Puzzle Page Crossword April 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 18 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Puzzle Page Crossword April 2 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 18 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Fire surroundMANTELPIECE11Across7 Make it toREACH5Across8 Argue casePLEAD5Across10 Sharpener for a barberSTROP5Across12 SurroundingsENVIRONMENT11Across17 Not guilty, exoneratedINTHECLEAR10Across18

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Hardened, packedCOMPRESSED10Down1 Excessive enthusiasmMANIA5Down2 Suck the life fromLEECH5Down3 Clear a spillageMOPUP5Down4 Sibling's childNIECE5Down5 Male school bossHEADMASTER10Down6 Soft expression of affectionCOO3Down9 Fifth zodiacal signLEO3Down11 Member of crow familyRAVEN5Down13 Sit on stoolPERCH5Down14 Determined faultfinderCYNIC5Down15 Crinkled fabricCREPE5Down16

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Puzzle Page 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.