NYT Crossword April 23 2026 Answers

All 78 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 Zhou Zhang and Kevin CurryEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1F2A3C4T5I6S7A8C9H10S11H12A13M14AVEENO15MAO16PALE17WINDOW18SILL19ENDS20NAT21RHO22CI23CADAS24COAT25I26NORM27A28BOUT29F30EELSE31E32N33ALERT34MIDST35DEI36TOED37CAMIS38CONK39OOF40DONUT41BOWIE42NFL43GAMES44PENNE45OLDE46T47HOSE48T49IMESU50P51AMT52U53S54O55ASEA56PR57IDEM58ONTH59SLIM60OAR61LADIES62KENS63NYE64ONETWO

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Truth be told …"6 lettersFACTIS
10AHoax4 lettersSHAM
14ABig name in skin care6 lettersAVEENO
16AAshen4 lettersPALE
17ASpot for a catnap?10 lettersWINDOWSILL
20ALead-in to Geo3 lettersNAT
21ASymbol of mass density3 lettersRHO
22AThey're noisy little buggers7 lettersCICADAS
24AKinkajou cousin5 lettersCOATI
26AExpected outcome4 lettersNORM
27ACirca5 lettersABOUT
33AOn guard5 lettersALERT
34ACenter5 lettersMIDST
35AOpus ___3 lettersDEI
38APass (out)4 lettersCONK
39AReaction to a sock3 lettersOOF
44AAlternative to bow ties5 lettersPENNE
45AIt might follow "ye"4 lettersOLDE
46A"___ days are gone"5 lettersTHOSE
48ATest release?7 lettersTIMESUP
51AQt. or pt.3 lettersAMT
52AG.I. entertainers3 lettersUSO
55ATrawling, say4 lettersASEA
56AWhen many rainbows appear10 lettersPRIDEMONTH
59ALike some chances4 lettersSLIM
60ASteering aid3 lettersOAR
61ASign on a restroom door6 lettersLADIES
63AScience guy Bill3 lettersNYE
64ARing combo6 lettersONETWO
DOWN
1DBabe in the woods4 lettersFAWN
2DAdidas competitor4 lettersAVIA
3D*Material for a sidewalk4 lettersCENT
4DMedia exec Sarandos3 lettersTED
5D"You game?"7 lettersINOROUT
6D*To a degree6 lettersSOWHAT
7D"Why ___ even here?"3 lettersAMI
8DIt might come after trig4 lettersCALC
9D*Lack of pulchritude8 lettersHOLINESS
10DPickle portions6 lettersSPEARS
12DAlan of "M*A*S*H"4 lettersALDA
18DLush3 lettersSOT
23DYoung stud4 lettersCOLT
24DBungee jumping necessity4 lettersCORD
27DWithdrawn5 lettersALOOF
28D*Choice cut10 lettersBEEFLOMEIN
30DGo over for publication4 lettersEDIT
31DStart of a counting rhyme5 lettersEENIE
33DLots and lots4 lettersATON
34DThick locks4 lettersMANE
37D*Supermarket shopper's clipping8 lettersCOMEUPON
38DAlternative to a cup4 lettersCONE
40DOwie kissers, perhaps4 lettersDADS
41DMember of a wedding party7 lettersBESTMAN
43DTwinkles6 lettersGLEAMS
44D*Sport that uses mallets6 lettersPOMELO
47D"You ___ me worried!"3 lettersHAD
48DSomething to be done4 lettersTASK
52DFoot or stone4 lettersUNIT
53DGoulash, e.g.4 lettersSTEW
54DReally, really4 lettersOHSO
57DWrath3 lettersIRE
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