NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 3, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 3, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Carolyn Davies Lynch and Brian CallahanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven ↗ABBIE
  2. 6Trace ↗HINT
  3. 10Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" ↗ACID
  4. 14Words before a dash ↗READYSETGO
  5. 16Crazy, in Coahuila ↗LOCO
  6. 17Coy response to "Why do you ask?" ↗OHNOREASON
  7. 18Traced, e.g. ↗DREW
  8. 19S.I. or GQ ↗MAG
  9. 20Corn whole? ↗EAR
  10. 21Hymn's finale? ↗SILENTN
  11. 23Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr. ↗AVES
  12. 25Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series ↗STP
  13. 27Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy ↗ANDRE
  14. 28Writer's fillip ↗SERIF
  15. 30Throw in the towel ↗BAGIT
  16. 33Sculler's instrument ↗OAR
  17. 34All-natural juice? ↗GREENENERGY
  18. 37Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game ↗THELASTOFUS
  19. 38One offering biting critiques? ↗TASTETESTER
  20. 39Brand whose products often come with caps ↗BIC
  21. 40"m" or "n" ↗NASAL
  22. 41Dine at home ... or at a restaurant ↗EATIN
  23. 45Like many replays in sports ↗SLOMO
  24. 47___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z) ↗ROC
  25. 49Swimmer's assignment ↗LANE
  26. 50Tundra, for one ↗HABITAT
  27. 53"Yellowjackets" airer, for short ↗SHO
  28. 55Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief ↗NDA
  29. 56Apogee ↗APEX
  30. 57Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour ↗MOCHIDONUT
  31. 60Really get to ↗RILE
  32. 61It might be worth just as much as you pay for it ↗FREEADVICE
  33. 62Mates ↗PALS
  34. 63Blend ↗MELD
  35. 64More grounded ↗SANER

Down 35

  1. 1They're often picked up at coffee shops ↗AROMAS
  2. 2Parent's warning ↗BEHAVE
  3. 3Sausage, in British lingo ↗BANGER
  4. 4Spousal vow ↗IDO
  5. 5Brontë heroine ↗EYRE
  6. 6Ticks of a ticker ↗HEARTBEATS
  7. 7"___ no use" ↗ITS
  8. 8GLAAD and CARE, for two ↗NGOS
  9. 9Author Morrison ↗TONI
  10. 10Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer" ↗ALDEN
  11. 11Some fair fare ↗CORNDOGS
  12. 12Cube producer ↗ICETRAY
  13. 13Bummer ↗DOWNER
  14. 15Baltic and Mediterranean ↗SEAS
  15. 22What autopay helps avoid ↗LATEFEE
  16. 24Responses suggesting "Here we go again" ↗SIGHS
  17. 26Brown on the outside ↗PANSEAR
  18. 29"It'll all be OK!" ↗FRETNOT
  19. 31Become well lubricated ↗GETSLOSHED
  20. 32After regulation play, for short ↗INOT
  21. 35Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion ↗ELEA
  22. 36Like some wide-open spaces ↗RURAL
  23. 37International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly ↗TACOBELL
  24. 38Popular food fish ↗TILAPIA
  25. 39C's equivalent ↗BSHARP
  26. 42Compound in wine or tea ↗TANNIN
  27. 43Bring about ↗INDUCE
  28. 44Less of a mess ↗NEATER
  29. 46Socializes ↗MIXES
  30. 48___ Pet ↗CHIA
  31. 51Bands together? ↗AMFM
  32. 52Rent ↗TORE
  33. 54Betting figures ↗ODDS
  34. 58___ shading (animation technique) ↗CEL
  35. 59Some small donations ↗OVA