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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 24, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 24, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Killian OlsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1It may be found at the end of the line ↗FISH
  2. 5One-on-one clashes in "Hamilton" ↗DUELS
  3. 10Go on a spree, maybe ↗SHOP
  4. 14Just chillin' ↗IDLE
  5. 15Fury ↗ANGER
  6. 16"Escape (The ___ Colada Song)" (last Billboard #1 hit of the 1970s) ↗PINA
  7. 17"The Last Supper" painter ↗LEONARDODAVINCI
  8. 20Saul Goodman's field in "Better Call Saul" ↗LAW
  9. 21Refs' ring rulings ↗TKOS
  10. 22Sign at the start of a maze ↗ENTER
  11. 23Tie score ↗DRAW
  12. 25___-bitsy ↗ITSY
  13. 27"The Luncheon" painter ↗CLAUDEMONET
  14. 31Org. that issues lots of refunds ↗IRS
  15. 34Dominates, like a team in a blowout victory ↗OWNS
  16. 35Golfer's sand-filled hazard ↗BUNKER
  17. 36"I don't love it, I don't hate it" ↗MEH
  18. 37Sweet Japanese rice cake that may be filled with ice cream ↗MOCHI
  19. 39___ Moines, Iowa ↗DES
  20. 40State flower of New Mexico ↗YUCCA
  21. 42Soldier's food kit, for short ↗MRE
  22. 43Very large number ↗MYRIAD
  23. 46Castle in chess ↗ROOK
  24. 47Newly include ↗ADD
  25. 48"The Buffet" painter ↗PAULCEZANNE
  26. 50___ Mawr College ↗BRYN
  27. 51"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's ___.": Poor Richard's Almanack ↗SELF
  28. 52Spot for a sun chair ↗PATIO
  29. 55Pantry problem ↗ANTS
  30. 57___ it or lose it ↗USE
  31. 60What you might punnily call 17-, 27- and 48-Across, given the paintings in their clues? ↗STARVINGARTISTS
  32. 64Upright support in a wall ↗STUD
  33. 65Instrument accompanying many a singalong ↗PIANO
  34. 66Bring in the crops ↗REAP
  35. 67Parlor inkings, informally ↗TATS
  36. 68Not follow the path ↗STRAY
  37. 69Boundary-pushing ↗EDGY

Down 41

  1. 1Permeate ↗FILL
  2. 2Brainstorm ↗IDEA
  3. 3Swayed to the music, say ↗SLOWDANCED
  4. 4Cornish game ___ ↗HEN
  5. 5Hidden area of the internet ↗DARKWEB
  6. 6Computer command used to fix a mistake ↗UNDO
  7. 7Big ones cause conflicts ↗EGOS
  8. 8Had the best score midgame ↗LED
  9. 9Monterrey Mrs. ↗SRA
  10. 10Like hedgehogs and cacti ↗SPINY
  11. 11Help for a guesser ↗HINT
  12. 12Not never, but never again ↗ONCE
  13. 13Doubles team, e.g. ↗PAIR
  14. 18Not much ↗ATAD
  15. 19Storage room in a church ↗VESTRY
  16. 24Fraternity/sorority event ↗RUSH
  17. 25Squid's squirter ↗INKSAC
  18. 26One may have a pocket ... or be found in one ↗TEE
  19. 27Punctuation found in this clue, for example ↗COMMA
  20. 28"Love," euphemistically ↗LWORD
  21. 29Race that no one can win cleanly ↗MUDRUN
  22. 30___ Cruz, at 6'7" the tallest shortstop in M.L.B. history ↗ONEIL
  23. 31"Wha?! … That makes no sense" ↗IMCONFUSED
  24. 32Intel-gathering mission ↗RECON
  25. 33Order at a soda fountain ↗SHAKE
  26. 38Unscripted comedy ↗IMPROV
  27. 41___ Mountains, Europe/Asia boundary ↗URAL
  28. 44"Hurray!" ↗YAY
  29. 45Trounce ↗DESTROY
  30. 49Drink garnish ↗ZEST
  31. 50For the ___ ↗BIRDS
  32. 52[Hey you!] ↗PSST
  33. 53Lead-in to boy or girl ↗ATTA
  34. 54Like an archer's bowstring before a shot ↗TAUT
  35. 55Biology lab gel ↗AGAR
  36. 56Grammy alternative ↗NANA
  37. 58Kind of party ↗STAG
  38. 59Award that the best plays are nominated for ↗ESPY
  39. 61Computer networking addresses, for short ↗IPS
  40. 62Small complaint ↗NIT
  41. 63High dudgeon ↗IRE