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