The full solution for the NY Times April 21 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Victoria Fernandez Grande and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Surrenders YIELDS
- 7A Wise thinker SAGE
- 11A Form of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and salt ODE
- 14A Realm of the Aztecs or Incas EMPIRE
- 15A Do some farmwork PLOW
- 16A ___ de plume NOM
- 17A Mentor from the beyond SPIRITGUIDE
- 19A Whitney who invented the cotton gin ELI
- 20A Soak up ABSORB
- 21A “___ have to do” ITLL
- 22A Grifters’ schemes CONS
- 25A Major charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army UNITEDWAY
- 28A Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr. AVE
- 29A Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs APR
- 31A Soon-to-be graduates SENIORS
- 32A Offering from an entrepreneurial child’s stand LEMONADE
- 35A Song and dance ADO
- 36A Wild West way of settling disputes FRONTIERJUSTICE
- 41A Broadway’s ___-Manuel Miranda LIN
- 42A In a gloomy way MOROSELY
- 43A Starbucks alternatives from the Golden Arches MCCAFES
- 47A B&B INN
- 48A Bambi’s mother, for one DOE
- 49A 1972 country hit for Tanya Tucker DELTADAWN
- 51A Reptiles on papyrus ASPS
- 52A Ballet bend PLIE
- 53A Puts pen to paper WRITES
- 56A “But Daddy I Love ___” (Taylor Swift song) HIM
- 57A Early advantage … or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across FLYINGSTART
- 62A “Blueprint” for life DNA
- 63A Falsehoods LIES
- 64A Chemical “twin” ISOMER
- 65A “On the Basis of ___” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic) SEX
- 66A Circular tent YURT
- 67A Words often accompanying a present FORYOU
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Answer equivalent to “I do” YES
- 2D Mischievous devil IMP
- 3D Prefix with center EPI
- 4D Coins spent in Turkey LIRAS
- 5D Tiny drop DRIB
- 6D Tennis match units SETS
- 7D Snub SPURN
- 8D They may crumble under cross-examination ALIBIS
- 9D Zeus or Odin GOD
- 10D Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland EWE
- 11D Boxing combo ONETWO
- 12D Big name in rental cars DOLLAR
- 13D ___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates) EMILYS
- 18D Haitian currency unit GOURDE
- 21D Not the brightest bulbs, so to speak IDIOTS
- 22D Bovine baby CALF
- 23D ___ the moon OVER
- 24D Captain in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” NEMO
- 26D Steeping container TEAURN
- 27D Finishes with ENDSON
- 29D Left-wing protest group ANTIFA
- 30D Tormented PAINED
- 33D Like “The Tonight Show” and “Saturday Night Live” ONLATE
- 34D Hesitation sound across the pond ERM
- 37D Enter the chat, so to speak JOININ
- 38D Some military hazards, for short IEDS
- 39D Hoofbeat CLOP
- 40D Visually sizes up EYES
- 43D Dual degrees for physicians MDPHDS
- 44D ___ Dion, the “Queen of Power Ballads” CELINE
- 45D Apex CLIMAX
- 46D Literary friend of Finn SAWYER
- 50D Body part that’s flicked WRIST
- 51D Businessman John Jacob ___ ASTOR
- 54D “Almost time for the weekend!” TGIF
- 55D Canadian gas brand ESSO
- 57D Cool, in ?90s slang FLY
- 58D Common Chinese surname LIU
- 59D Funny Schumer or Poehler AMY
- 60D ___ Speedwagon REO
- 61D “___ dat” (slangy agreement) TRU
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