The full solution for the NY Times April 16 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Rafael Musa and Sala Wanetick and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Ventricle suppliers ATRIA
- 6A Accepted unquestioningly ATEUP
- 11A Rx for a root canal PAINMED
- 14A ___ Moshfegh, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” novelist OTTESSA
- 16A Performer known for her runs POPDIVA
- 17A Sommeliers’ assets PALATES
- 18A Like some gins and cleaning products PINEY
- 19A Wipe clean ERASE
- 20A Fast fliers FALCONS
- 22A Insect nicknamed for its small size NOSEEUM
- 25A “Midsommar” director Aster ARI
- 26A “Nova” network PBS
- 28A Sport that takes place in an octagon, in brief MMA
- 29A Ilk KIND
- 31A Risks it DARES
- 33A Leaning BENT
- 34A Upper hand EDGE
- 35A “I, Robot” author Asimov ISAAC
- 36A Big deals ADOS
- 37A Facilities, informally LAV
- 39A Booking, for short RES
- 41A Torah writers SCRIBES
- 45A Unit for ultra-high-speed internet GIGABIT
- 49A This isn’t working! LEISURE
- 50A Fault line? APOLOGY
- 51A Big payroll service co. ADP
- 52A Wail CRY
- 54A Word seen between here and there NOR
- 55A Joel’s smuggling partner on “The Last of Us” TESS
- 57A Bouquet AROMA
- 59A Tzatziki scooper PITA
- 60A Some delivery data, in brief ETAS
- 61A Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom Brady SEVEN
- 62A Abbr. seen before a person’s name ATTN
- 63A With 65-Across, with extreme precision … or a hint to reading 15 of this puzzle’s answers DOWN
- 64A Serious STERN
- 65A See 63-Across TOAT
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D X, for one APP
- 2D Fields medalist Terence TAO
- 3D Like a lake on a breezy day RIPPLING
- 4D Charge INDIC
- 5D Question from someone seeking reassurance AMINO
- 6D “Finally!” ATLAS
- 7D Service with cups and saucers TEASE
- 8D Dear ESTEEMED
- 9D Exercise USE
- 10D Negation word in French PAS
- 12D Occasion EVEN
- 13D Previous times DAYSPAS
- 14D Welcome sight in musical chairs OPENSEA
- 15D Source of a deal with The Devil? TARO
- 20D Sham FAKE
- 21D Like most of Nevada ARID
- 23D “Yeah, nice try” UMNO
- 24D Gymnasts’ rolls? MATS
- 27D Kid who might get grounded BRA
- 30D Take off the market DELIS
- 31D Reroute DIVER
- 32D Something a reality show lacks SCRIP
- 33D Igneous rock that makes up most of Venus’s surface BASAL
- 38D Be against, in a way ABU
- 40D Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in brief EGO
- 41D Planned SLATED
- 42D Officially give CEDETO
- 43D Tool with coarse teeth RIPSAW
- 44D “It’s a ___!” SECRET
- 45D Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, say GAYMER
- 46D Fish whose name is Spanish for “pretty” BONITO
- 47D “There’s no stopping me!” IGOTTA
- 48D Ruler with an iron fist TYRANT
- 53D Meander ROVE
- 56D Fig. with two hyphens SSN
- 57D Modern intensifying suffix ASS
- 58D Journalist Curry ANN
- 59D Glib PAT
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