Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 13, 2026 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated April 13, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid35 across · 31 down
1A
2B
3C
4M
5C
6S
7D
8O
9C
10R
O
O
11A
H
H
12S
U
M
O
13C
A
L
14P
E
A
15S
16T
E
N
D
17D
18A
L
E
19H
20O
O
T
I
E
21P
22E
P
P
E
R
23R
I
P
24E
L
L
E
25M
E
L
26P
27A
28O
29A
L
A
30W
O
K
31L
A
R
D
32R
A
Y
33S
E
W
34I
N
M
E
35D
U
E
36H
37E
A
D
S
38P
R
E
K
39E
L
M
O
40A
41C
A
I
42E
43E
L
S
44R
45E
46M
47S
H
I
N
48N
I
L
E
49A
D
O
50P
I
N
K
51D
O
O
52S
U
B

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFirst three letters of "The Alphabet Song"ABC
4AGame show hosts (anagram of "cms"): Abbr.MCS
7A"What's up, ___?" (Bugs Bunny opener)DOC
10AAustralian hopper, informallyROO
11AExclamation similar to "ohh"AHH
12AJapanese heavyweight wrestling formSUMO
13ALow-___ (diet choice)CAL
14ALike two ___ in a podPEAS
16ALook after someone (anagram of "dent")TEND
17AChip and ___ (cartoon chipmunks)DALE
19A___ & the Blowfish, Grammy-winning rock group who came up with their name during their college days at the University of South CarolinaHOOTIE
21ASalt and ___ shakersPEPPER
23ATombstone lettersRIP
24AFashion magazine of French origin (sounds like "L")ELLE
25A"The Producers" director BrooksMEL
26AKung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)PAO
29A___ carte food order: 2 wds.ALA
30AChinese frying panWOK
31ASuet alternativeLARD
32ABlu-___ (disc format)RAY
33APut in some stitches, saySEW
34A"By the power vested ___ ...": 2 wds.INME
35ADeservedDUE
36ATalking ___, rock band whose members met at RISD before becoming legends of '70s and '80s new waveHEADS
38ASchool for toddlers, say: Hyph.PREK
39AFurry red monster of "Sesame Street"ELMO
40AAntioxidant berryACAI
42ASnaky swimmersEELS
44ACollege-town band known for "Losing My Religion," whose early gigs in Athens led to a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of FameREM
47ALong bone in the legSHIN
48ARiver in a classic dad jokeNILE
49AThe Bard's hullabalooADO
50A___ Floyd, psychedelic trailblazing group originally formed by architecture students at Regent Street PolytechnicPINK
51AShaggy's buddy Scooby-___DOO
52ATemporary teacher, informallySUB

Down

1DRainbow shapeARC
2D___ constrictor (large snake)BOA
3DBritish chart-topping band known for "Yellow," whose members became friends during orientation at University College, LondonCOLDPLAY
4DPancake syrupMAPLE
5D"Hurray!" or "Ole!" in a stadiumCHEER
6D___ Na Na, American rock and roll groupSHA
7DTune for twoDUET
8DPrefix with "present" to mean everywhere at onceOMNI
9D"The Da Vinci ___" (Dan Brown novel)CODE
12DWhat a red light signifiesSTOP
15DPrincess Fiona's lover who is a green ogreSHREK
18DKing Kong, for oneAPE
20DLiquid that is also called "black gold"OIL
21D"... and a partridge in a ___ tree"PEAR
22D___ the Elephant Canadian animated seriesELLA
25DTrim the lawnMOW
26D___ box, mythological object that released evils into the worldPANDORAS
27DUpper limbsARMS
28DDedicated poemODE
30DVampire ___, indie rockers who started out with a rap collaboration while still at Columbia UniversityWEEKEND
31DActor Neeson of "Taken"LIAM
33DTake legal actionSUE
35D"Can I buy you a ___?" (question you may hear at a pub)DRINK
36DWhat Adele said "from the other side?"HELLO
37D"What ___ is new?"ELSE
38DWince cause, maybePAIN
40DSnake seen in hieroglyphicsASP
41D___-Town (Illinois city nickname)CHI
43DVowels that end "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"EIO
45DSchool's URL endingEDU
46DFlash ___ (spontaneous performers)MOB
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.