NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Mar 22, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 22, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Alex Eaton-SalnersEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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The Grid

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Across 70

  1. 1Catalyst for reckless behavior ↗DARE
  2. 5More than enough ↗AMPLE
  3. 10Resting places ↗TOMBS
  4. 15Resin source ↗SAP
  5. 18Tippy-top ↗APEX
  6. 19Green ___ ↗BERET
  7. 20Basic tier on a popular ridesharing app ↗UBERX
  8. 21Bygone bird ↗DODO
  9. 22Triangle, for one ↗INSTRUMENT
  10. 24Prerelease prototypes ↗BETAS
  11. 25List-shortening abbreviation ↗ETAL
  12. 26Fixed fees ↗SETRATES
  13. 27The circles in 22-Across? ↗AREYOUWITHME
  14. 30Nauru's capital ↗YAREN
  15. 31Digital ID? ↗SSN
  16. 33Canon competitor ↗EPSON
  17. 34Island chains ↗LEIS
  18. 35Betwixt ↗AMID
  19. 37Eucalyptus eater ↗KOALA
  20. 39Liturgical book ↗MISSAL
  21. 41Modern trend of employees doing the bare minimum ↗QUIETQUITTING
  22. 45The circles in 41-Across? ↗CUETIPS
  23. 46Coffee holders ↗URNS
  24. 47___ planning ↗ESTATE
  25. 48Came to a conclusion ↗ENDED
  26. 50Enterprise that might offer disposable slippers ↗SPA
  27. 51Power suffix? ↗ADE
  28. 52Harvard extension ↗EDU
  29. 53Big parties ↗AFFAIRS
  30. 55Bed liner? ↗SILT
  31. 56Gussied (up) ↗DUDED
  32. 58"Totally tubular!" ↗RAD
  33. 61Kind ↗SORT
  34. 62Tony winner ___ Lenya ↗LOTTE
  35. 64Highchair wear ↗BABYBIB
  36. 67The circles in 64-Across? ↗BEELINE
  37. 69"___ on you!" ↗SHAME
  38. 71Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" ↗LOEB
  39. 73Liquor-free ↗DRY
  40. 74"No help needed here!" ↗IMSET
  41. 78Leave speechless ↗STUN
  42. 79Each of the tiny tufts of a dandelion has one ↗SEEDLET
  43. 82Addams Family member ↗ITT
  44. 84Rowboat blade ↗OAR
  45. 85One of a pair of lines drawn in hangman ↗ARM
  46. 86___ Haute, Ind. ↗TERRE
  47. 87Seven days in San Juan ↗SEMANA
  48. 90Firework part ↗FUSE
  49. 91The circles in 93-Across? ↗TEASETS
  50. 93On easy street ↗SITTINGPRETTY
  51. 96"Secret" holiday figures ↗SANTAS
  52. 971980s video game character who hops between cubes ↗QBERT
  53. 98MacFarlane who voiced Ted in "Ted" ↗SETH
  54. 99Degrees for C.F.O.s ↗MBAS
  55. 100Numbers game ↗LOTTO
  56. 103Help ↗AID
  57. 105Altiplano animal ↗LLAMA
  58. 108The circles in 115-Across? ↗SEESEYETOEYE
  59. 111Family members ↗MAFIOSOS
  60. 113Romeo's last words ↗IDIE
  61. 114States for the record ↗AVOWS
  62. 115Nickname of Oak Ridge, Tenn., built in 1942 for the Manhattan Project ↗ATOMICCITY
  63. 117Some reds, for short ↗ZINS
  64. 118Send payment ↗REMIT
  65. 119Nasal cavity ↗SINUS
  66. 120Winslet with five Golden Globes ↗KATE
  67. 121Part of E.S.L.: Abbr. ↗ENG
  68. 122Dresden denials ↗NEINS
  69. 123Where the Rosetta Stone was discovered ↗EGYPT
  70. 124Little twerp ↗SNOT

Down 70

  1. 1Jay Gatsby's obsession in "The Great Gatsby" ↗DAISY
  2. 2Breathing issue ↗APNEA
  3. 3Subdued ↗RESTRAINED
  4. 4Go to ___ ↗EXTREMES
  5. 5Touch ↗ABUT
  6. 6Oft-reposted internet content ↗MEMES
  7. 7Publicist's handout ↗PRESSKIT
  8. 8Duo with the 1999 hit "Steal My Sunshine" ↗LEN
  9. 9James in the Blues Hall of Fame ↗ETTA
  10. 10Cooking vessel used in making angel food cake ↗TUBEPAN
  11. 11Excels at Simon Says, say ↗OBEYS
  12. 12Hashtag that trended in 2017 ↗METOO
  13. 13Indiana governor Mike ↗BRAUN
  14. 14Austin music-and-media festival, familiarly ↗SXSW
  15. 15"I guess the time has come" ↗SOTHISISIT
  16. 16Bulge in some throats ↗ADAMSAPPLE
  17. 17Flag bearer ↗POLE
  18. 21Find abhorrent ↗DETEST
  19. 23Rehearsed the whole show, in theater lingo ↗RANIT
  20. 28Raised designs ↗RELIEFS
  21. 29Admission of duplicity ↗ILIED
  22. 32___ bene ↗NOTA
  23. 36Eliminated for not following the rules, informally ↗DQED
  24. 38Start of an encouragement ↗ATTA
  25. 39Granola kin ↗MUESLI
  26. 40Hurdle for an aspiring atty. ↗LSAT
  27. 41Difficult ice skating maneuver, in brief ↗QUAD
  28. 42Language of Pakistan's national anthem ↗URDU
  29. 43Illegal activity generating considerable interest? ↗USURY
  30. 44Ready to go, with "up" ↗GEARED
  31. 45Captain's subordinate: Abbr. ↗CDR
  32. 49Component of fertilizer and gunpowder ↗NITER
  33. 52Cheese ball? ↗EDAM
  34. 54Key ___ ↗FOB
  35. 55Iris holder ↗STEM
  36. 57Israel's first U.N. ambassador ↗EBAN
  37. 59Less incompetent ↗ABLER
  38. 60Some radio tubes ↗DIODES
  39. 63"Will do!" ↗ONIT
  40. 65Attacks from all sides ↗BESETS
  41. 66"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" ↗BEL
  42. 68Recumbent ↗LYING
  43. 69Arrived en masse ↗STREAMEDIN
  44. 70You or me, say ↗HUMANBEING
  45. 72Film crew assistant ↗BESTBOY
  46. 75From Bhutan or Bangladesh ↗SOUTHASIAN
  47. 76The right direction? ↗EAST
  48. 77"South Park" co-creator Parker ↗TREY
  49. 78Exams for srs. ↗SATS
  50. 80Settings for some TV dramas, in brief ↗ERS
  51. 81Chapeau perch ↗TETE
  52. 83Light hits ↗TAPS
  53. 86Pester ↗TEASE
  54. 88Actress Sorvino ↗MIRA
  55. 89Sb, on the periodic table ↗ANTIMONY
  56. 90Tufted parts of horses' legs ↗FETLOCKS
  57. 92Equilibria ↗STASES
  58. 94Batteries for brains? ↗IQTESTS
  59. 95Archaeologist's find ↗RELIC
  60. 100Surge protector? ↗LEVEE
  61. 101People of the Mexican altiplano ↗OTOMI
  62. 102Bring to a garage for repairs ↗TOWIN
  63. 104Block, beaver-style ↗DAMUP
  64. 106Memorable saying ↗MOTTO
  65. 107To date ↗ASYET
  66. 108Small, say ↗SIZE
  67. 109It may be hard to believe ↗YARN
  68. 110Freedom from fretting ↗EASE
  69. 112___ bump ↗FIST
  70. 116Comedian Notaro ↗TIG