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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 65 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword April 17 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the April 17, 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.

65 of 65 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Annoying web pop-ups, for short ADS 3 4A Helicopter landing site PAD 3 7A TV's "___ & Order" LAW 3 10A Almonds or pecans, e.g. NUTS 4 12A Flight-landing prediction (anagram of "ate"): Abbr. ETA 3 13A "Hi," in Spanish HOLA 4 14A ___ and tidy (clean) NEAT 4 15A Tissue paper thickness PLY 3 16A ___-bitty (very small) ITTY 4 17A Green growth in ponds ALGAE 5 19A "Right this instant!": Abbr. ASAP 4 21A Oat ___ muffin BRAN 4 23A ___ whale, deep-sea diver that can hold its breath for 90 minutes while hunting squid nearly 3,000 feet below the ocean surface SPERM 5 27A Data command SORT 4 28A Centers of donuts HOLES 5 29A "Maid in Manhattan" star, for short JLO 3 32A Elephant ___, ocean dweller that can hold its breath underwater for dives of up to two hours, in dire circumstances SEAL 4 34A Holiday ___ (hotel chain) INN 3 35A ___ dirty laundry in public (discusses secrets openly) AIRS 4 37A "James Bond" author ___ Fleming IAN 3 40A Cuvier's ___ whale, mammal that was seen to have held its breath and stayed submerged for a record-setting 222 minutes BEAKED 6 43A Case of the ___ (ennui) BLAHS 5 46A Number of lives a cat has NINE 4 47A "I" in IHOP, for short INTL 4 48A Guinea ___ (furry pet) PIG 3 50A Crocodile-like swamp predator that can hold its breath underwater for up to 45 minutes by dramatically slowing its heart rate ALLIGATOR 9 54A American president on a penny, lovingly ABE 3 55A Make, as butter (rhymes with "burn") CHURN 5 56A Every child. One voice org.: Abbr. PTA 3 57A "Definitely!" YES 3 58A Nervous twitches TICS 4 59A "Keep it down!" SHH 3
Down
1D "Pitch Perfect" actress Kendrick ANNA 4 2D One-on-one showdown (anagram of "lude") DUEL 4 3D ___ night (groom's pre-wedding party) STAG 4 4D ___ talk (coach's encouraging words) PEP 3 5D Largest city in the state of Georgia ATLANTA 7 6D "Is that what they're calling it these ___?" DAYS 4 7D Parking ___ (place for idle cars) LOT 3 8D Key often used with "Ctrl" and "Del" ALT 3 9D "I Want It That ___" (Backstreet Boys song) WAY 3 11D Pierces, as with a knife STABS 5 13D Zoo heavyweight and river dweller that can hold its breath and stay submerged for up to five minutes while walking underwater, for short HIPPO 5 18D Greek god of love (word hidden in "heros") EROS 4 20D Proof of a fire ASH 3 22D "You ___ what you eat" ARE 3 24D Death Wish director Roth ELI 3 25D Kylo ___ (Star Wars: The Force Awakens villain) REN 3 26D AOL alternative with a butterfly logo: Abbr. MSN 3 29D Poke with a sharp object JAB 3 30D Bit of fake news say LIE 3 31D Citrus fruits with the same name as their color ORANGES 7 33D Ad-___ (improvise) LIB 3 36D Glide on snow SKI 3 38D Set in a straight line ALIGN 5 39D Grandma's nickname NANA 4 41D Put into effect, as laws ENACT 5 42D New ___ (India's capital) DELHI 5 44D Web address starter indicating an extra layer of encryption: Abbr. HTTPS 5 45D Famously slow tree-dweller whose surprise superpower is the ability to stay submerged in water for up to 20 minutes SLOTH 5 48D ___-per-view PAY 3 49D "May ___ excused?": 2 wds. IBE 3 51D Jean-___ Picard, "Star Trek" captain LUC 3 52D Tax form organization: Abbr. IRS 3 53D Cheerleader's cheer RAH 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1A
2D
3S
4P
5A
6D
7L
8A
9W
10N
U
T
11S
12E
T
A
13H
O
L
A
14N
E
A
T
15P
L
Y
16I
T
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Y
17A
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G
A
18E
19A
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20A
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21B
R
22A
N
23S
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24E
25R
26M
27S
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28H
O
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29J
30L
31O
32S
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33L
34I
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N
35A
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36S
37I
38A
39N
40B
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K
41E
42D
43B
L
A
44H
45S
46N
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47I
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48P
49I
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52I
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53R
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55C
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56P
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58T
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59S
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for April 17, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the April 17, 2026 puzzle

The April 17, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 65 clues — 32 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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