NYT Crossword March 31 2026 Answers
All 78 clues from the Tuesday 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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1A"The Planets" composer5 lettersSee answer ›6AAbout 746 of these equal one horsepower5 lettersSee answer ›11AColorado Plateau people3 lettersSee answer ›14ASign in a TV studio5 lettersSee answer ›15AKirin competitor5 lettersSee answer ›16ASomething entered into an A.T.M.3 lettersSee answer ›17A2003 crime drama adapted from a Dennis Lehane novel11 lettersSee answer ›19A___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes)3 lettersSee answer ›20AList in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next"4 lettersSee answer ›21ADirect (to)5 lettersSee answer ›22AMiddle-of-the-bell-curve result4 lettersSee answer ›23ASwimmer in a Japanese garden3 lettersSee answer ›25AFled the scene7 lettersSee answer ›27ASix Flags location that was the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters13 lettersSee answer ›32AChicken ___ king3 lettersSee answer ›33AAdmissions overseer, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›34AStake5 lettersSee answer ›37AThe "1" in a 9-1 record4 lettersSee answer ›39ATypeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess5 lettersSee answer ›42A___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)4 lettersSee answer ›43AAttire in the old Roman Senate5 lettersSee answer ›45ASign of things to come4 lettersSee answer ›47ACrater's edge3 lettersSee answer ›48AConcept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling13 lettersSee answer ›52ACloudy craft beer7 lettersSee answer ›54AMediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology3 lettersSee answer ›55APasta that resembles rice4 lettersSee answer ›56AKnuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some5 lettersSee answer ›59A"hahaha!"4 lettersSee answer ›63AKenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom3 lettersSee answer ›64AUtopian expanse ... a map of which might include 17-, 27- and 48-Across?11 lettersSee answer ›66AFrench 101 article3 lettersSee answer ›67ASomething to raise in a crisis5 lettersSee answer ›68ALike flapjacks and Frisbees5 lettersSee answer ›69ADamage3 lettersSee answer ›70ACensor, informally5 lettersSee answer ›71AUndercover operatives5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1D"E.T. phone ___"4 lettersSee answer ›2DBanded mineral seen at many a street fair4 lettersSee answer ›3DProduce coherent light4 lettersSee answer ›4DPiece of equipment for a Winter Paralympian6 lettersSee answer ›5DMuscle strengthened by dips, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›6DEnding with kitchen or earthen4 lettersSee answer ›7D"Dream on!"4 lettersSee answer ›8DEstablishment where a D&D party might refuel and pick up new leads6 lettersSee answer ›9DWhat 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiac6 lettersSee answer ›10D"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number)3 lettersSee answer ›11DBilly Joel title character who's "been living in her white bread world"10 lettersSee answer ›12DHeadwear for Wonder Woman5 lettersSee answer ›13DAntagonist5 lettersSee answer ›18DUkrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 20146 lettersSee answer ›22DWater nymph of Greek myth5 lettersSee answer ›24DAnxious condition, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›26DRural turndown3 lettersSee answer ›27DSoda fountain order4 lettersSee answer ›28DPotatoes, in Indian cuisine4 lettersSee answer ›29DVehicle with low fuel efficiency, in slang10 lettersSee answer ›30DLongboat propeller3 lettersSee answer ›31DInternational Longshoremen's Association, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›35DLake separating Ohio from Ontario4 lettersSee answer ›36DRapper ___ Ma4 lettersSee answer ›38DPanasonic acquisition of 20095 lettersSee answer ›40D"Inside ___ Schumer" (sketch comedy series)3 lettersSee answer ›41DEmbankments protecting New Orleans6 lettersSee answer ›44DBiol. or chem.3 lettersSee answer ›46DOne who's constantly telling you to do this and do that3 lettersSee answer ›49DHorrify6 lettersSee answer ›50D2010s dance fad with a reduplicative name6 lettersSee answer ›51DBound along clumsily6 lettersSee answer ›52DMalarkey5 lettersSee answer ›53DVenue for a boss fight5 lettersSee answer ›57DFrench 101 verb4 lettersSee answer ›58DExtemporize to fill time, say4 lettersSee answer ›60DHawaii's second-largest island4 lettersSee answer ›61DFrank of diary fame4 lettersSee answer ›62DBookie's determination4 lettersSee answer ›64D___ Five (advisers on "Queer Eye")3 lettersSee answer ›65DDecade makeup: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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