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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, April 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Giraffe's African cousin
  • 6London neighborhood
  • 1012/24 and 12/31
  • 14Tot's white frozen dessert
  • 15Love: Sp.
  • 16Short memo
  • 17"Blackboard" metaphor for a beginning
  • 19Disappeared
  • 20Online crafts store
  • 21Light browns
  • 22"Dear Sir or __..."
  • 23Courageous
  • 25Peruvian pal
  • 27Brit's "Dear me!"
  • 29"Board game" metaphor for a beginning
  • 33Fairy tale meanie
  • 34Sch. near Beverly Hills
  • 35Call it a __ (stop work)
  • 36A lot of nerve
  • 37Disney mermaid
  • 39Bird of peace
  • 40__ manner of speaking
  • 41Supper for swine
  • 42Performers' portrayals
  • 43"Infield" metaphor for a beginning
  • 46"__ just have to do"
  • 47Appeal earnestly
  • 48Long-extinct flightless bird
  • 50Allege
  • 52Three-person band
  • 54"Sorry to hear that"
  • 58Ranch worker
  • 59"Reinvigorated" metaphor for a beginning
  • 61Slurpee alternative
  • 62Stitch's Disney film pal
  • 63British coins
  • 64Retro cartoon frames
  • 65Fully informed about
  • 66Baker's ingredient

Down

  • 1"__ upon a time...
  • 2Bagpiper's garb
  • 3Pub servings
  • 4Ump's "Begin!" shout
  • 5007 creator Fleming
  • 6Appetizers with greens
  • 7Persian Gulf nation
  • 8Tabasco, for instance
  • 9Mined material
  • 10Hire as a consultant
  • 11Black magic's pin target
  • 12Italian volcano
  • 13Appear (to be)
  • 18Mo. city
  • 22Oscar actress Sorvino
  • 24Comics sailor's girlfriend
  • 26Shopping mecca
  • 27Teheran native
  • 28Rooftop power producer
  • 30Witty remarks
  • 31Feature of some oranges
  • 32Observes carefully
  • 33Weekend-welcoming cry
  • 37Film star Jessica
  • 38Auto journey
  • 39Perform perfectly
  • 41Originate (from)
  • 42Get __ of (discard)
  • 44Microscope specimens
  • 45Light bulb inventor
  • 49"Wow!"
  • 50In fashion
  • 51Doily fabric
  • 53Job-related move, for short
  • 55Pop singer Del Rey
  • 56Circle sections
  • 57"Don't delete" mark
  • 59Seasonal bug
  • 60Stealer of secrets

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "LET'S BEGIN".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AGiraffe's African cousinOKAPI
  • 6ALondon neighborhoodSOHO
  • 10A12/24 and 12/31EVES
  • 14ATot's white frozen dessertNILLA
  • 15ALove: Sp.AMOR
  • 16AShort memoNOTE
  • 17A"Blackboard" metaphor for a beginningCLEANSLATE
  • 19ADisappearedGONE
  • 20AOnline crafts storeETSY
  • 21ALight brownsTANS
  • 22A"Dear Sir or __..."MADAM
  • 23ACourageousBOLD
  • 25APeruvian palAMIGO
  • 27ABrit's "Dear me!"ISAY
  • 29A"Board game" metaphor for a beginningSQUAREONE
  • 33AFairy tale meanieTROLL
  • 34ASch. near Beverly HillsUCLA
  • 35ACall it a __ (stop work)DAY
  • 36AA lot of nerveGALL
  • 37ADisney mermaidARIEL
  • 39ABird of peaceDOVE
  • 40A__ manner of speakingINA
  • 41ASupper for swineSLOP
  • 42APerformers' portrayalsROLES
  • 43A"Infield" metaphor for a beginningFIRSTBASE
  • 46A"__ just have to do"ITLL
  • 47AAppeal earnestlyPLEAD
  • 48ALong-extinct flightless birdDODO
  • 50AAllegeCLAIM
  • 52AThree-person bandTRIO
  • 54A"Sorry to hear that"ALAS
  • 58ARanch workerHAND
  • 59A"Reinvigorated" metaphor for a beginningFRESHSTART
  • 61ASlurpee alternativeICEE
  • 62AStitch's Disney film palLILO
  • 63ABritish coinsPENCE
  • 64ARetro cartoon framesCELS
  • 65AFully informed aboutUPON
  • 66ABaker's ingredientYEAST
  • 1D"__ upon a time...ONCE
  • 2DBagpiper's garbKILT
  • 3DPub servingsALES
  • 4DUmp's "Begin!" shoutPLAYBALL
  • 5D007 creator FlemingIAN
  • 6DAppetizers with greensSALADS
  • 7DPersian Gulf nationOMAN
  • 8DTabasco, for instanceHOTSAUCE
  • 9DMined materialORE
  • 10DHire as a consultantENGAGE
  • 11DBlack magic's pin targetVOODOODOLL
  • 12DItalian volcanoETNA
  • 13DAppear (to be)SEEM
  • 18DMo. citySTL
  • 22DOscar actress SorvinoMIRA
  • 24DComics sailor's girlfriendOYL
  • 26DShopping meccaMALL
  • 27DTeheran nativeIRANI
  • 28DRooftop power producerSOLARPANEL
  • 30DWitty remarksQUIPS
  • 31DFeature of some orangesNAVEL
  • 32DObserves carefullyEYES
  • 33DWeekend-welcoming cryTGIF
  • 37DFilm star JessicaALBA
  • 38DAuto journeyROADTRIP
  • 39DPerform perfectlyDOTOATEE
  • 41DOriginate (from)STEM
  • 42DGet __ of (discard)RID
  • 44DMicroscope specimensSLIDES
  • 45DLight bulb inventorEDISON
  • 49D"Wow!"OOH
  • 50DIn fashionCHIC
  • 51DDoily fabricLACE
  • 53DJob-related move, for shortRELO
  • 55DPop singer Del ReyLANA
  • 56DCircle sectionsARCS
  • 57D"Don't delete" markSTET
  • 59DSeasonal bugFLU
  • 60DStealer of secretsSPY

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