NYT Crossword April 21 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Victoria Fernandez GrandeEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASurrenders6 lettersYIELDS
7AWise thinker4 lettersSAGE
14ARealm of the Aztecs or Incas6 lettersEMPIRE
15ADo some farmwork4 lettersPLOW
16A___ de plume3 lettersNOM
17AMentor from the beyond11 lettersSPIRITGUIDE
20ASoak up6 lettersABSORB
21A"___ have to do"4 lettersITLL
22AGrifters' schemes4 lettersCONS
31ASoon-to-be graduates7 lettersSENIORS
35ASong and dance3 lettersADO
36AWild West way of settling disputes15 lettersFRONTIERJUSTICE
42AIn a gloomy way8 lettersMOROSELY
47AB&B3 lettersINN
48ABambi's mother, for one3 lettersDOE
49A1972 country hit for Tanya Tucker9 lettersDELTADAWN
51AReptiles on papyrus4 lettersASPS
52ABallet bend4 lettersPLIE
53APuts pen to paper6 lettersWRITES
62A"Blueprint" for life3 lettersDNA
63AFalsehoods4 lettersLIES
64AChemical "twin"6 lettersISOMER
66ACircular tent4 lettersYURT
DOWN
2DMischievous devil3 lettersIMP
3DPrefix with center3 lettersEPI
4DCoins spent in Turkey5 lettersLIRAS
5DTiny drop4 lettersDRIB
6DTennis match units4 lettersSETS
7DSnub5 lettersSPURN
9DZeus or Odin3 lettersGOD
11DBoxing combo6 lettersONETWO
12DBig name in rental cars6 lettersDOLLAR
18DHaitian currency unit6 lettersGOURDE
22DBovine baby4 lettersCALF
23D___ the moon4 lettersOVER
26DSteeping container6 lettersTEAURN
27DFinishes with6 lettersENDSON
29DLeft-wing protest group6 lettersANTIFA
30DTormented6 lettersPAINED
37DEnter the chat, so to speak6 lettersJOININ
39DHoofbeat4 lettersCLOP
40DVisually sizes up4 lettersEYES
43DDual degrees for physicians6 lettersMDPHDS
45DApex6 lettersCLIMAX
46DLiterary friend of Finn6 lettersSAWYER
50DBody part that's flicked5 lettersWRIST
51DBusinessman John Jacob ___5 lettersASTOR
55DCanadian gas brand4 lettersESSO
57DCool, in ’90s slang3 lettersFLY
58DCommon Chinese surname3 lettersLIU
59DFunny Schumer or Poehler3 lettersAMY
60D___ Speedwagon3 lettersREO
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