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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 14, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 14, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Behave like an ass ↗BRAY
  2. 518th-century British P.M. William Pitt, e.g. ↗WHIG
  3. 9Come back ↗RECUR
  4. 14Recipient of a key to the city, say ↗LOCALHERO
  5. 16Shocked ... shocked! ↗AGAPE
  6. 17Like Thunderdell, the monster slain by Jack the Giant Killer ↗TWOHEADED
  7. 18Des'ree's "You ___ Be" ↗GOTTA
  8. 19Mottled ↗BLOTTY
  9. 20Sch. whose symbol is the Native American war leader Osceola ↗FSU
  10. 22Title role for Paul Newman, 1963 ↗HUD
  11. 2341-Across maker ↗TOYOTA
  12. 24Top option ↗TEE
  13. 25Sporting blades ↗OARS
  14. 26Flutters ↗BATS
  15. 27Jewelry that may double as a fastener ↗BREASTPIN
  16. 30"Aliens ___ My Homework," children's comedy/sci-fi book by Bruce Coville ↗ATE
  17. 31007 feature of 1979 ↗MOONRAKER
  18. 32Writer of the 1969 hit "The Boxer" ↗PAULSIMON
  19. 33Hip places? ↗BELTLINES
  20. 34Bosom buddy ↗BFF
  21. 37They croak as soon as they grow up ↗POLLIWOGS
  22. 38Go bad ↗SOUR
  23. 39Easy gait ↗TROT
  24. 40"Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak. ↗SIN
  25. 4123-Across debut of 1999 ↗TUNDRA
  26. 43Deep-frying vessel ↗WOK
  27. 44Many an "SVU" extra ↗EMT
  28. 45Displays with variety ↗ARRAYS
  29. 46Following closely behind ↗INTOW
  30. 48Where travelers might take the plunge on vacation ↗HOTELPOOL
  31. 51Keep ↗STORE
  32. 52Inner tube? ↗INTESTINE
  33. 53Takes a hit ↗TOKES
  34. 54Baby bottle component ↗TEAT
  35. 55U Beauty competitor ↗OLAY

Down 35

  1. 1Counter order ↗BLT
  2. 2Subject of outdoor paintings by Renoir, Monet and Homer ↗ROWBOAT
  3. 3Follower ↗ACOLYTE
  4. 4Vulgarians ↗YAHOOS
  5. 5Some deflections for argument's sake ↗WHATABOUTISM
  6. 6"Bombshell: The ___ Lamarr Story" (2017 documentary) ↗HEDY
  7. 7Hotness ↗IRE
  8. 8Really, really believing ↗GODFEARING
  9. 9Classic meat sauce ↗RAGU
  10. 10Freudian origin of defense mechanisms ↗EGO
  11. 11Strands from the litter? ↗CATHAIR
  12. 12Rise on the market ↗UPTURN
  13. 13Auditions ↗READS
  14. 15Latvian, old-style ↗LETT
  15. 21Noted series with over 200 Emmys … and an Oscar ↗SESAMESTREET
  16. 23Letters for those awaiting specifics ↗TBA
  17. 24Something cut or defused ↗TENSION
  18. 25Ready for business ↗OPEN
  19. 28Just go along ↗ROLLWITHIT
  20. 29Ring stats ↗TKOS
  21. 31Promenade ↗MALL
  22. 32Tanning target ↗PELT
  23. 33Social media community for avid readers ↗BOOKTOK
  24. 34Shimmering substance in the skin-care aisle ↗BODYOIL
  25. 35Animal identity in role play ↗FURSONA
  26. 36Title for a holy person ↗FRA
  27. 37Lickety-split ↗PRONTO
  28. 38Become suddenly awake and focused ↗SNAPTO
  29. 39Distort ↗TWIST
  30. 42Address strings ↗URLS
  31. 44Farm females ↗EWES
  32. 45Flour used to make paratha ↗ATTA
  33. 47Raw material ↗ORE
  34. 49All together ↗ONE
  35. 50Law of La Mancha ↗LEY