NYT Crossword March 17 2026 Answers

All 79 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Kiran PandeyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2O3F4A5C6O7L8A9S10T11O12I13C14ANIL15OTIS16RHONDA17GIRL18SCOUT19COOKIES20ATSTAKE21RUB22YODA23HST24MADI25SON26S27AUSA28GELINK29B30A31D32TYVM33IAN34I35MAGE36ARAB37LSD38T39A40B41OGRE42DUNS43T44OIL45VEER46APT47H48I49G50HPRO51FILE52G53LORIES54GRE55A56CAI57OLA58APAC59H60E61S62TERM63INAL64LYONLINE65ODDITY66TEES67IRON68MEETS69HOST70PEST

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES79 CLUES
ACROSS
1APlace to crash4 lettersSOFA
5ABubbly beverage4 lettersCOLA
14AIndigo dye4 lettersANIL
15AR&B singer Redding4 lettersOTIS
17AThin Mints and Tagalongs16 lettersGIRLSCOUTCOOKIES
20AIn danger of being lost7 lettersATSTAKE
21ASpice mixture3 lettersRUB
23ASuccessor to F.D.R.3 lettersHST
26AOne in a breakfast chain?11 lettersSAUSAGELINK
29AD- or F-worthy3 lettersBAD
33AHolm of "The Hobbit"3 lettersIAN
36AMany a North African4 lettersARAB
37ADose dropped for a trip6 lettersLSDTAB
41AFairy tale villain4 lettersOGRE
42AActress Kirsten5 lettersDUNST
45ATurn suddenly4 lettersVEER
52ARevels (in)7 lettersGLORIES
54AHigher educ. assessment3 lettersGRE
55ASmoothie fruit4 lettersACAI
57APortuguese greeting3 lettersOLA
58AVictorio and Geronimo, for two7 lettersAPACHES
66AProps for a golfer4 lettersTEES
67ADe-wrinkle4 lettersIRON
68AShakes hands with, perhaps5 lettersMEETS
69AHave over to one's house4 lettersHOST
70APain in the butt4 lettersPEST
DOWN
1DSprawling story4 lettersSAGA
2D"Doing as we speak!"4 lettersONIT
3DSeasonal tree purchases4 lettersFIRS
4DClumsy9 lettersALLTHUMBS
5DOld-fashioned, for one8 lettersCOCKTAIL
6DGreat Plains tribe4 lettersOTOE
8DConcerning the stars6 lettersASTRAL
13D"Mi ___, su ___"4 lettersCASA
16DBird that sings at dawn5 lettersROBIN
18DAttitude4 lettersSASS
19DRapper Kid ___4 lettersCUDI
24DPut back together4 lettersMEND
25DEnjoy the slopes3 lettersSKI
26DPancake topper5 lettersSYRUP
27DLike some experimental theater10 lettersAVANTGARDE
30DSee eye to eye5 lettersAGREE
31DRoad Xing animal4 lettersDEER
32D"And that's the trick!"4 lettersTADA
35DFilm snippet9 lettersMOVIECLIP
38DBests4 lettersTOPS
39DLungful3 lettersAIR
40DBit of internet writing8 lettersBLOGPOST
43DHowe'er3 lettersTHO
50DHospital concern6 lettersHEALTH
51DQB Tarkenton4 lettersFRAN
53DMinimum or maximum5 lettersLIMIT
55DSmall bit of matter4 lettersATOM
56DRelinquish4 lettersCEDE
58DNautical assents4 lettersAYES
59DBring on for a job4 lettersHIRE
60DGrandson of Adam and Eve4 lettersENOS
63D"___ all good, my man!"3 lettersITS
64DActor DiCaprio, to fans3 lettersLEO
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