NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 23, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorZhou Zhang and Kevin Curry
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
"Truth be told …" (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFACTIS→
7A
"___ so!" (German "I see!") (3)
Starts with A, ends with HACH→
14A
Big name in skin care (6)
Starts with A, ends with OAVEENO→
15A
Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMAO→
17A
Spot for a catnap? (10)
Starts with W, ends with LWINDOWSILL→
19A
Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
20A
Lead-in to Geo (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNAT→
21A
Symbol of mass density (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
22A
They're noisy little buggers (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCICADAS→
24A
Kinkajou cousin (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICOATI→
26A
Expected outcome (4)
Starts with N, ends with MNORM→
29A
Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo (8)
Starts with F, ends with NFEELSEEN→
33A
On guard (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
34A
Center (5)
Starts with M, ends with TMIDST→
35A
Opus ___ (3)
Starts with D, ends with IDEI→
36A
Follower of open or closed, sartorially (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOED→
37A
Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMIS→
38A
Pass (out) (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCONK→
39A
Reaction to a sock (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOOF→
40A
Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDONUT→
41A
Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure" (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOWIE→
42A
What the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in (8)
Starts with N, ends with SNFLGAMES→
44A
Alternative to bow ties (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENNE→
45A
It might follow "ye" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDE→
46A
"___ days are gone" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHOSE→
48A
Test release? (7)
Starts with T, ends with PTIMESUP→
51A
Qt. or pt. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
52A
G.I. entertainers (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUSO→
55A
Trawling, say (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
56A
When many rainbows appear (10)
Starts with P, ends with HPRIDEMONTH→
59A
Like some chances (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLIM→
60A
Steering aid (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
61A
Sign on a restroom door (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLADIES→
62A
Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKENS→
63A
Science guy Bill (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENYE→
64A
Ring combo (6)
Starts with O, ends with OONETWO→
Down
1D
Babe in the woods (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFAWN→
2D
Adidas competitor (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAVIA→
3D
*Material for a sidewalk (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCENT→
4D
Media exec Sarandos (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTED→
5D
"You game?" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TINOROUT→
6D
*To a degree (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSOWHAT→
7D
"Why ___ even here?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
8D
It might come after trig (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCALC→
9D
*Lack of pulchritude (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHOLINESS→
10D
Pickle portions (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPEARS→
11D
12D
Alan of "M*A*S*H" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALDA→
13D
State of a playroom, often (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
23D
Young stud (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOLT→
24D
Bungee jumping necessity (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCORD→
25D
"Assuming there's no other option for me …" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TIFIMUST→
27D
Withdrawn (5)
Starts with A, ends with FALOOF→
28D
*Choice cut (10)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEFLOMEIN→
30D
Go over for publication (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
31D
Start of a counting rhyme (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEENIE→
32D
Company that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENIKE→
33D
Lots and lots (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATON→
34D
Thick locks (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
37D
*Supermarket shopper's clipping (8)
Starts with C, ends with NCOMEUPON→
38D
Alternative to a cup (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECONE→
40D
Owie kissers, perhaps (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDADS→
41D
Member of a wedding party (7)
Starts with B, ends with NBESTMAN→
43D
Twinkles (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGLEAMS→
44D
*Sport that uses mallets (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPOMELO→
47D
"You ___ me worried!" (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHAD→
48D
Something to be done (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTASK→
49D
Louisiana's Grand ___ State Park (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
50D
Speak while looking up, perhaps (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPRAY→
52D
Foot or stone (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
53D
Goulash, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
54D
Really, really (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHSO→
58D
Weird Al's "___ to a Superhero" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 23, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Truth be told …" (FACTIS); "___ so!" (German "I see!") (ACH); Hoax (SHAM).
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