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UNCOMPLICATED

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Last base before home plate 5 ℓ
  2. Camera's close-up __ lens 4 ℓ
  3. Out of the office 4 ℓ
  4. Wish to have 6 ℓ
  5. Round, green veggie 3 ℓ
  6. Small songbird 4 ℓ
  7. Break sharply 4 ℓ
  8. See 24-Across 3 ℓ
  9. Few-possessions existence 10 ℓ
  10. Shove 4 ℓ
  11. Invalidate 5 ℓ
  12. Part of a molecule 4 ℓ
  13. At any time 4 ℓ
  14. Reduced-price event 4 ℓ
  15. Folk wisdom 4 ℓ
  16. British nobles above earls 5 ℓ
  17. In those days 4 ℓ
  18. Staircase part 4 ℓ
  19. Flair for fashion 5 ℓ
  20. More impolite 5 ℓ
  21. Make angry 4 ℓ
  22. Beef inspection agcy. 4 ℓ
  23. "Am not!" rebuttal 5 ℓ
  24. Worldwide: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  25. Clumsy person 4 ℓ
  26. Apple's center 4 ℓ
  27. No-topping roll with a hole 10 ℓ
  28. Large body of water 3 ℓ
  29. With 52-Across, Keogh alternative 4 ℓ
  30. "Central" prefix for night 3 ℓ
  31. Polite fellow 4 ℓ
  32. Places for bracelets 6 ℓ
  33. Approximately 5 ℓ
  34. Sharpshooter Oakley 5 ℓ
  35. Metal-bearing rock 3 ℓ
  36. Baker's flour or sugar 15 ℓ
  37. Swelled head 3 ℓ
  38. Defiant response from a wrongdoer 5 ℓ
  39. Houston ballplayer 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sandy golf hazard 4 ℓ
  2. Manufactured 4 ℓ
  3. Strong smell 4 ℓ
  4. Scandinavian capital 4 ℓ
  5. "Summer squash" veggie 8 ℓ
  6. Lemon-colored 6 ℓ
  7. Make changes to 5 ℓ
  8. Limb of a bird 4 ℓ
  9. Diva's solo 4 ℓ
  10. Plane with no pilot 5 ℓ
  11. Don't go along with 6 ℓ
  12. Creative notion 4 ℓ
  13. Throw forcefully 4 ℓ
  14. Artists' stands 6 ℓ
  15. Crunchy bit in a brownie 6 ℓ
  16. Whirl on one foot 5 ℓ
  17. Enjoys a book 5 ℓ
  18. Besides that 4 ℓ
  19. Gas station purchase 4 ℓ
  20. Jet-black 4 ℓ
  21. Make ready, briefly 4 ℓ
  22. Insignificant 4 ℓ
  23. "Filet" fish 4 ℓ
  24. Salt Lake City, __ 4 ℓ
  25. Days gone by 4 ℓ
  26. Disney toon deer 5 ℓ
  27. Make a swap 5 ℓ
  28. Spoil, as food 5 ℓ
  29. Wipe from a whiteboard 5 ℓ
  30. Robins' homes 5 ℓ
  31. Charged particles 4 ℓ
  32. Unearthed 5 ℓ
  33. Scornful smile 5 ℓ
  34. Touch of color 5 ℓ
  35. Committed to do 5 ℓ
  36. Willow or maple 4 ℓ
  37. Potential oak 5 ℓ
  38. Note sent online 5 ℓ
  39. Guys from Dublin 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, April 7, 2026 is titled “UNCOMPLICATED” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday UNCOMPLICATED Crossword April 7 2026 Answers