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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 23, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 23, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Matthew LuterEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Mark of an old injury ↗SCAR
  2. 5Some Egyptian reptiles ↗ASPS
  3. 9Sleep in the great outdoors, say ↗CAMP
  4. 13"The ___ Game" (song that begins "Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley" ↗NAME
  5. 14Smell really bad ↗REEK
  6. 15Reef around a lagoon ↗ATOLL
  7. 17Popular character actor in both "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller" ↗ABEVIGODA
  8. 19Expression of proportion ↗RATIO
  9. 20Gold seeker's tool ↗PAN
  10. 21Guided visit ↗TOUR
  11. 22They save the day ↗HEROES
  12. 23Viscous goo ↗SLIME
  13. 25Avian metaphor for a romantic couple ↗LOVEBIRDS
  14. 27Short-term employee, informally ↗TEMP
  15. 29Anger ↗IRE
  16. 30Two of a kind ↗PAIR
  17. 32Waffle House alternative ↗IHOP
  18. 35Divas' big moments ↗ARIAS
  19. 40Part of the federal government that includes the presidency ↗EXECUTIVEBRANCH
  20. 43Amber or myrrh ↗RESIN
  21. 44___ a soul (nobody at all) ↗NARY
  22. 45Slushy frozen treat brand ↗ICEE
  23. 46Bummed out ↗SAD
  24. 48Comfort ↗EASE
  25. 50Cinema lover ↗MOVIEBUFF
  26. 56Partners for ladies, informally ↗GENTS
  27. 59Works of Rossini and Bellini ↗OPERAS
  28. 60Running behind schedule ↗LATE
  29. 62Helpful hint ↗TIP
  30. 63Move with swagger ↗STRUT
  31. 64Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have? ↗WEIRDVIBE
  32. 66Move with stealth ↗SIDLE
  33. 67Farmland area unit ↗ACRE
  34. 68Satanic ↗EVIL
  35. 69Must-have ↗NEED
  36. 70Kind of terrier named after a Scottish island ↗SKYE
  37. 71Shade of green named after a duck ↗TEAL

Down 41

  1. 1Sounds made with the fingers (quick!) ↗SNAPS
  2. 2Shadowy plotting group ↗CABAL
  3. 3Offerings on a hotel list ↗AMENITIES
  4. 4Race, as an engine ↗REV
  5. 5Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in Iran ↗ARGO
  6. 6Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics ↗SEOUL
  7. 7Pascal of "The Mandalorian" ↗PEDRO
  8. 8Reggae-adjacent genre ↗SKA
  9. 9Faddish 1980s plush toy ↗CAREBEAR
  10. 10Company behind the game Centipede ↗ATARI
  11. 11___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually) ↗MOTOR
  12. 12Worked at, as a trade ↗PLIED
  13. 16Profit's counterpart ↗LOSS
  14. 18Tabloid twosome ↗ITEM
  15. 22That lady ↗HER
  16. 24Thanks, en français ↗MERCI
  17. 26Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodged ↗VIPER
  18. 28Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum" ↗PIT
  19. 30The "p" of r.p.m. ↗PER
  20. 31Lumberjack's tool ↗AXE
  21. 33Like about 80% of Indians, religiously ↗HINDU
  22. 34Some reproductive cells ↗OVA
  23. 36Poker player's option ↗RAISE
  24. 37Carrot on a stick, metaphorically ↗INCENTIVE
  25. 38Expert pilot ↗ACE
  26. 39That lady ↗SHE
  27. 41Voted out of office ↗UNSEATED
  28. 42Pass on a tournament schedule ↗BYE
  29. 47Muscles in a six-pack ↗ABS
  30. 49Got older ↗AGED
  31. 50"Carpet" on a forest floor ↗MOSS
  32. 51Agree to accept marketing emails, say ↗OPTIN
  33. 52Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro) ↗VERDE
  34. 53Gloating winner's proclamation ↗IRULE
  35. 54Tiny particle ↗FLECK
  36. 55Tinker Bell, for one ↗FAIRY
  37. 57Lower leg bone ↗TIBIA
  38. 58Compete in a bee ↗SPELL
  39. 61Home for a nest ↗TREE
  40. 64Used to be ↗WAS
  41. 65Animal doc ↗VET