Crossword Answers for Thursday, 23 April 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 23 April 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Bulge outward POP
4
Be excessively hot FRY
7
Informal term for a man DOGS
8
The basic unit of money in Oman RIAL
10
Easily irritated or annoyed IRRITABLE
12
Turn to the right side GEE
13
Set or place in INSET
14
Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia ELK
15
A moving crowd HORDE
18
Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder ASP
21
Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening AVOIDANCE
23
A persistently annoying person PEST
24
Adult male deer STAG
25
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS
26
Term of address for a man SIR

Down

1
Direct one's attention on something PORE
2
A cruel wicked and inhuman person OGRE
3
A unit of pressure PSI
4
Clearly manifest; evident FRANK
5
A teasing remark RIBS
6
A university in Connecticut YALE
7
A small gouge DIG
9
Leave unchanged LET
11
Cover with tiles TILED
14
Cut or eliminate EDITS
15
Come to pass HAP
16
Kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting OVEN
17
Of blush color ROSY
18
Not in favor of ANTI
19
An indication of damage SCAR
20
Informal terms for the leg PEG
22
A pompous fool ASS