NYT Crossword April 20 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Freddie ChengEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2E3M4P5T6P7T8A9S10A11S12P13AWARE14PROMO15LIL16TWOOF17HEARTS18IRA19BLINDS20OBEY21C22HOOCHOO23T24RAINS25CLOWN26OOH27ROIL28T29H30ISSU31C32K33S34ASS35T36RAIPSE37CRO38MET39ROAREA40NEIN41ORG42SILLY43N44O45TROU46B47L48E49ATALL50ITRY51EARWIG52CHI53N54ATURECA55L56L57S58HEM59FLAGS60KRAUT61ERS62LASH63SAVVY

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASolicit with a goodie5 lettersTEMPT
6ASchool support grps.4 lettersPTAS
10AEgyptian cobra3 lettersASP
13AWell-informed5 lettersAWARE
14ATeaser, for short5 lettersPROMO
16ALow red card in a deck11 lettersTWOOFHEARTS
19AWindow shades6 lettersBLINDS
20AFollow orders4 lettersOBEY
21ALocomotives, to kids14 lettersCHOOCHOOTRAINS
25AComic figure at a circus5 lettersCLOWN
26A"Impressive!"3 lettersOOH
27AStir up, as waters4 lettersROIL
28A"The worst!"9 lettersTHISSUCKS
34A___-backward3 lettersASS
35AWalk wearily7 lettersTRAIPSE
37A___-Magnon (early human)3 lettersCRO
38ACity and its surroundings9 lettersMETROAREA
40AGerman refusal4 lettersNEIN
42ARidiculous5 lettersSILLY
43A"Don't mention it — it was easy"14 lettersNOTROUBLEATALL
50A"Just doin' my job"4 lettersITRY
51AInsect with pincers6 lettersEARWIG
52AX, for a sorority3 lettersCHI
58ASkirt feature3 lettersHEM
60A"Sauer" hot dog topping5 lettersKRAUT
61ATriage sites, for short3 lettersERS
62AMascara coats one4 lettersLASH
63AFull of know-how5 lettersSAVVY
DOWN
2D"Gross!"3 lettersEWW
3DChinese revolutionary3 lettersMAO
4DFootball all-star game7 lettersPROBOWL
5DCookware coating6 lettersTEFLON
6DNational museum in Madrid5 lettersPRADO
9D...---... in Morse3 lettersSOS
10DCover story, in court5 lettersALIBI
17DKool-Aid rival3 lettersHIC
20DSite of Pearl Harbor4 lettersOAHU
21DNot far away5 lettersCLOSE
22DLift5 lettersHOIST
23DThrow (out)4 lettersTOSS
24DValentine's Day flower4 lettersROSE
25DStow tightly, with "in"4 lettersCRAM
28DCigarette substance3 lettersTAR
31DMedium-sized battery5 lettersCCELL
32DFiltered food for whales5 lettersKRILL
33DPlayStation maker4 lettersSONY
35DMatador charger4 lettersTORO
36DPasta sauce brand4 lettersRAGU
39DGolfer McIlroy4 lettersRORY
40DBig U.S./Canada falls7 lettersNIAGARA
42D(The) boondocks6 lettersSTICKS
43DSpecialty5 lettersNICHE
44DCatchall survey option5 lettersOTHER
45DCuts at the margins5 lettersTRIMS
46DApps undergoing testing5 lettersBETAS
48DFlubs4 lettersERRS
49DSlack-jawed feeling3 lettersAWE
54DIn the style of3 lettersALA
55DBathroom, informally3 lettersLAV
56DSweetie, to Brits3 lettersLUV
57DTotal dump3 lettersSTY
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