Crossword Answers for Thursday, 9 April 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 9 April 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Alliterative term for girl GALS
5
Bold and intense HOT
8
Cut or eliminate EDIT
9
The day before EVE
10
A (usually) large and scholarly book TOME
11
A woman religious NUNS
13
An implement used to propel or steer a boat OAR
15
A toilet in Britain LOO
16
A wide street or thoroughfare BOULEVARD
19
100 at equal 1 kip in Laos ATS
20
Distribute loosely DOT
21
Go on board SHIP
23
A living person LIFE
26
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
27
Ring slowly TOLL
28
A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs REP
29
The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal ANUS

Down

1
Go through GET
2
A rapid active commotion ADO
3
Large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur LIMOUSINE
4
An advantageous purchase STEAL
5
Adult female bird HEN
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The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary OVULATION
7
The pitch range of the highest male voice TENOR
12
Someone who engages in anal copulation SOD
14
The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue RED
16
A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences BAS
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Recently past OTHER
18
A river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin VOLTA
22
Liveliness and energy PEP
24
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease FLU
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Angular distance above the horizon ELS