NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Apr 5, 2026

Complete answer list for the April 5, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Samuel A. DonaldsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21138 clues

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Across 63

  1. 1They need fans to stay cool ↗IDOLS
  2. 6Philippine marinades ↗ADOBOS
  3. 12Second first lady, after Martha ↗ABIGAIL
  4. 19Cheap cigar ↗STOGIE
  5. 20Philippine capital ↗MANILA
  6. 21Contrition ↗REMORSE
  7. 22Prime-time time ↗NINEPM
  8. 23We're literally giving away our rental cars! ↗FREEENTERPRISE
  9. 25Resembling bone ↗OSTEOID
  10. 27Overnight option ↗INN
  11. 28Pull some strings? ↗UNTIE
  12. 29Phony social media follower ↗BOT
  13. 30It hurts how much we’re overcharging for this detergent! ↗NOPAINNOGAIN
  14. 34___ Constitution ↗USS
  15. 37Winter measure ↗SNOWFALL
  16. 40"Nostalgia is a seductive ___": George W. Ball ↗LIAR
  17. 41Spider's pouch ↗EGGSAC
  18. 43Inappropriately appropriated ↗USURPED
  19. 45Crush a test ↗ACEIT
  20. 48Muse depicted with a lyre ↗ERATO
  21. 49Like raw footage ↗UNCUT
  22. 51Alexander ___, 1980s secretary of state ↗HAIG
  23. 53Competition with clowns, maybe ↗RODEO
  24. 55Showbiz "grand slam," familiarly ↗EGOT
  25. 56Scrooge's shout ↗BAH
  26. 57Our planes don't have seats! ↗UNITEDWESTAND
  27. 61Social worker? ↗ANT
  28. 62Undertake, as a journey ↗ENTERON
  29. 64College admissions fig. ↗GPA
  30. 65Whence St. Francis ↗ASSISI
  31. 67Quite spirited ↗RAHRAH
  32. 68Bulletin board addition ↗POSTING
  33. 71A chair might cover one ↗AGENDA
  34. 74Place to store magazines ↗ARMORY
  35. 76Broody genre ↗EMO
  36. 77First college in the modern era to boast a 15-0 football team ↗CLEMSON
  37. 78Bump on the head, say? ↗ZIT
  38. 80Our tech products fall apart easily! ↗APPLECRUMBLES
  39. 84However, in texts ↗THO
  40. 85Sportsbook figures ↗ODDS
  41. 87Grinning Face With Sweat, for one ↗EMOJI
  42. 88Winnow ↗PARE
  43. 89Some exits in Exeter ↗TATAS
  44. 91Japanese healing discipline ↗REIKI
  45. 93Hägar the Horrible's dog ↗SNERT
  46. 95Like a wrung-out mop ↗DAMPISH
  47. 97Some commotion in a sheepfold ↗BAAING
  48. 99Rep ↗CRED
  49. 101Most ridiculous ↗GOOFIEST
  50. 104Monopolist's portion ↗ALL
  51. 105Our cable channel is devoted to censorship! ↗LIFETIMEBANS
  52. 109Dripping, say ↗WET
  53. 110White's longtime co-host ↗SAJAK
  54. 111Many a book fair sponsor, for short ↗PTA
  55. 112[Look below for more info] ↗SEENOTE
  56. 115Go ahead and shoplift one pair of our jeans! ↗JUSTTAKEAGUESS
  57. 121Bolts (down) ↗SCARFS
  58. 122Home country of the Center for Civil Liberties, jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize ↗UKRAINE
  59. 123Monkey's place, maybe ↗BARREL
  60. 124Article of jewelry worn around the biceps ↗ARMLET
  61. 125Erudite ↗LEARNED
  62. 126Stylishly elegant ↗CLASSY
  63. 127Shoe leather for Elvis ↗SUEDE

Down 75

  1. 1"This. Means. War!" ↗ITISON
  2. 2Our soap is deadly! ↗DONTTOUCHTHATDIAL
  3. 3Serpentine shape in architecture ↗OGEE
  4. 4Certain cosmetic surgery, familiarly ↗LIPO
  5. 5High class? ↗SEMINAR
  6. 6Big letters in bowling ↗AMF
  7. 7"Beavis and Butt-Head" spinoff ↗DARIA
  8. 8Common soccer score ↗ONENIL
  9. 9Two-year periods ↗BIENNIA
  10. 10Common soccer cheer ↗OLE
  11. 11With 44-Down, home of the U.S.'s most-visited municipal zoo ↗SAN
  12. 12___ rock (music genre) ↗ARENA
  13. 13Nickname for Britain's King Edward VII ↗BERTIE
  14. 14Encroach (on) ↗IMPINGE
  15. 15Horror movie staple ↗GORE
  16. 16Grande's perfume line ↗ARI
  17. 17Major research lab for astronauts, for short ↗ISS
  18. 18Actress Jamie ___ Curtis ↗LEE
  19. 19Highfalutin sorts ↗SNOBS
  20. 24Yank ↗TUG
  21. 26Creature with a signature whistle it can use to identify itself ↗DOLPHIN
  22. 31Accordion fold ↗PLEAT
  23. 32Iridescent shell material ↗NACRE
  24. 33Dirt pie ingredients ↗OREOS
  25. 34Our magazine hates everything and everyone! ↗USAGAINSTTHEWORLD
  26. 35Squelched ↗SATON
  27. 36Michael ___, Steve Carell's role on "The Office" ↗SCOTT
  28. 38Sch. endearingly called "Wazzu" ↗WSU
  29. 39Animated TV series set in the 31st century ↗FUTURAMA
  30. 42LSAT alternative, for some law schools ↗GRE
  31. 44See 11-Down ↗DIEGO
  32. 46Lab label ↗IDTAG
  33. 47Afternoon socials ↗TEAS
  34. 49It'll take you for a ride ↗UBER
  35. 50Mama's mama ↗NANA
  36. 52Natl. economic yardsticks ↗GDPS
  37. 54Discounted ↗ONSALE
  38. 58Zero chance ↗NOHOPE
  39. 59Something well-taken? ↗WATER
  40. 60Chartreuse or brandy, e.g. ↗DIGESTIF
  41. 63Mess up ↗ERR
  42. 66Part of a sch. year ↗SEM
  43. 68Orange cone, say ↗PYLON
  44. 69"No cause for alarm!"? ↗IMUP
  45. 70Land rover ↗NOMAD
  46. 72Home of Qatar Airways ↗DOHA
  47. 73A long time, in Spain ↗ANOS
  48. 75Tach stats ↗RPMS
  49. 77Sax player Clarence ↗CLEMONS
  50. 78"The Greek" in a 1964 film ↗ZORBA
  51. 79Optimal ↗IDEAL
  52. 81Emergency option for a fighter pilot ↗EJECT
  53. 82High, wispy clouds ↗CIRRI
  54. 83Alice of TV's "Queen of the South" ↗BRAGA
  55. 86Manage moguls, say ↗SKI
  56. 90"___ expected" ↗ASI
  57. 92Like many legal phrases ↗INLATIN
  58. 94Fried Japanese fare ↗TEMPURA
  59. 96Impersonates ↗POSESAS
  60. 981997 Demi Moore military drama ↗GIJANE
  61. 100Hampers ↗DETERS
  62. 102Fixed rate ↗SETFEE
  63. 103Statistics tool used to find significant differences ↗TTEST
  64. 106Not real ↗FAKED
  65. 107___ out an existence ↗EKE
  66. 108They might be loaded or stolen ↗BASES
  67. 110Headliner ↗STAR
  68. 113Neutral tone ↗ECRU
  69. 114April or May, e.g. ↗NAME
  70. 115Q3 starter: Abbr. ↗JUL
  71. 116Luau instrument, in brief ↗UKE
  72. 117Mme., across the Pyrenees ↗SRA
  73. 118"The Bachelor" network ↗ABC
  74. 119Actress Gadot ↗GAL
  75. 120Foxy ↗SLY