NYT Crossword April 5 2026 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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 Samuel A. DonaldsonEdited by Will Shortz“Badvertising”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1I2D3O4L5S6A7D8O9B10O11S12A13B14I15G16A17I18L19STOGIE20MANILA21REMORSE22NINEPM23FREEEN24TERPRISE25OSTEOI26D27INN28UNTIE29BOT30NO31PAIN32N33OGAIN34U35S36S37SNO38W39FALL40LIAR41EG42GSAC43USURPE44D45ACE46I47T48ERATO49U50NCUT51HAI52G53RODE54O55EGOT56BAH57U58NITED59WESTAN60D61ANT62ENT63ERON64GPA65ASSI66SI67RAHRAH68POST69I70NG71AGEN72D73A74ARMO75RY76EMO77CLEMSON78Z79IT80APPL81E82CRUM83BLES84THO85ODD86S87EMOJI88PARE89T90ATAS91REIK92I93SNER94T95DAM96PISH97BAAIN98G99CRE100D101GOOFIE102S103T104ALL105LI106F107ETIME108BANS109WET110SAJAK111PTA112SE113E114NOTE115J116U117STTAKE118A119GUES120S121SCARFS122UKRAINE123BARREL124ARMLET125LEARNED126CLASSY127SUEDE

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

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1AThey need fans to stay cool5 lettersIDOLS

6APhilippine marinades6 lettersADOBOS

12ASecond first lady, after Martha7 lettersABIGAIL

19ACheap cigar6 lettersSTOGIE

20APhilippine capital6 lettersMANILA

21AContrition7 lettersREMORSE

22APrime-time time6 lettersNINEPM

23AWe're literally giving away our rental cars!14 lettersFREEENTERPRISE

25AResembling bone7 lettersOSTEOID

27AOvernight option3 lettersINN

28APull some strings?5 lettersUNTIE

29APhony social media follower3 lettersBOT

30AIt hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent!12 lettersNOPAINNOGAIN

34A___ Constitution3 lettersUSS

37AWinter measure8 lettersSNOWFALL

40A"Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball4 lettersLIAR

41ASpider's pouch6 lettersEGGSAC

43AInappropriately appropriated7 lettersUSURPED

45ACrush a test5 lettersACEIT

48AMuse depicted with a lyre5 lettersERATO

49ALike raw footage5 lettersUNCUT

51AAlexander ___, 1980s secretary of state4 lettersHAIG

53ACompetition with clowns, maybe5 lettersRODEO

55AShowbiz "grand slam," familiarly4 lettersEGOT

56AScrooge's shout3 lettersBAH

57AOur planes don't have seats!13 lettersUNITEDWESTAND

61ASocial worker?3 lettersANT

62AUndertake, as a journey7 lettersENTERON

64ACollege admissions fig.3 lettersGPA

65AWhence St. Francis6 lettersASSISI

67AQuite spirited6 lettersRAHRAH

68ABulletin board addition7 lettersPOSTING

71AA chair might cover one6 lettersAGENDA

74APlace to store magazines6 lettersARMORY

76ABroody genre3 lettersEMO

77AFirst college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team7 lettersCLEMSON

78ABump on the head, say?3 lettersZIT

80AOur tech products fall apart easily!13 lettersAPPLECRUMBLES

84AHowever, in texts3 lettersTHO

85ASportsbook figures4 lettersODDS

87AGrinning Face With Sweat, for one5 lettersEMOJI

88AWinnow4 lettersPARE

89ASome exits in Exeter5 lettersTATAS

91AJapanese healing discipline5 lettersREIKI

93AHägar the Horrible's dog5 lettersSNERT

95ALike a wrung-out mop7 lettersDAMPISH

97ASome commotion in a sheepfold6 lettersBAAING

99ARep4 lettersCRED

101AMost ridiculous8 lettersGOOFIEST

104AMonopolist's portion3 lettersALL

105AOur cable channel is devoted to censorship!12 lettersLIFETIMEBANS

109ADripping, say3 lettersWET

110AWhite's longtime co-host5 lettersSAJAK

111AMany a book fair sponsor, for short3 lettersPTA

112A[Look below for more info]7 lettersSEENOTE

115AGo ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans!14 lettersJUSTTAKEAGUESS

121ABolts (down)6 lettersSCARFS

122AHome country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize7 lettersUKRAINE

123AMonkey's place, maybe6 lettersBARREL

124AArticle of jewelry worn around the biceps6 lettersARMLET

125AErudite7 lettersLEARNED

126AStylishly elegant6 lettersCLASSY

127AShoe leather for Elvis5 lettersSUEDE

DOWN

1D"This. Means. War!"6 lettersITISON

2DOur soap is deadly!17 lettersDONTTOUCHTHATDIAL

3DSerpentine shape in architecture4 lettersOGEE

4DCertain cosmetic surgery, familiarly4 lettersLIPO

5DHigh class?7 lettersSEMINAR

6DBig letters in bowling3 lettersAMF

7D"Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff5 lettersDARIA

8DCommon soccer score6 lettersONENIL

9DTwo-year periods7 lettersBIENNIA

10DCommon soccer cheer3 lettersOLE

11DWith 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo3 lettersSAN

12D___ rock (music genre)5 lettersARENA

13DNickname for Britain's King Edward VII6 lettersBERTIE

14DEncroach (on)7 lettersIMPINGE

15DHorror movie staple4 lettersGORE

16DGrande's perfume line3 lettersARI

17DMajor research lab for astronauts, for short3 lettersISS

18DActress Jamie ___ Curtis3 lettersLEE

19DHighfalutin sorts5 lettersSNOBS

24DYank3 lettersTUG

26DCreature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself7 lettersDOLPHIN

31DAccordion fold5 lettersPLEAT

32DIridescent shell material5 lettersNACRE

33DDirt pie ingredients5 lettersOREOS

34DOur magazine hates everything and everyone!17 lettersUSAGAINSTTHEWORLD

35DSquelched5 lettersSATON

36DMichael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office"5 lettersSCOTT

38DSch. endearingly called "Wazzu"3 lettersWSU

39DAnimated TV series set in the 31st century8 lettersFUTURAMA

42DLSAT alternative, for some law schools3 lettersGRE

44DSee 11-Down5 lettersDIEGO

46DLab label5 lettersIDTAG

47DAfternoon socials4 lettersTEAS

49DIt'll take you for a ride4 lettersUBER

50DMama's mama4 lettersNANA

52DNatl. economic yardsticks4 lettersGDPS

54DDiscounted6 lettersONSALE

58DZero chance6 lettersNOHOPE

59DSomething well-taken?5 lettersWATER

60DChartreuse or brandy, e.g.8 lettersDIGESTIF

63DMess up3 lettersERR

66DPart of a sch. year3 lettersSEM

68DOrange cone, say5 lettersPYLON

69D"No cause for alarm!"?4 lettersIMUP

70DLand rover5 lettersNOMAD

72DHome of Qatar Airways4 lettersDOHA

73DA long time, in Spain4 lettersANOS

75DTach stats4 lettersRPMS

77DSax player Clarence7 lettersCLEMONS

78D"The Greek" in a 1964 film5 lettersZORBA

79DOptimal5 lettersIDEAL

81DEmergency option for a fighter pilot5 lettersEJECT

82DHigh, wispy clouds5 lettersCIRRI

83DAlice of TV's "Queen of the South"5 lettersBRAGA

86DManage moguls, say3 lettersSKI

90D"___ expected"3 lettersASI

92DLike many legal phrases7 lettersINLATIN

94DFried Japanese fare7 lettersTEMPURA

96DImpersonates7 lettersPOSESAS

98D1997 Demi Moore military drama6 lettersGIJANE

100DHampers6 lettersDETERS

102DFixed rate6 lettersSETFEE

103DStatistics tool used to find significant differences5 lettersTTEST

106DNot real5 lettersFAKED

107D___ out an existence3 lettersEKE

108DThey might be loaded or stolen5 lettersBASES

110DHeadliner4 lettersSTAR

113DNeutral tone4 lettersECRU

114DApril or May, e.g.4 lettersNAME

115DQ3 starter: Abbr.3 lettersJUL

116DLuau instrument, in brief3 lettersUKE

117DMme., across the Pyrenees3 lettersSRA

118D"The Bachelor" network3 lettersABC

119DActress Gadot3 lettersGAL

120DFoxy3 lettersSLY

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