NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 7, 2026
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Clues79
Across39
Down40
ConstructorAdryel W. Robles Ojeda
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Red, white and blue land: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMER→
5A
El ___, mythical city of gold (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODORADO→
11A
Initials often seen next to THC (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCBD→
14A
Quotes (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCITES→
16A
Gave out, as charm (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEXUDED→
17A
Reply to a ship's captain (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAYE→
18A
It has wheels but doesn't go anywhere (12)
Starts with E, ends with EEXERCISEBIKE→
20A
___ fly, play that results in a run and an out (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSAC→
21A
Dog's reward after a trick (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTREAT→
22A
Connection point (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENODE→
23A
"How can this be?!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
24A
Decided to pay later, say (7)
Starts with R, ends with BRANATAB→
26A
Combo meal, usually (8)
Starts with F, ends with DFASTFOOD→
28A
Apple tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
29A
Idles, with "around" (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOAFS→
32A
Hair goo (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
33A
____ track, song that insults another artist (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDISS→
34A
One who shouldn't proceed on thin ice (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSKATER→
35A
Resort with a signature piña colada, perhaps (10)
Starts with B, ends with LBEACHHOTEL→
38A
Economic improvement (6)
Starts with U, ends with NUPTURN→
41A
Japanese noodle (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUDON→
42A
Most common word in English (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
45A
Communication method with dits and dahs (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMORSE→
46A
Martial art whose name means "way of the sword" (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKENDO→
48A
So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAOS→
49A
Sharp or flat location on a piano, usually (8)
Starts with B, ends with YBLACKKEY→
51A
"I can't hear you!" (7)
Starts with S, ends with PSPEAKUP→
53A
Rolling in it (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRICH→
56A
Alleviated (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEASED→
57A
Lawyer: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
58A
61A
Prefix with physical or politics (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGEO→
62A
Marie ___, women's magazine (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECLAIRE→
63A
Dye for body art (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHENNA→
64A
Use salt instead of sugar, say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
65A
What an underage person usually gets at a bar? (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCARDED→
66A
Lose one's footing (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLIP→
Down
1D
Star pitcher (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
2D
Casual musical project (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMIXTAPE→
3D
Everlasting (7)
Starts with E, ends with LETERNAL→
4D
Try to make sense of a passage one didn't understand the first time (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREREAD→
5D
___ Moines, Iowa (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
6D
Big bovines (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOXEN→
7D
Remove, as heavy grime (6)
Starts with R, ends with FRUBOFF→
8D
Longtime shoe sponsor for Lionel Messi (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADIDAS→
9D
Feints, in hockey (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEKES→
10D
Dedicated lines (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
11D
Turn in one's chips (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCASHOUT→
12D
Narrow way to win (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBYANOSE→
13D
Toy cipher ring (7)
Starts with D, ends with RDECODER→
15D
Improvisational vocal style (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
19D
Language of "amore" (7)
Starts with I, ends with NITALIAN→
23D
Organ meats (5)
Starts with O, ends with LOFFAL→
24D
Arrange, as a match's outcome (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRIG→
25D
Pear variety (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBOSC→
27D
Unit of arcade currency (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTOKEN→
30D
Cigar residue (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
33D
Jeter whose #2 was retired by the Yankees (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDEREK→
34D
Bent down (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOOPED→
35D
___ Gardens, Tampa amusement park (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBUSCH→
36D
One under Attila's rule (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHUN→
37D
3 to 1 are good ones (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
38D
Resentment (7)
Starts with U, ends with EUMBRAGE→
39D
Better mannered (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPOLITER→
40D
John Deere product (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTRACTOR→
42D
Blow the match (7)
Starts with T, ends with LTAKEANL→
43D
Famous figure known for off-the-cuff performances? (7)
Starts with H, ends with IHOUDINI→
44D
Supernatural ability, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
46D
Bulletproof material (6)
Starts with K, ends with RKEVLAR→
47D
What you blink with (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEYELID→
48D
Mascara makes them stand out (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLASHES→
50D
Marsupial that sleeps up to 20 hours a day (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKOALA→
52D
Every's partner (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
55D
Still reddish, as a steak (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
58D
Secretly loop in on an email (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBCC→
59D
Flanders of "The Simpsons" (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNED→
60D
Siesta (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 7, 2026?+
79 clues: 39 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Red, white and blue land: Abbr. (AMER); El ___, mythical city of gold (DORADO); Initials often seen next to THC (CBD).
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