NYT Crossword April 20, 2026 Answers
By Freddie Cheng · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from April 20, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A Solicit with a goodie 5 6A School support grps. 4 10A Egyptian cobra 3 13A Well-informed 5 14A Teaser, for short 5 15A Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names 3 16A Low red card in a deck 11 18A George Gershwin's lyricist brother 3 19A Window shades 6 20A Follow orders 4 21A Locomotives, to kids 14 25A Comic figure at a circus 5 26A "Impressive!" 3 27A Stir up, as waters 4 28A "The worst!" 9 34A ___-backward 3 35A Walk wearily 7 37A ___-Magnon (early human) 3 38A City and its surroundings 9 40A German refusal 4 41A Alternative to .com or .edu 3 42A Ridiculous 5 43A "Don't mention it — it was easy" 14 50A "Just doin' my job" 4 51A Insect with pincers 6 52A X, for a sorority 3 53A "I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell? 11 58A Skirt feature 3 59A Decorations around the United Nations 5 60A "Sauer" hot dog topping 5 61A Triage sites, for short 3 62A Mascara coats one 4 63A Full of know-how 5Down
1D Butterfly on the ankle, say, informally 3 2D "Gross!" 3 3D Chinese revolutionary 3 4D Football all-star game 7 5D Cookware coating 6 6D National museum in Madrid 5 7D Trunk for a sculptor to sculpt 5 8D Fig. from an out-of-order ATM? 3 9D ...---... in Morse 3 10D Cover story, in court 5 11D Sound that warns of a tornado 5 12D What coins are exchanged for at an arcade 5 14D Phnom ___, Cambodia's capital 4 17D Kool-Aid rival 3 20D Site of Pearl Harbor 4 21D Not far away 5 22D Lift 5 23D Throw (out) 4 24D Valentine's Day flower 4 25D Stow tightly, with "in" 4 28D Cigarette substance 3 29D Move in a hurry, old-style 3 30D Many a craft beer, for short 3 31D Medium-sized battery 5 32D Filtered food for whales 5 33D PlayStation maker 4 35D Matador charger 4 36D Pasta sauce brand 4 39D Golfer McIlroy 4 40D Big U.S./Canada falls 7 42D (The) boondocks 6 43D Specialty 5 44D Catchall survey option 5 45D Cuts at the margins 5 46D Apps undergoing testing 5 47D "Sometimes you just gotta ___" 5 48D Flubs 4 49D Slack-jawed feeling 3 53D Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars 3 54D In the style of 3 55D Bathroom, informally 3 56D Sweetie, to Brits 3 57D Total dump 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the April 20, 2026 NYT Crossword?
This puzzle has Across and Down clues. Every answer above is verified against the completed grid.
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