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NYT Crossword April 20 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASolicit with a goodie5 lettersSee answer ›6ASchool support grps.4 lettersSee answer ›10AEgyptian cobra3 lettersSee answer ›13AWell-informed5 lettersSee answer ›14ATeaser, for short5 lettersSee answer ›15AWord before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names3 lettersSee answer ›16ALow red card in a deck11 lettersSee answer ›18AGeorge Gershwin's lyricist brother3 lettersSee answer ›19AWindow shades6 lettersSee answer ›20AFollow orders4 lettersSee answer ›21ALocomotives, to kids14 lettersSee answer ›25AComic figure at a circus5 lettersSee answer ›26A"Impressive!"3 lettersSee answer ›27AStir up, as waters4 lettersSee answer ›28A"The worst!"9 lettersSee answer ›34A___-backward3 lettersSee answer ›35AWalk wearily7 lettersSee answer ›37A___-Magnon (early human)3 lettersSee answer ›38ACity and its surroundings9 lettersSee answer ›40AGerman refusal4 lettersSee answer ›41AAlternative to .com or .edu3 lettersSee answer ›42ARidiculous5 lettersSee answer ›43A"Don't mention it — it was easy"14 lettersSee answer ›50A"Just doin' my job"4 lettersSee answer ›51AInsect with pincers6 lettersSee answer ›52AX, for a sorority3 lettersSee answer ›53A"I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?11 lettersSee answer ›58ASkirt feature3 lettersSee answer ›59ADecorations around the United Nations5 lettersSee answer ›60A"Sauer" hot dog topping5 lettersSee answer ›61ATriage sites, for short3 lettersSee answer ›62AMascara coats one4 lettersSee answer ›63AFull of know-how5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DButterfly on the ankle, say, informally3 lettersSee answer ›2D"Gross!"3 lettersSee answer ›3DChinese revolutionary3 lettersSee answer ›4DFootball all-star game7 lettersSee answer ›5DCookware coating6 lettersSee answer ›6DNational museum in Madrid5 lettersSee answer ›7DTrunk for a sculptor to sculpt5 lettersSee answer ›8DFig. from an out-of-order ATM?3 lettersSee answer ›9D...---... in Morse3 lettersSee answer ›10DCover story, in court5 lettersSee answer ›11DSound that warns of a tornado5 lettersSee answer ›12DWhat coins are exchanged for at an arcade5 lettersSee answer ›14DPhnom ___, Cambodia's capital4 lettersSee answer ›17DKool-Aid rival3 lettersSee answer ›20DSite of Pearl Harbor4 lettersSee answer ›21DNot far away5 lettersSee answer ›22DLift5 lettersSee answer ›23DThrow (out)4 lettersSee answer ›24DValentine's Day flower4 lettersSee answer ›25DStow tightly, with "in"4 lettersSee answer ›28DCigarette substance3 lettersSee answer ›29DMove in a hurry, old-style3 lettersSee answer ›30DMany a craft beer, for short3 lettersSee answer ›31DMedium-sized battery5 lettersSee answer ›32DFiltered food for whales5 lettersSee answer ›33DPlayStation maker4 lettersSee answer ›35DMatador charger4 lettersSee answer ›36DPasta sauce brand4 lettersSee answer ›39DGolfer McIlroy4 lettersSee answer ›40DBig U.S./Canada falls7 lettersSee answer ›42D(The) boondocks6 lettersSee answer ›43DSpecialty5 lettersSee answer ›44DCatchall survey option5 lettersSee answer ›45DCuts at the margins5 lettersSee answer ›46DApps undergoing testing5 lettersSee answer ›47D"Sometimes you just gotta ___"5 lettersSee answer ›48DFlubs4 lettersSee answer ›49DSlack-jawed feeling3 lettersSee answer ›53DGrp. for the Jets and Jaguars3 lettersSee answer ›54DIn the style of3 lettersSee answer ›55DBathroom, informally3 lettersSee answer ›56DSweetie, to Brits3 lettersSee answer ›57DTotal dump3 lettersSee answer ›
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