It hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent! NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / April 5, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? N

2 ? O

3 ? P

4 ? A

5 ? I

6 ? N

7 ? N

8 ? O

9 ? G

10 ? A

11 ? I

12 ? N

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Hint 1

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Think of a common saying about enduring discomfort to achieve success.

Hint 2

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A phrase meaning that suffering or hard work is necessary to achieve something valuable.

Hint 3

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The clue uses wordplay to suggest that the price of detergent is metaphorically painful, hinting at the phrase '????????????.' This phrase means that hard work or suffering is necessary to achieve something worthwhile, paralleling the idea that paying more might lead to better results.

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Rhyming advice to a gym rat

NYT Crossword April 5 2026 Answers

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1 ? I
2 ? D
3 ? O
4 ? L
5 ? S
6 ? A
7 ? D
8 ? O
9 ? B
10 ? O
11 ? S
12 ? A
13 ? B
14 ? I
15 ? G
16 ? A
17 ? I
18 ? L
19 ? S
? T
? O
? G
? I
? E
20 ? M
? A
? N
? I
? L
? A
21 ? R
? E
? M
? O
? R
? S
? E
22 ? N
? I
? N
? E
? P
? M
23 ? F
? R
? E
? E
? E
? N
24 ? T
? E
? R
? P
? R
? I
? S
? E
25 ? O
? S
? T
? E
? O
? I
26 ? D
27 ? I
? N
? N
28 ? U
? N
? T
? I
? E
29 ? B
? O
? T
30 ? N
? O
31 ? P
? A
? I
? N
32 ? N
33 ? O
? G
? A
? I
? N
34 ? U
35 ? S
36 ? S
37 ? S
? N
? O
38 ? W
39 ? F
? A
? L
? L
40 ? L
? I
? A
? R
41 ? E
? G
42 ? G
? S
? A
? C
43 ? U
? S
? U
? R
? P
? E
44 ? D
45 ? A
? C
? E
46 ? I
47 ? T
48 ? E
? R
? A
? T
? O
49 ? U
50 ? N
? C
? U
? T
51 ? H
? A
? I
52 ? G
53 ? R
? O
? D
? E
54 ? O
55 ? E
? G
? O
? T
56 ? B
? A
? H
57 ? U
58 ? N
? I
? T
? E
? D
59 ? W
? E
? S
? T
? A
? N
60 ? D
61 ? A
? N
? T
62 ? E
? N
? T
63 ? E
? R
? O
? N
64 ? G
? P
? A
65 ? A
? S
? S
? I
66 ? S
? I
67 ? R
? A
? H
? R
? A
? H
68 ? P
? O
? S
? T
69 ? I
70 ? N
? G
71 ? A
? G
? E
? N
72 ? D
73 ? A
74 ? A
? R
? M
? O
75 ? R
? Y
76 ? E
? M
? O
77 ? C
? L
? E
? M
? S
? O
? N
78 ? Z
79 ? I
? T
80 ? A
? P
? P
? L
81 ? E
82 ? C
? R
? U
? M
83 ? B
? L
? E
? S
84 ? T
? H
? O
85 ? O
? D
? D
86 ? S
87 ? E
? M
? O
? J
? I
88 ? P
? A
? R
? E
89 ? T
90 ? A
? T
? A
? S
91 ? R
? E
? I
? K
92 ? I
93 ? S
? N
? E
? R
94 ? T
95 ? D
? A
? M
96 ? P
? I
? S
? H
97 ? B
? A
? A
? I
? N
98 ? G
99 ? C
? R
? E
100 ? D
101 ? G
? O
? O
? F
? I
? E
102 ? S
103 ? T
104 ? A
? L
? L
105 ? L
? I
106 ? F
107 ? E
? T
? I
? M
? E
108 ? B
? A
? N
? S
109 ? W
? E
? T
110 ? S
? A
? J
? A
? K
111 ? P
? T
? A
112 ? S
? E
113 ? E
114 ? N
? O
? T
? E
115 ? J
116 ? U
117 ? S
? T
? T
? A
? K
? E
118 ? A
119 ? G
? U
? E
? S
120 ? S
121 ? S
? C
? A
? R
? F
? S
122 ? U
? K
? R
? A
? I
? N
? E
123 ? B
? A
? R
? R
? E
? L
124 ? A
? R
? M
? L
? E
? T
125 ? L
? E
? A
? R
? N
? E
? D
126 ? C
? L
? A
? S
? S
? Y
127 ? S
? U
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? D
? E

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Clue Analysis

The 12-letter answer to “It hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent!” in the NYT Crossword April 5 2026 is NOPAINNOGAIN.

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A: The most common and recent 12-letter answer for "It hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent!" is NOPAINNOGAIN.

A: The clue uses wordplay to suggest that the price of detergent is metaphorically painful, hinting at the phrase 'No pain, no gain.' This phrase means that hard work or suffering is necessary to achieve something worthwhile, paralleling the idea that paying more might lead to better results.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on April 05, 2026.

A: A phrase meaning that suffering or hard work is necessary to achieve something valuable.

A: Rhyming advice to a gym rat

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