NYT Crossword April 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo 5 6A Live the single man's life, slangily 6 12A Part of some box sets 3 15A Pungent 5 16A Stick (to) 6 17A Joey of kid-lit 3 18A One with thick skin, notably 5 19A Customizable Asian-fusion dish 10 21A Charlatan 5 22A Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly 4 23A "Stay" singer Lisa 4 24A In unison 5 26A To an extreme degree 7 29A [Oh no!] 4 32A Stone that's often carved 4 34A "And you ___ …?" 3 35A "No, thanks" 7 37A Tiny pieces of technology 8 42A Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole 5 43A Sound of a stone landing in a pool 4 45A Tone used to create an antique vibe 5 46A So darling 8 48A Scare the bejesus out of 7 50A Lead-in to Pen 3 51A Speck in the sea 4 53A Zebras in the field? 4 54A Article of summer wear 7 58A On which to watch the Beeb 5 60A Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters 4 61A Bring home 4 63A In base eight 5 67A Oil bigwig? 10 70A Cease-fire 5 71A Bit of ticket info 3 72A Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway 6 73A Shadow 5 74A ___-Man 3 75A Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet 6 76A Aerodynamic, maybe 5

Down

1D John Irving's "The World According to ___" 4 2D Número that's half of dieciséis 4 3D Anatomical ring 4 4D Dessert with rings on top, literally 13 5D Features of leftovers, at times 5 6D Dessert in a boat, literally 9 7D Found darling 6 8D Jimmy known for shoes 4 9D "___ Gabler" (Ibsen play) 5 10D Opposite of virtually, to texters 3 11D Ball bearer 3 12D [That looks so delicious!] 5 13D "Wheel of Fortune" purchase 5 14D Big name in surround sound 5 20D Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally 13 25D Drinks with or without pulp, for short 3 27D Peaked 3 28D Cold-weather coat 5 29D Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone" 4 30D Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines 4 31D Pole, e.g. 4 33D Music producer Brian 3 36D "Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking 5 38D Triangular dessert, literally 9 39D Early Ron Howard TV role 4 40D Small squabble 4 41D Comments 4 44D Aromatic bit of attire 3 47D Some text beneath a headshot, in brief 3 49D Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn 3 52D Flashing light 6 54D Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton" 5 55D So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear 5 56D Cereal box abbr. 5 57D Sounds of laughter 5 59D Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? 5 62D Working hard 4 64D Lipstick unit 4 65D It's a lot! 4 66D Damage caused by a mole, maybe 4 68D Syllables of hesitation 3 69D "Norma ___" 3