Daily Themed Crossword April 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 9, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Selling like ___ cakes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Letters on a sunscreen bottle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Dog doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lamb's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ butter (moisturizer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Harry Potter's spellcasting stick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Currency used in Japan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | First aid ___ (collections of medical supplies) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | No ifs ___ or buts! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Prefix with case to mean a set of steps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Shade acquired at the beach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Real ___ (property) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | ___ Giamatti actor who portrays a fictionalized version of himself as an anxious actor in the movie Cold Souls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pen's fuel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ appetit! (Enjoy your meal!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Decay like old fruits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Spanish for more | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Huuuuuuuuuuuge stretch of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Geese flying formation phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Man (The Wizard of Oz character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Jonah ___ actor who portrays a fictionalized version of himself during a global apocalypse in the movie This Is the End | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Crackle heard during a phone call | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | The S in iOS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ La La (Britney Spears song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ 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 | |
| #27 | Spotlight focus usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Strong ___ ox: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Spherical object in the sky say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Nicolas ___ actor who portrays a fictionalized out-of-luck version of himself in the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | CAGE | 4 | |
| #31 | I'm so hungry I could ___ horse!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | GI entertainment group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Wall Street debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Caustic substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Remind again and again | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Jude (Beatles number) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Has debts to pay off say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Temporary shelter for a camping trip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Collared garment with buttons | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Tarantula or a turtle e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Buckles as a seat belt | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Jean-Claude ___ Damme actor who also portrays a fictionalized out-of-luck version of himself in the movie JCVD | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Dead-___ (road that leads to nowhere) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | NFL stats for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Ability that's honed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | All I ___ (2019 Olivia Rodrigo song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Dhabi capital of UAE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Seek an answer from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Jeffrey Archer novel Kane and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Screwdriver or hammer for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | M-O connector phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Rapper technically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Can I have ___? Iced please! (summer beverage ask): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Actor McShane | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Homes on wheels: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Jordan athlete who portrayed a fictionalized version of himself alongside Billy West as Bugs Bunny in the movie Space Jam | MICHAEL | 7 | |
| #57 | Uncle in Madrid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cackling carnivore | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | She ___ natural!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | They really ___ up the dance floor (They were amazing!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Glide on an ice rink | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | It might not be proper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Major (constellation with the Big Dipper) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Physics or chemistry e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Smartphone action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | It was a long long time ___ ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ it ain't so (disappointed words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Marshy area | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 9, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FASTENS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 9, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 9, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 9, 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.