NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 17, 2026
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Clues79
Across37
Down42
ConstructorKiran Pandey
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Place to crash (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFA→
5A
Bubbly beverage (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACOLA→
9A
Unflinching in the face of danger (5)
Starts with S, ends with CSTOIC→
14A
Indigo dye (4)
Starts with A, ends with LANIL→
15A
R&B singer Redding (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
16A
Title girl in a Beach Boys hit (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARHONDA→
17A
Thin Mints and Tagalongs (16)
Starts with G, ends with SGIRLSCOUTCOOKIES→
20A
In danger of being lost (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATSTAKE→
21A
Spice mixture (3)
Starts with R, ends with BRUB→
22A
Sci-fi character who says "Your father, he is" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYODA→
23A
Successor to F.D.R. (3)
Starts with H, ends with THST→
24A
Midwest capital named for a president (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMADISON→
26A
One in a breakfast chain? (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSAUSAGELINK→
29A
D- or F-worthy (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBAD→
32A
"It's super-appreciated!," in a modern initialism (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTYVM→
33A
Holm of "The Hobbit" (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
34A
Museum of the Moving ___ (site dedicated to TV and film) (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
36A
Many a North African (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
37A
Dose dropped for a trip (6)
Starts with L, ends with BLSDTAB→
41A
Fairy tale villain (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
42A
Actress Kirsten (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDUNST→
44A
Little squirt in a garage, say (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
45A
Turn suddenly (4)
Starts with V, ends with RVEER→
46A
Like the last name of poet William Wordsworth (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
47A
Likely to attract attention, as a criminal case (11)
Starts with H, ends with EHIGHPROFILE→
52A
Revels (in) (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGLORIES→
54A
Higher educ. assessment (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGRE→
55A
Smoothie fruit (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
57A
Portuguese greeting (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOLA→
58A
Victorio and Geronimo, for two (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAPACHES→
62A
65A
"Space ___" (1969 David Bowie single) (6)
Starts with O, ends with YODDITY→
66A
Props for a golfer (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
67A
De-wrinkle (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
68A
Shakes hands with, perhaps (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEETS→
69A
Have over to one's house (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOST→
70A
Pain in the butt (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
Down
1D
Sprawling story (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
2D
"Doing as we speak!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
3D
Seasonal tree purchases (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFIRS→
4D
Clumsy (9)
Starts with A, ends with SALLTHUMBS→
5D
Old-fashioned, for one (8)
Starts with C, ends with LCOCKTAIL→
6D
Great Plains tribe (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
7D
Actor Simu ___ of "Barbie" (3)
Starts with L, ends with ULIU→
8D
Concerning the stars (6)
Starts with A, ends with LASTRAL→
9D
Network with "Dexter" and "Shameless," in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSHO→
10D
Home to Shibuya Crossing, the world's busiest pedestrian intersection (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTOKYO→
11D
Deli order that may lead to pungent breath (10)
Starts with O, ends with LONIONBAGEL→
12D
Like patrons at the door of a "21+ only" nightclub, informally (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDED→
13D
"Mi ___, su ___" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
16D
Bird that sings at dawn (5)
Starts with R, ends with NROBIN→
18D
Attitude (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
19D
Rapper Kid ___ (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICUDI→
24D
Put back together (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMEND→
25D
Enjoy the slopes (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
26D
Pancake topper (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSYRUP→
27D
Like some experimental theater (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAVANTGARDE→
28D
What to go to Citgo to get (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
30D
See eye to eye (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGREE→
31D
Road Xing animal (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
32D
"And that's the trick!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
35D
Film snippet (9)
Starts with M, ends with PMOVIECLIP→
39D
Lungful (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
40D
Bit of internet writing (8)
Starts with B, ends with TBLOGPOST→
43D
Howe'er (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
48D
It might be dramatic or cosmic (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIRONY→
49D
___ monster (Southwest reptile) (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGILA→
50D
Hospital concern (6)
Starts with H, ends with HHEALTH→
51D
QB Tarkenton (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFRAN→
53D
Minimum or maximum (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIMIT→
55D
Small bit of matter (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
56D
Relinquish (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
58D
Nautical assents (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAYES→
59D
Bring on for a job (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIRE→
60D
Grandson of Adam and Eve (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
61D
Label that's typically between "Inbox" and "Drafts" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
63D
"___ all good, my man!" (3)
Starts with I, ends with SITS→
64D
Actor DiCaprio, to fans (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 17, 2026?+
79 clues: 37 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kiran Pandey and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Place to crash (SOFA); Bubbly beverage (COLA); Unflinching in the face of danger (STOIC).
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