NYT Crossword · The New York Times
The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 4, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, April 4, 2016. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 10
- 64
Down clues & answers
- 14
Know someone stuck on this one? The link opens on the hints, not the answer.
Previous The Crossword answer
Sunday, April 3, 2016
across
- 1. ___-Town (sobriquet in many a Kanye West song): CHI
- 4. "To Kill a Mockingbird" theme: RACISM
- 10. Get heavily (into): WADE
- 14. Distinctive Harry Potter feature: SCAR
- 18. Overactors: HAMS
- 20. Hebrew for "my Lord": ADONAI
- 21. Period for reflection and recharging: ALONETIME
- 23. With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to interpreting the Across answers with circled letters: INONEEARAND
- 25. Gallant type: GENTLEMAN
- 26. "___ Dei" (prayer): AGNUS
- 27. Baldwin's "30 Rock" co-star: FEY
- 28. Clean air org.: EPA
- 29. Mayan food staple: MAIZE
- 30. Browser navigation aids: TABS
- 31. Common query from one about to leave the house: WHEREARIGHTTOKNOW
- 35. The left, informally: LIBS
- 36. Meditate (on): CHEW
- 37. Modern surgical aid: LASER
- 38. Come-___: ONS
- 39. ___-surfing: EGO
- 40. Show wear: FRAY
- 41. Arcade game sound: BEEP
- 43. Nicknames: DUBS
- 46. Indignant reply when someone withholds information: IHAVEAREMYKEYS
- 49. Contract part: CLAUSE
- 53. P.M. after and before Churchill: ATTLEE
- 54. Carson who won the 2001 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry: ANNE
- 55. "Come on ... be daring": TAKEARIVER
- 57. Increases, with "to": ADDS
- 59. "No worries": ITSCOOL
- 62. Look from Scrooge: SNEER
- 63. Sally: RAID
- 66. Tell: SAYTO
- 68. Bubbling: ABOIL
- 70. 24-note tune: TAPS
- 71. Quattros and TTs: AUDIS
- 73. "I had nothing to do with it": WASNTME
- 75. Olympic sprinting champion Devers: GAIL
- 77. "Oh, boo-hoo!": CRYMEARISK
- 79. Overly ingratiating: OILY
- 81. Senior project: THESIS
- 85. Some Ivy Leaguers: YALIES
- 86. "Would you consider this suggestion?": CANIMAKEAROUND
- 88. Nutritional figs.: RDAS
- 90. Roman statesman known as "the Censor": CATO
- 91. Given the signal: CUED
- 92. Label for a suit?: MBA
- 93. Some Johnny Hart panels: BCS
- 96. Not true?: ATILT
- 98. Outlaws: BANS
- 99. Out of control: AMOK
- 100. Comment to the not-yet-convinced: YOULLCOMEAREQUEST
- 105. Mountain goat: IBEX
- 106. Politico with the autobiography "An American Son": RUBIO
- 107. The Engineers of the N.C.A.A.: RPI
- 108. Disneyland's Main Street, ___: USA
- 109. ___ rima (meter of Dante's "Divine Comedy"): TERZA
- 111. Former name for Syracuse athletes: ORANGEMEN
- 113. See 23-Across: OUTTHEOTHER
- 117. Rustic backyard plaything: TIRESWING
- 118. Subject of 1972 negotiations with China: TAIWAN
- 119. Part of a bloodline: SIRE
- 120. Coins with fleurs-de-lis: ECUS
- 121. Remnants: ENDS
- 122. Famed Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster: ELTORO
- 123. Talking-___: TOS
down
- 1. ___ Pets (1980s fad): CHIA
- 2. "Just hold on": HANGTIGHT
- 3. 2009 Grammy nominee with the lyric "But this ain't SeaWorld, this is real as it gets": IMONABOAT
- 4. Singer Carly ___ Jepsen: RAE
- 5. Nabokov heroine: ADA
- 6. Heart: Lat.: COR
- 7. "Moments from now": INAFEW
- 8. More grounded: SANER
- 9. June and July: MIDYEAR
- 10. Feminist issue in the workplace: WAGEGAP
- 11. Israeli leaders?: ALEPHS
- 12. Helped the cause, say: DONATED
- 13. Foe of Saruman, in Tolkien: ENT
- 14. Hearty entree: STEAK
- 15. Director Michael: CIMINO
- 16. Company that passed Walmart in 2015 as the world's largest retailer by market value: AMAZON
- 17. Extends, in a way: RENEWS
- 19. Disinvites, e.g.: SNUBS
- 22. Mr. Noodle's friend on "Sesame Street": ELMO
- 24. Tricky curve: ESS
- 31. Kapow!: WHAM
- 32. 2003 #1 hit for OutKast: HEYYA
- 33. Parts of Polynésie: ILES
- 34. Rig, e.g.: TRUCK
- 35. General of the Resistance in "The Force Awakens": LEIA
- 36. Doctrines: CREEDS
- 40. Awesome: FEARED
- 41. Unlikely to be talked out of: BENTON
- 42. Sight seers: EYES
- 44. Makes dim, as the 42-Down: BLEARS
- 45. Fifth-century pope who was the first to be called "the Great": SAINTLEO
- 47. One waiting in "Waiting for Godot": VLADIMIR
- 48. Sweaters, e.g.: KNITS
- 50. Layer of the 42-Down: UVEA
- 51. Slip (through): SEEP
- 52. Slips up: ERRS
- 55. Duke Ellington's "All ___ Soon": TOO
- 56. Sacha Baron Cohen persona: ALIG
- 58. Aphorisms: SAWS
- 60. El ___ Real: CAMINO
- 61. Symbols on old manuscripts: OBELI
- 63. Not for prudes: RACY
- 64. Energy field, of sorts: AURA
- 65. Tennyson work: IDYL
- 67. Jabber: YAK
- 69. Post-menorah-lighting treats: LATKES
- 72. Branded: SEARED
- 74. Impeccably: TOAT
- 76. "Rumor has it ...": IHEARD
- 78. Oscar ___, star of "Inside Llewyn Davis": ISAAC
- 80. Facilities often referred to by their first letter: YMCAS
- 82. 2010's "California Gurls" or 1996's "Macarena": SUMMERHIT
- 83. Goal of having no unread emails: INBOXZERO
- 84. Lake Oahe locale: Abbr.: SDAK
- 86. Actress Blanchett: CATE
- 87. ___ Viv, caretaker of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: AUNT
- 89. Enter angrily: STORMIN
- 90. Glades: CLEARINGS
- 93. From memory: BYROTE
- 94. Former "CBS Evening News" anchor: COURIC
- 95. Outback maker: SUBARU
- 97. Loom: IMPEND
- 98. "Scram!": BEATIT
- 99. Looks out for?: ABETS
- 101. Dialogue: LINES
- 102. Calc figures: LOGS
- 103. "And I ___ ...": QUOTE
- 104. Accustomed: USUAL
- 105. "Were ___ hazard a guess ...": ITO
- 110. Lover of Aphrodite: ARES
- 112. Farm female: EWE
- 114. Brace: TWO
- 115. Laugh half: HAR
- 116. "Lux" composer: ENO
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.