NYT Crossword Answers for April 23, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for April 23, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

"Truth be told ..." View hint and explanation

FACTIS

"___ so!" (German "I see!") View hint and explanation

ACH

10A

Hoax View hint and explanation

SHAM

14A

Big name in skin care View hint and explanation

AVEENO

15A

Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes View hint and explanation

MAO

16A

Ashen View hint and explanation

PALE

17A

Spot for a catnap? View hint and explanation

WINDOWSILL

19A

Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling View hint and explanation

ENDS

20A

Lead-in to Geo View hint and explanation

NAT

21A

Symbol of mass density View hint and explanation

RHO

22A

They're noisy little buggers View hint and explanation

CICADAS

24A

Kinkajou cousin View hint and explanation

COATI

26A

Expected outcome View hint and explanation

NORM

27A

Circa View hint and explanation

ABOUT

29A

Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo View hint and explanation

FEELSEEN

33A

On guard View hint and explanation

ALERT

34A

Center View hint and explanation

MIDST

35A

Opus ___ View hint and explanation

DEI

36A

Follower of open or closed, sartorially View hint and explanation

TOED

37A

Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally View hint and explanation

CAMIS

38A

Pass (out) View hint and explanation

CONK

39A

Reaction to a sock View hint and explanation

OOF

40A

Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle View hint and explanation

DONUT

41A

Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure" View hint and explanation

BOWIE

42A

What the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in View hint and explanation

NFLGAMES

44A

Alternative to bow ties View hint and explanation

PENNE

45A

It might follow "ye" View hint and explanation

OLDE

46A

"___ days are gone" View hint and explanation

THOSE

48A

Test release? View hint and explanation

TIMESUP

51A

Qt. or pt. View hint and explanation

AMT

52A

G.I. entertainers View hint and explanation

USO

55A

Trawling, say View hint and explanation

ASEA

56A

When many rainbows appear View hint and explanation

PRIDEMONTH

59A

Like some chances View hint and explanation

SLIM

60A

Steering aid View hint and explanation

OAR

61A

Sign on a restroom door View hint and explanation

LADIES

62A

Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" View hint and explanation

KENS

63A

Science guy Bill View hint and explanation

NYE

64A

Ring combo View hint and explanation

ONETWO

Down Answers

Babe in the woods View hint and explanation

FAWN

Adidas competitor View hint and explanation

AVIA

*Material for a sidewalk View hint and explanation

CEMENT

Media exec Sarandos View hint and explanation

TED

"You game?" View hint and explanation

INOROUT

*To a degree View hint and explanation

SOMEWHAT

"Why ___ even here?" View hint and explanation

AMI

It might come after trig View hint and explanation

CALC

*Lack of pulchritude View hint and explanation

HOMELINESS

10D

Pickle portions View hint and explanation

SPEARS

11D

Something that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle View hint and explanation

HANDMEDOWN

12D

Alan of "M*A*S*H" View hint and explanation

ALDA

13D

State of a playroom, often View hint and explanation

MESS

18D

Lush View hint and explanation

SOT

23D

Young stud View hint and explanation

COLT

24D

Bungee jumping necessity View hint and explanation

CORD

25D

"Assuming there's no other option for me ..." View hint and explanation

IFIMUST

27D

Withdrawn View hint and explanation

ALOOF

28D

*Choice cut View hint and explanation

BEEFLOIN

30D

Go over for publication View hint and explanation

EDIT

31D

Start of a counting rhyme View hint and explanation

EENIE

32D

Company that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial View hint and explanation

NIKE

33D

Lots and lots View hint and explanation

ATON

34D

Thick locks View hint and explanation

MANE

37D

*Supermarket shopper's clipping View hint and explanation

COUPON

38D

Alternative to a cup View hint and explanation

CONE

40D

Owie kissers, perhaps View hint and explanation

DADS

41D

Member of a wedding party View hint and explanation

BESTMAN

43D

Twinkles View hint and explanation

GLEAMS

44D

*Sport that uses mallets View hint and explanation

POLO

47D

"You ___ me worried!" View hint and explanation

HAD

48D

Something to be done View hint and explanation

TASK

49D

Louisiana's Grand ___ State Park View hint and explanation

ISLE

50D

Speak while looking up, perhaps View hint and explanation

PRAY

52D

Foot or stone View hint and explanation

UNIT

53D

Goulash, e.g. View hint and explanation

STEW

54D

Really, really View hint and explanation

OHSO

57D

Wrath View hint and explanation

IRE

58D

Weird Al's "___ to a Superhero" View hint and explanation

ODE