USA Today Crossword April 19 2026 Answers (4/19/26)

Our USA Today Crossword April 19, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword April 19, 2026 Answers

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« April 18 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	___coat (long, water-resistant garment)
7A	The "M" in YMCA
11A	Capital of Tamil Nadu
12A	Make sense
14A	Appliances for heating up bagels
15A	Brought up, like a child
17A	Smallest puppies in litters
18A	___ Cities (area of Minnesota)
20A	Opposite of con
21A	Annoys
22A	Qatar's capital
23A	Edge
24A	Total buffoon
25A	Down to the ___ (like a close race)
26A	Heap of dirty laundry, for example
27A	"Hundo p!"
28A	Places with actors and craft services
31A	Events in which the moon blocks daylight
34A	Elicits online engagement with deliberately provocative content
35A	Church bench
37A	3-Down, OBs, etc.
39A	Brewery choices
40A	Year, in Portuguese
41A	G.I. entertainers
42A	Large coffee containers
43A	Do some last-minute studying
44A	Barrier built by beavers
45A	". . . roughly"
46A	"Get ___ here!"
47A	Enjoying some fresh powder on the mountains
49A	Extended period away from work
52A	One might be acute or obtuse
53A	Less crowded
54A	"These ___, they're trying to murder me" (iconic "The White Lotus" quote)
55A	Long-term car rental agreements
1D	"I'm so glad you could make it!"
2D	Takes a breather
3D	Tonsillitis treaters
4D	Opposite of SSW
5D	Common commuting option
6D	Fictional work conveying the spirit of a past era
7D	Tennis star Sharapova
8D	Garden of ___
9D	Secrecy contract, for short
10D	Events before which guests might be hiding
11D	Divisions of fancy meals
13D	Danger
14D	Chord with three notes
16D	Half ___ (Yosemite formation)
19D	Bicyclists might pop them
22D	Spots for no-frills first dates
25D	Donned
26D	Scoreboard figs.
28D	Time or GQ, for short
29D	Uses a chair
30D	Podcast installments, for short
32D	___ Cruces, New Mexico
33D	Politician with a six-year term
36D	"mad ___" (Taylor Swift song)
37D	Disappointments
38D	Home to Universal Studios Japan
42D	Impulses
43D	___ patootie
45D	Sole
46D	Muffin grains
48D	Tennis star whose name is hidden in "big and strong"
50D	Black church letters
51D	Tax pro

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