NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 22, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 22, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Hoang-Kim VuEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1580 clues

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The Grid

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2T
3A
4G
5E
6S
7L
8A
9B
10P
11R
12E
13P
14H
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16H
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26L
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28P
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30L
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36D
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39N
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49B
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57W
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64G
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65G
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66R
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67H
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Across 37

  1. 1"All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques ↗STAGE
  2. 6Countertop piece ↗SLAB
  3. 10First things first for a chef ↗PREP
  4. 14Villain in the Bible's Christmas story ↗HEROD
  5. 15Titanic ↗HUGE
  6. 16Lead-in to pad or port ↗HELI
  7. 17Spurred on ↗ENCOURAGED
  8. 19God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn ↗ODIN
  9. 20Condition that may involve stimming, for short ↗ADHD
  10. 21"Good grief!" ↗SHEESH
  11. 23Trojan's sch. ↗USC
  12. 24Some buggies, for short ↗ATVS
  13. 26Rakish ↗LOUCHE
  14. 28Exercise for the arms and back ↗PULLUP
  15. 31Emerge once more ↗REAPPEAR
  16. 33Not squarely balanced ↗ATILT
  17. 34Like some Scots ↗CELTIC
  18. 35Ax ↗CAN
  19. 36Applies, as facial cream ↗DAUBS
  20. 37Paint container ↗CAN
  21. 40Opposed (to) ↗AVERSE
  22. 42Studies all night, say ↗CRAMS
  23. 44You might pass to one ↗TEAMMATE
  24. 47Like some Scots ↗GAELIC
  25. 48Small advancement ↗INROAD
  26. 49En ___ (with all the judges present) ↗BANC
  27. 50One might be used for battering ↗RAM
  28. 51Tiny slice ↗SLIVER
  29. 54Cry of pain ↗YEOW
  30. 58Apple on a desk? ↗IMAC
  31. 60One offering lessons ↗INSTRUCTOR
  32. 62"Strega ___" (1975 children's book) ↗NONA
  33. 63Genesis grandchild ↗ENOS
  34. 64Material for a ceramicist ↗GLAZE
  35. 65It might grow slowly on a face ↗GRIN
  36. 66Fibrous ↗ROPY
  37. 67"The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships" ↗HELEN

Down 43

  1. 1___ butter ↗SHEA
  2. 2Mind ↗TEND
  3. 3Grand entryway ↗ARCH
  4. 4Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group) ↗GOODALL
  5. 5Professor's URL ender ↗EDU
  6. 6Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders ↗SHAHS
  7. 7It's going downhill fast! ↗LUGE
  8. 8James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" ↗AGEE
  9. 9Supporters of a king or queen? ↗BEDSLATS
  10. 10Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon ↗PHO
  11. 11With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle ↗REDUCE
  12. 12Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door" ↗ELISHA
  13. 13One of two on a scorpion ↗PINCER
  14. 18"Let me know if you're coming" ↗RSVP
  15. 22Kachina doll carvers ↗HOPI
  16. 25Alternative to "tsk" ↗TUT
  17. 27Bars on an energy bar, say, for short ↗UPC
  18. 28K Street grp. ↗PAC
  19. 29Tony winner Hagen ↗UTA
  20. 30Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy ↗LIN
  21. 31See 11-Down ↗REUSE
  22. 32German river to the North Sea ↗ELBE
  23. 34Icon on an online shop ↗CART
  24. 36Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python ↗DEADLIER
  25. 37Golden Bears' school, familiarly ↗CAL
  26. 38"___ dreaming?" ↗AMI
  27. 39Grp. in the Situation Room ↗NSC
  28. 40"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you") ↗AMO
  29. 41Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short ↗VMAS
  30. 42Is able to ↗CAN
  31. 43See 11-Down ↗RECYCLE
  32. 44Draining ↗TIRING
  33. 45Win over ↗ENAMOR
  34. 46Luxury Italian brand ↗ARMANI
  35. 47Teri of "Tootsie" ↗GARR
  36. 49Nickname alternative for Liz ↗BETSY
  37. 52___ uncertain terms (clearly) ↗INNO
  38. 53Letters on a Cognac bottle ↗VSOP
  39. 55"And some other authors": Abbr. ↗ETAL
  40. 56Seep ↗OOZE
  41. 57Carolina ___ ↗WREN
  42. 59John ↗CAN
  43. 61"That stinks!" ↗UGH