NYT Crossword April 15 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1APlaybill groups5 lettersSee answer ›6A"He's very modest — he has a lot to be modest about," e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›10ALike an enthusiast4 lettersSee answer ›14ATokyo-based brewery5 lettersSee answer ›15AMusical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments4 lettersSee answer ›16ASnackable seaweed4 lettersSee answer ›17APut all the bold letters in this clue together?10 lettersSee answer ›19AAussie greeting4 lettersSee answer ›20APaper view?4 lettersSee answer ›21AOne reason to pucker up4 lettersSee answer ›22AIts antlers can grow up to an inch per day3 lettersSee answer ›23ACheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work)4 lettersSee answer ›25AHow two people might walk7 lettersSee answer ›29APut all the bold letters in this clue together?14 lettersSee answer ›32AGet into a get-up6 lettersSee answer ›33AMamá's boy4 lettersSee answer ›34AGold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics3 lettersSee answer ›35A"Dagnabbit!"4 lettersSee answer ›36ASheriff's backup5 lettersSee answer ›38ATech review site4 lettersSee answer ›39A"I love," in Italian and Spanish3 lettersSee answer ›40AVeg out in a spa?4 lettersSee answer ›41AWorks out, say6 lettersSee answer ›43APut all the bold letters in this clue together?14 lettersSee answer ›46ARussian revolutionary of the early 1900s7 lettersSee answer ›47ALongtime Yankee nickname4 lettersSee answer ›48A"___ to the West Wind"3 lettersSee answer ›49AIsle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides4 lettersSee answer ›51A"It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric)4 lettersSee answer ›55APresidential power4 lettersSee answer ›57APut all the bold letters in this clue together?10 lettersSee answer ›59ABlizzard ingredient4 lettersSee answer ›60AEnglish singer Parks4 lettersSee answer ›61APotato-based Hanukkah serving5 lettersSee answer ›62AHeartfelt, say4 lettersSee answer ›63ACat's cry4 lettersSee answer ›64AParts of a copse5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DHunter's attire, informally4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Like, now!"4 lettersSee answer ›3DDrink that's often served hot in the winter4 lettersSee answer ›4DWhen and where, in slang8 lettersSee answer ›5DOne-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable"3 lettersSee answer ›6DThe moment of truth6 lettersSee answer ›7DBird with a long, downward-curving bill4 lettersSee answer ›8DBrest besties8 lettersSee answer ›9D"Holy cannoli!"3 lettersSee answer ›10DGeometers' calculations6 lettersSee answer ›11DClear cocktail often served with lime10 lettersSee answer ›12DApt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n3 lettersSee answer ›13DLike some remodels, for short3 lettersSee answer ›18DGenre for Blink-182 and Sum 419 lettersSee answer ›22DToy inventer Rubik4 lettersSee answer ›24DBit of Morse code3 lettersSee answer ›26DCompletely beat9 lettersSee answer ›27DLike a glassy lake6 lettersSee answer ›28DPuts on display, with "out"5 lettersSee answer ›29DTumult6 lettersSee answer ›30DBig name in plumbing10 lettersSee answer ›31DPhotographer Adams5 lettersSee answer ›32DWoodworking or glass blowing5 lettersSee answer ›37D"All right, I'm convinced"8 lettersSee answer ›38DMilky Way or Mars8 lettersSee answer ›40DSuit, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›42DIndian P.M. of the 1990s3 lettersSee answer ›44DDestination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"6 lettersSee answer ›45DTried not to draw attention6 lettersSee answer ›50DLetter between Juliet and Lima4 lettersSee answer ›52DDole (out)4 lettersSee answer ›53DOrder for a wedding reception4 lettersSee answer ›54DOne of the Twelve Olympians4 lettersSee answer ›55DPromise3 lettersSee answer ›56DPitching stat3 lettersSee answer ›57DComic book onomatopoeia3 lettersSee answer ›58DMusic genre prefix3 lettersSee answer ›
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