Daily Themed Crossword April 23, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 23, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 23, 2026 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ I be excused? (Permission to leave?) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Omelet ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ the season to be jolly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Boxers Muhammad and Laila | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Feline zodiac symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | True Detective airer (anagram of hob): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Campsite shelter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ there be light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Winehouse singer of Back to Black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Mining output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | The Cat in the ___ 2003 film starring Mike Myers which is loosely based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Travel like a bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Electricity bill data | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ ground (environment suitable for fostering organisms) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #15 | Soup or soda container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Kung ___ shrimp (Chinese delicacy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | California's Santa ___ River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Suffix with infant or percent (anagram of lei) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | TV network with an eye logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | 1996 film starring Embeth Davidtz as Miss Honey which is based on the eponymous children's novel by Roald Dahl | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | She is ___ attending an Ivy League school (determined): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Zoological term for eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Rocky ___ (ice cream flavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Old-style struck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ and the Chocolate Factory 2005 film starring Johnny Depp which is based on the eponymous children's book by Roald Dahl | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | Jerky meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Early dial-up service provider: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hours before noon: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Buy two get one free event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Charlotte's ___ 2006 film starring Julia Roberts which is based on the eponymous children's book by E.B. White | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | O follower phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Coach Lasso on TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Yoga class accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Schweppes Original Ginger ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ and yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Palindromic French fashion magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Golly ___ whiz! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Subculture with dark clothes and heavy eyeliner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ all folks! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Company known as Big Blue: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ sauce (sushi dip) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | How the Grinch ___ Christmas 2000 film starring Jim Carrey which is loosely based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss | STOLE | 5 | |
| #43 | Bread for a Reuben sandwich | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | July follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Poet Robert ___ of the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Citric or boric e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Met ___ (annual haute couture event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Suffix with acetyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | 1995 film about a farm pig who wants to work as a sheepdog which is based on the children's book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith | BABE | 4 | |
| #50 | Beaver's structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | You're one ___ million: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Military alliance group with Canada and the UK: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | iMac alternatives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Drip lines in the ER for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The Silence of the ___ film featuring Hannibal Lecter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Popular dental care brand: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Neither's accomplice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Gain ___ (get ahead in a race): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | A ___ a dozen (very common) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | What should ___ for dinner?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Lead-in to prompter for a speech-displaying device | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cry from a crow's nest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Long garden tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Suffix for Taiwan or Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Central banking system of the U.S.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 23, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 23, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BREEDING at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 23, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 23, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 23, 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 65 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 23, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 23, 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.