Newsday Crossword April 21 2026 Answers (4/21/26)

Our Newsday Crossword April 21, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is one of the “easier” crosswords to work on compared to some of the heavy-hitters like the NYT Crossword.

There is a new puzzle to work through each day of the week. This crossword is considered to be balanced between being fun and engaging with some challenge but entirely solvable without tearing one’s hair out!

Newsday Crossword April 21, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Newsday Crossword on 4/21/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Athletes who are paid
5A	"Half" prefix for circle
9A	Shoeshine spoiler
14A	Strauss of jeans
15A	Jogging pace
16A	Bert's Muppet friend
17A	Software buyer
18A	Competes in a marathon
19A	Stretchy sportswear fabric
20A	Union's money for walkout workers
22A	__ mignon (beef serving)
23A	Tennis barrier
24A	Queued (up)
25A	Team's good-luck animal
29A	Remove, as a wooden pin
31A	Wide neckwear
32A	Tight-fitting
33A	Salmon or shark
37A	"Wherefore art __ Romeo?"
38A	Great Wall's country
39A	Fully aware of
40A	Stitched together
41A	Berets and beanies
42A	Wise advisors
43A	Make a swap
45A	Natural ability
46A	"Tell me now"
48A	Vessel for frying
49A	Sneer (at)
50A	Formal party dresses
56A	End of a fable
57A	Egg shape
58A	Winnie-the-__
59A	Loosen, as shoelaces
60A	Sushi grain
61A	Voicemail signal
62A	Machine parts with teeth
63A	Hardly __ (rarely)
64A	Kid's snow vehicle
1D	+
2D	Take a break
3D	Turn __ a new leaf
4D	Voice of Apple devices
5D	Urban road
6D	Spew like a volcano
7D	Da Vinci's __ Lisa
8D	__-bitsy (tiny)
9D	Photo of the photographer
10D	Protesting rule-breaking
11D	Mom's brother
12D	Discharged, as a cannon
13D	Heroic act
21D	Pretzel shape
24D	Women's links org.
25D	Rugs with "Welcome"
26D	Tennis great Arthur
27D	Trash-hauling boat
28D	Rural agricultural show
29D	Join forces
30D	Women in a convent
32D	Source of caviar
34D	Memo starter like "As to"
35D	Astound
36D	Party thrower
38D	Casual conversation
42D	Bunch of your buddies
44D	Hunters' weapons
45D	More lofty
46D	British teacake
47D	Major blood vessel
48D	"There's no __ like home"
49D	Too confident
50D	Tiresome person
51D	Tel __, Israel
52D	Selects, with "for"
53D	Fabric from sheep
54D	"__ of your business!"
55D	Building for garden tools