NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 5, 2026
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Clues138
Across63
Down75
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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
They need fans to stay cool (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOLS→
6A
Philippine marinades (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADOBOS→
12A
Second first lady, after Martha (7)
Starts with A, ends with LABIGAIL→
19A
Cheap cigar (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOGIE→
20A
Philippine capital (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMANILA→
21A
Contrition (7)
Starts with R, ends with EREMORSE→
22A
Prime-time time (6)
Starts with N, ends with MNINEPM→
23A
We're literally giving away our rental cars! (14)
Starts with F, ends with EFREEENTERPRISE→
25A
Resembling bone (7)
Starts with O, ends with DOSTEOID→
27A
Overnight option (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
28A
Pull some strings? (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNTIE→
29A
Phony social media follower (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBOT→
30A
It hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent! (12)
Starts with N, ends with NNOPAINNOGAIN→
34A
___ Constitution (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUSS→
37A
Winter measure (8)
Starts with S, ends with LSNOWFALL→
40A
"Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
41A
Spider's pouch (6)
Starts with E, ends with CEGGSAC→
43A
Inappropriately appropriated (7)
Starts with U, ends with DUSURPED→
45A
Crush a test (5)
Starts with A, ends with TACEIT→
48A
Muse depicted with a lyre (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
49A
Like raw footage (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNCUT→
51A
Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state (4)
Starts with H, ends with GHAIG→
53A
Competition with clowns, maybe (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORODEO→
55A
Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
56A
Scrooge's shout (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
57A
Our planes don't have seats! (13)
Starts with U, ends with DUNITEDWESTAND→
61A
Social worker? (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
62A
Undertake, as a journey (7)
Starts with E, ends with NENTERON→
64A
College admissions fig. (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGPA→
65A
Whence St. Francis (6)
Starts with A, ends with IASSISI→
67A
Quite spirited (6)
Starts with R, ends with HRAHRAH→
68A
Bulletin board addition (7)
Starts with P, ends with GPOSTING→
71A
A chair might cover one (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAGENDA→
74A
Place to store magazines (6)
Starts with A, ends with YARMORY→
76A
Broody genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
77A
First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCLEMSON→
78A
Bump on the head, say? (3)
Starts with Z, ends with TZIT→
80A
Our tech products fall apart easily! (13)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPLECRUMBLES→
84A
However, in texts (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
85A
Sportsbook figures (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
87A
Grinning Face With Sweat, for one (5)
Starts with E, ends with IEMOJI→
88A
Winnow (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPARE→
89A
Some exits in Exeter (5)
Starts with T, ends with STATAS→
91A
Japanese healing discipline (5)
Starts with R, ends with IREIKI→
93A
Hägar the Horrible's dog (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNERT→
95A
Like a wrung-out mop (7)
Starts with D, ends with HDAMPISH→
97A
Some commotion in a sheepfold (6)
Starts with B, ends with GBAAING→
101A
Most ridiculous (8)
Starts with G, ends with TGOOFIEST→
104A
Monopolist's portion (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
105A
Our cable channel is devoted to censorship! (12)
Starts with L, ends with SLIFETIMEBANS→
109A
Dripping, say (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWET→
110A
White's longtime co-host (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSAJAK→
111A
Many a book fair sponsor, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
112A
[Look below for more info] (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESEENOTE→
115A
Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans! (14)
Starts with J, ends with SJUSTTAKEAGUESS→
121A
Bolts (down) (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCARFS→
122A
Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize (7)
Starts with U, ends with EUKRAINE→
123A
Monkey's place, maybe (6)
Starts with B, ends with LBARREL→
124A
Article of jewelry worn around the biceps (6)
Starts with A, ends with TARMLET→
125A
Erudite (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLEARNED→
126A
Stylishly elegant (6)
Starts with C, ends with YCLASSY→
127A
Shoe leather for Elvis (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
Down
1D
"This. Means. War!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with NITISON→
2D
Our soap is deadly! (17)
Starts with D, ends with LDONTTOUCHTHATDIAL→
3D
Serpentine shape in architecture (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGEE→
4D
Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIPO→
5D
High class? (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSEMINAR→
6D
Big letters in bowling (3)
Starts with A, ends with FAMF→
7D
"Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADARIA→
8D
Common soccer score (6)
Starts with O, ends with LONENIL→
9D
Two-year periods (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABIENNIA→
10D
Common soccer cheer (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
11D
With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
12D
___ rock (music genre) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
13D
Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBERTIE→
14D
Encroach (on) (7)
Starts with I, ends with EIMPINGE→
15D
Horror movie staple (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGORE→
16D
Grande's perfume line (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
17D
Major research lab for astronauts, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with SISS→
18D
Actress Jamie ___ Curtis (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
19D
Highfalutin sorts (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNOBS→
26D
Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself (7)
Starts with D, ends with NDOLPHIN→
31D
Accordion fold (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPLEAT→
32D
Iridescent shell material (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENACRE→
33D
Dirt pie ingredients (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
34D
Our magazine hates everything and everyone! (17)
Starts with U, ends with DUSAGAINSTTHEWORLD→
35D
Squelched (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATON→
36D
Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office" (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOTT→
38D
Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu" (3)
Starts with W, ends with UWSU→
39D
Animated TV series set in the 31st century (8)
Starts with F, ends with AFUTURAMA→
42D
LSAT alternative, for some law schools (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGRE→
44D
See 11-Down (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODIEGO→
46D
Lab label (5)
Starts with I, ends with GIDTAG→
47D
Afternoon socials (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEAS→
49D
It'll take you for a ride (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUBER→
50D
Mama's mama (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
52D
Natl. economic yardsticks (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGDPS→
54D
Discounted (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSALE→
58D
Zero chance (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOHOPE→
59D
Something well-taken? (5)
Starts with W, ends with RWATER→
60D
Chartreuse or brandy, e.g. (8)
Starts with D, ends with FDIGESTIF→
63D
Mess up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
66D
Part of a sch. year (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSEM→
68D
Orange cone, say (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPYLON→
69D
"No cause for alarm!"? (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIMUP→
70D
Land rover (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNOMAD→
72D
Home of Qatar Airways (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADOHA→
73D
A long time, in Spain (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANOS→
75D
Tach stats (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRPMS→
77D
Sax player Clarence (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCLEMONS→
78D
"The Greek" in a 1964 film (5)
Starts with Z, ends with AZORBA→
79D
Optimal (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIDEAL→
81D
Emergency option for a fighter pilot (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEJECT→
82D
High, wispy clouds (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICIRRI→
83D
Alice of TV's "Queen of the South" (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABRAGA→
86D
Manage moguls, say (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
90D
"___ expected" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IASI→
92D
Like many legal phrases (7)
Starts with I, ends with NINLATIN→
94D
Fried Japanese fare (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATEMPURA→
96D
Impersonates (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPOSESAS→
98D
1997 Demi Moore military drama (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGIJANE→
100D
Hampers (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDETERS→
102D
Fixed rate (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESETFEE→
103D
Statistics tool used to find significant differences (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTTEST→
106D
Not real (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFAKED→
107D
___ out an existence (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
108D
They might be loaded or stolen (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBASES→
110D
Headliner (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
113D
Neutral tone (4)
Starts with E, ends with UECRU→
114D
April or May, e.g. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAME→
115D
Q3 starter: Abbr. (3)
Starts with J, ends with LJUL→
116D
Luau instrument, in brief (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUKE→
117D
Mme., across the Pyrenees (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASRA→
118D
"The Bachelor" network (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
119D
Actress Gadot (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGAL→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 5, 2026?+
138 clues: 63 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Samuel A. Donaldson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: They need fans to stay cool (IDOLS); Philippine marinades (ADOBOS); Second first lady, after Martha (ABIGAIL).
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