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NYT Crossword April 2 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1AFanatical groups5 lettersSee answer ›6ADish often topped with lime and cilantro3 lettersSee answer ›9ASci-fi warrior4 lettersSee answer ›13AOne of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by Beethoven5 lettersSee answer ›14ATeam behind the cameras4 lettersSee answer ›15AActor Epps of "House"4 lettersSee answer ›16AQuestion after "Well, well, well ..."10 lettersSee answer ›18AJerk4 lettersSee answer ›19A"Family Guy" character with a nasal voice4 lettersSee answer ›20AExec who manages a company's day-to-day affairs3 lettersSee answer ›21AWord with market or list5 lettersSee answer ›22A"Too late to do anything about it now"13 lettersSee answer ›26AOne who has a lot to show?7 lettersSee answer ›28ABungee jumping requirement4 lettersSee answer ›29AFirst name in beauty products5 lettersSee answer ›30AEgg carton?3 lettersSee answer ›31AHolders of hammers and anvils4 lettersSee answer ›35AOne cause of deterioration3 lettersSee answer ›36AMarine creatures that can grow to the size of double-decker buses7 lettersSee answer ›40AGenre for DMX or DMC3 lettersSee answer ›41ACoffee maker inserts4 lettersSee answer ›43AActor Somerhalder of "Lost"3 lettersSee answer ›44AGas company with a triangular logo5 lettersSee answer ›46AOne side in a "Holy War" rivalry in college football4 lettersSee answer ›48APlayer on the bench?7 lettersSee answer ›50ASarcastic response to an unwanted offer13 lettersSee answer ›54AOodles5 lettersSee answer ›55AMember of a Tolkien army3 lettersSee answer ›56AObject in Pixar's logo4 lettersSee answer ›59ADemolish4 lettersSee answer ›60AFacial wrinkles ... or what's present in 16-, 22-, 36- and 50-Across?10 lettersSee answer ›63ASchool with a larger-than-life bronze statue of Henry VI4 lettersSee answer ›64AFun-size4 lettersSee answer ›65AIrritating "cloud"5 lettersSee answer ›66ABeech or birch4 lettersSee answer ›67AErnie who has won the British Open twice3 lettersSee answer ›68AShoelace protector5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPart of a Batman costume4 lettersSee answer ›2DUntil4 lettersSee answer ›3DHad an uplifting experience?9 lettersSee answer ›4DBridge framework7 lettersSee answer ›5DShop item with teeth3 lettersSee answer ›6DBefore surgery, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›7D"Let ___ Go" (2012 Passenger hit)3 lettersSee answer ›8DBe shy3 lettersSee answer ›9DSome kicks on Route 66, maybe7 lettersSee answer ›10DBit of info on a résumé5 lettersSee answer ›11DBall5 lettersSee answer ›12DTeed off5 lettersSee answer ›14DGroup in a loft5 lettersSee answer ›17DSound in a cave4 lettersSee answer ›21DCourse standard3 lettersSee answer ›23DGumbo, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›24DDisney villain based on Shakespeare's King Claudius4 lettersSee answer ›25DPunch in the face, say4 lettersSee answer ›26DExtend a tour of duty4 lettersSee answer ›27DThe first letter in this gas brand's logo resembles a backward 34 lettersSee answer ›30DIt's often identified by its last four digits, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›32DMade in a nonmechanized way, as food products9 lettersSee answer ›33DCloths for custodians4 lettersSee answer ›34DTV ad4 lettersSee answer ›37DStead4 lettersSee answer ›38DLike Alabama vis-à-vis Mississippi4 lettersSee answer ›39DCreate a PDF of, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›42DHang7 lettersSee answer ›45DSlightest idea7 lettersSee answer ›47DAirer of the game show "Wipeout"3 lettersSee answer ›48DBess's beau on Broadway5 lettersSee answer ›49DEczema symptom4 lettersSee answer ›50DPitched5 lettersSee answer ›51D"Cool beans!"5 lettersSee answer ›52DInstrument once known as a "toy trumpet"5 lettersSee answer ›53DFollowers of articles5 lettersSee answer ›57DParcel (out)4 lettersSee answer ›58DWhisper that might accompany a tap4 lettersSee answer ›60DBroadband letters3 lettersSee answer ›61DNeed a day off, say3 lettersSee answer ›62DBig Apple airport code3 lettersSee answer ›
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