The full solution for the NY Times April 20 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Freddie Cheng and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Solicit with a goodie TEMPT
- 6A School support grps. PTAS
- 10A Egyptian cobra ASP
- 13A Well-informed AWARE
- 14A Teaser, for short PROMO
- 15A Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names LIL
- 16A Low red card in a deck TWOOFHEARTS
- 18A George Gershwin’s lyricist brother IRA
- 19A Window shades BLINDS
- 20A Follow orders OBEY
- 21A Locomotives, to kids CHOOCHOOTRAINS
- 25A Comic figure at a circus CLOWN
- 26A “Impressive!” OOH
- 27A Stir up, as waters ROIL
- 28A “The worst!” THISSUCKS
- 34A ___-backward ASS
- 35A Walk wearily TRAIPSE
- 37A ___-Magnon (early human) CRO
- 38A City and its surroundings METROAREA
- 40A German refusal NEIN
- 41A Alternative to .com or .edu ORG
- 42A Ridiculous SILLY
- 43A “Don’t mention it ? it was easy” NOTROUBLEATALL
- 50A “Just doin’ my job” ITRY
- 51A Insect with pincers EARWIG
- 52A X, for a sorority CHI
- 53A “I need to use the bathroom” ? or what the shaded squares spell? NATURECALLS
- 58A Skirt feature HEM
- 59A Decorations around the United Nations FLAGS
- 60A “Sauer” hot dog topping KRAUT
- 61A Triage sites, for short ERS
- 62A Mascara coats one LASH
- 63A Full of know-how SAVVY
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Butterfly on the ankle, say, informally TAT
- 2D “Gross!” EWW
- 3D Chinese revolutionary MAO
- 4D Football all-star game PROBOWL
- 5D Cookware coating TEFLON
- 6D National museum in Madrid PRADO
- 7D Trunk for a sculptor to sculpt TORSO
- 8D Fig. from an out-of-order ATM? AMT
- 9D …—… in Morse SOS
- 10D Cover story, in court ALIBI
- 11D Sound that warns of a tornado SIREN
- 12D What coins are exchanged for at an arcade PLAYS
- 14D Phnom ___, Cambodia’s capital PENH
- 17D Kool-Aid rival HIC
- 20D Site of Pearl Harbor OAHU
- 21D Not far away CLOSE
- 22D Lift HOIST
- 23D Throw (out) TOSS
- 24D Valentine’s Day flower ROSE
- 25D Stow tightly, with “in” CRAM
- 28D Cigarette substance TAR
- 29D Move in a hurry, old-style HIE
- 30D Many a craft beer, for short IPA
- 31D Medium-sized battery CCELL
- 32D Filtered food for whales KRILL
- 33D PlayStation maker SONY
- 35D Matador charger TORO
- 36D Pasta sauce brand RAGU
- 39D Golfer McIlroy RORY
- 40D Big U.S./Canada falls NIAGARA
- 42D (The) boondocks STICKS
- 43D Specialty NICHE
- 44D Catchall survey option OTHER
- 45D Cuts at the margins TRIMS
- 46D Apps undergoing testing BETAS
- 47D “Sometimes you just gotta ___” LAUGH
- 48D Flubs ERRS
- 49D Slack-jawed feeling AWE
- 53D Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars NFL
- 54D In the style of ALA
- 55D Bathroom, informally LAV
- 56D Sweetie, to Brits LUV
- 57D Total dump STY
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