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NYT Crossword Answers for April 26, 2011

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Tuesday, April 26, 2011: 78 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

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Word on a 2008 Obama poster
4 letters Hints for Word on a 2008 Obama poster Clue page for Word on a 2008 Obama poster
5
Subject for a media ombudsman
4 letters Hints for Subject for a media ombudsman Clue page for Subject for a media ombudsman
9
Wrist or knee
5 letters Hints for Wrist or knee Clue page for Wrist or knee
14
Jump in a rink
4 letters Hints for Jump in a rink Clue page for Jump in a rink
15
Second word in many limericks
4 letters Hints for Second word in many limericks Clue page for Second word in many limericks
16
Milk provider
5 letters Hints for Milk provider Clue page for Milk provider
17
"___ pregnant!"
4 letters Hints for "___ pregnant!" Clue page for "___ pregnant!"
18
Hybrid citrus fruit
4 letters Hints for Hybrid citrus fruit Clue page for Hybrid citrus fruit
19
Humdinger
5 letters Hints for Humdinger Clue page for Humdinger
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Consent reluctantly
12 letters Hints for Consent reluctantly Clue page for Consent reluctantly
23
Main character on "How I Met Your Mother"
3 letters Hints for Main character on "How I Met Your Mother" Clue page for Main character on "How I Met Your Mother"
24
Fish that twists
3 letters Hints for Fish that twists Clue page for Fish that twists
25
___ room
3 letters Hints for ___ room Clue page for ___ room
28
1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again"
8 letters Hints for 1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" Clue page for 1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again"
33
To be specific
6 letters Hints for To be specific Clue page for To be specific
35
Acorn source
3 letters Hints for Acorn source Clue page for Acorn source
36
Is active without making progress or falling behind
11 letters Hints for Is active without making progress or falling behind Clue page for Is active without making progress or falling behind
38
Born's partner
4 letters Hints for Born's partner Clue page for Born's partner
40
Opposite of SSW
3 letters Hints for Opposite of SSW Clue page for Opposite of SSW
41
Programming language that's also the name of an island
4 letters Hints for Programming language that's also the name of an island Clue page for Programming language that's also the name of an island
42
Main food-supplying region of a country
11 letters Hints for Main food-supplying region of a country Clue page for Main food-supplying region of a country
47
Stimpy's TV pal
3 letters Hints for Stimpy's TV pal Clue page for Stimpy's TV pal
48
Golf club similar to a niblick
6 letters Hints for Golf club similar to a niblick Clue page for Golf club similar to a niblick
49
"Could go either way"
8 letters Hints for "Could go either way" Clue page for "Could go either way"
51
___ lamb
3 letters Hints for ___ lamb Clue page for ___ lamb
52
Liquid in the 8-Down
3 letters Hints for Liquid in the 8-Down Clue page for Liquid in the 8-Down
54
Harvard Sq. on Boston's T, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Harvard Sq. on Boston's T, e.g. Clue page for Harvard Sq. on Boston's T, e.g.
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Wizardry
12 letters Hints for Wizardry Clue page for Wizardry
61
Easter figure
5 letters Hints for Easter figure Clue page for Easter figure
64
"Three Coins in the Fountain" lyricist Sammy
4 letters Hints for "Three Coins in the Fountain" lyricist Sammy Clue page for "Three Coins in the Fountain" lyricist Sammy
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Region
4 letters Hints for Region Clue page for Region
66
Like a 51-Across
5 letters Hints for Like a 51-Across Clue page for Like a 51-Across
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Google executive Schmidt
4 letters Hints for Google executive Schmidt Clue page for Google executive Schmidt
68
Leave at the altar
4 letters Hints for Leave at the altar Clue page for Leave at the altar
69
No-brainer class, an example of which is named by combining the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 55-Across
5 letters Hints for No-brainer class, an example of which is named by combining the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 55-Across Clue page for No-brainer class, an example of which is named by combining the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 55-Across
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Knock down
4 letters Hints for Knock down Clue page for Knock down
71
Site of the Ibsen Museum
4 letters Hints for Site of the Ibsen Museum Clue page for Site of the Ibsen Museum

Down clues

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Atlanta cager
4 letters Hints for Atlanta cager Clue page for Atlanta cager
2
The yoke's on them
4 letters Hints for The yoke's on them Clue page for The yoke's on them
3
Land with chinchillas
4 letters Hints for Land with chinchillas Clue page for Land with chinchillas
4
Puts in office
6 letters Hints for Puts in office Clue page for Puts in office
5
Rock that may be hard to roll
7 letters Hints for Rock that may be hard to roll Clue page for Rock that may be hard to roll
6
Playwright William
4 letters Hints for Playwright William Clue page for Playwright William
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Rights org.
4 letters Hints for Rights org. Clue page for Rights org.
8
See 52-Across
5 letters Hints for See 52-Across Clue page for See 52-Across
9
Dr. Watson player in 2009's "Sherlock Holmes"
7 letters Hints for Dr. Watson player in 2009's "Sherlock Holmes" Clue page for Dr. Watson player in 2009's "Sherlock Holmes"
10
Dumpster emanation
4 letters Hints for Dumpster emanation Clue page for Dumpster emanation
11
Altar declaration
3 letters Hints for Altar declaration Clue page for Altar declaration
12
Pince-___
3 letters Hints for Pince-___ Clue page for Pince-___
13
"Give it a shot"
3 letters Hints for "Give it a shot" Clue page for "Give it a shot"
21
Canterbury's county
4 letters Hints for Canterbury's county Clue page for Canterbury's county
22
TV rooms
4 letters Hints for TV rooms Clue page for TV rooms
25
Slow down
6 letters Hints for Slow down Clue page for Slow down
26
On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to
6 letters Hints for On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to Clue page for On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to
27
Storied duelist with a large nose
6 letters Hints for Storied duelist with a large nose Clue page for Storied duelist with a large nose
28
Teeter
6 letters Hints for Teeter Clue page for Teeter
29
Tilling tool
6 letters Hints for Tilling tool Clue page for Tilling tool
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Political activist James known for undercover videos
6 letters Hints for Political activist James known for undercover videos Clue page for Political activist James known for undercover videos
31
Title TV character in a brown, skirted, leather outfit
4 letters Hints for Title TV character in a brown, skirted, leather outfit Clue page for Title TV character in a brown, skirted, leather outfit
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Aster relative
5 letters Hints for Aster relative Clue page for Aster relative
34
Army V.I.P.
3 letters Hints for Army V.I.P. Clue page for Army V.I.P.
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Hockey feint
4 letters Hints for Hockey feint Clue page for Hockey feint
39
Dis's opposite
3 letters Hints for Dis's opposite Clue page for Dis's opposite
43
Kind of diving
7 letters Hints for Kind of diving Clue page for Kind of diving
44
Hill near a loch
4 letters Hints for Hill near a loch Clue page for Hill near a loch
45
Perfume
7 letters Hints for Perfume Clue page for Perfume
46
"Gotta run!"
4 letters Hints for "Gotta run!" Clue page for "Gotta run!"
50
Indian making a blanket
6 letters Hints for Indian making a blanket Clue page for Indian making a blanket
53
Bad feeling in one's gut?
5 letters Hints for Bad feeling in one's gut? Clue page for Bad feeling in one's gut?
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Sch. system with campuses in Albany and 63 other places
4 letters Hints for Sch. system with campuses in Albany and 63 other places Clue page for Sch. system with campuses in Albany and 63 other places
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Actress ___ Flynn Boyle
4 letters Hints for Actress ___ Flynn Boyle Clue page for Actress ___ Flynn Boyle
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Zoom
4 letters Hints for Zoom Clue page for Zoom
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Eye part
4 letters Hints for Eye part Clue page for Eye part
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"The Old Curiosity Shop" heroine
4 letters Hints for "The Old Curiosity Shop" heroine Clue page for "The Old Curiosity Shop" heroine
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Cancún kitty
4 letters Hints for Cancún kitty Clue page for Cancún kitty
61
Vice President Biden
3 letters Hints for Vice President Biden Clue page for Vice President Biden
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Little ___, who did the Loco-Motion
3 letters Hints for Little ___, who did the Loco-Motion Clue page for Little ___, who did the Loco-Motion
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Family nickname
3 letters Hints for Family nickname Clue page for Family nickname

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