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NYT Crossword — April 4, 2026

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 68 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

1Conceited sort, disrespectfully

11They're not hard to beat

15Win after ad out, say

17Popular loaves for corned beef sandwiches

18Resort that bans snowboarding

19Protectors of a queen

21When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr.

22Tourist hotspot in Uttar Pradesh

23Epoch that marked the rise of mammals

25"Heaven forbid!"

27Chart-toppers

29Fulfillment center?

30Building managers, informally

32Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biography

33The sparkle in some cosmetics

35Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan

37Low-priced car introduced in 1980

42What isn't anyone's fault?

43Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?"

45Less likely to bite, perhaps

47Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone"

48The so-called "Prince of Motown"

49Sold-out inits.

50Person giving anonymously

58Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painter

59Lead-in to girl

60Something important to do, in office-speak

61High-protein paste

62"You betcha!"

Down

35 clues

1Lunchbox staples, for short

2"Twist, Lick, Dunk" product

4Staple of many a free app

5Some silent yeses

7Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco Mission

8One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones"

9Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside it

10Type of stanza

11Waste watchdog, for short

12Longstanding code of conduct

13Agreed to a proposal

14Rocket to the moon, e.g.

25Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangily

26Crystal and Rock, notably

29Target of some filters

36Certain particle accelerator

39Fisheye, e.g.

44Someone having mixed success at work?

48Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster"

51Gospel singer Winans

52Loose-lipped ones

53F or G, but not H

54Like some tongues

55One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game"

57Eastern philosophy

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Stats & info

Saturday, Apr 4, 2026

15×15

Grid size

68

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

5.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 4, 2026

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorRoyce Ferguson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 35 down

Longest entries

19AProtectors of a queen11 ltrs 50APerson giving anonymously11 ltrs 1AConceited sort, disrespectfully10 ltrs 15AWin after ad out, say10 ltrs 17APopular loaves for corned beef sandwiches10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.