wear

66Tonsillectomy specialists, for short

Down

40 clues

2"___ español?"

3Funeral home professional

4Hotshot lawyer

5Holder of a large bed

6Least aerodynamic, maybe

8"And ___, here we are"

10Graphic novels?

11What am I, chopped liver?

12Super Mario World console, in brief

13Gen Z slang for awesome style

15Largest of the dolphin family

19___ good turn

22Toys for tots, perhaps

28Pulitzer-winning Kendrick Lamar album

291974 Eurovision winners

30"Auld Lang ___"

31Chess-playing Mechanical Turk of 1770, for one

32Cartoonist and inventor Goldberg

34Tour guide's admonition

37Company that bought out Applebee's in 2007

39Golf Hall-of-Famer who was honored with a 1953 ticker-tape parade in New York

45Green icons on Rotten Tomatoes

47Station announcement, in brief

51Hall's former partner

52Fear for a launderer

53Bank notes featuring the temple of Angkor Wat

55Exchanged words?

56Org. in some company lawsuits

57Little Engine's belief

58Word with giver or taker

60"You ___!" ("I agree!")

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Stats & info

Thursday, Apr 30, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

35/190

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

9 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 30, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorLance Enfinger and John Kugelman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 40 down

Longest entries

14A"Seriously, dude …"9 ltrs 17APart of an evacuation plan9 ltrs 18AFormer carrier over Mauna Kea9 ltrs 58ASeafood dish known as the King of Salads9 ltrs 59AFilm angling for awards … or what's depicted three times in this puzzle?9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 35 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.