“"I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?”
This clue appeared as 53-Across in the NYT Crossword on Monday, April 20, 2026. The answer has 11 letters.
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The clue “"I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?” ran in the NYT Crossword on April 20, 2026 as 53-Across. Its answer is a 11-letter word that starts with N and ends with S, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “"I need to use the bathroom" … or what the shaded squares spell?” clue?+
The answer is NATURECALLS (11 letters), from the NYT Crossword of April 20, 2026.
Where has this clue appeared?+
We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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