NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 16, 2026
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Clues75
Across37
Down38
ConstructorRafael Musa and Sala Wanetick
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Ventricle suppliers (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
6A
Accepted unquestioningly (5)
Starts with A, ends with PATEUP→
11A
Rx for a root canal (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPAINMED→
14A
___ Moshfegh, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" novelist (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOTTESSA→
16A
Performer known for her runs (7)
Starts with P, ends with APOPDIVA→
17A
Sommeliers' assets (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPALATES→
18A
Like some gins and cleaning products (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPINEY→
19A
Wipe clean (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
20A
Fast fliers (7)
Starts with F, ends with SFALCONS→
22A
Insect nicknamed for its small size (7)
Starts with N, ends with MNOSEEUM→
25A
"Midsommar" director Aster (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
26A
"Nova" network (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPBS→
28A
Sport that takes place in an octagon, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMMA→
31A
Risks it (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDARES→
33A
Leaning (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBENT→
34A
Upper hand (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
35A
"I, Robot" author Asimov (5)
Starts with I, ends with CISAAC→
36A
Big deals (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADOS→
37A
Facilities, informally (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLAV→
39A
Booking, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRES→
41A
Torah writers (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSCRIBES→
45A
Unit for ultra-high-speed internet (7)
Starts with G, ends with TGIGABIT→
49A
This isn't working! (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELEISURE→
50A
Fault line? (7)
Starts with A, ends with YAPOLOGY→
51A
Big payroll service co. (3)
Starts with A, ends with PADP→
54A
Word seen between here and there (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
55A
Joel's smuggling partner on "The Last of Us" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
57A
Bouquet (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAROMA→
59A
Tzatziki scooper (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
60A
Some delivery data, in brief (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
61A
Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom Brady (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEVEN→
62A
Abbr. seen before a person's name (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATTN→
63A
With 65-Across, with extreme precision ... or a hint to reading 15 of this puzzle's answers (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDOWN→
64A
Serious (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTERN→
65A
See 63-Across (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTOAT→
Down
1D
X, for one (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
2D
Fields medalist Terence (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTAO→
3D
Like a lake on a breezy day (8)
Starts with R, ends with GRIPPLING→
4D
Charge (5)
Starts with I, ends with CINDIC→
5D
Question from someone seeking reassurance (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMINO→
6D
"Finally!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATLAS→
7D
Service with cups and saucers (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASE→
9D
Exercise (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
10D
Negation word in French (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPAS→
12D
Occasion (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
13D
Previous times (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDAYSPAS→
14D
Welcome sight in musical chairs (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOPENSEA→
15D
Source of a deal with The Devil? (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTARO→
21D
Like most of Nevada (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
23D
"Yeah, nice try" (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUMNO→
24D
Gymnasts' rolls? (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMATS→
27D
Kid who might get grounded (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
30D
Take off the market (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDELIS→
31D
Reroute (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDIVER→
32D
Something a reality show lacks (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCRIP→
33D
Igneous rock that makes up most of Venus's surface (5)
Starts with B, ends with LBASAL→
38D
Be against, in a way (3)
Starts with A, ends with UABU→
40D
Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in brief (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
41D
Planned (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSLATED→
42D
Officially give (6)
Starts with C, ends with OCEDETO→
43D
Tool with coarse teeth (6)
Starts with R, ends with WRIPSAW→
44D
"It's a ___!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSECRET→
45D
Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, say (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGAYMER→
46D
Fish whose name is Spanish for "pretty" (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBONITO→
47D
"There's no stopping me!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with AIGOTTA→
48D
Ruler with an iron fist (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTYRANT→
53D
Meander (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROVE→
56D
Fig. with two hyphens (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
57D
Modern intensifying suffix (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
58D
Journalist Curry (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 16, 2026?+
75 clues: 37 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and Sala Wanetick and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Ventricle suppliers (ATRIA); Accepted unquestioningly (ATEUP); Rx for a root canal (PAINMED).
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