NYT Crossword Answers 04/23/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A “Truth be told ?” FACTIS
• 7A “___ so!” (German “I see!”) ACH
• 10A Hoax SHAM
• 14A Big name in skin care AVEENO
• 15A Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes MAO
• 16A Ashen PALE
• 17A Spot for a catnap? WINDOWSILL
• 19A Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling ENDS
• 20A Lead-in to Geo NAT
• 21A Symbol of mass density RHO
• 22A They’re noisy little buggers CICADAS
• 24A Kinkajou cousin COATI
• 26A Expected outcome NORM
• 27A Circa ABOUT
• 29A Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo FEELSEEN
• 33A On guard ALERT
• 34A Center MIDST
• 35A Opus ___ DEI
• 36A Follower of open or closed, sartorially TOED
• 37A Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally CAMIS
• 38A Pass (out) CONK
• 39A Reaction to a sock OOF
• 40A Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have “ugh” in the middle DONUT
• 41A Queen’s collaborator on the 1981 hit “Under Pressure” BOWIE
• 42A What the “Music City Miracle” and the “Immaculate Reception” took place in NFLGAMES
• 44A Alternative to bow ties PENNE
• 45A It might follow “ye” OLDE
• 46A “___ days are gone” THOSE
• 48A Test release? TIMESUP
• 51A Qt. or pt. AMT
• 52A G.I. entertainers USO
• 55A Trawling, say ASEA
• 56A When many rainbows appear PRIDEMONTH
• 59A Like some chances SLIM
• 60A Steering aid OAR
• 61A Sign on a restroom door LADIES
• 62A Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” KENS
• 63A Science guy Bill NYE
• 64A Ring combo ONETWO

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Babe in the woods FAWN
• 2D Adidas competitor AVIA
• 3D *Material for a sidewalk CENT
• 4D Media exec Sarandos TED
• 5D “You game?” INOROUT
• 6D *To a degree SOWHAT
• 7D “Why ___ even here?” AMI
• 8D It might come after trig CALC
• 9D *Lack of pulchritude HOLINESS
• 10D Pickle portions SPEARS
• 11D Something that’s kept in the family … or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle HANDMEDOWN
• 12D Alan of “M*A*S*H” ALDA
• 13D State of a playroom, often MESS
• 18D Lush SOT
• 23D Young stud COLT
• 24D Bungee jumping necessity CORD
• 25D “Assuming there’s no other option for me ?” IFIMUST
• 27D Withdrawn ALOOF
• 28D *Choice cut BEEFLOMEIN
• 30D Go over for publication EDIT
• 31D Start of a counting rhyme EENIE
• 32D Company that famously used the Beatles’ “Revolution” in a 1987 TV commercial NIKE
• 33D Lots and lots ATON
• 34D Thick locks MANE
• 37D *Supermarket shopper’s clipping COMEUPON
• 38D Alternative to a cup CONE
• 40D Owie kissers, perhaps DADS
• 41D Member of a wedding party BESTMAN
• 43D Twinkles GLEAMS
• 44D *Sport that uses mallets POMELO
• 47D “You ___ me worried!” HAD
• 48D Something to be done TASK
• 49D Louisiana’s Grand ___ State Park ISLE
• 50D Speak while looking up, perhaps PRAY
• 52D Foot or stone UNIT
• 53D Goulash, e.g. STEW
• 54D Really, really OHSO
• 57D Wrath IRE
• 58D Weird Al’s “___ to a Superhero” ODE