NY Times Crossword

April 21, 2026

Victoria Fernandez Grande

 

The answers to the first five clues below will have something in common that is hinted at by the sixth clue. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. Charles Lindbergh's plane 

2. Wild West way of settling disputes 

3. Eudora Welty novel set in Mississippi

4. Global financial company and major issuer of credit cards 

5. Major US charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army 

6. Early advantage 

 

Answer to Clue 6:

Flying start  

 

Answers to Clues 1-5:

 

1. Spirit of St. Louis

2. Frontier justice

3. Delta Wedding

4. American Express  

5. United Way - - - The first word of each answer is the name of an airline.