Daily Themed Crossword April 3, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 3, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 3, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Santa's pointy-eared helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Bill ___ small screen's Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Explosive letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Mamma ___! (Meryl Streep starrer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Big ___ Wolf (Little Red Riding Hood antagonist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Boo-___! (crying sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Actress and supermodel Kate ___ (anagram of punto) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Fantastic Beasts ___ Where to Find Them | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Bank lobby machine: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Wheaton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Did 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 | 4 | |
| #12 | Remove from one's computer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ urchin (marine creature) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Suffix with project for a thrown object | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Game where you hear You're it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Jane Goodall's title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Did you know? This duck-billed mammal featured on Phineas and Ferb as Perry is one of the only mammals that can lay eggs! | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | Lover's squabble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | It's ___-brainer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ with a Plan (Matt LeBlanc sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Santa ___ Southern California city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Joan of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Did 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 | 6 | |
| #24 | Service provider? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Antipollution agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | FBI employee for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Collision sound in a comic strip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Did you know? This animal featured in Jaws lays its eggs in a tough case called a mermaid's purse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Second of April? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Once ___ blue moon: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Prefix with natal or classical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Venomous snake from Egypt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Homer's neighbor on The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Six-pointers in football for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Did you know? This large flightless Australian bird's eggs are dark green in color almost like a gemstone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ChapStick target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | That's a big ___ lie (blatant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | LA Lakers or Miami Heat organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Pulls with force | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Murphy of Dr. Dolittle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Bangkok native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | This is ___ a drill! (This is the real thing!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actor Hanks from A Man Called Otto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Be behind on bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___-gritty (basic detail) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Jump like a frog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Rolls of bills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Guacamole or salsa for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Enchanted 2004 musical film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ... ___ mean fightin' machine! (Stripes dialogue) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Chewy candy store purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | You deserve ___ on the back: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___-pedi (beauty treatment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Plane touchdown approximations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Fit ___ (suit perfectly): 3 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | It's the ___ old story ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Snoozes like a cat? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Did you know? This American bird lays summer sky-like blue eggs which is also Tiffany & Co.'s signature blue! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Heavy lifter on a construction site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Casual refusal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ John's Pizza (popular pizza chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Rock of ___ (2012 musical comedy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Word that can precede or follow dance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Like the men in a Jon Hamm period drama title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Farm insect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Taylor Swift's 2012 album re-recorded in 2021 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Boxing stats: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 3, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 3, 2026, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PLATYPUS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 3, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 3, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 3, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 3, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 3, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.