Small detail Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Small detail” from the New York Times crossword of April 26, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, APRIL 26, 2026
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SPEC is the answer to “Small detail”. It means to write specifications for.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To write specifications for.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: PSCE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Design detail, briefly”.
More clues from the New York Times (April 26, 2026)
Across
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- 5. One might be used for stepping up or sitting down5 letters, starts with SSTOOL
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- 27. Place to dive in7 letters, starts with DDEEPEND
- 28. Became apparent5 letters, starts with AAROSE
- 30. Stands around an art gallery6 letters, starts with EEASELS
- 31. Neither's counterpart3 letters, starts with NNOR
- 32. Small detail4 letters, starts with SSPEC
- 33. Central5 letters, starts with IINNER
- 34. … for an aspiring manicurist?13 letters, starts with DDIGITALSHORTS
- 40. Outmoded component of a car's dashboard7 letters, starts with CCDDRIVE
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- 44. Did some doughnuts?5 letters, starts with BBAKED
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- 73. Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame3 letters, starts with YYAO
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- 76. Tawdry6 letters, starts with SSORDID
- 79. All over again4 letters, starts with AANEW
- 80. Japanese floor mat6 letters, starts with TTATAMI
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Down
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- 32. Yacht's pronoun3 letters, starts with SSHE
- 33. Freeze frames?8 letters, starts with IICETRAYS
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- 35. "It's truly important to me"7 letters, starts with IIDOCARE
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- 37. Standing eau?3 letters, starts with LLAC
- 38. Blade runner?6 letters, starts with SSKATER
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Questions
What is the answer to “Small detail”?
SPEC, 4 letters: to write specifications for.
When was “Small detail” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of April 26, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with S.