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NYT Crossword — April 16, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 75 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Ventricle suppliers

6Accepted unquestioningly

11Rx for a root canal

14___ Moshfegh, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" novelist

16Performer known for her runs

17Sommeliers' assets

18Like some gins and cleaning products

22Insect nicknamed for its small size

25"Midsommar" director Aster

26"Nova" network

28Sport that takes place in an octagon, in brief

35"I, Robot" author Asimov

37Facilities, informally

39Booking, for short

41Torah writers

45Unit for ultra-high-speed internet

49This isn't working!

51Big payroll service co.

54Word seen between here and there

55Joel's smuggling partner on "The Last of Us"

59Tzatziki scooper

60Some delivery data, in brief

61Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom Brady

62Abbr. seen before a person's name

63With 65-Across, with extreme precision ... or a hint to reading 15 of this puzzle's answers

65See 63-Across

Down

38 clues

2Fields medalist Terence

3Like a lake on a breezy day

5Question from someone seeking reassurance

7Service with cups and saucers

10Negation word in French

13Previous times

14Welcome sight in musical chairs

15Source of a deal with The Devil?

21Like most of Nevada

23"Yeah, nice try"

24Gymnasts' rolls?

27Kid who might get grounded

30Take off the market

32Something a reality show lacks

33Igneous rock that makes up most of Venus's surface

38Be against, in a way

40Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in brief

42Officially give

43Tool with coarse teeth

44"It's a ___!"

45Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, say

46Fish whose name is Spanish for "pretty"

47"There's no stopping me!"

48Ruler with an iron fist

56Fig. with two hyphens

57Modern intensifying suffix

58Journalist Curry

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Stats & info

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

15×15

Grid size

75

Total entries

46/179

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

8 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 16, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRafael Musa and Sala Wanetick

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 38 down

Longest entries

3DLike a lake on a breezy day8 ltrs 8DDear8 ltrs 11ARx for a root canal7 ltrs 14A___ Moshfegh, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" novelist7 ltrs 16APerformer known for her runs7 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 46 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.