NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 4

By Royce Ferguson

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Across

  1. 1Conceited sort, disrespectfullyPOMPOUSASS
  2. 11They're not hard to beatEGGS
  3. 15Win after ad out, sayBREAKSERVE
  4. 16Tire (out)POOP
  5. 17Popular loaves for corned beef sandwichesJEWISHRYES
  6. 18Resort that bans snowboardingALTA
  7. 19Protectors of a queenSOLDIERANTS
  8. 21When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr.DEC
  9. 22Tourist hotspot in Uttar PradeshAGRA
  10. 23Epoch that marked the rise of mammalsEOCENE
  11. 25"Heaven forbid!"GODNO
  12. 27Chart-toppersHITSONGS
  13. 29Fulfillment center?ELS
  14. 30Building managers, informallySUPES
  15. 32Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biographyOPRAH
  16. 33The sparkle in some cosmeticsMICA
  17. 35Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and PakistanTALIB
  18. 37Low-priced car introduced in 1980YUGO
  19. 38One bitATALL
  20. 40MentionedCITED
  21. 42What isn't anyone's fault?LET
  22. 43Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?"ITRIEDTO
  23. 45Less likely to bite, perhapsTAMED
  24. 47Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone"LEHANE
  25. 48The so-called "Prince of Motown"GAYE
  26. 49Sold-out inits.SRO
  27. 50Person giving anonymouslySECRETSANTA
  28. 56GonePAST
  29. 58Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painterJEANRENOIR
  30. 59Lead-in to girlATTA
  31. 60Something important to do, in office-speakACTIONITEM
  32. 61High-protein pasteMISO
  33. 62"You betcha!"YESINDEEDY

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  1. 1Lunchbox staples, for shortPBJS
  2. 2"Twist, Lick, Dunk" productOREO
  3. 3Cry feeblyMEWL
  4. 4Staple of many a free appPAIDAD
  5. 5Some silent yesesOKSIGNS
  6. 6Escort awayUSHEROUT
  7. 7Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco MissionSERRA
  8. 8One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones"ARYA
  9. 9Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside itSVEN
  10. 10Type of stanzaSESTET
  11. 11Waste watchdog, for shortEPA
  12. 12Longstanding code of conductGOLDENRULE
  13. 13Agreed to a proposalGOTENGAGED
  14. 14Rocket to the moon, e.g.SPACESHOT
  15. 20AverageSOSO
  16. 24"Roger that"COPY
  17. 25Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangilyGLITTERATI
  18. 26Crystal and Rock, notablyOSCARHOSTS
  19. 27Sun: PrefixHELIO
  20. 28"Really?"ISIT
  21. 29Target of some filtersEMAILSPAM
  22. 31DealPACT
  23. 34Et ___ALIA
  24. 36Certain particle acceleratorBETATRON
  25. 39Fisheye, e.g.LENS
  26. 41NightfallDAYSEND
  27. 44Someone having mixed success at work?DEEJAY
  28. 46OgreMEANIE
  29. 48Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster"GENII
  30. 51Gospel singer WinansCECE
  31. 52Loose-lipped onesRATS
  32. 53F or G, but not HNOTE
  33. 54Like some tonguesTIED
  34. 55One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game"ARMY
  35. 57Eastern philosophyTAO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Conceited sort, disrespectfully — Answer: POMPOUSASS
  2. 11. They're not hard to beat — Answer: EGGS
  3. 15. Win after ad out, say — Answer: BREAKSERVE
  4. 16. Tire (out) — Answer: POOP
  5. 17. Popular loaves for corned beef sandwiches — Answer: JEWISHRYES
  6. 18. Resort that bans snowboarding — Answer: ALTA
  7. 19. Protectors of a queen — Answer: SOLDIERANTS
  8. 21. When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr. — Answer: DEC
  9. 22. Tourist hotspot in Uttar Pradesh — Answer: AGRA
  10. 23. Epoch that marked the rise of mammals — Answer: EOCENE
  11. 25. "Heaven forbid!" — Answer: GODNO. Hint: When you really hope something doesn't happen, this phrase might come to mind! 🙏
  12. 27. Chart-toppers — Answer: HITSONGS
  13. 29. Fulfillment center? — Answer: ELS
  14. 30. Building managers, informally — Answer: SUPES
  15. 32. Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biography — Answer: OPRAH
  16. 33. The sparkle in some cosmetics — Answer: MICA
  17. 35. Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan — Answer: TALIB
  18. 37. Low-priced car introduced in 1980 — Answer: YUGO
  19. 38. One bit — Answer: ATALL. Hint: Think of a phrase meaning “even slightly” that can also suggest a single bit of something. 💡
  20. 40. Mentioned — Answer: CITED
  21. 42. What isn't anyone's fault? — Answer: LET
  22. 43. Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?" — Answer: ITRIEDTO
  23. 45. Less likely to bite, perhaps — Answer: TAMED
  24. 47. Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone" — Answer: LEHANE
  25. 48. The so-called "Prince of Motown" — Answer: GAYE
  26. 49. Sold-out inits. — Answer: SRO
  27. 50. Person giving anonymously — Answer: SECRETSANTA
  28. 56. Gone — Answer: PAST
  29. 58. Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painter — Answer: JEANRENOIR
  30. 59. Lead-in to girl — Answer: ATTA
  31. 60. Something important to do, in office-speak — Answer: ACTIONITEM
  32. 61. High-protein paste — Answer: MISO
  33. 62. "You betcha!" — Answer: YESINDEEDY

Down

  1. 1. Lunchbox staples, for short — Answer: PBJS
  2. 2. "Twist, Lick, Dunk" product — Answer: OREO
  3. 3. Cry feebly — Answer: MEWL
  4. 4. Staple of many a free app — Answer: PAIDAD
  5. 5. Some silent yeses — Answer: OKSIGNS
  6. 6. Escort away — Answer: USHEROUT
  7. 7. Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco Mission — Answer: SERRA
  8. 8. One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones" — Answer: ARYA
  9. 9. Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside it — Answer: SVEN
  10. 10. Type of stanza — Answer: SESTET
  11. 11. Waste watchdog, for short — Answer: EPA
  12. 12. Longstanding code of conduct — Answer: GOLDENRULE
  13. 13. Agreed to a proposal — Answer: GOTENGAGED
  14. 14. Rocket to the moon, e.g. — Answer: SPACESHOT
  15. 20. Average — Answer: SOSO
  16. 24. "Roger that" — Answer: COPY
  17. 25. Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangily — Answer: GLITTERATI
  18. 26. Crystal and Rock, notably — Answer: OSCARHOSTS
  19. 27. Sun: Prefix — Answer: HELIO
  20. 28. "Really?" — Answer: ISIT
  21. 29. Target of some filters — Answer: EMAILSPAM
  22. 31. Deal — Answer: PACT
  23. 34. Et ___ — Answer: ALIA
  24. 36. Certain particle accelerator — Answer: BETATRON
  25. 39. Fisheye, e.g. — Answer: LENS
  26. 41. Nightfall — Answer: DAYSEND
  27. 44. Someone having mixed success at work? — Answer: DEEJAY
  28. 46. Ogre — Answer: MEANIE
  29. 48. Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster" — Answer: GENII
  30. 51. Gospel singer Winans — Answer: CECE
  31. 52. Loose-lipped ones — Answer: RATS
  32. 53. F or G, but not H — Answer: NOTE
  33. 54. Like some tongues — Answer: TIED
  34. 55. One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game" — Answer: ARMY
  35. 57. Eastern philosophy — Answer: TAO

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for April 4, 2026

Every clue from the April 4 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Conceited sort, disrespectfullyPOMPOUSASS
11They're not hard to beatEGGS
15Win after ad out, sayBREAKSERVE
16Tire (out)POOP
17Popular loaves for corned beef sandwichesJEWISHRYES
18Resort that bans snowboardingALTA
19Protectors of a queenSOLDIERANTS
21When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr.DEC
22Tourist hotspot in Uttar PradeshAGRA
23Epoch that marked the rise of mammalsEOCENE
25"Heaven forbid!"GODNO
27Chart-toppersHITSONGS
29Fulfillment center?ELS
30Building managers, informallySUPES
32Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biographyOPRAH
33The sparkle in some cosmeticsMICA
35Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and PakistanTALIB
37Low-priced car introduced in 1980YUGO
38One bitATALL
40MentionedCITED
42What isn't anyone's fault?LET
43Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?"ITRIEDTO
45Less likely to bite, perhapsTAMED
47Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone"LEHANE
48The so-called "Prince of Motown"GAYE
49Sold-out inits.SRO
50Person giving anonymouslySECRETSANTA
56GonePAST
58Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painterJEANRENOIR
59Lead-in to girlATTA
60Something important to do, in office-speakACTIONITEM
61High-protein pasteMISO
62"You betcha!"YESINDEEDY

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Lunchbox staples, for shortPBJS
2"Twist, Lick, Dunk" productOREO
3Cry feeblyMEWL
4Staple of many a free appPAIDAD
5Some silent yesesOKSIGNS
6Escort awayUSHEROUT
7Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco MissionSERRA
8One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones"ARYA
9Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside itSVEN
10Type of stanzaSESTET
11Waste watchdog, for shortEPA
12Longstanding code of conductGOLDENRULE
13Agreed to a proposalGOTENGAGED
14Rocket to the moon, e.g.SPACESHOT
20AverageSOSO
24"Roger that"COPY
25Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangilyGLITTERATI
26Crystal and Rock, notablyOSCARHOSTS
27Sun: PrefixHELIO
28"Really?"ISIT
29Target of some filtersEMAILSPAM
31DealPACT
34Et ___ALIA
36Certain particle acceleratorBETATRON
39Fisheye, e.g.LENS
41NightfallDAYSEND
44Someone having mixed success at work?DEEJAY
46OgreMEANIE
48Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster"GENII
51Gospel singer WinansCECE
52Loose-lipped onesRATS
53F or G, but not HNOTE
54Like some tonguesTIED
55One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game"ARMY
57Eastern philosophyTAO

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