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New York Times Crossword April 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword April 2 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fanatical groupsCULTS5Across1 Dish often topped with lime and cilantroPHO3Across6 Sci-fi warriorJEDI4Across9 One of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by BeethovenOPERA5Across13 Team behind the camerasCREW4Across14 Actor Epps of "House"OMAR4Across15 Question after "Well, well, well ..."WTVEWEHERE10Across16 JerkYANK4Across18 "Family Guy" character with a nasal voiceLOIS4Across19 Exec who manages a company's day-to-day affairsCOO3Across20 Word with market or listPRICE5Across21 "Too late to do anything about it now"TTSHIPSSAILED13Across22 One who has a lot to show?REALTOR7Across26 Bungee jumping requirementCORD4Across28 First name in beauty productsESTEE5Across29 Egg carton?SAC3Across30 Holders of hammers and anvilsEARS4Across31 One cause of deteriorationUSE3Across35 Marine creatures that can grow to the size of double-decker busesWLESRKS7Across36 Genre for DMX or DMCRAP3Across40 Coffee maker insertsPODS4Across41 Actor Somerhalder of "Lost"IAN3Across43 Gas company with a triangular logoCITGO5Across44 One side in a "Holy War" rivalry in college footballUTES4Across46 Player on the bench?PIANIST7Across48 Sarcastic response to an unwanted offerTNKSBUTNOTNKS13Across50 OodlesHEAPS5Across54 Member of a Tolkien armyORC3Across55 Object in Pixar's logoLAMP4Across56 DemolishRAZE4Across59 Facial wrinkles ... or what's present in 16-, 22-, 36- and 50-Across?LAUGHLINES10Across60 School with a larger-than-life bronze statue of Henry VIETON4Across63 Fun-sizeTINY4Across64 Irritating "cloud"GNATS5Across65 Beech or birchWOOD4Across66 Ernie who has won the British Open twiceELS3Across67 Shoelace protectorAGLET5Across68

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Part of a Batman costumeCOWL4Down1 UntilUPTO4Down2 Had an uplifting experience?LEVITATED9Down3 Bridge frameworkTRESTLE7Down4 Shop item with teethSAW3Down5 Before surgery, in briefPREOP5Down6 "Let ___ Go" (2012 Passenger hit)HER3Down7 Be shyOWE3Down8 Some kicks on Route 66, maybeJOYRIDE7Down9 Bit of info on a résuméEMAIL5Down10 BallDANCE5Down11 Teed offIRKED5Down12 Group in a loftCHOIR5Down14 Sound in a caveECHO4Down17 Course standardPAR3Down21 Gumbo, e.g.STEW4Down23 Disney villain based on Shakespeare's King ClaudiusSCAR4Down24 Punch in the face, saySOCK4Down25 Extend a tour of dutyREUP4Down26 The first letter in this gas brand's logo resembles a backward 3ESSO4Down27 It's often identified by its last four digits, in briefSSN3Down30 Made in a nonmechanized way, as food productsARTISANAL9Down32 Cloths for custodiansRAGS4Down33 TV adSPOT4Down34 SteadLIEU4Down37 Like Alabama vis-à-vis MississippiEAST4Down38 Create a PDF of, maybeSCAN4Down39 HangSUSPEND7Down42 Slightest ideaINKLING7Down45 Airer of the game show "Wipeout"TBS3Down47 Bess's beau on BroadwayPORGY5Down48 Eczema symptomITCH4Down49 PitchedTHREW5Down50 "Cool beans!"NEATO5Down51 Instrument once known as a "toy trumpet"KAZOO5Down52 Followers of articlesNOUNS5Down53 Parcel (out)METE4Down57 Whisper that might accompany a tapPSST4Down58 Broadband lettersLTE3Down60 Need a day off, sayAIL3Down61 Big Apple airport codeLGA3Down62

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.