NYT Crossword April 2 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joe MarquezEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2U3L4T5S6P7H8O9J10E11D12I13OPERA14CREW15OMAR16WTVEW17EHERE18YANK19LOIS20COO21PRICE22TT23SHIP24S25SAILED26R27EALTOR28CORD29ESTEE30SAC31E32A33R34S35USE36W37L38ESRK39S40RAP41POD42S43IAN44C45ITGO46U47TES48P49IANIST50T51N52KSBUT53NOTNKS54HEAPS55ORC56LA57M58P59RAZE60L61AUGH62LINES63ETON64TINY65GNATS66WOOD67ELS68AGLET

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFanatical groups5 lettersCULTS
9ASci-fi warrior4 lettersJEDI
14ATeam behind the cameras4 lettersCREW
15AActor Epps of "House"4 lettersOMAR
18AJerk4 lettersYANK
21AWord with market or list5 lettersPRICE
22A"Too late to do anything about it now"13 lettersTTSHIPSSAILED
26AOne who has a lot to show?7 lettersREALTOR
30AEgg carton?3 lettersSAC
40AGenre for DMX or DMC3 lettersRAP
41ACoffee maker inserts4 lettersPODS
48APlayer on the bench?7 lettersPIANIST
50ASarcastic response to an unwanted offer13 lettersTNKSBUTNOTNKS
54AOodles5 lettersHEAPS
55AMember of a Tolkien army3 lettersORC
56AObject in Pixar's logo4 lettersLAMP
59ADemolish4 lettersRAZE
64AFun-size4 lettersTINY
65AIrritating "cloud"5 lettersGNATS
66ABeech or birch4 lettersWOOD
68AShoelace protector5 lettersAGLET
DOWN
1DPart of a Batman costume4 lettersCOWL
2DUntil4 lettersUPTO
3DHad an uplifting experience?9 lettersLEVITATED
4DBridge framework7 lettersTRESTLE
5DShop item with teeth3 lettersSAW
6DBefore surgery, in brief5 lettersPREOP
8DBe shy3 lettersOWE
9DSome kicks on Route 66, maybe7 lettersJOYRIDE
10DBit of info on a résumé5 lettersEMAIL
11DBall5 lettersDANCE
12DTeed off5 lettersIRKED
14DGroup in a loft5 lettersCHOIR
17DSound in a cave4 lettersECHO
21DCourse standard3 lettersPAR
23DGumbo, e.g.4 lettersSTEW
25DPunch in the face, say4 lettersSOCK
26DExtend a tour of duty4 lettersREUP
33DCloths for custodians4 lettersRAGS
34DTV ad4 lettersSPOT
37DStead4 lettersLIEU
39DCreate a PDF of, maybe4 lettersSCAN
42DHang7 lettersSUSPEND
45DSlightest idea7 lettersINKLING
48DBess's beau on Broadway5 lettersPORGY
49DEczema symptom4 lettersITCH
50DPitched5 lettersTHREW
51D"Cool beans!"5 lettersNEATO
53DFollowers of articles5 lettersNOUNS
57DParcel (out)4 lettersMETE
60DBroadband letters3 lettersLTE
61DNeed a day off, say3 lettersAIL
62DBig Apple airport code3 lettersLGA
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