NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 4, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 4, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Royce FergusonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1568 clues

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The Grid

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Across 33

  1. 1Conceited sort, disrespectfully ↗POMPOUSASS
  2. 11They're not hard to beat ↗EGGS
  3. 15Win after ad out, say ↗BREAKSERVE
  4. 16Tire (out) ↗POOP
  5. 17Popular loaves for corned beef sandwiches ↗JEWISHRYES
  6. 18Resort that bans snowboarding ↗ALTA
  7. 19Protectors of a queen ↗SOLDIERANTS
  8. 21When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr. ↗DEC
  9. 22Tourist hotspot in Uttar Pradesh ↗AGRA
  10. 23Epoch that marked the rise of mammals ↗EOCENE
  11. 25"Heaven forbid!" ↗GODNO
  12. 27Chart-toppers ↗HITSONGS
  13. 29Fulfillment center? ↗ELS
  14. 30Building managers, informally ↗SUPES
  15. 32Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biography ↗OPRAH
  16. 33The sparkle in some cosmetics ↗MICA
  17. 35Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan ↗TALIB
  18. 37Low-priced car introduced in 1980 ↗YUGO
  19. 38One bit ↗ATALL
  20. 40Mentioned ↗CITED
  21. 42What isn't anyone's fault? ↗LET
  22. 43Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?" ↗ITRIEDTO
  23. 45Less likely to bite, perhaps ↗TAMED
  24. 47Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone" ↗LEHANE
  25. 48The so-called "Prince of Motown" ↗GAYE
  26. 49Sold-out inits. ↗SRO
  27. 50Person giving anonymously ↗SECRETSANTA
  28. 56Gone ↗PAST
  29. 58Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painter ↗JEANRENOIR
  30. 59Lead-in to girl ↗ATTA
  31. 60Something important to do, in office-speak ↗ACTIONITEM
  32. 61High-protein paste ↗MISO
  33. 62"You betcha!" ↗YESINDEEDY

Down 35

  1. 1Lunchbox staples, for short ↗PBJS
  2. 2"Twist, Lick, Dunk" product ↗OREO
  3. 3Cry feebly ↗MEWL
  4. 4Staple of many a free app ↗PAIDAD
  5. 5Some silent yeses ↗OKSIGNS
  6. 6Escort away ↗USHEROUT
  7. 7Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco Mission ↗SERRA
  8. 8One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones" ↗ARYA
  9. 9Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside it ↗SVEN
  10. 10Type of stanza ↗SESTET
  11. 11Waste watchdog, for short ↗EPA
  12. 12Longstanding code of conduct ↗GOLDENRULE
  13. 13Agreed to a proposal ↗GOTENGAGED
  14. 14Rocket to the moon, e.g. ↗SPACESHOT
  15. 20Average ↗SOSO
  16. 24"Roger that" ↗COPY
  17. 25Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangily ↗GLITTERATI
  18. 26Crystal and Rock, notably ↗OSCARHOSTS
  19. 27Sun: Prefix ↗HELIO
  20. 28"Really?" ↗ISIT
  21. 29Target of some filters ↗EMAILSPAM
  22. 31Deal ↗PACT
  23. 34Et ___ ↗ALIA
  24. 36Certain particle accelerator ↗BETATRON
  25. 39Fisheye, e.g. ↗LENS
  26. 41Nightfall ↗DAYSEND
  27. 44Someone having mixed success at work? ↗DEEJAY
  28. 46Ogre ↗MEANIE
  29. 48Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster" ↗GENII
  30. 51Gospel singer Winans ↗CECE
  31. 52Loose-lipped ones ↗RATS
  32. 53F or G, but not H ↗NOTE
  33. 54Like some tongues ↗TIED
  34. 55One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game" ↗ARMY
  35. 57Eastern philosophy ↗TAO