NYT Crossword April 21 2026 Answers
All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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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1ASurrenders6 lettersSee answer ›7AWise thinker4 lettersSee answer ›11AForm of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and salt3 lettersSee answer ›14ARealm of the Aztecs or Incas6 lettersSee answer ›15ADo some farmwork4 lettersSee answer ›16A___ de plume3 lettersSee answer ›17AMentor from the beyond11 lettersSee answer ›19AWhitney who invented the cotton gin3 lettersSee answer ›20ASoak up6 lettersSee answer ›21A"___ have to do"4 lettersSee answer ›22AGrifters' schemes4 lettersSee answer ›25AMajor charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army9 lettersSee answer ›28ALexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›29AMo. with Aries and Taurus signs3 lettersSee answer ›31ASoon-to-be graduates7 lettersSee answer ›32AOffering from an entrepreneurial child's stand8 lettersSee answer ›35ASong and dance3 lettersSee answer ›36AWild West way of settling disputes15 lettersSee answer ›41ABroadway's ___-Manuel Miranda3 lettersSee answer ›42AIn a gloomy way8 lettersSee answer ›43AStarbucks alternatives from the Golden Arches7 lettersSee answer ›47AB&B3 lettersSee answer ›48ABambi's mother, for one3 lettersSee answer ›49A1972 country hit for Tanya Tucker9 lettersSee answer ›51AReptiles on papyrus4 lettersSee answer ›52ABallet bend4 lettersSee answer ›53APuts pen to paper6 lettersSee answer ›56A"But Daddy I Love ___" (Taylor Swift song)3 lettersSee answer ›57AEarly advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across11 lettersSee answer ›62A"Blueprint" for life3 lettersSee answer ›63AFalsehoods4 lettersSee answer ›64AChemical "twin"6 lettersSee answer ›65A"On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic)3 lettersSee answer ›66ACircular tent4 lettersSee answer ›67AWords often accompanying a present6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DAnswer equivalent to "I do"3 lettersSee answer ›2DMischievous devil3 lettersSee answer ›3DPrefix with center3 lettersSee answer ›4DCoins spent in Turkey5 lettersSee answer ›5DTiny drop4 lettersSee answer ›6DTennis match units4 lettersSee answer ›7DSnub5 lettersSee answer ›8DThey may crumble under cross-examination6 lettersSee answer ›9DZeus or Odin3 lettersSee answer ›10DFemale form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland3 lettersSee answer ›11DBoxing combo6 lettersSee answer ›12DBig name in rental cars6 lettersSee answer ›13D___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates)6 lettersSee answer ›18DHaitian currency unit6 lettersSee answer ›21DNot the brightest bulbs, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›22DBovine baby4 lettersSee answer ›23D___ the moon4 lettersSee answer ›24DCaptain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"4 lettersSee answer ›26DSteeping container6 lettersSee answer ›27DFinishes with6 lettersSee answer ›29DLeft-wing protest group6 lettersSee answer ›30DTormented6 lettersSee answer ›33DLike "The Tonight Show" and "Saturday Night Live"6 lettersSee answer ›34DHesitation sound across the pond3 lettersSee answer ›37DEnter the chat, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›38DSome military hazards, for short4 lettersSee answer ›39DHoofbeat4 lettersSee answer ›40DVisually sizes up4 lettersSee answer ›43DDual degrees for physicians6 lettersSee answer ›44D___ Dion, the "Queen of Power Ballads"6 lettersSee answer ›45DApex6 lettersSee answer ›46DLiterary friend of Finn6 lettersSee answer ›50DBody part that's flicked5 lettersSee answer ›51DBusinessman John Jacob ___5 lettersSee answer ›54D"Almost time for the weekend!"4 lettersSee answer ›55DCanadian gas brand4 lettersSee answer ›57DCool, in ’90s slang3 lettersSee answer ›58DCommon Chinese surname3 lettersSee answer ›59DFunny Schumer or Poehler3 lettersSee answer ›60D___ Speedwagon3 lettersSee answer ›61D"___ dat" (slangy agreement)3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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