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NYT Crossword — April 1, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1"Don't ___ me!"

6Alternative to check or card

10World traveler's need

14Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term

15Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents

16They can be bruised or inflated

20Epitome of smoothness

21Nail-biting sports periods, for short

22Bone that squeaks, maybe

24Takes care of

31Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)

34Waze ways: Abbr.

35Go a-courtin'?

36Airline predictions, for short

37Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases

39Scottish caps

41Either of two wives of Henry VIII

42Vault in a mummy movie

47Cry from a bandleader

51Leave undisturbed

53Environmentally friendly: Prefix

54Word before market or collar

56Tennis legend Arthur

60Awaken slowly

62Awaken rudely

64"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)

65Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"

Down

39 clues

1Outdoor events with grills, for short

2Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"

3Light on one's feet

4Happy Meal chain, informally

6Second wedding anniversary material

7Moments of understanding

8Walter Scott or Isaac Newton

9Occasions for getting gussied up

10Kind of burger that lacks meat

11"Listen, hear me out on this …"

13Like a burnt-out firepit

18Annual D.C. address, for short

23Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"

25Kind of burger that lacks meat

28Environmentally friendly

30Word repeated while trying out a microphone

32Midwestern native

33"Look what I can do!"

37Genre that combines mainstream and underground music

38Do some crafting

39Amphibian with specialized toe pads

42MS NOW competitor

44Edmonton's hockey team

45Swarming insect

46Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name

49So others can hear

51Gal in Glasgow

52"Cómo ___ usted?"

53What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji

55Subject line abbr.

58"How ___ you?"

59Natural hairstyle, for short

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 1, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJess Shulman and Amie Walker

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

27AQuip, part 212 ltrs 43AQuip, part 312 ltrs 17AQuip, part 110 ltrs 57AQuip, part 410 ltrs 11D"Listen, hear me out on this …"9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.