NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 9, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues81
Across39
Down42
ConstructorBarbara Lin
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
Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGOIPO→
6A
Live the single man's life, slangily (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBACHIT→
12A
Part of some box sets (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDVD→
15A
Pungent (5)
Starts with A, ends with DACRID→
16A
Stick (to) (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADHERE→
17A
Joey of kid-lit (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
18A
One with thick skin, notably (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORHINO→
19A
Customizable Asian-fusion dish (10)
Starts with N, ends with LNOODLEBOWL→
21A
Charlatan (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPOSER→
22A
Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAROD→
23A
"Stay" singer Lisa (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLOEB→
24A
In unison (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
26A
To an extreme degree (7)
Starts with A, ends with YAWFULLY→
29A
[Oh no!] (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGASP→
32A
Stone that's often carved (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJADE→
34A
"And you ___ …?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
35A
"No, thanks" (7)
Starts with I, ends with SILLPASS→
37A
Tiny pieces of technology (8)
Starts with N, ends with SNANOBOTS→
42A
Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole (5)
Starts with R, ends with DROALD→
43A
Sound of a stone landing in a pool (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPLOP→
45A
Tone used to create an antique vibe (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASEPIA→
46A
So darling (8)
Starts with L, ends with ELOVEABLE→
48A
Scare the bejesus out of (7)
Starts with P, ends with YPETRIFY→
50A
Lead-in to Pen (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEPI→
51A
Speck in the sea (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
53A
Zebras in the field? (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREFS→
54A
Article of summer wear (7)
Starts with T, ends with PTANKTOP→
58A
On which to watch the Beeb (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTELLY→
60A
Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
61A
Bring home (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEARN→
63A
In base eight (5)
Starts with O, ends with LOCTAL→
67A
Oil bigwig? (10)
Starts with A, ends with RARTCURATOR→
70A
Cease-fire (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUCE→
71A
Bit of ticket info (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
72A
Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway (6)
Starts with M, ends with UMALIBU→
73A
Shadow (5)
Starts with U, ends with AUMBRA→
74A
___-Man (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
75A
Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSESTET→
76A
Aerodynamic, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSLEEK→
Down
1D
John Irving's "The World According to ___" (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGARP→
2D
Número that's half of dieciséis (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCHO→
3D
Anatomical ring (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
4D
Dessert with rings on top, literally (13)
Starts with P, ends with CPINEAPPLEEKAC→
5D
Features of leftovers, at times (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
6D
Dessert in a boat, literally (9)
Starts with B, ends with LBANANASPL→
7D
Found darling (6)
Starts with A, ends with DADORED→
8D
Jimmy known for shoes (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCHOO→
9D
"___ Gabler" (Ibsen play) (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHEDDA→
10D
Opposite of virtually, to texters (3)
Starts with I, ends with LIRL→
11D
Ball bearer (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
12D
[That looks so delicious!] (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDROOL→
13D
"Wheel of Fortune" purchase (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVOWEL→
14D
Big name in surround sound (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDOLBY→
20D
Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally (13)
Starts with B, ends with LBLUEBERRYCRML→
25D
Drinks with or without pulp, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOJS→
27D
Peaked (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWAN→
28D
Cold-weather coat (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFROST→
29D
Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone" (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGIRL→
30D
Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALOO→
31D
Pole, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with VSLAV→
33D
Music producer Brian (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
36D
"Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADAPT→
38D
Triangular dessert, literally (9)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPLENRUT→
39D
Early Ron Howard TV role (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOPIE→
40D
Small squabble (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTIFF→
41D
Comments (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAYS→
44D
Aromatic bit of attire (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
47D
Some text beneath a headshot, in brief (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBIO→
49D
Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
52D
Flashing light (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTROBE→
54D
Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
55D
So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAKRON→
56D
Cereal box abbr. (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNETWT→
57D
Sounds of laughter (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEALS→
59D
Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOTUS→
62D
Working hard (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
64D
Lipstick unit (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETUBE→
65D
It's a lot! (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
66D
Damage caused by a mole, maybe (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLEAK→
68D
Syllables of hesitation (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUMS→
69D
"Norma ___" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 9, 2026?+
81 clues: 39 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Barbara Lin and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo (GOIPO); Live the single man's life, slangily (BACHIT); Part of some box sets (DVD).
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