Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "YOUNGATHEART".
Total Clues
76
Longest
YOUNGATHEART
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
OTS
Featured Clue
"Quip, part 2"
12 Letters
YOUNGATHEART
ALLComplete Solution List
Don't __ me!
5BLAME
Alternative to check or card
4CASH
World traveler's need
4VISA
Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term
5BOGIE
Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents
4OHIO
They can be bruised or inflated
4EGOS
Quip, part 1
10QUICKSTART
Golly!
4GOSH
Epitome of smoothness
4SILK
Nail-biting sports periods, for short
3OTS
Bone that squeaks, maybe
6DOGTOY
Takes care of
6SEESTO
Implied
5TACIT
Quip, part 2
12YOUNGATHEART
Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)
5DOWDY
Waze ways: Abbr.
4RTES
Go a-courtin'?
3SUE
Airline predictions, for short
4ETAS
Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases
5IKEAS
Scottish caps
4TAMS
Fear
3NOT
Either of two wives of Henry VIII
4ANNE
Vault in a mummy movie
5CRYPT
Quip, part 3
12SECONDINLINE
Cry from a bandleader
5HITIT
Wow, cool!
6OHNEAT
Leave undisturbed
6LETLIE
Environmentally friendly prefix
3ECO
Word before market or collar
4FLEA
Tennis legend Arthur
4ASHE
Quip, part 4
10PAYUPFRONT
Awaken slowly
4STIR
Mine finds
4ORES
Awaken rudely
5ROUST
Cheek
4SASS
"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)
4PEST
Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"
5OGDEN
Outdoor events with grills, for short
4BBQS
Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"
5LOUIS
Light on one's feet
5AGILE
Happy Meal chain, informally
8MICKEYDS
Yikes!
3EEK
Second wedding anniversary material
6COTTON
Moments of understanding
4AHAS
Walter Scott or Isaac Newton
3SIR
Occasions for getting gussied up
8HOTDATES
Kind of burger that lacks meat
6VEGGIE
"Listen, hear me out on this ..."
9IGOTTASAY
Meh
4SOSO
Like a burnt-out firepit
4ASHY
Annual D.C. address, for short
4SOTU
Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"
4OCHS
Kind of burger that lacks meat
3SOY
Toodle-oo!
4TATA
Environmentally friendly
5GREEN
Rear end
4RUMP
Word repeated while trying out a microphone
4TEST
Cozy rooms
4DENS
Midwestern Native
4OTOE
"Look what I can do!"
9WATCHTHIS
Genre that combines mainstream and underground music
8INDIEPOP
Do some crafting
4KNIT
Amphibian with specialized toe pads
8TREEFROG
Opposed
4ANTI
MS NOW competitor
3CNN
Edmonton's hockey team
6OILERS
Swarming insect
6LOCUST
Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name
4IHOP
So others can hear
5ALOUD
Nervous
5TENSE
Gal in Glasgow
4LASS
{/¿Cómo ___/} usted?_
4ESTA
What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji
4EYES
Subject line abbr.
4ATTN
How __ you!
3ARE
Natural hairstyle, for short
3FRO