NY Times Crossword

April 16, 2026

Rafael Musa and Sala Wanetick 

 

What do all of the following words and phrases have in common?

 

Indic

Amino

Even

Day spas

Taro

Atlas

Bra

Tease

Open sea

Delis

Abu

Diver

Scrip

Ego

Basal

 

HINTS:

1. All the clues were DOWN clues.

2. With extreme precision

 

Answer to HINT 2:

Down To a T  

 

What the clues have in common:

Each word becomes a new one when a T is added at the end. All the clues were DOWN and ended at a T formation of black squares:

 

Indict

Am I not

Event

Days past

Tarot

At last

Brat

Tea set

Open seat 

Delist

Abut

Divert

Script

EGOT

Basalt