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New York Times Crossword April 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 75 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword April 16 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 75 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ventricle suppliersATRIA5Across1 Accepted unquestioninglyATEUP5Across6 Rx for a root canalPAINMED7Across11 ___ Moshfegh, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" novelistOTTESSA7Across14 Performer known for her runsPOPDIVA7Across16 Sommeliers' assetsPALATES7Across17 Like some gins and cleaning productsPINEY5Across18 Wipe cleanERASE5Across19 Fast fliersFALCONS7Across20 Insect nicknamed for its small sizeNOSEEUM7Across22 "Midsommar" director AsterARI3Across25 "Nova" networkPBS3Across26 Sport that takes place in an octagon, in briefMMA3Across28 IlkKIND4Across29 Risks itDARES5Across31 LeaningBENT4Across33 Upper handEDGE4Across34 "I, Robot" author AsimovISAAC5Across35 Big dealsADOS4Across36 Facilities, informallyLAV3Across37 Booking, for shortRES3Across39 Torah writersSCRIBES7Across41 Unit for ultra-high-speed internetGIGABIT7Across45 This isn't working!LEISURE7Across49 Fault line?APOLOGY7Across50 Big payroll service co.ADP3Across51 WailCRY3Across52 Word seen between here and thereNOR3Across54 Joel's smuggling partner on "The Last of Us"TESS4Across55 BouquetAROMA5Across57 Tzatziki scooperPITA4Across59 Some delivery data, in briefETAS4Across60 Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom BradySEVEN5Across61 Abbr. seen before a person's nameATTN4Across62 With 65-Across, with extreme precision ... or a hint to reading 15 of this puzzle's answersDOWN4Across63 SeriousSTERN5Across64 See 63-AcrossTOAT4Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
X, for oneAPP3Down1 Fields medalist TerenceTAO3Down2 Like a lake on a breezy dayRIPPLING8Down3 ChargeINDIC5Down4 Question from someone seeking reassuranceAMINO5Down5 "Finally!"ATLAS5Down6 Service with cups and saucersTEASE5Down7 DearESTEEMED8Down8 ExerciseUSE3Down9 Negation word in FrenchPAS3Down10 OccasionEVEN4Down12 Previous timesDAYSPAS7Down13 Welcome sight in musical chairsOPENSEA7Down14 Source of a deal with The Devil?TARO4Down15 ShamFAKE4Down20 Like most of NevadaARID4Down21 "Yeah, nice try"UMNO4Down23 Gymnasts' rolls?MATS4Down24 Kid who might get groundedBRA3Down27 Take off the marketDELIS5Down30 RerouteDIVER5Down31 Something a reality show lacksSCRIP5Down32 Igneous rock that makes up most of Venus's surfaceBASAL5Down33 Be against, in a wayABU3Down38 Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in briefEGO3Down40 PlannedSLATED6Down41 Officially giveCEDETO6Down42 Tool with coarse teethRIPSAW6Down43 "It's a ___!"SECRET6Down44 Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, sayGAYMER6Down45 Fish whose name is Spanish for "pretty"BONITO6Down46 "There's no stopping me!"IGOTTA6Down47 Ruler with an iron fistTYRANT6Down48 MeanderROVE4Down53 Fig. with two hyphensSSN3Down56 Modern intensifying suffixASS3Down57 Journalist CurryANN3Down58 GlibPAT3Down59

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.