NYT Crossword April 8 2026 Answers

All 79 clues from the Wednesday 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 Philippe MonfistonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2L3A4S5N6O7A8L9P10O11I12N13T14L15REDEEM16GUAC17DARE18CODASI19LENCE20AVID21ANON22SONATA23THING24DIN25PSAT26NOOGIE27EDS28AIM29R30ASP31ATS32CRO33LAS34K35ATY36STAN37ZACH38ANCE39SERB40IDK41ROE42SOW43O44RGS45BIT46R47A48J49OLE50OLE51LASS52AKA53FORZAM54O55MENT56IDIG57TARO58ARIAKI59DDING60ICAN61RAMS62DILATE63ETTE64KLEE65EMINOR

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

ALL CLUES79 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"I'm afraid not," quaintly6 lettersALASNO
7AFood brand for Fido4 lettersALPO
15ACash in6 lettersREDEEM
16AAvocado dip, informally4 lettersGUAC
17ATake a risk4 lettersDARE
20AKeenly interested4 lettersAVID
21AShakespearean "soon"4 lettersANON
24ACommotion3 lettersDIN
26AKnuckled rub to the scalp6 lettersNOOGIE
28AGoal3 lettersAIM
29AWood-shaping hand tool4 lettersRASP
31ATagging symbols3 lettersATS
32A___-Magnon3 lettersCRO
33AVegas opener?3 lettersLAS
34APerry of pop4 lettersKATY
36AOpportunity for a choral understudy?12 lettersSTANZACHANCE
39ABelgrade native4 lettersSERB
40A"Beats me," in a text3 lettersIDK
41ACaviar, essentially3 lettersROE
42AMiss Piggy, for one3 lettersSOW
43AAssns.4 lettersORGS
45AExtended comedic riff3 lettersBIT
46AHindi for "rule"3 lettersRAJ
51AGirl in Glasgow4 lettersLASS
52AAlias initialism3 lettersAKA
56A"Groovy, man"4 lettersIDIG
58A"What's Opera, Doc?," e.g.?11 lettersARIAKIDDING
60AVolunteer's offer4 lettersICAN
61AHits hard4 lettersRAMS
62ARespond, as a pupil might6 lettersDILATE
63AEnding with kitchen4 lettersETTE
64APainter Paul4 lettersKLEE
DOWN
1DCovered passageway6 lettersARCADE
2DMeteor in a November shower6 lettersLEONID
3DEnhancing accessories6 lettersADDONS
6DOversight8 lettersOMISSION
7DAuthor's representative5 lettersAGENT
8DMoon over Managua4 lettersLUNA
9DTreaty4 lettersPACT
11DThe Gem State5 lettersIDAHO
12DFind one's way8 lettersNAVIGATE
13DDublin college founded in 15927 lettersTRINITY
19DGood gardening soil4 lettersLOAM
23DTraditional samurai hairstyles8 lettersTOPKNOTS
29DFrame for a game of pool4 lettersRACK
33DDudes, in British English4 lettersLADS
36DUnderground scurrier8 lettersSEWERRAT
37DHalf of a darting motion3 lettersZIG
39DOne-man band, for example7 lettersSOLOACT
42DSentimental sort6 lettersSOFTIE
44DComment6 lettersREMARK
45DMake ___ (earn vast sums)4 lettersBANK
46DUnit of angular measurement6 lettersRADIAN
47DLike6 lettersAKINTO
48DRolling Stones frontman6 lettersJAGGER
50DAbsorber of UV light5 lettersOZONE
51DCharter5 lettersLEASE
55DOne acting rather quiet?4 lettersMIME
59DLower, as lights3 lettersDIM
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