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NYT Crossword April 9 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, April 9 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo5 lettersSee answer ›6Live the single man's life, slangily6 lettersSee answer ›12Part of some box sets3 lettersSee answer ›15Pungent5 lettersSee answer ›16Stick (to)6 lettersSee answer ›17Joey of kid-lit3 lettersSee answer ›18One with thick skin, notably5 lettersSee answer ›19Customizable Asian-fusion dish10 lettersSee answer ›21Charlatan5 lettersSee answer ›22Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›23"Stay" singer Lisa4 lettersSee answer ›24In unison5 lettersSee answer ›26To an extreme degree7 lettersSee answer ›29[Oh no!]4 lettersSee answer ›32Stone that's often carved4 lettersSee answer ›34"And you ___ …?"3 lettersSee answer ›35"No, thanks"7 lettersSee answer ›37Tiny pieces of technology8 lettersSee answer ›42Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole5 lettersSee answer ›43Sound of a stone landing in a pool4 lettersSee answer ›45Tone used to create an antique vibe5 lettersSee answer ›46So darling8 lettersSee answer ›48Scare the bejesus out of7 lettersSee answer ›50Lead-in to Pen3 lettersSee answer ›51Speck in the sea4 lettersSee answer ›53Zebras in the field?4 lettersSee answer ›54Article of summer wear7 lettersSee answer ›58On which to watch the Beeb5 lettersSee answer ›60Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters4 lettersSee answer ›61Bring home4 lettersSee answer ›63In base eight5 lettersSee answer ›67Oil bigwig?10 lettersSee answer ›70Cease-fire5 lettersSee answer ›71Bit of ticket info3 lettersSee answer ›72Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway6 lettersSee answer ›73Shadow5 lettersSee answer ›74___-Man3 lettersSee answer ›75Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet6 lettersSee answer ›76Aerodynamic, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›

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1John Irving's "The World According to ___"4 lettersSee answer ›2Número that's half of dieciséis4 lettersSee answer ›3Anatomical ring4 lettersSee answer ›4Dessert with rings on top, literally13 lettersSee answer ›5Features of leftovers, at times5 lettersSee answer ›6Dessert in a boat, literally9 lettersSee answer ›7Found darling6 lettersSee answer ›8Jimmy known for shoes4 lettersSee answer ›9"___ Gabler" (Ibsen play)5 lettersSee answer ›10Opposite of virtually, to texters3 lettersSee answer ›11Ball bearer3 lettersSee answer ›12[That looks so delicious!]5 lettersSee answer ›13"Wheel of Fortune" purchase5 lettersSee answer ›14Big name in surround sound5 lettersSee answer ›20Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally13 lettersSee answer ›25Drinks with or without pulp, for short3 lettersSee answer ›27Peaked3 lettersSee answer ›28Cold-weather coat5 lettersSee answer ›29Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone"4 lettersSee answer ›30Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines4 lettersSee answer ›31Pole, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›33Music producer Brian3 lettersSee answer ›36"Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking5 lettersSee answer ›38Triangular dessert, literally9 lettersSee answer ›39Early Ron Howard TV role4 lettersSee answer ›40Small squabble4 lettersSee answer ›41Comments4 lettersSee answer ›44Aromatic bit of attire3 lettersSee answer ›47Some text beneath a headshot, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›49Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn3 lettersSee answer ›52Flashing light6 lettersSee answer ›54Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton"5 lettersSee answer ›55So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear5 lettersSee answer ›56Cereal box abbr.5 lettersSee answer ›57Sounds of laughter5 lettersSee answer ›59Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat?5 lettersSee answer ›62Working hard4 lettersSee answer ›64Lipstick unit4 lettersSee answer ›65It's a lot!4 lettersSee answer ›66Damage caused by a mole, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›68Syllables of hesitation3 lettersSee answer ›69"Norma ___"3 lettersSee answer ›