NYT Crossword April 16 2026 Answers

All 75 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rafael Musa and Sala WanetickEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2T3R4I5A6A7T8E9U10P11PAINM12E13D14O15TTESSA16POPDIVA17PALATES18PINEY19ERASE20F21ALCONS22NOSEE23U24M25ARI26P27BS28MMA29KIN30D31DARE32S33BENT34EDGE35ISAAC36ADOS37L38AV39R40ES41S42C43RIBE44S45GIGA46B47I48T49LEISURE50APOLOGY51ADP52C53RY54NOR55TES56S57AROM58A59PITA60ETAS61SEVEN62ATTN63DOWN64STERN65TOAT

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES75 CLUES
ACROSS
1AVentricle suppliers5 lettersATRIA
6AAccepted unquestioningly5 lettersATEUP
11ARx for a root canal7 lettersPAINMED
16APerformer known for her runs7 lettersPOPDIVA
17ASommeliers' assets7 lettersPALATES
19AWipe clean5 lettersERASE
20AFast fliers7 lettersFALCONS
26A"Nova" network3 lettersPBS
29AIlk4 lettersKIND
31ARisks it5 lettersDARES
33ALeaning4 lettersBENT
34AUpper hand4 lettersEDGE
35A"I, Robot" author Asimov5 lettersISAAC
36ABig deals4 lettersADOS
37AFacilities, informally3 lettersLAV
39ABooking, for short3 lettersRES
41ATorah writers7 lettersSCRIBES
49AThis isn't working!7 lettersLEISURE
50AFault line?7 lettersAPOLOGY
51ABig payroll service co.3 lettersADP
52AWail3 lettersCRY
57ABouquet5 lettersAROMA
59ATzatziki scooper4 lettersPITA
64ASerious5 lettersSTERN
65ASee 63-Across4 lettersTOAT
DOWN
1DX, for one3 lettersAPP
2DFields medalist Terence3 lettersTAO
3DLike a lake on a breezy day8 lettersRIPPLING
4DCharge5 lettersINDIC
6D"Finally!"5 lettersATLAS
8DDear8 lettersESTEEMED
9DExercise3 lettersUSE
10DNegation word in French3 lettersPAS
12DOccasion4 lettersEVEN
13DPrevious times7 lettersDAYSPAS
20DSham4 lettersFAKE
21DLike most of Nevada4 lettersARID
23D"Yeah, nice try"4 lettersUMNO
24DGymnasts' rolls?4 lettersMATS
30DTake off the market5 lettersDELIS
31DReroute5 lettersDIVER
38DBe against, in a way3 lettersABU
41DPlanned6 lettersSLATED
42DOfficially give6 lettersCEDETO
43DTool with coarse teeth6 lettersRIPSAW
44D"It's a ___!"6 lettersSECRET
47D"There's no stopping me!"6 lettersIGOTTA
48DRuler with an iron fist6 lettersTYRANT
53DMeander4 lettersROVE
56DFig. with two hyphens3 lettersSSN
58DJournalist Curry3 lettersANN
59DGlib3 lettersPAT
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