NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 1, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorJess Shulman and Amie Walker
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Don't ___ me!" (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBLAME→
6A
Alternative to check or card (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
10A
World traveler's need (4)
Starts with V, ends with AVISA→
14A
Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOGIE→
15A
Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
16A
They can be bruised or inflated (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOS→
17A
Quip, part 1 (10)
Starts with Q, ends with TQUICKSTART→
19A
"Golly!" (4)
Starts with G, ends with HGOSH→
20A
Epitome of smoothness (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSILK→
21A
Nail-biting sports periods, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
22A
Bone that squeaks, maybe (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDOGTOY→
24A
Takes care of (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSEESTO→
26A
Implied (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTACIT→
27A
Quip, part 2 (12)
Starts with Y, ends with TYOUNGATHEART→
31A
Apple pan ___ (baked pastry) (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDOWDY→
34A
Waze ways: Abbr. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
35A
Go a-courtin'? (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
36A
Airline predictions, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
37A
Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIKEAS→
39A
Scottish caps (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAMS→
40A
"Fear ___" (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
41A
Either of two wives of Henry VIII (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
42A
Vault in a mummy movie (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCRYPT→
43A
Quip, part 3 (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESECONDINLINE→
47A
Cry from a bandleader (5)
Starts with H, ends with THITIT→
48A
"Wow, cool!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOHNEAT→
51A
Leave undisturbed (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELETLIE→
53A
Environmentally friendly: Prefix (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
54A
Word before market or collar (4)
Starts with F, ends with AFLEA→
56A
Tennis legend Arthur (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
57A
Quip, part 4 (10)
Starts with P, ends with TPAYUPFRONT→
60A
Awaken slowly (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
61A
Mine finds (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
62A
Awaken rudely (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROUST→
64A
"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book) (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
65A
Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!" (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOGDEN→
Down
1D
Outdoor events with grills, for short (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBBQS→
2D
Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep" (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOUIS→
3D
Light on one's feet (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
4D
Happy Meal chain, informally (8)
Starts with M, ends with SMICKEYDS→
5D
"Yikes!" (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
6D
Second wedding anniversary material (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCOTTON→
7D
Moments of understanding (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAHAS→
8D
Walter Scott or Isaac Newton (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
9D
Occasions for getting gussied up (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTDATES→
10D
Kind of burger that lacks meat (6)
Starts with V, ends with EVEGGIE→
11D
"Listen, hear me out on this …" (9)
Starts with I, ends with YIGOTTASAY→
13D
Like a burnt-out firepit (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
18D
Annual D.C. address, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with USOTU→
23D
Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over" (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOCHS→
25D
Kind of burger that lacks meat (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSOY→
26D
"Toodle-oo!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATATA→
28D
Environmentally friendly (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGREEN→
29D
Rear end (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRUMP→
30D
Word repeated while trying out a microphone (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
31D
Cozy rooms (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDENS→
32D
Midwestern native (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
33D
"Look what I can do!" (9)
Starts with W, ends with SWATCHTHIS→
37D
Genre that combines mainstream and underground music (8)
Starts with I, ends with PINDIEPOP→
38D
Do some crafting (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNIT→
39D
Amphibian with specialized toe pads (8)
Starts with T, ends with GTREEFROG→
41D
Opposed (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
42D
MS NOW competitor (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCNN→
44D
Edmonton's hockey team (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOILERS→
45D
Swarming insect (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLOCUST→
46D
49D
So others can hear (5)
Starts with A, ends with DALOUD→
50D
Nervous (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
51D
Gal in Glasgow (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLASS→
52D
"Cómo ___ usted?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
53D
What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEYES→
55D
Subject line abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATTN→
58D
"How ___ you?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
59D
Natural hairstyle, for short (3)
Starts with F, ends with OFRO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 1, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Don't ___ me!" (BLAME); Alternative to check or card (CASH); World traveler's need (VISA).
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