April Fools’ Day caper Crossword Clue

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April Fools’ Day caper Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
2. acting like a clown or buffoon
(verb)
1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily
2. dress up showily

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

APRIL (noun)
1. the month following March and preceding May
CAPER (noun)
1. a crime (especially a robbery)
2. a playful leap or hop
CAPER (verb)
1. jump about playfully

More New Yorker Crossword (6/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Word after marching or rubber

5. Compendium for geography buffs

10. Your majesty

14. Western neighbor of 11-Down

15. Chubby Checker’s dance move

16. ___ Mountains (range that separates 26-Across from Asia)

17. Races, as a car’s motor

18. Gave a sassy reply

20. Source of shade

21. Albacore or bluefin, e.g.

23. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring in a ___” (quote attributed to Shirley Chisholm)

26. Continent home to Zurich and Zagreb

27. Accept the blame for

31. Does some wordsmithing

32. Bullfrog’s sound

34. “Hamilton” creator, to friends

35. Mob bosses

36. Not sturdy

37. Sensible

38. The “E” in E.S.L.: Abbr.

39. One-end-of-a-bridge-to-the-other measurements

40. Film character who laments, during a chewing-gum mishap, “It happens every time—they all become blueberries”

41. Fixes, as a worn-out pair of shoes

43. Reduce

44. Brought onto a Starfleet ship via transporter

47. Small stream

49. Target for a cleaning crew

50. Last Week Tonight network

51. Infielders such as Derek Jeter and Francisco Lindor

53. Typical protagonist in young-adult fiction

54. Currency in Colombia

55. “We did the same thing!”

56. Shopping destination

57. Preach!

58. ___ Corner (section of Westminster Abbey where Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling are buried)

59. In a lazy way

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Down

1. Seedy alfresco dining spot?

2. Query at the end of a lengthy rant

3. Jewelry for midriff piercings

4. Places that sell sundaes and Blizzards, briefly

5. Bring into harmony

6. Banjo sound

7. Shade akin to lavender and periwinkle

8. "Funny you should ___ ... "

9. Leave briefly

10. Automaker with a pioneering marketing campaign aimed at gay and lesbian consumers

11. Eastern neighbor of 14-Across

12. Oven shelf

13. Antlered animal

19. Zombie or Corpse Reviver

21. Rewards for those who wait?

24. They’re connected by detectives

25. What keys may be hung from

28. Doesn't just wing it

29. Peter Pan’s sidekick

30. Phrase to describe something truly unique

32. Gaping hole in the earth

33. Hightailed it

36. Makes one’s voice heard

37. Mediocre

39. Wintry precipitation

40. Insect traps made of silk

42. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” fairy king

43. Rodeo ropes

45. Chew the scenery

46. Bus station

47. H.S. science class

48. Pink wine

51. Destination for a mother-daughter weekend

52. General on a Chinese menu

53. “OMG, we really didn’t need to know that!”

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