Crossword Answers for Tuesday, 21 April 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Tuesday, 21 April 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Break down ROT
4
A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters ARS
7
A single person or thing ONE
8
An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action MANIA
11
An educator who works at a college or university ACADEMICS
13
An evil supernatural being DEMON
14
The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet PES
15
A conspicuous success HIT
17
A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair ABA
20
Make brown and crisp by heating TOAST
24
The property of flowing easily LIQUIDITY
26
A light shade of blue AZURE
27
Treat cruelly DUN
28
An associate degree in nursing ANS
29
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE

Down

1
A way or means to achieve something ROAD
2
As soon as ONCE
3
A cooperative unit TEAM
4
Things that make you comfortable and at ease AMENITIES
5
Uncastrated adult male sheep RAM
6
A small piece of anything SNIP
9
Water frozen in the solid state ICE
10
A pompous fool ASS
12
The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization DOH
16
Alone and on your own TOD
17
A wing of an insect ALA
18
Your occupation or line of work BIZ
19
A shade of blue tinged with green AQUA
21
Someone who acts as assistant AIDE
22
Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief STUN
23
A river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea TYNE
25
A large pot for making coffee or tea URN