Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Surrenders
- 7Wise thinker
- 11Form of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and salt
- 14Realm of the Aztecs or Incas
- 15Do some farmwork
- 16___ de plume
- 17Mentor from the beyond
- 19Whitney who invented the cotton gin
- 20Soak up
- 21"___ have to do"
- 22Grifters' schemes
- 25Major charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army
- 28Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr.
- 29Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs
- 31Soon-to-be graduates
- 32Offering from an entrepreneurial child's stand
- 35Song and dance
- 36Wild West way of settling disputes
- 41Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda
- 42In a gloomy way
- 43Starbucks alternatives from the Golden Arches
- 47BB
- 48Bambi's mother, for one
- 491972 country hit for Tanya Tucker
- 51Reptiles on papyrus
- 52Ballet bend
- 53Puts pen to paper
- 56"But Daddy I Love ___" (Taylor Swift song)
- 57Early advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across
- 62"Blueprint" for life
- 63Falsehoods
- 64Chemical "twin"
- 65"On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic)
- 66Circular tent
- 67Words often accompanying a present
Down
- 1Answer equivalent to "I do"
- 2Mischievous devil
- 3Prefix with center
- 4Coins spent in Turkey
- 5Tiny drop
- 6Tennis match units
- 7Snub
- 8They may crumble under cross-examination
- 9Zeus or Odin
- 10Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland
- 11Boxing combo
- 12Big name in rental cars
- 13___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates)
- 18Haitian currency unit
- 21Not the brightest bulbs, so to speak
- 22Bovine baby
- 23___ the moon
- 24Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
- 26Steeping container
- 27Finishes with
- 29Left-wing protest group
- 30Tormented
- 33Like "The Tonight Show" and "Saturday Night Live"
- 34Hesitation sound across the pond
- 37Enter the chat, so to speak
- 38Some military hazards, for short
- 39Hoofbeat
- 40Visually sizes up
- 43Dual degrees for physicians
- 44___ Dion, the "Queen of Power Ballads"
- 45Apex
- 46Literary friend of Finn
- 50Body part that's flicked
- 51Businessman John Jacob ___
- 54"Almost time for the weekend!"
- 55Canadian gas brand
- 57Cool, in '90s slang
- 58Common Chinese surname
- 59Funny Schumer or Poehler
- 60___ Speedwagon
- 61"___ dat" (slangy agreement)
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Surrenders — Answer: YIELDS
- 7. Wise thinker — Answer: SAGE
- 11. Form of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and salt — Answer: ODE
- 14. Realm of the Aztecs or Incas — Answer: EMPIRE
- 15. Do some farmwork — Answer: PLOW
- 16. ___ de plume — Answer: NOM
- 17. Mentor from the beyond — Answer: SPIRITGUIDE
- 19. Whitney who invented the cotton gin — Answer: ELI
- 20. Soak up — Answer: ABSORB
- 21. "___ have to do" — Answer: ITLL
- 22. Grifters' schemes — Answer: CONS
- 25. Major charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army — Answer: UNITEDWAY
- 28. Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr. — Answer: AVE
- 29. Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs — Answer: APR
- 31. Soon-to-be graduates — Answer: SENIORS
- 32. Offering from an entrepreneurial child's stand — Answer: LEMONADE
- 35. Song and dance — Answer: ADO
- 36. Wild West way of settling disputes — Answer: FRONTIERJUSTICE
- 41. Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda — Answer: LIN
- 42. In a gloomy way — Answer: MOROSELY
- 43. Starbucks alternatives from the Golden Arches — Answer: MCCAFES
- 47. BB — Answer: INN
- 48. Bambi's mother, for one — Answer: DOE
- 49. 1972 country hit for Tanya Tucker — Answer: DELTADAWN
- 51. Reptiles on papyrus — Answer: ASPS
- 52. Ballet bend — Answer: PLIE
- 53. Puts pen to paper — Answer: WRITES
- 56. "But Daddy I Love ___" (Taylor Swift song) — Answer: HIM
- 57. Early advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across — Answer: FLYINGSTART
- 62. "Blueprint" for life — Answer: DNA
- 63. Falsehoods — Answer: LIES
- 64. Chemical "twin" — Answer: ISOMER
- 65. "On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic) — Answer: SEX
- 66. Circular tent — Answer: YURT
- 67. Words often accompanying a present — Answer: FORYOU
Down
- 1. Answer equivalent to "I do" — Answer: YES
- 2. Mischievous devil — Answer: IMP
- 3. Prefix with center — Answer: EPI
- 4. Coins spent in Turkey — Answer: LIRAS
- 5. Tiny drop — Answer: DRIB
- 6. Tennis match units — Answer: SETS
- 7. Snub — Answer: SPURN
- 8. They may crumble under cross-examination — Answer: ALIBIS
- 9. Zeus or Odin — Answer: GOD
- 10. Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland — Answer: EWE
- 11. Boxing combo — Answer: ONETWO
- 12. Big name in rental cars — Answer: DOLLAR
- 13. ___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates) — Answer: EMILYS
- 18. Haitian currency unit — Answer: GOURDE
- 21. Not the brightest bulbs, so to speak — Answer: IDIOTS
- 22. Bovine baby — Answer: CALF
- 23. ___ the moon — Answer: OVER
- 24. Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" — Answer: NEMO
- 26. Steeping container — Answer: TEAURN
- 27. Finishes with — Answer: ENDSON
- 29. Left-wing protest group — Answer: ANTIFA
- 30. Tormented — Answer: PAINED
- 33. Like "The Tonight Show" and "Saturday Night Live" — Answer: ONLATE
- 34. Hesitation sound across the pond — Answer: ERM
- 37. Enter the chat, so to speak — Answer: JOININ
- 38. Some military hazards, for short — Answer: IEDS
- 39. Hoofbeat — Answer: CLOP
- 40. Visually sizes up — Answer: EYES
- 43. Dual degrees for physicians — Answer: MDPHDS
- 44. ___ Dion, the "Queen of Power Ballads" — Answer: CELINE
- 45. Apex — Answer: CLIMAX
- 46. Literary friend of Finn — Answer: SAWYER
- 50. Body part that's flicked — Answer: WRIST
- 51. Businessman John Jacob ___ — Answer: ASTOR
- 54. "Almost time for the weekend!" — Answer: TGIF
- 55. Canadian gas brand — Answer: ESSO
- 57. Cool, in '90s slang — Answer: FLY
- 58. Common Chinese surname — Answer: LIU
- 59. Funny Schumer or Poehler — Answer: AMY
- 60. ___ Speedwagon — Answer: REO
- 61. "___ dat" (slangy agreement) — Answer: TRU
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