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THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword April 9 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the April 9, 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "Selling like ___ cakes" HOT 3 4A Letters on a sunscreen bottle SPF 3 7A Dog doctor, for short VET 3 10A Lamb's mother EWE 3 11A ___ butter (moisturizer) SHEA 4 12A Harry Potter's spellcasting stick WAND 4 13A Currency used in Japan YEN 3 14A First aid ___ (collections of medical supplies) KITS 4 15A "No ifs, ___, or buts!" ANDS 4 16A Prefix with "case" to mean a set of steps STAIR 5 18A Shade acquired at the beach TAN 3 20A Three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. BLT 3 21A Real ___ (property) ESTATE 6 25A ___ Giamatti, actor who portrays a fictionalized version of himself as an anxious actor in the movie "Cold Souls" PAUL 4 27A Pen's "fuel" INK 3 28A "___ appetit!" ("Enjoy your meal!") BON 3 29A Decay, like old fruits ROT 3 30A Spanish for "more" MAS 3 31A Huuuuuuuuuuuge stretch of time EON 3 32A Geese flying formation, phonetically VEE 3 33A Altoids container TIN 3 34A Jonah ___, actor who portrays a fictionalized version of himself during a global apocalypse in the movie "This Is the End" HILL 4 36A Crackle heard during a phone call STATIC 6 38A Part of CBS: Abbr. SYS 3 39A "___ La La" (Britney Spears song) OOH 3 40A ___ Reeves, actor who portrays a fictionalized version of himself as a love interest to the female lead in the movie "Always Be My Maybe" KEANU 5 43A Spotlight focus, usually STAR 4 46A Strong ___ ox: 2 wds. ASAN 4 48A Planet poetically ORB 3 50A Nicolas ___, actor who portrays a fictionalized out-of-luck version of himself in the movie "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" CAGE 4 51A "I'm so hungry I could ___ horse!": 2 wds. EATA 4 52A GI entertainment group: Abbr. USO 3 53A Wall Street debut: Abbr. IPO 3 54A Caustic substance LYE 3 55A Remind again and again NAG 3
Down
1D "___ Jude" (Beatles number) HEY 3 2D Has debts to pay off, say OWES 4 3D Temporary shelter for a camping trip TENT 4 4D Collared garment with buttons SHIRT 5 5D Tarantula or a turtle, e.g. PET 3 6D Buckles, as a seat belt FASTENS 7 7D Jean-Claude ___ Damme, actor who also portrays a fictionalized out-of-luck version of himself in the movie "JCVD" VAN 3 8D Dead-___ (road that leads to nowhere) END 3 9D NFL stats, for short TDS 3 11D Ability that's honed SKILL 5 12D "All I ___" (2019 Olivia Rodrigo song) WANT 4 17D ___ Dhabi, capital of UAE ABU 3 19D Seek an answer from ASK 3 22D ___ Makkonen Tesfaye aka The Weeknd ABEL 4 23D Screwdriver or hammer, for one TOOL 4 24D M-O connector, phonetically ENN 3 25D Rapper, technically POET 4 26D "Can I have ___? Iced, please!" (summer beverage ask): 2 wds. ATEA 4 27D Actor McShane IAN 3 29D Homes on wheels: Abbr. RVS 3 30D ___ Jordan, athlete who portrayed a fictionalized version of himself alongside Billy West as Bugs Bunny in the movie "Space Jam" MICHAEL 7 33D "Uncle" in Madrid TIO 3 34D Cackling carnivore HYENA 5 35D "She ___ natural!": 2 wds. ISA 3 37D Sped TORE 4 38D Glide on an ice rink SKATE 5 41D It might not be proper NOUN 4 42D ___ Major (constellation with the "Big Dipper") URSA 4 43D Physics or chemistry, e.g., for short SCI 3 44D Smartphone action TAP 3 45D "It was a long, long time ___ ..." AGO 3 47D "___ it ain't so" (disappointed words) SAY 3 49D Marshy area BOG 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 125 letters
1H
2O
3T
4S
5P
6F
7V
8E
9T
10E
W
E
11S
H
E
A
12W
A
N
D
13Y
E
N
14K
I
T
S
15A
N
D
S
16S
T
17A
I
R
18T
19A
N
20B
L
T
21E
S
T
22A
23T
24E
25P
26A
U
L
27I
N
K
28B
O
N
29R
O
T
30M
A
S
31E
O
N
32V
E
E
33T
I
N
34H
35I
L
L
36S
T
A
37T
I
C
38S
Y
S
39O
O
H
40K
E
A
41N
42U
43S
44T
45A
R
46A
47S
A
N
48O
R
49B
50C
A
G
E
51E
A
T
A
52U
S
O
53I
P
O
54L
Y
E
55N
A
G

The completed 13 x 13 grid for April 9, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the April 9, 2026 puzzle

The April 9, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 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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