Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Friday, April 3, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Friday, April 3, 2026 features 70 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "GREENENERGY".
Total Clues
70
Longest
GREENENERGY
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
MAG
Featured Clue
"All-natural juice?"
11 Letters
GREENENERGY
ALLComplete Solution List
___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven
5ABBIE
Trace
4HINT
Influence on the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus"
4ACID
Words before a dash
10READYSETGO
Crazy, in Coahuila
4LOCO
Coy response to "Why do you ask?"
10OHNOREASON
Traced, e.g.
4DREW
S.I. or GQ
3MAG
Corn whole?
3EAR
Hymn's finale?
7SILENTN
Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr.
4AVES
Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series
3STP
Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy
5ANDRE
Writer's fillip
5SERIF
Throw in the towel
5BAGIT
Sculler's instrument
3OAR
All-natural juice?
11GREENENERGY
Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game
11THELASTOFUS
One offering biting critiques?
11TASTETESTER
Brand whose products often come with caps
3BIC
"m" or "n"
5NASAL
Dine at home ... or at a restaurant
5EATIN
Like many replays in sports
5SLOMO
___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z)
3ROC
Swimmer's assignment
4LANE
Tundra, for one
7HABITAT
Yellowjackets airer, for short
3SHO
Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief
3NDA
Apogee
4APEX
Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour
10MOCHIDONUT
Really get to
4RILE
It might be worth just as much as you pay for it
10FREEADVICE
Mates
4PALS
Blend
4MELD
More grounded
5SANER
They're often picked up at coffee shops
6AROMAS
Parent's warning
6BEHAVE
Sausage, in British lingo
6BANGER
Spousal vow
3IDO
Brontë heroine
4EYRE
Ticks of a ticker
10HEARTBEATS
___ no use!
3ITS
GLAAD and CARE, for two
4NGOS
Author Morrison
4TONI
Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer"
5ALDEN
Some fair fare
8CORNDOGS
Cube producer
7ICETRAY
Bummer!
6DOWNER
Baltic and Mediterranean
4SEAS
What autopay helps avoid
7LATEFEE
Responses suggesting "Here we go again"
5SIGHS
Brown on the outside
7PANSEAR
"It'll all be OK!"
7FRETNOT
Become well lubricated
10GETSLOSHED
After regulation play, for short
4INOT
Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion
4ELEA
Like some wide-open spaces
5RURAL
International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly
8TACOBELL
Popular food fish
7TILAPIA
C's equivalent
6BSHARP
Compound in wine or tea
6TANNIN
Bring about
6INDUCE
Less of a mess
6NEATER
Socializes
5MIXES
Pet
4CHIA
Bands together
4AMFM
Rent
4TORE
Betting figures
4ODDS
___ shading (animation technique)
3CEL
Some small donations
3OVA