NYT Crossword March 20 2026 Answers
All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1ARush order4 lettersSee answer ›5APolitical commentator Piker5 lettersSee answer ›10ALike a workhorse4 lettersSee answer ›14AAnimal sanctuary10 lettersSee answer ›16AKachina-carving people4 lettersSee answer ›17AGoing against the grain?10 lettersSee answer ›18ASign to be read4 lettersSee answer ›19A"Easy peasy!"8 lettersSee answer ›20APesos or euros6 lettersSee answer ›22AKnack for details, say3 lettersSee answer ›23AWorld capital split by the world's longest river5 lettersSee answer ›25ASome scenery in "The Road Runner Show"5 lettersSee answer ›26AFare ways to go?8 lettersSee answer ›28ALaw with an "individual mandate" provision, for short3 lettersSee answer ›29AAthlete nicknamed "O Rei"4 lettersSee answer ›31AFarm female3 lettersSee answer ›32AGiant Jesus4 lettersSee answer ›33AWords before confirming something15 lettersSee answer ›37AFundamentals4 lettersSee answer ›38AGym circuit3 lettersSee answer ›39ARemove unceremoniously4 lettersSee answer ›40AExec who leads software engineers3 lettersSee answer ›41APhilosophy of a devil's advocate?8 lettersSee answer ›44ADanish money5 lettersSee answer ›46AStep heavily5 lettersSee answer ›47AWord repeated in "With a ___ ___ here and a ___ ___ there …"3 lettersSee answer ›50AFeels sympathy for, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›52APublishes an exposé, say8 lettersSee answer ›54AIt'll warm your buns4 lettersSee answer ›55ABiological building blocks10 lettersSee answer ›57AGet spent4 lettersSee answer ›58A"Be gentle"10 lettersSee answer ›59AGive guff4 lettersSee answer ›60ADesirable feature5 lettersSee answer ›61AGukesh Dommaraju, upon becoming world chess champion in 20244 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DTexas A&M athlete5 lettersSee answer ›2DLike foods that increase thirst5 lettersSee answer ›3DTickle5 lettersSee answer ›4DPro-vegan org.4 lettersSee answer ›5DApplies a certain hair dye to6 lettersSee answer ›6DFling6 lettersSee answer ›7DThings that send people into hiding15 lettersSee answer ›8DDating app listing3 lettersSee answer ›9DBasic ___4 lettersSee answer ›10DBeamed5 lettersSee answer ›11DZillow data9 lettersSee answer ›12DDramatic outerwear for the theater9 lettersSee answer ›13DVery old-fashioned sort8 lettersSee answer ›15DSome adopted pets7 lettersSee answer ›21DPings, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24DStink4 lettersSee answer ›26DSandwiches that are neither kosher nor halal4 lettersSee answer ›27DFarm female3 lettersSee answer ›29DDrinking game?9 lettersSee answer ›30DModern urban transportation options9 lettersSee answer ›32DReunion attendee, informally4 lettersSee answer ›33DLotto prizes8 lettersSee answer ›34DGreeting often followed by "Como vai?"3 lettersSee answer ›35DBritish engineer James4 lettersSee answer ›36DBe a hero, say7 lettersSee answer ›41D"Get it?"3 lettersSee answer ›42DViral 2010s dance that Hillary Clinton performed on TV6 lettersSee answer ›43D"This makes no sense"6 lettersSee answer ›45DPoker hand known as a "Wayne Gretzky"5 lettersSee answer ›47DIt has more than 4,000 islands off its coast5 lettersSee answer ›48DPre-transformation self5 lettersSee answer ›49DActress Elizabeth of "Eternity"5 lettersSee answer ›51DIt's a long story4 lettersSee answer ›53DParticipant in the Jacobite rebellion of the 1740s4 lettersSee answer ›56DApproaches, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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