NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 20, 2026
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Clues76
Across33
Down43
ConstructorFreddie Cheng
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
Solicit with a goodie (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTEMPT→
6A
School support grps. (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPTAS→
10A
Egyptian cobra (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
13A
Well-informed (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWARE→
14A
Teaser, for short (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPROMO→
15A
Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop names (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLIL→
16A
Low red card in a deck (11)
Starts with T, ends with STWOOFHEARTS→
18A
George Gershwin's lyricist brother (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
19A
Window shades (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBLINDS→
20A
Follow orders (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOBEY→
21A
Locomotives, to kids (14)
Starts with C, ends with SCHOOCHOOTRAINS→
25A
Comic figure at a circus (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCLOWN→
26A
"Impressive!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
27A
Stir up, as waters (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROIL→
28A
"The worst!" (9)
Starts with T, ends with STHISSUCKS→
34A
___-backward (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
35A
Walk wearily (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETRAIPSE→
37A
___-Magnon (early human) (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCRO→
38A
City and its surroundings (9)
Starts with M, ends with AMETROAREA→
40A
German refusal (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEIN→
41A
Alternative to .com or .edu (3)
Starts with O, ends with GORG→
42A
Ridiculous (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSILLY→
43A
"Don't mention it — it was easy" (14)
Starts with N, ends with LNOTROUBLEATALL→
50A
"Just doin' my job" (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITRY→
51A
Insect with pincers (6)
Starts with E, ends with GEARWIG→
52A
X, for a sorority (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICHI→
53A
"I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell? (11)
Starts with N, ends with SNATURECALLS→
58A
Skirt feature (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
59A
Decorations around the United Nations (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFLAGS→
60A
"Sauer" hot dog topping (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKRAUT→
61A
Triage sites, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
62A
Mascara coats one (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
63A
Full of know-how (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSAVVY→
Down
1D
Butterfly on the ankle, say, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
2D
"Gross!" (3)
Starts with E, ends with WEWW→
3D
Chinese revolutionary (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMAO→
4D
Football all-star game (7)
Starts with P, ends with LPROBOWL→
5D
Cookware coating (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTEFLON→
6D
National museum in Madrid (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPRADO→
7D
Trunk for a sculptor to sculpt (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTORSO→
8D
Fig. from an out-of-order ATM? (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
9D
...---... in Morse (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
10D
Cover story, in court (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
11D
Sound that warns of a tornado (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSIREN→
12D
What coins are exchanged for at an arcade (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLAYS→
14D
Phnom ___, Cambodia's capital (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPENH→
17D
Kool-Aid rival (3)
Starts with H, ends with CHIC→
20D
Site of Pearl Harbor (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
21D
Not far away (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOSE→
23D
Throw (out) (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOSS→
24D
Valentine's Day flower (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
25D
Stow tightly, with "in" (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCRAM→
28D
Cigarette substance (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
29D
Move in a hurry, old-style (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHIE→
30D
Many a craft beer, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
31D
Medium-sized battery (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCCELL→
32D
Filtered food for whales (5)
Starts with K, ends with LKRILL→
33D
PlayStation maker (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSONY→
35D
Matador charger (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
36D
Pasta sauce brand (4)
Starts with R, ends with URAGU→
39D
Golfer McIlroy (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRORY→
40D
Big U.S./Canada falls (7)
Starts with N, ends with ANIAGARA→
42D
(The) boondocks (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTICKS→
43D
Specialty (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENICHE→
44D
Catchall survey option (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
45D
Cuts at the margins (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRIMS→
46D
Apps undergoing testing (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBETAS→
47D
"Sometimes you just gotta ___" (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLAUGH→
49D
Slack-jawed feeling (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
53D
Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNFL→
54D
In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
55D
Bathroom, informally (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLAV→
56D
Sweetie, to Brits (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLUV→
57D
Total dump (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 20, 2026?+
76 clues: 33 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Freddie Cheng and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Solicit with a goodie (TEMPT); School support grps. (PTAS); Egyptian cobra (ASP).
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