NYT Crossword March 31 2026 Answers

All 78 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 Ryan Patrick SmithEdited by Will Shortz

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES

ACROSS

1A"The Planets" composer5 lettersHOLST

6AAbout 746 of these equal one horsepower5 lettersWATTS

11AColorado Plateau people3 lettersUTE

14ASign in a TV studio5 lettersONAIR

15AKirin competitor5 lettersASAHI

16ASomething entered into an A.T.M.3 lettersPIN

17A2003 crime drama adapted from a Dennis Lehane novel11 lettersMYSTICRIVER

19A___ Bo (exercise regimen popularized via VHS tapes)3 lettersTAE

20AList in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next"4 lettersEXES

21ADirect (to)5 lettersREFER

22AMiddle-of-the-bell-curve result4 lettersNORM

23ASwimmer in a Japanese garden3 lettersKOI

25AFled the scene7 lettersRANAWAY

27ASix Flags location that was the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters13 lettersMAGICMOUNTAIN

32AChicken ___ king3 lettersALA

33AAdmissions overseer, maybe4 lettersDEAN

34AStake5 lettersWAGER

37AThe "1" in a 9-1 record4 lettersLOSS

39ATypeface that sounds like the name of a Disney princess5 lettersARIAL

42A___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)4 lettersDIRE

43AAttire in the old Roman Senate5 lettersTOGAS

45ASign of things to come4 lettersOMEN

47ACrater's edge3 lettersRIM

48AConcept explaining why certain humanoid robots look so unsettling13 lettersUNCANNYVALLEY

52ACloudy craft beer7 lettersHAZYIPA

54AMediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology3 lettersEGO

55APasta that resembles rice4 lettersORZO

56AKnuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some5 lettersPEEVE

59A"hahaha!"4 lettersLMAO

63AKenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom3 lettersKEL

64AUtopian expanse ... a map of which might include 17-, 27- and 48-Across?11 lettersFANTASYLAND

66AFrench 101 article3 lettersUNE

67ASomething to raise in a crisis5 lettersALARM

68ALike flapjacks and Frisbees5 lettersROUND

69ADamage3 lettersMAR

70ACensor, informally5 lettersBLEEP

71AUndercover operatives5 lettersSPIES

DOWN

1D"E.T. phone ___"4 lettersHOME

2DBanded mineral seen at many a street fair4 lettersONYX

3DProduce coherent light4 lettersLASE

4DPiece of equipment for a Winter Paralympian6 lettersSITSKI

5DMuscle strengthened by dips, familiarly3 lettersTRI

6DEnding with kitchen or earthen4 lettersWARE

7D"Dream on!"4 lettersASIF

8DEstablishment where a D&D party might refuel and pick up new leads6 lettersTAVERN

9DWhat 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiac6 lettersTHERAT

10D"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" number)3 lettersSIR

11DBilly Joel title character who's "been living in her white bread world"10 lettersUPTOWNGIRL

12DHeadwear for Wonder Woman5 lettersTIARA

13DAntagonist5 lettersENEMY

18DUkrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 20146 lettersCRIMEA

22DWater nymph of Greek myth5 lettersNAIAD

24DAnxious condition, in brief3 lettersOCD

26DRural turndown3 lettersNAW

27DSoda fountain order4 lettersMALT

28DPotatoes, in Indian cuisine4 lettersALOO

29DVehicle with low fuel efficiency, in slang10 lettersGASGUZZLER

30DLongboat propeller3 lettersOAR

31DInternational Longshoremen's Association, e.g.5 lettersUNION

35DLake separating Ohio from Ontario4 lettersERIE

36DRapper ___ Ma4 lettersREMY

38DPanasonic acquisition of 20095 lettersSANYO

40D"Inside ___ Schumer" (sketch comedy series)3 lettersAMY

41DEmbankments protecting New Orleans6 lettersLEVEES

44DBiol. or chem.3 lettersSCI

46DOne who's constantly telling you to do this and do that3 lettersNAG

49DHorrify6 lettersAPPALL

50D2010s dance fad with a reduplicative name6 lettersNAENAE

51DBound along clumsily6 lettersLOLLOP

52DMalarkey5 lettersHOKUM

53DVenue for a boss fight5 lettersARENA

57DFrench 101 verb4 lettersETRE

58DExtemporize to fill time, say4 lettersVAMP

60DHawaii's second-largest island4 lettersMAUI

61DFrank of diary fame4 lettersANNE

62DBookie's determination4 lettersODDS

64D___ Five (advisers on "Queer Eye")3 lettersFAB

65DDecade makeup: Abbr.3 lettersYRS

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