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NYT Crossword
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, April 19, 2026 features 140 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "ISLANDHOPPED".

Total Clues

140

Longest

ISLANDHOPPED

Avg Length

5.5

Shortest

ROY

Featured Clue

"Traveled from Syros to Naxos to Mykonos, say"

12 Letters

ISLANDHOPPED

ALLComplete Solution List

What might be found at the end of a rainbow

Contents of Lago de Maracaibo

___ pasta (rhyming fusion dish)

Chinese gooseberry, by another name

Traveled from Syros to Naxos to Mykonos, say

"That was rejuvenating!"

Pop artist Lichtenstein

Sold for some quick cash, say

Path for a bride

["Unbe-frickin-lievable!"]

Title in old St. Petersburg

Wasn't messing around, say

Cabal's schemes

Smooths, in a way

Dooley Wilson's role in "Casablanca"

Abstract Expressionist Frankenthaler

Target for salicylic acid

They've got no complaints

Constellation feline

Defensive fortification

Winged beings of folklore

Multivolume ref. work

Style that's short on the sides and long in the back

Fatty tuna, at a sushi bar

Where something irksome might stick

Canned sales pitch

What lovers often overlook

Almost any word that ends in "-ize"

Long-running CBS forensic drama

Old name for Tokyo

Beef bourguignon or chicken paprikash

Singer Carly ___ Jepsen

Some ranch sounds

Listings on a band T-shirt

Keep it up when feeling down

Half of a candy duo

Was in charge of

Caribbean nation whose name means "land of high mountains"

Popular poker variant

Baby book datum

Many a "good buddy"

Public transit system

"For we walk by ___ , not by sight": II Corinthians 5:7

Big name in power tools

S, in the NATO alphabet

Some cameras, for short

How a misfit might feel

Inbox zero targets

Like an eager beaver

One place for a massage

Heavy metal instrument in Verdi's "Il Trovatore"

Wine-list heading

Small-plate servings

Grandchild of un abuelo

Women's World Cup powerhouse

Counselor's charges

Elaborate invitation from a senior, maybe

Actress Reneé of "The Sex Lives of College Girls"

Palindromic title

One who said "I do"

Knocked for a loop

Relating to part of the heart

Doesn't stick to the plan

River through Orsk

Get in on a deal

Race that's too close to call

Desperate final effort

Words traced on a dirty car

Evil counterpart in an 1886 novella

Flanders neighbor

Book before Proverbs

Get ready to skate

Request in billiards or beer pong

Office building abbr.

Milliner's handiwork

Mowing, mulching, raking, etc.

Basset hounds have big ones

One-named sports legend

Three or four, say

Extract said to promote relaxation

It contains all of (and all the letters of) Toronto

One who's screen-sharing

Congrats from across the room

Dismissive response on movie night

Bouvier ___ Flandres (Belgian dog breed)

Crown and ___ (alliterative bar order)

Linear, for short

Eponymous hypnotist

Entrances and exits of camp dwellings

Alma mater for Marvel's Tony Stark and DC Comics's Lex Luthor, in brief

Cadbury confection

Nickname that omits -lin

Prestigious trophy name

Where "The Four Agreements" and "The Five Love Languages" may be shelved

Fernet-___ (Italian digestif brand)

Most merchandise at Ace and True Value

Fallopian conduit

Really long yarn

The New York Times's "T," on a phone screen

World capital that's home to the Kon-Tiki Museum

Slang term for a recording studio

Genre for Cypress Hill or the Sugarhill Gang

Alex and ___ (jewelry company)

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