NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 19, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across69
Down71
TitleNuclear Fusion
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Not noteworthy (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHOHUM→
6A
What might be found at the end of a rainbow (5)
Starts with P, ends with MPRISM→
11A
Exchange (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSWAP→
15A
Contents of Lago de Maracaibo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGUA→
19A
Emerged (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
20A
___ pasta (rhyming fusion dish) (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARASTA→
21A
Chinese gooseberry, by another name (4)
Starts with K, ends with IKIWI→
22A
Shredded (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTORN→
23A
Traveled from Syros to Naxos to Mykonos, say (12)
Starts with I, ends with DISLANDHOPPED→
25A
"That was rejuvenating!" (10)
Starts with I, ends with TIFEELGREAT→
27A
Pop artist Lichtenstein (3)
Starts with R, ends with YROY→
28A
Fill-in (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTEMP→
29A
Sold for some quick cash, say (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPAWNED→
31A
Path for a bride (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
32A
Penny-pinching (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHEAP→
34A
["Unbe-frickin-lievable!"] (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSOMAD→
35A
Title in old St. Petersburg (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTSAR→
36A
Wasn't messing around, say (11)
Starts with P, ends with NPLAYEDTOWIN→
39A
Cabal's schemes (11)
Starts with S, ends with SSECRETPLOTS→
44A
Smooths, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSANDS→
45A
Dooley Wilson's role in "Casablanca" (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
46A
Abstract Expressionist Frankenthaler (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHELEN→
47A
Understand (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGET→
48A
Target for salicylic acid (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACNE→
49A
They've got no complaints (12)
Starts with H, ends with SHAPPYCAMPERS→
52A
Solstice time (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJUNE→
53A
Constellation feline (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
54A
Defensive fortification (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPALISADE→
55A
Winged beings of folklore (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFAE→
56A
Multivolume ref. work (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
57A
Style that's short on the sides and long in the back (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMULLET→
59A
Fatty tuna, at a sushi bar (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
60A
Where something irksome might stick (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCRAW→
62A
Canned sales pitch (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIEL→
63A
Masonry unit (11)
Starts with C, ends with KCINDERBLOCK→
67A
What lovers often overlook (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFLAWS→
71A
Almost any word that ends in "-ize" (4)
Starts with V, ends with BVERB→
73A
It's verboten (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONONO→
74A
Have eyes for (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDESIRE→
75A
Long-running CBS forensic drama (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICSI→
77A
Old name for Tokyo (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEDO→
79A
Beef bourguignon or chicken paprikash (8)
Starts with M, ends with WMEATSTEW→
81A
Singer Carly ___ Jepsen (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
82A
Some ranch sounds (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
83A
Listings on a band T-shirt (12)
Starts with C, ends with SCONCERTDATES→
85A
Keep it up when feeling down (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCHIN→
86A
Half of a candy duo (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIKE→
88A
Was in charge of (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
89A
Caribbean nation whose name means "land of high mountains" (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHAITI→
90A
Popular poker variant (11)
Starts with T, ends with MTEXASHOLDEM→
93A
Baby book datum (11)
Starts with B, ends with TBIRTHWEIGHT→
95A
Many a "good buddy" (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCBER→
96A
Public transit system (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETRO→
98A
"For we walk by ___, not by sight": II Corinthians 5:7 (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFAITH→
99A
Big name in power tools (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTIHL→
101A
S, in the NATO alphabet (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASIERRA→
103A
Some cameras, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSLRS→
104A
___ Schwarz (3)
Starts with F, ends with OFAO→
107A
How a misfit might feel (10)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTOFPLACE→
109A
Inbox zero targets (12)
Starts with U, ends with SUNREADEMAILS→
113A
Like an eager beaver (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
114A
One place for a massage (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCALP→
115A
Heavy metal instrument in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANVIL→
116A
Wine list heading (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREDS→
118A
Small-plate servings (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAPAS→
119A
Grandchild of un abuelo (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONIETO→
Down
1D
Locks up? (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHAIR→
2D
Thereabouts (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
3D
"Mamma mia!" (11)
Starts with H, ends with IHOLYCANNOLI→
4D
Women's World Cup powerhouse (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
5D
Counselor's charges (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMENTEES→
6D
Elaborate invitation from a senior, maybe (9)
Starts with P, ends with LPROMPOSAL→
7D
Actress Reneé of "The Sex Lives of College Girls" (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRAPP→
8D
MSN, for one (3)
Starts with I, ends with PISP→
9D
Trample (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEPON→
10D
Palindromic title (5)
Starts with M, ends with MMADAM→
11D
Superficial (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSKINDEEP→
12D
One who said "I do" (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIFE→
13D
Knocked for a loop (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
14D
Pizza ___ (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
15D
Relating to part of the heart (6)
Starts with A, ends with LATRIAL→
16D
Doesn't stick to the plan (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGOESROGUE→
17D
River through Orsk (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
18D
Get in on a deal (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
24D
Race that's too close to call (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDHEADT→
26D
Desperate final effort (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLGASTP→
30D
Words traced on a dirty car (6)
Starts with W, ends with EWASHME→
33D
Evil counterpart in an 1886 novella (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHYDE→
34D
Flanders neighbor (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSIMPSON→
35D
More fraught (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTENSER→
36D
Book before Proverbs (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPSALMS→
37D
Get ready to skate (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLACEUP→
40D
Roman à ___ (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCLEF→
41D
Request in billiards or beer pong (6)
Starts with R, ends with KRERACK→
42D
Watch over (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTEND→
43D
Office building abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESTE→
49D
Milliner's handiwork (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
50D
Mowing, mulching, raking, etc. (6)
Starts with Y, ends with EYCARDE→
51D
Decorator (7)
Starts with A, ends with RADORNER→
52D
Basset hounds have big ones (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJOWLS→
54D
One-named sports legend (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPELE→
58D
Some jeans (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEVIS→
61D
Three or four, say (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAFEW→
63D
Extract said to promote relaxation (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCBDOIL→
64D
Ton of cargo (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBLOATD→
65D
It contains all of (and all the letters of) Toronto (7)
Starts with O, ends with OONTARIO→
66D
One who's screen-sharing (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCOSTAR→
68D
Congrats from across the room (11)
Starts with A, ends with EAIRHIGHFIVE→
69D
Ghostly being (6)
Starts with W, ends with HWRAITH→
70D
Dismissive response on movie night (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSEENIT→
72D
Parish leader (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRECTOR→
74D
Bouvier ___ Flandres (Belgian dog breed) (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
75D
Crown and ___ (alliterative bar order) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOKE→
76D
"Can't wait!" (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSOEXCITED→
78D
Linear, for short (4)
Starts with O, ends with DONED→
79D
Eponymous hypnotist (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMESMER→
80D
Entrances and exits of camp dwellings (9)
Starts with T, ends with STENTFLAPS→
82D
Alma mater for Marvel's Tony Stark and DC Comics's Lex Luthor, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMIT→
84D
Cadbury confection (8)
Starts with C, ends with GCREMEEGG→
85D
Nickname that omits -lin (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCAIT→
89D
Prestigious trophy name (7)
Starts with H, ends with NHEISMAN→
91D
Loathes (6)
Starts with A, ends with SABHORS→
92D
Where "The Four Agreements" and "The Five Love Languages" may be shelved (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSHELFP→
93D
Fernet-___ (Italian digestif brand) (6)
Starts with B, ends with ABRANCA→
94D
Most merchandise at Ace and True Value (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHWARDE→
97D
Rely on (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUST→
99D
Ill-humored (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSOUR→
100D
Fallopian conduit (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETUBE→
101D
Really long yarn (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
102D
The New York Times's "T," on a phone screen (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICON→
103D
Actress Ward (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASELA→
105D
Landed (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
106D
World capital that's home to the Kon-Tiki Museum (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
108D
Slang term for a recording studio (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLAB→
110D
Genre for Cypress Hill or the Sugarhill Gang (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRAP→
111D
Alex and ___ (jewelry company) (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 19, 2026?+
140 clues: 69 Across and 71 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Michael Lieberman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Not noteworthy (HOHUM); What might be found at the end of a rainbow (PRISM); Exchange (SWAP).
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