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NYT Crossword April 1 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated April 1 2026

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Every answer from the Wednesday, April 1 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1"Don't ___ me!"5 lettersSee answer ›6Alternative to check or card4 lettersSee answer ›10World traveler's need4 lettersSee answer ›14Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term5 lettersSee answer ›15Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents4 lettersSee answer ›16They can be bruised or inflated4 lettersSee answer ›17Quip, part 110 lettersSee answer ›19"Golly!"4 lettersSee answer ›20Epitome of smoothness4 lettersSee answer ›21Nail-biting sports periods, for short3 lettersSee answer ›22Bone that squeaks, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›24Takes care of6 lettersSee answer ›26Implied5 lettersSee answer ›27Quip, part 212 lettersSee answer ›31Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)5 lettersSee answer ›34Waze ways: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›35Go a-courtin'?3 lettersSee answer ›36Airline predictions, for short4 lettersSee answer ›37Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases5 lettersSee answer ›39Scottish caps4 lettersSee answer ›40"Fear ___"3 lettersSee answer ›41Either of two wives of Henry VIII4 lettersSee answer ›42Vault in a mummy movie5 lettersSee answer ›43Quip, part 312 lettersSee answer ›47Cry from a bandleader5 lettersSee answer ›48"Wow, cool!"6 lettersSee answer ›51Leave undisturbed6 lettersSee answer ›53Environmentally friendly: Prefix3 lettersSee answer ›54Word before market or collar4 lettersSee answer ›56Tennis legend Arthur4 lettersSee answer ›57Quip, part 410 lettersSee answer ›60Awaken slowly4 lettersSee answer ›61Mine finds4 lettersSee answer ›62Awaken rudely5 lettersSee answer ›63Cheek4 lettersSee answer ›64"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)4 lettersSee answer ›65Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"5 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Outdoor events with grills, for short4 lettersSee answer ›2Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"5 lettersSee answer ›3Light on one's feet5 lettersSee answer ›4Happy Meal chain, informally8 lettersSee answer ›5"Yikes!"3 lettersSee answer ›6Second wedding anniversary material6 lettersSee answer ›7Moments of understanding4 lettersSee answer ›8Walter Scott or Isaac Newton3 lettersSee answer ›9Occasions for getting gussied up8 lettersSee answer ›10Kind of burger that lacks meat6 lettersSee answer ›11"Listen, hear me out on this …"9 lettersSee answer ›12Meh4 lettersSee answer ›13Like a burnt-out firepit4 lettersSee answer ›18Annual D.C. address, for short4 lettersSee answer ›23Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"4 lettersSee answer ›25Kind of burger that lacks meat3 lettersSee answer ›26"Toodle-oo!"4 lettersSee answer ›28Environmentally friendly5 lettersSee answer ›29Rear end4 lettersSee answer ›30Word repeated while trying out a microphone4 lettersSee answer ›31Cozy rooms4 lettersSee answer ›32Midwestern native4 lettersSee answer ›33"Look what I can do!"9 lettersSee answer ›37Genre that combines mainstream and underground music8 lettersSee answer ›38Do some crafting4 lettersSee answer ›39Amphibian with specialized toe pads8 lettersSee answer ›41Opposed4 lettersSee answer ›42MS NOW competitor3 lettersSee answer ›44Edmonton's hockey team6 lettersSee answer ›45Swarming insect6 lettersSee answer ›46Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name4 lettersSee answer ›49So others can hear5 lettersSee answer ›50Nervous5 lettersSee answer ›51Gal in Glasgow4 lettersSee answer ›52"Cómo ___ usted?"4 lettersSee answer ›53What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji4 lettersSee answer ›55Subject line abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›58"How ___ you?"3 lettersSee answer ›59Natural hairstyle, for short3 lettersSee answer ›