Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 3, 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 3, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1E
2L
3F
4N
5Y
6E
7T
8N
9T
10M
I
A
11B
A
D
12H
O
O
13U
P
T
14O
15N
16A
N
D
17A
T
M
18W
I
19L
20K
I
21W
I
22D
23E
24L
E
T
E
25S
E
A
26I
L
E
27T
A
28G
29D
30A
31M
32E
33P
L
A
34T
Y
P
U
35S
36S
P
A
T
37A
N
O
38M
A
39N
40A
N
A
41A
42R
43C
44M
A
45N
T
I
S
46P
47A
48S
T
O
R
49E
P
A
50A
G
T
51B
A
52M
53S
H
54A
55R
56K
57P
E
E
58I
N
A
59N
E
O
60A
S
P
61N
E
D
62T
D
S

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASanta's pointy-eared helperELF
4ABill ___, small screen's "Science Guy"NYE
7AExplosive lettersTNT
10A"Mamma ___!" (Meryl Streep starrer)MIA
11ABig ___ Wolf ("Little Red Riding Hood" antagonist)BAD
12A"Boo-___!" (crying sound)HOO
13AActress and supermodel Kate ___ (anagram of "punto")UPTON
16A"Fantastic Beasts ___ Where to Find Them"AND
17ABank lobby machine: Abbr.ATM
18A"Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor WheatonWIL
20ADid you know? This New Zealand bird, which shares its name with a fuzzy fruit, can lay eggs that weigh up to 20% of its body weight!KIWI
22ARemove from one's computerDELETE
25A___ urchin (marine creature)SEA
26ASuffix with "project" for a thrown objectILE
27A___ Heuer (luxury watch brand)TAG
29AJane Goodall's titleDAME
33ADid you know? This duck-billed mammal featured on "Phineas and Ferb" as Perry is one of the only mammals that can lay eggs!PLATYPUS
36ALover's squabbleSPAT
37A"It's ___-brainer": 2 wds.ANO
38A___ and Superman four-act drama written in 1903 by George Bernard Shaw which is based on the Don Juan themeMAN
40ASanta ___, Southern California cityANA
41AJoan of ___ARC
44ADid you know? The praying ___, an insect whose species is featured in "A Bug's Life," can lay up to 400 eggs in just an inch-long sac!MANTIS
46AService provider?PASTOR
49AAntipollution agency: Abbr.EPA
50AFBI employee, for shortAGT
51ACollision sound in a comic stripBAM
53ADid you know? This animal featured in "Jaws" lays its eggs in a tough case called a "mermaid's purse"SHARK
57ASecond of April?PEE
58A"Once ___ blue moon": 2 wds.INA
59APrefix with "natal" or "classical"NEO
60AVenomous snake from EgyptASP
61AHead of House Stark in the HBO series Game of ThronesNED
62ANFL stats: AbbrTDS

Down

1DDid you know? This large flightless Australian bird's eggs are dark green in color, almost like a gemstoneEMU
2DChapStick targetLIP
3D"That's a big ___ lie" (blatant)FAT
4DLA Lakers or Miami Heat organization: Abbr.NBA
5DPulls with forceYANKS
6D___ Murphy of "Dr. Dolittle"EDDIE
7DBangkok nativeTHAI
8D"This is ___ a drill!" ("This is the real thing!")NOT
9DActor Hanks from "A Man Called Otto"TOM
14DBe behind on billsOWE
15D___-gritty (basic detail)NITTY
19DJump, like a frogLEAP
21DRolls of billsWADS
22DGuacamole or salsa, for oneDIP
23D"___ Enchanted," 2004 musical filmELLA
24D"... ___, mean, fightin' machine!" ("Stripes" dialogue)LEAN
28DChewy candy store purchaseGUM
30D"You deserve ___ on the back": 2 wds.APAT
31D___-pedi (beauty treatment)MANI
32DPlane touchdown approximations: Abbr.ETAS
34DFit ___ (suit perfectly): 3 wds.TOAT
35D"It's the ___ old story ..."SAME
39DSnoozes like a cat?NAPS
42DDid you know? This American bird lays summer sky-like blue eggs, which is also Tiffany & Co.'s signature blue!ROBIN
43DHeavy lifter on a construction siteCRANE
45DCasual refusalNAH
46D___ John's Pizza (popular pizza chain)PAPA
47D"Rock of ___" (2012 musical comedy)AGES
48DWord that can precede or follow "dance"STEP
52DLike the men in a Jon Hamm period drama titleMAD
54DFarm insect?ANT
55DTurkish novelist Orhan Pamuks My Name is ___RED
56DBoxing stats: Abbr.KOS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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