Crossword Answers for Wednesday, 1 April 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Wednesday, 1 April 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
A European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea POS
4
Employ scabs or strike breakers in RAT
7
Go to pieces WORE
8
To say again or imitate ECHO
10
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds EPIC
11
Being sour to the taste ACID
12
Ask to obtain free BEG
13
Combine into one BLEND
14
An individual instance of a type of symbol ITEMS
16
A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter CANON
18
Excavate the earth beneath SAP
21
Using speech rather than writing ORAL
22
Someone who acts as assistant AIDE
23
Decree or ordain WILL
24
Any thickened enlargement NODE
25
A pompous fool ASS
26
A state in midwestern United States INS

Down

1
English poet and satirist POPE
2
Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies ORIGINALS
3
Moderately dry SEC
4
The domain ruled by a king or queen REALM
5
The right to enter ACCESSION
6
Very narrow THIN
7
An interconnected system of things or people WEB
9
Not used up ODD
13
A mountain or tall hill BEN
15
Ring slowly TOLLS
16
A large unpleasant woman COW
17
An elaborate song for solo voice ARIA
19
Bestow a quality on ADDS
20
Eliminate urine PEE
22
Black tropical American cuckoo ANI