Chess-playing Mechanical Turk of 1770, for one NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / May 4, 2026

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Crossword Answer

1 ? H

2 ? O

3 ? A

4 ? X

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Hint 1

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Think of a trick that mesmerized many before its true nature was uncovered.

Hint 2

meaning

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A ???? is a deliberate deception or trick meant to fool people.

Hint 3

explanation

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The Mechanical Turk was a famous automaton that appeared to play chess against human opponents, but it was later revealed to be a ????, as a human chess master was hidden inside controlling the moves. The clue refers to this historical deception, leading to the answer '????.'

Hint 4

another clue

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Elaborate deception, Elaborate trick, Elaborate prank, Elaborate fake, News of an alien landing, probably

NYT Crossword April 30 2026 Answers

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1 ? C
2 ? H
3 ? E
4 ? R
5 ? O
6 ? B
7 ? E
8 ? Y
9 ? A
10 ? S
11 ? P
12 ? S
13 ? D
? R
? A
? M
? A
14 ? C
? O
? M
? E
15 ? O
? N
? M
? A
? N
16 ? R
? A
? B
? B
? I
17 ? E
? X
? I
? T
? R
? O
? U
? T
? E
18 ? I
? S
? L
? A
? N
19 ? D
? A
? I
? R
20 ? C
? I
? T
? E
? S
21 ? P
? S
? A
? L
? M
? O
? N
? E
22 ? T
? A
? N
23 ? M
? A
? A
24 ? S
25 ? L
? Y
26 ? T
27 ? A
28 ? D
29 ? A
30 ? S
31 ? H
32 ? R
? E
? K
33 ? S
? T
? O
? P
34 ? S
35 ? L
? A
? B
36 ? Y
? O
? U
? R
? E
37 ? I
? T
38 ? D
? O
? T
39 ? B
? O
? M
? B
40 ? N
? A
? B
41 ? R
? H
? O
42 ? D
? E
43 ? A
? E
? T
? N
? A
44 ? E
? X
? E
45 ? S
46 ? O
? W
? E
47 ? A
? Y
? N
48 ? P
49 ? E
? P
50 ? P
51 ? O
? P
? C
? H
52 ? A
53 ? R
54 ? T
55 ? V
56 ? O
57 ? I
? L
? A
58 ? C
? R
? A
? B
? L
? O
? U
? I
? E
59 ? O
? S
? C
? A
? R
60 ? B
? A
? I
? T
61 ? O
? G
? D
? E
? N
62 ? W
? H
? A
? T
? N
? E
? R
? V
? E
63 ? S
? A
? I
? L
? S
64 ? S
? A
? N
? S
65 ? T
? E
? E
? S
66 ? E
? N
? T
? S

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Clue Analysis

The 4-letter answer to “Chess-playing Mechanical Turk of 1770, for one” in the NYT Crossword April 30 2026 is HOAX.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "Chess-playing Mechanical Turk of 1770, for one" is HOAX.

A: The Mechanical Turk was a famous automaton that appeared to play chess against human opponents, but it was later revealed to be a hoax, as a human chess master was hidden inside controlling the moves. The clue refers to this historical deception, leading to the answer 'HOAX.'

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on April 30, 2026.

A: A hoax is a deliberate deception or trick meant to fool people.

A: Elaborate deception, Elaborate trick, Elaborate prank, Elaborate fake, News of an alien landing, probably

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