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NYT Crossword — April 22, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 80 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 80 revealed

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Across

37 clues

1"All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques

6Countertop piece

10First things first for a chef

14Villain in the Bible's Christmas story

16Lead-in to pad or port

19God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn

20Condition that may involve stimming, for short

21"Good grief!"

23Trojan's sch.

24Some buggies, for short

28Exercise for the arms and back

31Emerge once more

33Not squarely balanced

34Like some Scots

35Ax

36Applies, as facial cream

37Paint container

42Studies all night, say

44You might pass to one

47Like some Scots

48Small advancement

49En ___ (with all the judges present)

50One might be used for battering

58Apple on a desk?

60One offering lessons

62"Strega ___" (1975 children's book)

63Genesis grandchild

64Material for a ceramicist

65It might grow slowly on a face

67"The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships"

Down

43 clues

3Grand entryway

4Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group)

5Professor's URL ender

6Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders

7It's going downhill fast!

8James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"

9Supporters of a king or queen?

10Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon

11With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle

12Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door"

13One of two on a scorpion

18"Let me know if you're coming"

22Kachina doll carvers

25Alternative to "tsk"

27Bars on an energy bar, say, for short

28K Street grp.

29Tony winner Hagen

30Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy

32German river to the North Sea

34Icon on an online shop

36Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python

37Golden Bears' school, familiarly

38"___ dreaming?"

39Grp. in the Situation Room

40"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")

41Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short

46Luxury Italian brand

47Teri of "Tootsie"

49Nickname alternative for Liz

52___ uncertain terms (clearly)

53Letters on a Cognac bottle

55"And some other authors": Abbr.

61"That stinks!"

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026

15×15

Grid size

80

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 22, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHoang-Kim Vu

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 43 down

Longest entries

17ASpurred on10 ltrs 60AOne offering lessons10 ltrs 31AEmerge once more8 ltrs 44AYou might pass to one8 ltrs 9DSupporters of a king or queen?8 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.