NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 3, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorCarolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABBIE→
10A
Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
14A
Words before a dash (10)
Starts with R, ends with OREADYSETGO→
16A
Crazy, in Coahuila (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLOCO→
17A
Coy response to "Why do you ask?" (10)
Starts with O, ends with NOHNOREASON→
18A
Traced, e.g. (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDREW→
19A
S.I. or GQ (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMAG→
20A
Corn whole? (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
21A
Hymn's finale? (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSILENTN→
23A
Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAVES→
25A
Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
27A
Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANDRE→
28A
Writer's fillip (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSERIF→
30A
Throw in the towel (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBAGIT→
33A
Sculler's instrument (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
34A
All-natural juice? (11)
Starts with G, ends with YGREENENERGY→
37A
Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game (11)
Starts with T, ends with STHELASTOFUS→
38A
One offering biting critiques? (11)
Starts with T, ends with RTASTETESTER→
39A
Brand whose products often come with caps (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBIC→
40A
"m" or "n" (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNASAL→
41A
Dine at home ... or at a restaurant (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEATIN→
45A
Like many replays in sports (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSLOMO→
47A
___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z) (3)
Starts with R, ends with CROC→
49A
Swimmer's assignment (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELANE→
50A
Tundra, for one (7)
Starts with H, ends with THABITAT→
53A
"Yellowjackets" airer, for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSHO→
55A
Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANDA→
56A
Apogee (4)
Starts with A, ends with XAPEX→
57A
Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour (10)
Starts with M, ends with TMOCHIDONUT→
60A
Really get to (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERILE→
61A
It might be worth just as much as you pay for it (10)
Starts with F, ends with EFREEADVICE→
64A
More grounded (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSANER→
Down
1D
They're often picked up at coffee shops (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAROMAS→
2D
Parent's warning (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBEHAVE→
3D
Sausage, in British lingo (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBANGER→
4D
Spousal vow (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
5D
Brontë heroine (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEYRE→
6D
Ticks of a ticker (10)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARTBEATS→
7D
"___ no use" (3)
Starts with I, ends with SITS→
8D
GLAAD and CARE, for two (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNGOS→
9D
Author Morrison (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
10D
Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALDEN→
11D
Some fair fare (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCORNDOGS→
12D
Cube producer (7)
Starts with I, ends with YICETRAY→
13D
Bummer (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOWNER→
15D
Baltic and Mediterranean (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
22D
What autopay helps avoid (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELATEFEE→
24D
Responses suggesting "Here we go again" (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSIGHS→
26D
Brown on the outside (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPANSEAR→
29D
"It'll all be OK!" (7)
Starts with F, ends with TFRETNOT→
31D
Become well lubricated (10)
Starts with G, ends with DGETSLOSHED→
32D
After regulation play, for short (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINOT→
35D
Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELEA→
36D
Like some wide-open spaces (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRURAL→
37D
International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly (8)
Starts with T, ends with LTACOBELL→
38D
Popular food fish (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATILAPIA→
39D
C's equivalent (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBSHARP→
42D
Compound in wine or tea (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTANNIN→
43D
Bring about (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINDUCE→
44D
Less of a mess (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNEATER→
46D
Socializes (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMIXES→
48D
___ Pet (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACHIA→
51D
Bands together? (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAMFM→
54D
Betting figures (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
58D
___ shading (animation technique) (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCEL→
59D
Some small donations (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 3, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Carolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven (ABBIE); Trace (HINT); Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" (ACID).
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