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New York Times Crossword April 21 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword April 21 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SurrendersYIELDS6Across1 Wise thinkerSAGE4Across7 Form of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and saltODE3Across11 Realm of the Aztecs or IncasEMPIRE6Across14 Do some farmworkPLOW4Across15 ___ de plumeNOM3Across16 Mentor from the beyondSPIRITGUIDE11Across17 Whitney who invented the cotton ginELI3Across19 Soak upABSORB6Across20 "___ have to do"ITLL4Across21 Grifters' schemesCONS4Across22 Major charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation ArmyUNITEDWAY9Across25 Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr.AVE3Across28 Mo. with Aries and Taurus signsAPR3Across29 Soon-to-be graduatesSENIORS7Across31 Offering from an entrepreneurial child's standLEMONADE8Across32 Song and danceADO3Across35 Wild West way of settling disputesFRONTIERJUSTICE15Across36 Broadway's ___-Manuel MirandaLIN3Across41 In a gloomy wayMOROSELY8Across42 Starbucks alternatives from the Golden ArchesMCCAFES7Across43 B&BINN3Across47 Bambi's mother, for oneDOE3Across48 1972 country hit for Tanya TuckerDELTADAWN9Across49 Reptiles on papyrusASPS4Across51 Ballet bendPLIE4Across52 Puts pen to paperWRITES6Across53 "But Daddy I Love ___" (Taylor Swift song)HIM3Across56 Early advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-AcrossFLYINGSTART11Across57 "Blueprint" for lifeDNA3Across62 FalsehoodsLIES4Across63 Chemical "twin"ISOMER6Across64 "On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic)SEX3Across65 Circular tentYURT4Across66 Words often accompanying a presentFORYOU6Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Answer equivalent to "I do"YES3Down1 Mischievous devilIMP3Down2 Prefix with centerEPI3Down3 Coins spent in TurkeyLIRAS5Down4 Tiny dropDRIB4Down5 Tennis match unitsSETS4Down6 SnubSPURN5Down7 They may crumble under cross-examinationALIBIS6Down8 Zeus or OdinGOD3Down9 Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in IcelandEWE3Down10 Boxing comboONETWO6Down11 Big name in rental carsDOLLAR6Down12 ___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates)EMILYS6Down13 Haitian currency unitGOURDE6Down18 Not the brightest bulbs, so to speakIDIOTS6Down21 Bovine babyCALF4Down22 ___ the moonOVER4Down23 Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"NEMO4Down24 Steeping containerTEAURN6Down26 Finishes withENDSON6Down27 Left-wing protest groupANTIFA6Down29 TormentedPAINED6Down30 Like "The Tonight Show" and "Saturday Night Live"ONLATE6Down33 Hesitation sound across the pondERM3Down34 Enter the chat, so to speakJOININ6Down37 Some military hazards, for shortIEDS4Down38 HoofbeatCLOP4Down39 Visually sizes upEYES4Down40 Dual degrees for physiciansMDPHDS6Down43 ___ Dion, the "Queen of Power Ballads"CELINE6Down44 ApexCLIMAX6Down45 Literary friend of FinnSAWYER6Down46 Body part that's flickedWRIST5Down50 Businessman John Jacob ___ASTOR5Down51 "Almost time for the weekend!"TGIF4Down54 Canadian gas brandESSO4Down55 Cool, in ’90s slangFLY3Down57 Common Chinese surnameLIU3Down58 Funny Schumer or PoehlerAMY3Down59 ___ SpeedwagonREO3Down60 "___ dat" (slangy agreement)TRU3Down61

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, April 21, 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.