Daily Themed Crossword April 2, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 2, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 2, 2026 — All 60 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ are you feeling? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | X-___ (December celebration informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hot drink with a scone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Singer Grande of Thank U Next to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Suffix with cray for a crayon brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Every dog ___ its day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Coke can metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Feel unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ darn it! (exclamation of frustration) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Numbers that look like upside-down sixes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Picture goes to ... ___ Battle After Another! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | What a relief! exclamation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | State-of-the-___ (very modern) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | When doubled a South Pacific island (anagram of boar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ and Demons 2000 novel by Dan Brown | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role goes to ... ___ Buckley for Hamnet! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role goes to ... Michael B. ___ for Sinners! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Off-road wheels: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | And others in Latin for short (anagram of late) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Antiseptic substance with the symbol I | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to ... Kate Hawley for this 2025 science fiction monster film! | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Actor ___ Baldwin from It's Complicated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Wriggly like the moray fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Rapper Dr. ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | The ___ & Stimpy Show | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Joe and Jane of action figures for two: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film goes to ... ___ Demon Hunters! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | List ender briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Superlative suffix with great to describe Muhammad Ali | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Fedora for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Either you tell him ___ will! (threatening ultimatum): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Trophy takers ... and what the people and films at 18a 29a 32a 39a 51a and 9d are | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | Cry of discomfort (rhymes with groan) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Aha! That was ___! (words after Pinocchio's nose grows perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Nacho dip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Letters after mara for a long-distance race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | At ___! (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | And the 2026 Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to ... Avatar: Fire and ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | This food's ___ spice (remark about bland food perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ member of the chess club in college: 3 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Common kiddie lunch box sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Weed removal tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sheldon's Indian friend on The Big Bang Theory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Meet and ___ (part of a celebrity's movie promotion) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Summer hours in NYC: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ note to follow so ... (The Sound of Music line): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Weekly NBC sketch show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Let's leave ___ (not omit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Bring to mind as an emotion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | John ___ (tractor brand) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Opposite of outlet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | Bye Bye Bye band | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Fail unlike any of the movies in this crossword | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Start again from scratch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Put ___ on it (limit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Cutting-___ technology (highly advanced) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Pigmented part around the pupil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Where you might find eggs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Set a price in a way | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 2, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 2, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 60 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FRANKENSTEIN at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 2, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 2, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 2, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 60 clues with answers from 3 to 12 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 2, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 60 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 2, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.