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NYT Crossword — April 3, 2026

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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35 clues

1___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven

10Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus"

14Words before a dash

16Crazy, in Coahuila

17Coy response to "Why do you ask?"

21Hymn's finale?

23Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr.

25Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series

27Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy

28Writer's fillip

30Throw in the towel

33Sculler's instrument

34All-natural juice?

37Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game

38One offering biting critiques?

39Brand whose products often come with caps

41Dine at home ... or at a restaurant

45Like many replays in sports

47___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z)

49Swimmer's assignment

50Tundra, for one

53"Yellowjackets" airer, for short

55Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief

57Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour

60Really get to

61It might be worth just as much as you pay for it

64More grounded

Down

35 clues

1They're often picked up at coffee shops

2Parent's warning

3Sausage, in British lingo

5Brontë heroine

6Ticks of a ticker

8GLAAD and CARE, for two

9Author Morrison

10Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer"

11Some fair fare

12Cube producer

15Baltic and Mediterranean

22What autopay helps avoid

24Responses suggesting "Here we go again"

26Brown on the outside

29"It'll all be OK!"

31Become well lubricated

32After regulation play, for short

35Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion

36Like some wide-open spaces

37International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly

38Popular food fish

39C's equivalent

42Compound in wine or tea

44Less of a mess

51Bands together?

54Betting figures

58___ shading (animation technique)

59Some small donations

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Stats & info

Friday, Apr 3, 2026

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 3, 2026

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorCarolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

34AAll-natural juice?11 ltrs 37AHit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game11 ltrs 38AOne offering biting critiques?11 ltrs 14AWords before a dash10 ltrs 17ACoy response to "Why do you ask?"10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.