NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 21

The Odd Couple

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Luminesce
  2. 5Butts head-on
  3. 9Hoped-for item at end of "The Bachelor"
  4. 10Fail to include
  5. 11The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
  6. 12Da Vinci's "___ Lisa"
  7. 13Odds figure
  8. 15Family, collectively
  9. 16Odd-sided figure
  10. 20Something used daily by about 60% of Copenhagen's commuters, the highest rate of any major city in the world
  11. 21Done
  12. 23One of 13 in the base of the Great Pyramid
  13. 24Notre ___
  14. 25Enjoy a book
  15. 26Low-quality A.I.-generated content, familiarly

Down

  1. 1Food, informally
  2. 2Crazy
  3. 3Capital of Norway
  4. 4Lacking courage
  5. 5Jupiter and Mars, but not Earth
  6. 6Run ___ (go wild)
  7. 7One might have silver linings
  8. 8Figure on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ... or the shape of the figure on the sidewalk
  9. 14"Mamma ___!"
  10. 16"Hey, that's pretty good news!"
  11. 17Vegetable used in bhindi masala
  12. 18Shape of a rugby ball
  13. 19Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
  14. 20Locale for a karaoke night or trivia night
  15. 22Workout unit

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Luminesce — Answer: GLOW
  2. 5. Butts head-on — Answer: RAMS
  3. 9. Hoped-for item at end of "The Bachelor" — Answer: ROSE
  4. 10. Fail to include — Answer: OMIT
  5. 11. The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. — Answer: UCLA
  6. 12. Da Vinci's "___ Lisa" — Answer: MONA
  7. 13. Odds figure — Answer: BOOKMAKER
  8. 15. Family, collectively — Answer: KIN
  9. 16. Odd-sided figure — Answer: NONAGON
  10. 20. Something used daily by about 60% of Copenhagen's commuters, the highest rate of any major city in the world — Answer: BIKE
  11. 21. Done — Answer: OVER
  12. 23. One of 13 in the base of the Great Pyramid — Answer: ACRE
  13. 24. Notre ___ — Answer: DAME
  14. 25. Enjoy a book — Answer: READ
  15. 26. Low-quality A.I.-generated content, familiarly — Answer: SLOP

Down

  1. 1. Food, informally — Answer: GRUB
  2. 2. Crazy — Answer: LOCO
  3. 3. Capital of Norway — Answer: OSLO
  4. 4. Lacking courage — Answer: WEAKKNEED
  5. 5. Jupiter and Mars, but not Earth — Answer: ROMANGODS
  6. 6. Run ___ (go wild) — Answer: AMOK
  7. 7. One might have silver linings — Answer: MINE
  8. 8. Figure on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ... or the shape of the figure on the sidewalk — Answer: STAR
  9. 14. "Mamma ___!" — Answer: MIA
  10. 16. "Hey, that's pretty good news!" — Answer: NICE
  11. 17. Vegetable used in bhindi masala — Answer: OKRA
  12. 18. Shape of a rugby ball — Answer: OVAL
  13. 19. Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" — Answer: NEMO
  14. 20. Locale for a karaoke night or trivia night — Answer: BAR
  15. 22. Workout unit — Answer: REP

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 — every solution for that day's mid-size puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on April 21?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Midi Crossword answers page.

NYT Midi Crossword answers for April 21, 2026

The full solution for the April 21 NYT Midi is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Tuesday, April 21.

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