Casual musical project Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Casual musical project” from the New York Times crossword of April 7, 2026? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

NEW YORK TIMES, APRIL 7, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times (April 7, 2026)

Across

1. Red, white and blue land: Abbr.
5. El ___, mythical city of gold
11. Initials often seen next to THC
14. Quotes
16. Gave out, as charm
17. Reply to a ship's captain
18. It has wheels but doesn't go anywhere
20. ___ fly, play that results in a run and an out
21. Dog's reward after a trick
22. Connection point
23. "How can this be?!"
24. Decided to pay later, say
26. Combo meal, usually
28. Apple tablet
29. Idles, with "around"
31. Handy
32. Hair goo
33. ____ track, song that insults another artist
34. One who shouldn't proceed on thin ice
35. Resort with a signature piña colada, perhaps
38. Economic improvement
41. Japanese noodle
42. Most common word in English
45. Communication method with dits and dahs
46. Martial art whose name means "way of the sword"
48. So-called "Land of a Million Elephants"
49. Sharp or flat location on a piano, usually
51. "I can't hear you!"
53. Rolling in it
54. Done
56. Alleviated
57. Lawyer: Abbr.
58. Old-time restraint for a prisoner … or what can go after the respective halves of 18-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across
61. Prefix with physical or politics
62. Marie ___, women's magazine
63. Dye for body art
64. Use salt instead of sugar, say
65. What an underage person usually gets at a bar?
66. Lose one's footing

Down

1. Star pitcher
2. Casual musical project
3. Everlasting
4. Try to make sense of a passage one didn't understand the first time
5. ___ Moines, Iowa
6. Big bovines
7. Remove, as heavy grime
8. Longtime shoe sponsor for Lionel Messi
9. Feints, in hockey
10. Dedicated lines
11. Turn in one's chips
12. Narrow way to win
13. Toy cipher ring
15. Improvisational vocal style
19. Language of "amore"
23. Organ meats
24. Arrange, as a match's outcome
25. Pear variety
27. Unit of arcade currency
30. Cigar residue
33. Jeter whose #2 was retired by the Yankees
34. Bent down
35. ___ Gardens, Tampa amusement park
36. One under Attila's rule
37. 3 to 1 are good ones
38. Resentment
39. Better mannered
40. John Deere product
42. Blow the match
43. Famous figure known for off-the-cuff performances?
44. Supernatural ability, for short
46. Bulletproof material
47. What you blink with
48. Mascara makes them stand out
50. Marsupial that sleeps up to 20 hours a day
52. Every's partner
55. Still reddish, as a steak
58. Secretly loop in on an email
59. Flanders of "The Simpsons"
60. Siesta

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Questions

What is the answer to “Casual musical project”?

MIXTAPE, 7 letters: a compilation of songs recorded from various sources.

When was “Casual musical project” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of April 7, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

7 letters, starting with M.