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NYT Crossword answers for March 17, 2026

NYT Crossword · March 17, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

All 79 clues from the Tuesday NYT Crossword (16 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with S
  • 5 starts with C
  • 9 starts with S
  • 14 starts with A
  • 15 starts with O
  • 16 starts with R
  • 17 starts with G
  • 20 starts with A
  • 21 starts with R
  • 22 starts with Y
  • 23 starts with H
  • 24 starts with M
  • 26 starts with S
  • 29 starts with B
  • 32 starts with T
  • 33 starts with I
  • 34 starts with I
  • 36 starts with A
  • 37 starts with L
  • 41 starts with O
  • 42 starts with D
  • 44 starts with O
  • 45 starts with V
  • 46 starts with A
  • 47 starts with H
  • 52 starts with G
  • 54 starts with G
  • 55 starts with A
  • 57 starts with O
  • 58 starts with A
  • 62 starts with T
  • 65 starts with O
  • 66 starts with T
  • 67 starts with I
  • 68 starts with M
  • 69 starts with H
  • 70 starts with P
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: Place to crash SOFA
  • 5 Across: Bubbly beverage COLA
  • 9 Across: Unflinching in the face of danger STOIC
  • 14 Across: Indigo dye ANIL
  • 15 Across: R&B singer Redding OTIS
  • 16 Across: Title girl in a Beach Boys hit RHONDA
  • 17 Across: Thin Mints and Tagalongs GIRLSCOUTCOOKIES
  • 20 Across: In danger of being lost ATSTAKE
  • 21 Across: Spice mixture RUB
  • 22 Across: Sci-fi character who says "Your father, he is" YODA
  • 23 Across: Successor to F.D.R. HST
  • 24 Across: Midwest capital named for a president MADISON
  • 26 Across: One in a breakfast chain? SAUSAGELINK
  • 29 Across: D- or F-worthy BAD
  • 32 Across: "It's super-appreciated!," in a modern initialism TYVM
  • 33 Across: Holm of "The Hobbit" IAN
  • 34 Across: Museum of the Moving ___ (site dedicated to TV and film) IMAGE
  • 36 Across: Many a North African ARAB
  • 37 Across: Dose dropped for a trip LSDTAB
  • 41 Across: Fairy tale villain OGRE
  • 42 Across: Actress Kirsten DUNST
  • 44 Across: Little squirt in a garage, say OIL
  • 45 Across: Turn suddenly VEER
  • 46 Across: Like the last name of poet William Wordsworth APT
  • 47 Across: Likely to attract attention, as a criminal case HIGHPROFILE
  • 52 Across: Revels (in) GLORIES
  • 54 Across: Higher educ. assessment GRE
  • 55 Across: Smoothie fruit ACAI
  • 57 Across: Portuguese greeting OLA
  • 58 Across: Victorio and Geronimo, for two APACHES
  • 62 Across: Hopelessly internet-brained ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? TERMINALLYONLINE
  • 65 Across: "Space ___" (1969 David Bowie single) ODDITY
  • 66 Across: Props for a golfer TEES
  • 67 Across: De-wrinkle IRON
  • 68 Across: Shakes hands with, perhaps MEETS
  • 69 Across: Have over to one's house HOST
  • 70 Across: Pain in the butt PEST
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with S
  • 2 starts with O
  • 3 starts with F
  • 4 starts with A
  • 5 starts with C
  • 6 starts with O
  • 7 starts with L
  • 8 starts with A
  • 9 starts with S
  • 10 starts with T
  • 11 starts with O
  • 12 starts with I
  • 13 starts with C
  • 16 starts with R
  • 18 starts with S
  • 19 starts with C
  • 24 starts with M
  • 25 starts with S
  • 26 starts with S
  • 27 starts with A
  • 28 starts with G
  • 30 starts with A
  • 31 starts with D
  • 32 starts with T
  • 35 starts with M
  • 38 starts with T
  • 39 starts with A
  • 40 starts with B
  • 43 starts with T
  • 48 starts with I
  • 49 starts with G
  • 50 starts with H
  • 51 starts with F
  • 53 starts with L
  • 55 starts with A
  • 56 starts with C
  • 58 starts with A
  • 59 starts with H
  • 60 starts with E
  • 61 starts with S
  • 63 starts with I
  • 64 starts with L
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Sprawling story SAGA
  • 2 Down: "Doing as we speak!" ONIT
  • 3 Down: Seasonal tree purchases FIRS
  • 4 Down: Clumsy ALLTHUMBS
  • 5 Down: Old-fashioned, for one COCKTAIL
  • 6 Down: Great Plains tribe OTOE
  • 7 Down: Actor Simu ___ of "Barbie" LIU
  • 8 Down: Concerning the stars ASTRAL
  • 9 Down: Network with "Dexter" and "Shameless," in brief SHO
  • 10 Down: Home to Shibuya Crossing, the world's busiest pedestrian intersection TOKYO
  • 11 Down: Deli order that may lead to pungent breath ONIONBAGEL
  • 12 Down: Like patrons at the door of a "21+ only" nightclub, informally IDED
  • 13 Down: "Mi ___, su ___" CASA
  • 16 Down: Bird that sings at dawn ROBIN
  • 18 Down: Attitude SASS
  • 19 Down: Rapper Kid ___ CUDI
  • 24 Down: Put back together MEND
  • 25 Down: Enjoy the slopes SKI
  • 26 Down: Pancake topper SYRUP
  • 27 Down: Like some experimental theater AVANTGARDE
  • 28 Down: What to go to Citgo to get GAS
  • 30 Down: See eye to eye AGREE
  • 31 Down: Road Xing animal DEER
  • 32 Down: "And that's the trick!" TADA
  • 35 Down: Film snippet MOVIECLIP
  • 38 Down: Bests TOPS
  • 39 Down: Lungful AIR
  • 40 Down: Bit of internet writing BLOGPOST
  • 43 Down: Howe'er THO
  • 48 Down: It might be dramatic or cosmic IRONY
  • 49 Down: ___ monster (Southwest reptile) GILA
  • 50 Down: Hospital concern HEALTH
  • 51 Down: QB Tarkenton FRAN
  • 53 Down: Minimum or maximum LIMIT
  • 55 Down: Small bit of matter ATOM
  • 56 Down: Relinquish CEDE
  • 58 Down: Nautical assents AYES
  • 59 Down: Bring on for a job HIRE
  • 60 Down: Grandson of Adam and Eve ENOS
  • 61 Down: Label that's typically between "Inbox" and "Drafts" SENT
  • 63 Down: "___ all good, my man!" ITS
  • 64 Down: Actor DiCaprio, to fans LEO
Show the solved grid
1S2O3F4A5C6O7L8A9S10T11O12I13C14ANIL15OTIS16RHONDA17GIRL18SCOUT19COOKIES20ATSTAKE21RUB22YODA23HST24MADI25SON26S27AUSA28GELINK29B30A31D32TYVM33IAN34I35MAGE36ARAB37LSD38T39A40B41OGRE42DUNS43T44OIL45VEER46APT47H48I49G50HPRO51FILE52G53LORIES54GRE55A56CAI57OLA58APAC59H60E61S62TERM63INAL64LYONLINE65ODDITY66TEES67IRON68MEETS69HOST70PEST

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