NYT Crossword April 22 2026 Answers (4/22/26)

Our NYT Crossword April 22, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword April 22, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 4/22/26, 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	"All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques
6A	Countertop piece
10A	First things first for a chef
14A	Villain in the Bible's Christmas story
15A	Titanic
16A	Lead-in to pad or port
17A	Spurred on
19A	God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn
20A	Condition that may involve stimming, for short
21A	"Good grief!"
23A	Trojan's sch.
24A	Some buggies, for short
26A	Rakish
28A	Exercise for the arms and back
31A	Emerge once more
33A	Not squarely balanced
34A	Like some Scots
35A	Ax
36A	Applies, as facial cream
37A	Paint container
40A	Opposed (to)
42A	Studies all night, say
44A	You might pass to one
47A	Like some Scots
48A	Small advancement
49A	En ___ (with all the judges present)
50A	One might be used for battering
51A	Tiny slice
54A	Cry of pain
58A	Apple on a desk?
60A	One offering lessons
62A	"Strega ___" (1975 children's book)
63A	Genesis grandchild
64A	Material for a ceramicist
65A	It might grow slowly on a face
66A	Fibrous
67A	"The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships"
1D	___ butter
2D	Mind
3D	Grand entryway
4D	Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group)
5D	Professor's URL ender
6D	Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders
7D	It's going downhill fast!
8D	James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"
9D	Supporters of a king or queen?
10D	Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon
11D	With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle
12D	Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door"
13D	One of two on a scorpion
18D	"Let me know if you're coming"
22D	Kachina doll carvers
25D	Alternative to "tsk"
27D	Bars on an energy bar, say, for short
28D	K Street grp.
29D	Tony winner Hagen
30D	Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy
31D	See 11-Down
32D	German river to the North Sea
34D	Icon on an online shop
36D	Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python
37D	Golden Bears' school, familiarly
38D	"___ dreaming?"
39D	Grp. in the Situation Room
40D	"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")
41D	Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short
42D	Is able to
43D	See 11-Down
44D	Draining
45D	Win over
46D	Luxury Italian brand
47D	Teri of "Tootsie"
49D	Nickname alternative for Liz
52D	___ uncertain terms (clearly)
53D	Letters on a Cognac bottle
55D	"And some other authors": Abbr.
56D	Seep
57D	Carolina ___
59D	John
61D	"That stinks!"

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