Daily Themed Crossword April 8, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 8, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 8, 2026 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hoover ___ (Colorado river barrier) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ as a fiddle (very healthy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Don't judge a book by ___ cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Am ___ brother's keeper?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Perform exceedingly well in a test | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Crackle and Pop (Rice Krispies mascots) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | First day of the weekend for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Coffee or pinto e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Famous college near Hollywood: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Hammer-wielding Avenger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Smoke ___ (message sent using a campfire perhaps) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Lobster eater's neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Hold down like a wrestler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The ___ workplace sitcom that featured a fictional Olympics organized by Jim and Pam with games that the characters play out of boredom | OFFICE | 6 | |
| #15 | Whose Line Is It ___? (improv comedy show) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Little white lie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Pecan or almond e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Country that's known as the Emerald Isle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston that featured the fictional game show Bamboozled where no one really understood the rules | FRIENDS | 7 | |
| #20 | Large antlered mammals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ is more (minimalist's words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Leather hole-maker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cole ___ (salad) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | House of the Dragon network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cup of ___ (coffee slangily) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Nine-Nine sitcom that featured the fictional Jimmy Jab Games as a light-hearted way to blow off steam | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Singers Green and Jarreau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ may bloom into a flower: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | One of the winning combinations in tic-tac-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | How I ___ Your Mother sitcom that featured the fictional board game Marshgammon where only Marshall understands the rules | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | One of a bicycle pair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Gear's tooth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Negative prefix with honest or proportionate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Be sure to take ___ to your yoga class! (floor exercise equipment): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | False belief that can be busted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ conditioner (clothes softener) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | ___ age (period where Earth's temperature dropped) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Oolong and chamomile for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Ancient civilization from Peru | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ order (difficult task) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Masseuse's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | It's Always ___ in Philadelphia sitcom that featured the fictional game Chardee MacDennis where the winners smash the losers' pieces | SUNNY | 5 | |
| #43 | Try to bite like a puppy: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___-Wan Kenobi of Star Wars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Liquor paired with tonic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | A reed ___ but never breaks (remains flexible but strong) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | As easy as falling ___ a log (too easy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Christmas tree variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Crime-fighting agency in The Silence of the Lambs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Actor ___ Smith of Suicide Squad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Couple's cruise of a sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | She said ___! (hoped-for post-proposal words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Battleship letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | She in Rio | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Girl sitcom that featured the fictional game True American where the rules can be summarized as There are no rules | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Creature from Star Wars that resembles a teddy bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Welcome to my humble ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Footprint maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ we forget ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Sixty minutes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Improvise on a musical instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Flying mammal to whom we might be upside-down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Baseball hitting stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Place on Google Maps for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___-hoo! (attention-getting exclamation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Eggy beverage | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 8, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 8, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BROOKLYN at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 8, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 8, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 8, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 8, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 8, 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.