NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, April 15

For avid crossword enthusiasts, staying up-to-date with the latest clues, hints, and solutions is essential for conquering the daily challenges presented by The New York Times (NYT) crossword puzzle. To aid in this quest, here are the hints, answers, and spangram for the NYT crossword puzzle published on Monday, April 15:

Hints:

• For Across clues, consider words or phrases that fit the given number of letters and any known letters from intersecting Down clues.
• For Down clues, think about words or phrases that match the given description and length.

Answers:

1. Across:

• 1. Four-legged friend: DOG
• 5. Wile E. Coyote’s supplier: ACME
• 9. Bird that may be seen during a wedding ceremony: DOVE
  13. Playful aquatic mammal: OTTER
  14. One with a top-40 hit?: DJ
  15. _ monster (quick-moving lizard): GILA
  16. Abbr. on a food label: RDA
  17. “Family Matters” girl: LAURA
  18. Hesitant sounds: UMS
  19. Dining surface: TABLE
  21. Bus stop: Abbr.: STN
  22. With 39-Across, “Isn’t _ Lovely” (1976 hit): SHE
  24. See 22-Across: HE
  25. Tycoon Onassis: ARI
  26. _ lily: CALLA
  28. “The Fonz” Fonzie: ARTHUR
  31. Quick blow: JAB
  32. D.C. bigwig: POL
  33. Opera solo: ARIA
  35. Periods before breakouts: ERAS
  38. Words before “duty” or “break”: ON
  39. See 22-Across: ISN’T
  42. “We _ the Champions” (Queen hit): ARE
  43. Trip _ memory lane: DOWN
  45. Common animal with a highly developed vocal range: BIRD
  47. Group with a vested interest?: VESTRY
  49. “Star Wars” princess: LEIA
  51. “Bye Bye Bye” boy band: NSYNC
  52. _ dog (wimpy person): WIENER
  55. Prefix with legal: PARA
  56. Luminous glow: AURA
  57. What “A” may stand for in a GPS: AVENUE
  58. “Stop!,” to a naval officer: AVAST
  59. Excessive: TOO
  60. Take a chance: RISK
  61. Of the highest quality: A-ONE

1. Down:

• 1. Four-time N.B.A. M.V.P. _ Abdul-Jabbar: KAREEM
• 2. Prefix with -naut: ASTR
• 3. Division of a long poem: CANTO
• 4. Muffin material: BRAN
• 5. Subsequent: AFTER
• 6. 26-Across’s wife: ONO
• 7. Speak indistinctly: SLUR
• 8. More like a desert: DRIER
• 9. Aggressive interrogation tactic: DRILLING
  10. A farmer may raise it: ALARM
  11. Silly goose: ASS
  12. Three monkeys’ trio: WISE
  15. University of Oregon team: DUCKS
  20. Like the voice of someone with a cold: NASAL
  21. Mother of Prince William: SHALOM
  23. Transport from a dealer: CAR
  25. Kind of eagle in the Americas: BALD
  26. Online shop’s interface: CART
  27. Jazzman Zoot: SIMS
  28. Male deer: HART
  29. Medical suffix with -graph: ECG
  30. Team in the Big Apple: METS
  34. Sign of disuse: RUST
  36. Part of a house that can get moldy: CRAWL
  37. Poet Angelou: MAYA
  40. Boxers and such: UNDERWEAR
  41. Eye layer affected by glaucoma: OPTIC
  44. Actor Chaney of old horror films: LON
  46. First to arrive, in military lingo: LEAD
  48. Major conflict in the late 2000s: IRAQ WAR
  50. Singer Piaf: EDITH
  52. “Caught ya!”: AHA
  53. Actor Wilson: OWEN
  54. Acted out, as a story: RAN

Spangram: GEORGINA OBSESSIONS

By utilizing these hints, answers, and the spangram, crossword enthusiasts can tackle the NYT crossword puzzle for Monday, April 15, with confidence and enjoy the challenge of solving each clue.