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THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword April 16 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the April 16, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A The Monkees' "___ Believer": 2 wds. IMA 3 4A "___, humbug!" (Ebenezer Scrooge's cry) BAH 3 7A Kid's plaything TOY 3 10A Agree with a head bob NOD 3 11A Vowels following "a" and "e" IOU 3 12A Genetic letters (anagram of "ran") RNA 3 13A Carbonated fountain beverage SODA 4 15A Waterbody where a duck or a frog is found POND 4 16A 1984 horror film "A Nightmare on ___ Street" ELM 3 17A "Long time, no ___!" SEE 3 19A English class assignment ESSAY 5 21A ___ Nyong'o, actress who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her debut feature film performance in "12 Years a Slave" LUPITA 6 24A Granola grain OAT 3 25A Newton who discovered gravity ISAAC 5 26A The Big ___ (theory taught in physics class, perhaps) BANG 4 28A Dawn drops on grass DEW 3 29A Third month, for short MAR 3 30A Pat lightly with a napkin DAB 3 33A "I'll pick up ___" ("Drinks are on me"): 2 wds. THETAB 6 36A Mess up ERR 3 37A Happy tail movement WAG 3 38A ___ Streisand, actress and singer who won the Best Actress Oscar for her debut film performance in "Funny Girl" BARBRA 6 40A Ornamental Japanese swimmer KOI 3 41A Nestle's ___-Caps candy SNO 3 42A Yellowfin tuna AHI 3 44A Produce, as an egg LAY 3 47A ___ Andrews, actress who took home the Best Actress Oscar for her first screen role in "Mary Poppins" JULIE 5 51A Gene Kelly starrer ___ Girls LES 3 52A Portuguese for "she" (anagram of "lea") ELA 3 53A "Now available ___ and Blu-ray": 2 wds. ONDVD 5 54A They end on December 31st, for short YRS 3 55A Majestic Yellowstone creature ELK 3 56A "___: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp," novel by Harriet Stowe DRED 4
Down
1D Walk-___ (like some large closets) INS 3 2D Cow's "hello" MOO 3 3D Opposite of "subtract" ADD 3 4D Blurb on a book jacket, for short BIO 3 5D Top-notch (anagram of "aeon"): Hyph. AONE 4 6D Jennifer ___, singer-turned-actress who won an Oscar for her film debut in "Dreamgirls" HUDSON 6 7D Trick's partner, on Halloween TREAT 5 8D Like a child without siblings ONLY 4 9D Thanksgiving tuber YAM 3 14D Japan's continent ASIA 4 15D "The Princess and the ___" (fairy tale) PEA 3 18D "And so forth," for short ETC 3 20D Droop, like an old sofa SAG 3 21D Cookware cover LID 3 22D "I could ___ a hand here!" ("Please help!") USE 3 23D Fox's foot PAW 3 26D What a baseball player swings BAT 3 27D Most Middle Eastern residents, say ARABS 5 29D "Sleepless in Seattle" star ___ Ryan MEG 3 30D Society newbie, for short (anagram of "bed") DEB 3 31D Flight schedule: Abbr. ARR 3 32D Savage X Fenty product BRA 3 33D What it takes to tango TWO 3 34D ___ Steinfeld, Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her first movie, "True Grit" HAILEE 6 35D Country music instrument BANJO 5 39D Merry-go-___ (amusement park ride) ROUND 5 40D "You may now ___ the bride!" KISS 4 42D ___ Raisman, two-time Olympic gymnast ALY 3 43D "How Stella Got ___ Groove Back" (1998 comedy) HER 3 45D "___ the Bright Places" (2020 romance film) ALL 3 46D Hairy Tibetan ox YAK 3 48D Romance spanning multiple time zones: Abbr. LDR 3 49D "___ been meaning to ask you ..." IVE 3 50D Baseball legend Roush EDD 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 120 letters
1I
2M
3A
4B
5A
6H
7T
8O
9Y
10N
O
D
11I
O
U
12R
N
A
13S
O
D
14A
15P
O
N
D
16E
L
M
17S
18E
E
19E
S
20S
A
Y
21L
22U
23P
I
T
A
24O
A
T
25I
S
A
A
C
26B
27A
N
G
28D
E
W
29M
A
R
30D
31A
32B
33T
34H
E
T
A
35B
36E
R
R
37W
A
G
38B
A
39R
B
R
A
40K
O
I
41S
N
O
42A
43H
I
44L
45A
46Y
47J
U
48L
49I
50E
51L
E
S
52E
L
A
53O
N
D
V
D
54Y
R
S
55E
L
K
56D
R
E
D

The completed 13 x 13 grid for April 16, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the April 16, 2026 puzzle

The April 16, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 33 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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