New York Times Crossword April 20 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword April 20 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 76 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Solicit with a goodieTEMPT5Across1 School support grps.PTAS4Across6 Egyptian cobraASP3Across10 Well-informedAWARE5Across13 Teaser, for shortPROMO5Across14 Word before Kim, Wayne or Nas X in hip-hop namesLIL3Across15 Low red card in a deckTWOOFHEARTS11Across16 George Gershwin's lyricist brotherIRA3Across18 Window shadesBLINDS6Across19 Follow ordersOBEY4Across20 Locomotives, to kidsCHOOCHOOTRAINS14Across21 Comic figure at a circusCLOWN5Across25 "Impressive!"OOH3Across26 Stir up, as watersROIL4Across27 "The worst!"THISSUCKS9Across28 ___-backwardASS3Across34 Walk wearilyTRAIPSE7Across35 ___-Magnon (early human)CRO3Across37 City and its surroundingsMETROAREA9Across38 German refusalNEIN4Across40 Alternative to .com or .eduORG3Across41 RidiculousSILLY5Across42 "Don't mention it — it was easy"NOTROUBLEATALL14Across43 "Just doin' my job"ITRY4Across50 Insect with pincersEARWIG6Across51 X, for a sororityCHI3Across52 "I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?NATURECALLS11Across53 Skirt featureHEM3Across58 Decorations around the United NationsFLAGS5Across59 "Sauer" hot dog toppingKRAUT5Across60 Triage sites, for shortERS3Across61 Mascara coats oneLASH4Across62 Full of know-howSAVVY5Across63

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Butterfly on the ankle, say, informallyTAT3Down1 "Gross!"EWW3Down2 Chinese revolutionaryMAO3Down3 Football all-star gamePROBOWL7Down4 Cookware coatingTEFLON6Down5 National museum in MadridPRADO5Down6 Trunk for a sculptor to sculptTORSO5Down7 Fig. from an out-of-order ATM?AMT3Down8 ...---... in MorseSOS3Down9 Cover story, in courtALIBI5Down10 Sound that warns of a tornadoSIREN5Down11 What coins are exchanged for at an arcadePLAYS5Down12 Phnom ___, Cambodia's capitalPENH4Down14 Kool-Aid rivalHIC3Down17 Site of Pearl HarborOAHU4Down20 Not far awayCLOSE5Down21 LiftHOIST5Down22 Throw (out)TOSS4Down23 Valentine's Day flowerROSE4Down24 Stow tightly, with "in"CRAM4Down25 Cigarette substanceTAR3Down28 Move in a hurry, old-styleHIE3Down29 Many a craft beer, for shortIPA3Down30 Medium-sized batteryCCELL5Down31 Filtered food for whalesKRILL5Down32 PlayStation makerSONY4Down33 Matador chargerTORO4Down35 Pasta sauce brandRAGU4Down36 Golfer McIlroyRORY4Down39 Big U.S./Canada fallsNIAGARA7Down40 (The) boondocksSTICKS6Down42 SpecialtyNICHE5Down43 Catchall survey optionOTHER5Down44 Cuts at the marginsTRIMS5Down45 Apps undergoing testingBETAS5Down46 "Sometimes you just gotta ___"LAUGH5Down47 FlubsERRS4Down48 Slack-jawed feelingAWE3Down49 Grp. for the Jets and JaguarsNFL3Down53 In the style ofALA3Down54 Bathroom, informallyLAV3Down55 Sweetie, to BritsLUV3Down56 Total dumpSTY3Down57

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, April 20, 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.