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NYT Crossword April 23 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Truth be told …"6 lettersSee answer ›7A"___ so!" (German "I see!")3 lettersSee answer ›10AHoax4 lettersSee answer ›14ABig name in skin care6 lettersSee answer ›15ALeader whose face is shown on renminbi notes3 lettersSee answer ›16AAshen4 lettersSee answer ›17ASpot for a catnap?10 lettersSee answer ›19AInnings : baseball :: ___ : curling4 lettersSee answer ›20ALead-in to Geo3 lettersSee answer ›21ASymbol of mass density3 lettersSee answer ›22AThey're noisy little buggers7 lettersSee answer ›24AKinkajou cousin5 lettersSee answer ›26AExpected outcome4 lettersSee answer ›27ACirca5 lettersSee answer ›29AExperience deep affirmation, in modern lingo8 lettersSee answer ›33AOn guard5 lettersSee answer ›34ACenter5 lettersSee answer ›35AOpus ___3 lettersSee answer ›36AFollower of open or closed, sartorially4 lettersSee answer ›37ASpaghetti-strapped tops, informally5 lettersSee answer ›38APass (out)4 lettersSee answer ›39AReaction to a sock3 lettersSee answer ›40ATasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle5 lettersSee answer ›41AQueen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure"5 lettersSee answer ›42AWhat the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in8 lettersSee answer ›44AAlternative to bow ties5 lettersSee answer ›45AIt might follow "ye"4 lettersSee answer ›46A"___ days are gone"5 lettersSee answer ›48ATest release?7 lettersSee answer ›51AQt. or pt.3 lettersSee answer ›52AG.I. entertainers3 lettersSee answer ›55ATrawling, say4 lettersSee answer ›56AWhen many rainbows appear10 lettersSee answer ›59ALike some chances4 lettersSee answer ›60ASteering aid3 lettersSee answer ›61ASign on a restroom door6 lettersSee answer ›62ARyan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"4 lettersSee answer ›63AScience guy Bill3 lettersSee answer ›64ARing combo6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DBabe in the woods4 lettersSee answer ›2DAdidas competitor4 lettersSee answer ›3D*Material for a sidewalk4 lettersSee answer ›4DMedia exec Sarandos3 lettersSee answer ›5D"You game?"7 lettersSee answer ›6D*To a degree6 lettersSee answer ›7D"Why ___ even here?"3 lettersSee answer ›8DIt might come after trig4 lettersSee answer ›9D*Lack of pulchritude8 lettersSee answer ›10DPickle portions6 lettersSee answer ›11DSomething that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle10 lettersSee answer ›12DAlan of "M*A*S*H"4 lettersSee answer ›13DState of a playroom, often4 lettersSee answer ›18DLush3 lettersSee answer ›23DYoung stud4 lettersSee answer ›24DBungee jumping necessity4 lettersSee answer ›25D"Assuming there's no other option for me …"7 lettersSee answer ›27DWithdrawn5 lettersSee answer ›28D*Choice cut10 lettersSee answer ›30DGo over for publication4 lettersSee answer ›31DStart of a counting rhyme5 lettersSee answer ›32DCompany that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial4 lettersSee answer ›33DLots and lots4 lettersSee answer ›34DThick locks4 lettersSee answer ›37D*Supermarket shopper's clipping8 lettersSee answer ›38DAlternative to a cup4 lettersSee answer ›40DOwie kissers, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›41DMember of a wedding party7 lettersSee answer ›43DTwinkles6 lettersSee answer ›44D*Sport that uses mallets6 lettersSee answer ›47D"You ___ me worried!"3 lettersSee answer ›48DSomething to be done4 lettersSee answer ›49DLouisiana's Grand ___ State Park4 lettersSee answer ›50DSpeak while looking up, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›52DFoot or stone4 lettersSee answer ›53DGoulash, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›54DReally, really4 lettersSee answer ›57DWrath3 lettersSee answer ›58DWeird Al's "___ to a Superhero"3 lettersSee answer ›
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