The full solution for the NY Times April 12 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Initial Thoughts.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Words ___ Friends WITH
- 5A Dunderheads DOLTS
- 10A Starting point of Diana Nyad’s 2013 swim to Florida CUBA
- 14A Reduce to a pulp MASH
- 18A Actress ___ Grace Moretz CHLOE
- 19A “The game’s ___”: Henry V AFOOT
- 20A Mystery writer? ANON
- 21A Soothing succulent ALOE
- 22A HOT woman worth fighting for? HELENOFTROY
- 24A Throwing weapon known in Japanese as a shuriken NINJASTAR
- 26A 2010-12’s ___ Spring ARAB
- 27A Coronary insert STENT
- 28A GOT in the ballpark? GIVEORTAKE
- 29A Gomez of “Only Murders in the Building” SELENA
- 31A Under, poetically NEATH
- 33A Trick RUSE
- 34A Music to a comedian’s ears LAUGH
- 36A Some 1960s-style protests LIEINS
- 39A Contents of a black-and-white pod ORCAS
- 43A BOB Dylan album? BLONDEONBLONDE
- 47A Impossible to read, perhaps INCODE
- 48A Word before cut or class LOW
- 49A Fragrant compound ESTER
- 50A “It’s ___. Do you know where your children are?” (old P.S.A.) TENPM
- 52A Butcher’s cut LOIN
- 53A Takes a little off TRIMS
- 55A Time’s 2023 Person of the Year SWIFT
- 58A A.I.-powered video hoaxes DEEPFAKES
- 60A In ___ SITU
- 61A Portuguese wine MADEIRA
- 63A Put out again REISSUE
- 64A MOB wives? MAILORDERBRIDES
- 68A Casino supervisor PITBOSS
- 71A Surround ENCLOSE
- 72A Poker in the Olympics? EPEE
- 76A How an urgent text may be written INALLCAPS
- 79A Affect emotionally TOUCH
- 80A Carne ___ ASADA
- 81A Word on either side of “à” TETE
- 82A Org. founded to fund foreign projects USAID
- 84A Vapes, familiarly ECIGS
- 86A King’s title, in brief REV
- 87A Turkish summit ARARAT
- 89A SOAP film? SNAKESONAPLANE
- 93A Alternative to a Les Paul, for short STRAT
- 94A Dad’s deflection ASKMOM
- 95A One of the seven deadly sins GREED
- 96A Vegetables rarely cut with a knife PEAS
- 98A Switch positions ONOFF
- 101A Washington or Berlin IRVING
- 104A KID napper’s demand? KEEPITDOWN
- 109A Loses emotional control, in gamer-speak TILTS
- 111A Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” EDIE
- 112A Winning country at the 2022 World Cup ARGENTINA
- 113A THE big game? TEXASHOLDEM
- 115A “You’re full of baloney!” LIAR
- 116A “Right on, man” IDIG
- 117A “Baywatch” actress Eleniak ERIKA
- 118A Breathers LULLS
- 119A Goals ENDS
- 120A Reference CITE
- 121A Fall perennial ASTER
- 122A Primatologists’ subjects APES
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D One of a reporter’s W’s WHERE
- 2D Line of latitude? ILLALLOWIT
- 3D Squishy part of a cat’s paw, cutesily TOEBEAN
- 4D Brooding sort HEN
- 5D Nutty DAFT
- 6D Frequently OFTEN
- 7D 2025 biography subtitled “The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” LORNE
- 8D Nickname for the 6’9″ Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones TOOTALL
- 9D What a mess STY
- 10D Kid’s repeated request CANI
- 11D Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr. UNIV
- 12D Idiot mistakes BONERS
- 13D Pear variety ANJOU
- 14D Dazzling displays of skill MASTERCLASSES
- 15D Utah ski resort ALTA
- 16D Linger in the bath SOAK
- 17D Roll call response HERE
- 18D Nickname that’s an alternative to Chuck CHAS
- 23D Native Oklahomans OSAGES
- 25D Bad lighting? ARSON
- 28D Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812 GHENT
- 30D Some N.S.F.W. texts NUDES
- 32D Madre’s hermano TIO
- 35D Spicy dips HOTSALSAS
- 37D Named, informally IDED
- 38D Madre’s baby NENE
- 40D Manipulates dishonestly COOKS
- 41D Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels) ADIEU
- 42D Feel SENSE
- 43D Crunchy sandwiches, for short BLTS
- 44D ___ Greiner, inventor and “Shark Tank” personality LORI
- 45D Fresh cut NEWDO
- 46D Prickly patch BRIER
- 47D Fetter IMPEDE
- 51D Disappearing from the earth PERISHING
- 54D Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics MUMBLERAPPERS
- 56D Bona ___ FIDE
- 57D Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body) TRENT
- 59D Mild oath FIE
- 61D Trading card error MISCUT
- 62D Bowed, musically ARCO
- 65D Big inits. in 1990s internet AOL
- 66D Genre for Stevie Ray Vaughan BLUES
- 67D Celebrity chef DiSpirito ROCCO
- 68D Gyro wraps PITAS
- 69D Like krypton INERT
- 70D Turkic language TATAR
- 73D Basic drumming pattern PARADIDDLE
- 74D Steinbeck’s “East of ___” EDEN
- 75D Place for Christmas lights EAVE
- 77D “Not interested” PASS
- 78D Head toward bankruptcy, say SINK
- 80D According to ASPER
- 83D Matt of “Oppenheimer” DAMON
- 85D Overly bright and showy GARISH
- 88D Used DoorDash, say ATEIN
- 90D ___Mari Method (tidying system) KON
- 91D Hams EMOTERS
- 92D Advance in a video game LEVELUP
- 94D “That was true for me, too” ASDIDI
- 97D Storage area ATTIC
- 99D Demand from a disgruntled customer FIXIT
- 100D Unreliable sort, in slang FLAKE
- 102D What a Bohr! NIELS
- 103D Diamonds, but not clubs GEMS
- 104D Dark green KALE
- 105D “The Office” receptionist ERIN
- 106D Mild oath EGAD
- 107D “Don’t worry, boss!” ONIT
- 108D Kind of hike WAGE
- 110D Position removed by the February Revolution TSAR
- 113D Drink “for two,” in song TEA
- 114D Portuguese greeting OLA
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