Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Monday, April 27, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Monday, April 27, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "VANDERPUMPRULES".
Total Clues
78
Longest
VANDERPUMPRULES
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
TUB
Featured Clue
"Spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills""
15 Letters
VANDERPUMPRULES
ALLComplete Solution List
Paths for lobbed tennis balls
4ARCS
Tribe of Arizona
4HOPI
Flinch, say
5REACT
Short blast from a horn
4TOOT
Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting"
4EWAN
Han Solo's response to Leia's "I love you"
5IKNOW
Singer's recovery period
9VOCALREST
Catch my drift?
5GETME
Shop-___
5STORE
Spot for a soak
3TUB
Dear _____ (letter start)
3SIR
Pumice or basalt
12VOLCANICROCK
Chemical that speeds up a fruit's aging process
7RIPENER
Film director Coen
5ETHAN
"Our Lips ___ Sealed" (hit by the Go-Go's)
3ARE
Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly
3AOC
Betraying surprise, in a way
5AGASP
Spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"
15VANDERPUMPRULES
Big name in microprocessors
5INTEL
"Who's Who in the Cast" blurb
3BIO
Tie-breaking periods, for short
3OTS
How a picture book may be read at bedtime
5ALOUD
___ of hand (magician's skill)
7SLEIGHT
Congressional history
12VOTINGRECORD
Palindrome akin to "Aha!"
3OHO
Work well together
3GEL
Florida's ___-Dade County
5MIAMI
Jousting weapon
5LANCE
Device worn by a video gamer ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 39- and 53-Across
9VRHEADSET
Basic piano chord
5TRIAD
Notes of indebtedness
4IOUS
Gets eyes on
4SEES
Sends frisky messages
5SEXTS
Strong soapmaking solutions
4LYES
Like bourbon
4OAKY
Four-wheelers, in brief
4ATVS
Word before beer or after square
4ROOT
Pixar film with the Oscar-winning song "Remember Me"
4COCO
"Feed a cold, ___ a fever" (dubious medical advice)
6STARVE
That girl
3HER
Have debts
3OWE
Many an Olive Garden entree
5PASTA
Sounding good, as a musical instrument
6INTUNE
18-wheeler
3RIG
Barely get (by)
3EKE
Snack with celery, peanut butter and raisins
10ANTSONALOG
Peanuts or "Pickles"
5COMIC
Do some booty-shaking
5TWERK
Spinks who defeated Muhammad Ali
4LEON
One-eighth of a byte
3BIT
Titular Shakespearean king
4LEAR
Remove outer parts from, as a photo
4CROP
Burn until black
4CHAR
Prego alternative
4RAGU
Sitar virtuoso Shankar
4RAVI
Tehran's land
4IRAN
Grammy-winning a cappella group famous for their Christmas albums
10PENTATONIX
Chicago slugger
3CUB
Late Night host Meyers
4SETH
Hey, over here!
4PSST
Place to purchase pastrami
4DELI
North Carolina university
4ELON
Catchall category: Abbr.
4MISC
Sport on a horse
4POLO
Sheepskin boot brand
3UGG
Role for Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies
6DREVIL
Columnist Bombeck
4ERMA
Doubling-down assertion
6IDIDSO
Battery measure
5VOLTS
Chicago airport
5OHARE
The Jetsons boy
5ELROY
On the waves
4ASEA
Gentle and submissive
4MEEK
__-bitsy
4ITSY
Garfield in the funny pages, e.g.
3CAT
Magazine bigwigs, in brief
3EDS
Gradation of color
3HUE
Letter before tee
3ESS