NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 2, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorJoe Marquez
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Fanatical groups (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCULTS→
6A
Dish often topped with lime and cilantro (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPHO→
9A
Sci-fi warrior (4)
Starts with J, ends with IJEDI→
13A
One of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by Beethoven (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
14A
Team behind the cameras (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCREW→
15A
Actor Epps of "House" (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
16A
Question after "Well, well, well ..." (10)
Starts with W, ends with EWTVEWEHERE→
19A
"Family Guy" character with a nasal voice (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOIS→
20A
Exec who manages a company's day-to-day affairs (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCOO→
21A
Word with market or list (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPRICE→
22A
"Too late to do anything about it now" (13)
Starts with T, ends with DTTSHIPSSAILED→
26A
One who has a lot to show? (7)
Starts with R, ends with RREALTOR→
28A
Bungee jumping requirement (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCORD→
29A
First name in beauty products (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESTEE→
30A
Egg carton? (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSAC→
31A
Holders of hammers and anvils (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
35A
One cause of deterioration (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
36A
Marine creatures that can grow to the size of double-decker buses (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWLESRKS→
40A
Genre for DMX or DMC (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRAP→
41A
Coffee maker inserts (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPODS→
43A
Actor Somerhalder of "Lost" (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
44A
Gas company with a triangular logo (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCITGO→
46A
One side in a "Holy War" rivalry in college football (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUTES→
48A
Player on the bench? (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPIANIST→
50A
Sarcastic response to an unwanted offer (13)
Starts with T, ends with STNKSBUTNOTNKS→
54A
Oodles (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEAPS→
55A
Member of a Tolkien army (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
56A
Object in Pixar's logo (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLAMP→
59A
Demolish (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAZE→
60A
Facial wrinkles ... or what's present in 16-, 22-, 36- and 50-Across? (10)
Starts with L, ends with SLAUGHLINES→
63A
School with a larger-than-life bronze statue of Henry VI (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
64A
Fun-size (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTINY→
65A
Irritating "cloud" (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGNATS→
66A
Beech or birch (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWOOD→
67A
Ernie who has won the British Open twice (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
68A
Shoelace protector (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGLET→
Down
1D
Part of a Batman costume (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOWL→
3D
Had an uplifting experience? (9)
Starts with L, ends with DLEVITATED→
4D
Bridge framework (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETRESTLE→
5D
Shop item with teeth (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSAW→
6D
Before surgery, in brief (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPREOP→
7D
"Let ___ Go" (2012 Passenger hit) (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
8D
Be shy (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
9D
Some kicks on Route 66, maybe (7)
Starts with J, ends with EJOYRIDE→
10D
Bit of info on a résumé (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
12D
Teed off (5)
Starts with I, ends with DIRKED→
14D
Group in a loft (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCHOIR→
17D
Sound in a cave (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
21D
Course standard (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
23D
Gumbo, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
24D
Disney villain based on Shakespeare's King Claudius (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
25D
Punch in the face, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSOCK→
26D
Extend a tour of duty (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
27D
The first letter in this gas brand's logo resembles a backward 3 (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
30D
It's often identified by its last four digits, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
32D
Made in a nonmechanized way, as food products (9)
Starts with A, ends with LARTISANAL→
33D
Cloths for custodians (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAGS→
38D
Like Alabama vis-à-vis Mississippi (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
39D
Create a PDF of, maybe (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
45D
Slightest idea (7)
Starts with I, ends with GINKLING→
47D
Airer of the game show "Wipeout" (3)
Starts with T, ends with STBS→
48D
Bess's beau on Broadway (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPORGY→
49D
Eczema symptom (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
50D
Pitched (5)
Starts with T, ends with WTHREW→
51D
"Cool beans!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONEATO→
52D
Instrument once known as a "toy trumpet" (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKAZOO→
53D
Followers of articles (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOUNS→
57D
Parcel (out) (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMETE→
58D
Whisper that might accompany a tap (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
60D
Broadband letters (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELTE→
61D
Need a day off, say (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
62D
Big Apple airport code (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALGA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 2, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joe Marquez and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Fanatical groups (CULTS); Dish often topped with lime and cilantro (PHO); Sci-fi warrior (JEDI).
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