NYT Crossword April 1, 2026 Answers

Across

1A "Don't ___ me!" 5 6A Alternative to check or card 4 10A World traveler's need 4 14A Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term 5 15A Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents 4 16A They can be bruised or inflated 4 17A Quip, part 1 10 19A "Golly!" 4 20A Epitome of smoothness 4 21A Nail-biting sports periods, for short 3 22A Bone that squeaks, maybe 6 24A Takes care of 6 26A Implied 5 27A Quip, part 2 12 31A Apple pan ___ (baked pastry) 5 34A Waze ways: Abbr. 4 35A Go a-courtin'? 3 36A Airline predictions, for short 4 37A Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases 5 39A Scottish caps 4 40A "Fear ___" 3 41A Either of two wives of Henry VIII 4 42A Vault in a mummy movie 5 43A Quip, part 3 12 47A Cry from a bandleader 5 48A "Wow, cool!" 6 51A Leave undisturbed 6 53A Environmentally friendly: Prefix 3 54A Word before market or collar 4 56A Tennis legend Arthur 4 57A Quip, part 4 10 60A Awaken slowly 4 61A Mine finds 4 62A Awaken rudely 5 63A Cheek 4 64A "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book) 4 65A Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!" 5

Down

1D Outdoor events with grills, for short 4 2D Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep" 5 3D Light on one's feet 5 4D Happy Meal chain, informally 8 5D "Yikes!" 3 6D Second wedding anniversary material 6 7D Moments of understanding 4 8D Walter Scott or Isaac Newton 3 9D Occasions for getting gussied up 8 10D Kind of burger that lacks meat 6 11D "Listen, hear me out on this …" 9 12D Meh 4 13D Like a burnt-out firepit 4 18D Annual D.C. address, for short 4 23D Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over" 4 25D Kind of burger that lacks meat 3 26D "Toodle-oo!" 4 28D Environmentally friendly 5 29D Rear end 4 30D Word repeated while trying out a microphone 4 31D Cozy rooms 4 32D Midwestern native 4 33D "Look what I can do!" 9 37D Genre that combines mainstream and underground music 8 38D Do some crafting 4 39D Amphibian with specialized toe pads 8 41D Opposed 4 42D MS NOW competitor 3 44D Edmonton's hockey team 6 45D Swarming insect 6 46D Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name 4 49D So others can hear 5 50D Nervous 5 51D Gal in Glasgow 4 52D "Cómo ___ usted?" 4 53D What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji 4 55D Subject line abbr. 4 58D "How ___ you?" 3 59D Natural hairstyle, for short 3