Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid) Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid)” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of April 5, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2026
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TESSIE is the answer to “Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid)”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 6-letter answer that starts with T.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: SETEIS.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Technicolor ___ (Lucille Ball's nickname)”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (April 5, 2026)
Across
- 1. Indication of a scrape4 letters, starts with SSCAB
- 5. Character in the Völsunga saga4 letters, starts with OODIN
- 9. Gray flakes, often5 letters, starts with AASHES
- 14. Movie Answer Man columnist5 letters, starts with EEBERT
- 19. Surname that sounds like a weather phenomenon4 letters, starts with HHALE
- 20. ___ stick (toy)4 letters, starts with PPOGO
- 21. Company with the slogan "Futuristic since forever"5 letters, starts with AATARI
- 22. Zenith's opposite5 letters, starts with NNADIR
- 23. *Soft tops9 letters, starts with AAFFECTION
- 25. Henry J. ___, founder of a Pittsburgh-based food processing giant5 letters, starts with HHEINZ
- 26. Express travel service that replaced the Metroliner5 letters, starts with AACELA
- 27. "Monster's Ball" actor Ledger5 letters, starts with HHEATH
- 28. Produced graphic content?4 letters, starts with DDREW
- 30. *Cash drawer10 letters, starts with PPRIZEMONEY
- 32. Tibetan monastery figure4 letters, starts with LLAMA
- 34. Type of dance performed by the Nicholas Brothers during "The Jumpin' Jive" in the film "Stormy Weather"3 letters, starts with TTAP
- 36. "Riverdale" actor Charles6 letters, starts with MMELTON
- 37. *Getting desserts13 letters, starts with UUNDERPRESSURE
- 42. Problem that may arise when water builds up in a certain canal7 letters, starts with EEARACHE
- 46. Previously named3 letters, starts with NNEE
- 47. Sign of a break-in?4 letters, starts with AAHEM
- 48. B on a Greek test?4 letters, starts with BBETA
- 50. Put in long hours4 letters, starts with TTOIL
- 51. Examined pre-heist5 letters, starts with CCASED
- 53. "More or less"3 letters, starts with IISH
- 56. Western mil. alliance4 letters, starts with NNATO
- 58. Strips of one's higher degrees, say?5 letters, starts with CCOOLS
- 59. Greek salad ingredients6 letters, starts with OOLIVES
- 61. *Movie featuring Harpo14 letters, starts with TTHECOLORPURPLE
- 64. Blows a fuse7 letters, starts with LLOSESIT
- 66. "Do Ya" band, briefly3 letters, starts with EELO
- 67. Terminal4 letters, starts with LLAST
- 68. Six-legged workers4 letters, starts with AANTS
- 69. *Source of spam11 letters, starts with RRANDMCNALLY
- 73. Not that much4 letters, starts with AABIT
- 77. Emperor discussed in the Annals by Tacitus4 letters, starts with NNERO
- 78. Ornamental pond fish3 letters, starts with KKOI
- 79. "You just missed it!"7 letters, starts with SSOCLOSE
- 81. *Pirate's tool14 letters, starts with BBURIEDTREASURE
- 88. Baseball team with the Swinging Friar as its mascot6 letters, starts with PPADRES
- 89. Discus throw, e.g.5 letters, starts with EEVENT
- 90. Red wedding dress, traditionally4 letters, starts with SSARI
- 91. Where Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor in 2025: Abbr.3 letters, starts with NNYC
- 92. Spreads wildly, as a fire5 letters, starts with RRAGES
- 93. I won't stand for it!4 letters, starts with SSEAT
- 94. "Get out of my sight!"4 letters, starts with HHIDE
- 96. Muddy, as the waters4 letters, starts with RROIL
- 99. XXX / X3 letters, starts with IIII
- 100. Like some expedited deliveries7 letters, starts with SSAMEDAY
- 104. *Remains in the pool13 letters, starts with KKEEPSUPTODATE
- 108. Kindergartner's time out?6 letters, starts with RRECESS
- 110. It may feature flowers from a pua kenikeni tree3 letters, starts with LLEI
- 111. Zoomed along4 letters, starts with TTORE
- 112. *Where people go to get some sleep10 letters, starts with HHEALTHSPAS
- 116. Non-pro4 letters, starts with AANTI
- 118. Source of the word "bazaar"5 letters, starts with FFARSI
- 122. Take place next5 letters, starts with EENSUE
- 123. Clover ___ (arachnids)5 letters, starts with MMITES
- 125. Some gymnastics maneuvers, and a hint to how the final word in each starred clue must be read9 letters, starts with BBACKFLIPS
- 127. Subjects of a 2000s MLB investigation5 letters, starts with RROIDS
- 128. Animated sister of Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina5 letters, starts with AARIEL
- 129. Amazonian palm4 letters, starts with AACAI
- 130. Works cited page abbr.4 letters, starts with EETAL
- 131. Agility, for an acrobat, e.g.5 letters, starts with AASSET
- 132. Constantly asking for attention5 letters, starts with NNEEDY
- 133. Ignoramus4 letters, starts with DDOLT
- 134. Like copies of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln4 letters, starts with RRARE
Down
- 1. Ousted leader of 19794 letters, starts with SSHAH
- 2. Latte locale4 letters, starts with CCAFE
- 3. Code word before Bravo4 letters, starts with AALFA
- 4. Hercules ___ (large insect)6 letters, starts with BBEETLE
- 5. Take your pick3 letters, starts with OOPT
- 6. "Is it worth taking the chance?"7 letters, starts with DDOIDARE
- 7. Hollywood lab assistant4 letters, starts with IIGOR
- 8. The Muses and others6 letters, starts with NNONETS
- 9. "Open wide" response3 letters, starts with AAAH
- 10. DIY manual component4 letters, starts with SSTEP
- 11. Genre for Mötley Crüe9 letters, starts with HHAIRMETAL
- 12. Banks called Mr. Cub5 letters, starts with EERNIE
- 13. React to heat, as meat6 letters, starts with SSIZZLE
- 14. Win the heart of6 letters, starts with EENAMOR
- 15. Wendy's sandwich that features strips of meat9 letters, starts with BBACONATOR
- 16. Setting of an expulsion4 letters, starts with EEDEN
- 17. Aggravate, with "up"4 letters, starts with RRILE
- 18. Breakfast-in-bed item4 letters, starts with TTRAY
- 24. Social activity where some participate in silence8 letters, starts with CCHARADES
- 29. "___ that wrong?"3 letters, starts with WWAS
- 31. Letter that rhymes with 48 Across3 letters, starts with EETA
- 33. 70 on I-70, e.g.3 letters, starts with MMPH
- 35. The Crown & Anchor on "Ted Lasso," e.g.3 letters, starts with PPUB
- 37. 7Up, in old ads6 letters, starts with UUNCOLA
- 38. Kevin once on SNL6 letters, starts with NNEALON
- 39. Stop6 letters, starts with DDESIST
- 40. Send out, as rays4 letters, starts with EEMIT
- 41. Home of the Aces in Triple-A baseball4 letters, starts with RRENO
- 43. Farm enclosure4 letters, starts with CCOOP
- 44. Sledding setting4 letters, starts with HHILL
- 45. "What ___ can I say?"4 letters, starts with EELSE
- 49. Formation with a coral rim5 letters, starts with AATOLL
- 52. Nights before festivals4 letters, starts with EEVES
- 54. Saw storage site4 letters, starts with SSHED
- 55. Position of nautical control4 letters, starts with HHELM
- 57. Q&A sessions for some students5 letters, starts with OORALS
- 58. Order on a film set3 letters, starts with CCUT
- 60. Fathered, as foals5 letters, starts with SSIRED
- 62. Tilts to one side5 letters, starts with CCOCKS
- 63. Mil. propaganda tactic5 letters, starts with PPSYOP
- 65. Bakery offerings5 letters, starts with TTARTS
- 70. O'Donnell of CBS News5 letters, starts with NNORAH
- 71. Hit or miss, e.g.4 letters, starts with NNOUN
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- 73. Alan of "The Aviator"4 letters, starts with AALDA
- 74. Surname in Italian Renaissance-era politics6 letters, starts with BBORGIA
- 75. "Ooh, over there!"6 letters, starts with IISEEIT
- 76. Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid)6 letters, starts with TTESSIE
- 77. Table tennis divider3 letters, starts with NNET
- 80. Composer who set "O Fortuna" to music8 letters, starts with CCARLORFF
- 81. First lady before Mamie4 letters, starts with BBESS
- 82. Iris's place in the eye4 letters, starts with UUVEA
- 83. Printer stack4 letters, starts with RREAM
- 84. Short piece between longer pieces9 letters, starts with IINTERLUDE
- 85. "Sonatine bureaucratique" composer9 letters, starts with EERIKSATIE
- 86. Capitol staffer4 letters, starts with AAIDE
- 87. Shade from the French word for "unbleached"4 letters, starts with EECRU
- 95. Elusive swimmer3 letters, starts with EEEL
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- 98. World champion skater Midori3 letters, starts with IITO
- 101. Find abominable6 letters, starts with DDETEST
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- 103. Guy making lots of business agreements?6 letters, starts with YYESMAN
- 105. Green pod spherule3 letters, starts with PPEA
- 106. Playable character in the board game Tales of the Arabian Nights6 letters, starts with SSINBAD
- 107. One who has a heart (several, actually)6 letters, starts with DDEALER
- 109. Top of a church tower5 letters, starts with SSPIRE
- 112. Jealous queen of myth4 letters, starts with HHERA
- 113. 1960s space chimp4 letters, starts with EENOS
- 114. "Take it or leave it"4 letters, starts with AASIS
- 115. Morsel in a pumpkin4 letters, starts with SSEED
- 117. Food item that may be served al pastor4 letters, starts with TTACO
- 119. EGOT winner Moreno4 letters, starts with RRITA
- 120. Exchange jabs4 letters, starts with SSPAR
- 121. Landform before "of Man" or "of Dogs"4 letters, starts with IISLE
- 124. Descriptor for a fox3 letters, starts with SSLY
- 126. Young fox3 letters, starts with KKIT
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Questions
What is the answer to “Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid)”?
TESSIE, 6 letters.
When was “Tahoe ___ (cryptid that rhymes with another cryptid)” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of April 5, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with T.