NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 9, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 9, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Barbara LinEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1581 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo ↗GOIPO
  2. 6Live the single man's life, slangily ↗BACHIT
  3. 12Part of some box sets ↗DVD
  4. 15Pungent ↗ACRID
  5. 16Stick (to) ↗ADHERE
  6. 17Joey of kid-lit ↗ROO
  7. 18One with thick skin, notably ↗RHINO
  8. 19Customizable Asian-fusion dish ↗NOODLEBOWL
  9. 21Charlatan ↗POSER
  10. 22Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly ↗AROD
  11. 23"Stay" singer Lisa ↗LOEB
  12. 24In unison ↗ASONE
  13. 26To an extreme degree ↗AWFULLY
  14. 29[Oh no!] ↗GASP
  15. 32Stone that's often carved ↗JADE
  16. 34"And you ___ …?" ↗ARE
  17. 35"No, thanks" ↗ILLPASS
  18. 37Tiny pieces of technology ↗NANOBOTS
  19. 42Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole ↗ROALD
  20. 43Sound of a stone landing in a pool ↗PLOP
  21. 45Tone used to create an antique vibe ↗SEPIA
  22. 46So darling ↗LOVEABLE
  23. 48Scare the bejesus out of ↗PETRIFY
  24. 50Lead-in to Pen ↗EPI
  25. 51Speck in the sea ↗ISLE
  26. 53Zebras in the field? ↗REFS
  27. 54Article of summer wear ↗TANKTOP
  28. 58On which to watch the Beeb ↗TELLY
  29. 60Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters ↗IKEA
  30. 61Bring home ↗EARN
  31. 63In base eight ↗OCTAL
  32. 67Oil bigwig? ↗ARTCURATOR
  33. 70Cease-fire ↗TRUCE
  34. 71Bit of ticket info ↗ROW
  35. 72Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway ↗MALIBU
  36. 73Shadow ↗UMBRA
  37. 74___-Man ↗ANT
  38. 75Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet ↗SESTET
  39. 76Aerodynamic, maybe ↗SLEEK

Down 42

  1. 1John Irving's "The World According to ___" ↗GARP
  2. 2Número that's half of dieciséis ↗OCHO
  3. 3Anatomical ring ↗IRIS
  4. 4Dessert with rings on top, literally ↗PINEAPPLEEKAC
  5. 5Features of leftovers, at times ↗ODORS
  6. 6Dessert in a boat, literally ↗BANANASPL
  7. 7Found darling ↗ADORED
  8. 8Jimmy known for shoes ↗CHOO
  9. 9"___ Gabler" (Ibsen play) ↗HEDDA
  10. 10Opposite of virtually, to texters ↗IRL
  11. 11Ball bearer ↗TEE
  12. 12[That looks so delicious!] ↗DROOL
  13. 13"Wheel of Fortune" purchase ↗VOWEL
  14. 14Big name in surround sound ↗DOLBY
  15. 20Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally ↗BLUEBERRYCRML
  16. 25Drinks with or without pulp, for short ↗OJS
  17. 27Peaked ↗WAN
  18. 28Cold-weather coat ↗FROST
  19. 29Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone" ↗GIRL
  20. 30Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines ↗ALOO
  21. 31Pole, e.g. ↗SLAV
  22. 33Music producer Brian ↗ENO
  23. 36"Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking ↗ADAPT
  24. 38Triangular dessert, literally ↗APPLENRUT
  25. 39Early Ron Howard TV role ↗OPIE
  26. 40Small squabble ↗TIFF
  27. 41Comments ↗SAYS
  28. 44Aromatic bit of attire ↗LEI
  29. 47Some text beneath a headshot, in brief ↗BIO
  30. 49Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn ↗EEL
  31. 52Flashing light ↗STROBE
  32. 54Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton" ↗TIARA
  33. 55So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear ↗AKRON
  34. 56Cereal box abbr. ↗NETWT
  35. 57Sounds of laughter ↗PEALS
  36. 59Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? ↗LOTUS
  37. 62Working hard ↗ATIT
  38. 64Lipstick unit ↗TUBE
  39. 65It's a lot! ↗ACRE
  40. 66Damage caused by a mole, maybe ↗LEAK
  41. 68Syllables of hesitation ↗UMS
  42. 69"Norma ___" ↗RAE