NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 26, 2026
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Clues78
Across33
Down45
ConstructorAlex Murphy
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Loathe (5)
Starts with A, ends with RABHOR→
6A
[Wham!] (5)
Starts with K, ends with WKAPOW→
11A
Formal agreement (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
14A
First Disney film with songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
15A
Mushroom sold in clusters (5)
Starts with E, ends with IENOKI→
16A
Meditation sounds (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOMS→
17A
Literally, "rumbling ghost" (11)
Starts with P, ends with TPOLEGRETIST→
19A
Make haste, to Shakespeare (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHIE→
20A
Beachgoer's consideration, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
21A
Nobelist Morrison (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
22A
Coffee grown on the Big Island (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKONA→
23A
Flat feet (12)
Starts with F, ends with SFALLCRANEHES→
27A
Descend into acrimony (7)
Starts with G, ends with YGETUGLY→
30A
Lower class? (7)
Starts with E, ends with YECONOMY→
31A
"Let's!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
32A
Lose yourself? (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
33A
Pet renowned for its agreeableness (15)
Starts with G, ends with RGOLDETERNRIEVER→
41A
Not that (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHIS→
42A
Bottle Caps flavor (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACOLA→
43A
One inside the Trojan horse (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSPARTAN→
47A
"Feel free to shoot it over" (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEMAILME→
50A
"The Departed" actor (12)
Starts with M, ends with GMARHAWKLBERG→
52A
West Coast gas brand (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARCO→
53A
In which to see the first light of day (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
54A
Cry from Miss Piggy (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOUI→
57A
Coastal inlet (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARIA→
58A
Make a rude gesture ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 33- and 50-Across (11)
Starts with F, ends with DFLIPTHEBIRD→
63A
Actress Rapp of "Mean Girls" (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
64A
Starr on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORINGO→
65A
___-bear (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
66A
Solar revolutions (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEARS→
67A
Bumpkin (5)
Starts with Y, ends with LYOKEL→
Down
1D
Revs (up) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMPS→
2D
Quick touch on the nose, cutesily (4)
Starts with B, ends with PBOOP→
3D
See 4-Down (4)
Starts with H, ends with FHALF→
4D
Double 3-Down (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
5D
Like a motley crew (6)
Starts with R, ends with GRAGTAG→
6D
In a sharp manner (6)
Starts with K, ends with YKEENLY→
7D
Zany behavior (5)
Starts with A, ends with CANTIC→
8D
Dish that's often fermented before eating (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPOI→
9D
Green-lights (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOKS→
11D
What might come with a bottle of rum? (6)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOHOHO→
12D
The real Slim Shady (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMINEM→
13D
The same level of difficulty (6)
Starts with A, ends with YASEASY→
18D
Take a turn, in tabletop gaming (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
22D
"I'm Just ___" (Best Original Song nominee from "Barbie") (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKEN→
23D
Aid for disaster relief, say (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFUND→
24D
Hold it! (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
25D
Big name in laptops (4)
Starts with A, ends with RACER→
26D
"Moi? Never!" (4)
Starts with N, ends with INOTI→
27D
Work contract-to-contract (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGIG→
28D
Genre for Dashboard Confessional (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
29D
Up to, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTIL→
32D
OB/GYNs, e.g. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
34D
James in the Blues Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
35D
De-ice (4)
Starts with T, ends with WTHAW→
36D
It's found in a Nook (4)
Starts with E, ends with KEINK→
37D
Vape pen (4)
Starts with E, ends with GECIG→
38D
Abbr. on a remote (3)
Starts with V, ends with LVOL→
39D
Street name associated with nightmares (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
40D
Actress Issa (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
43D
Intelligence (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSMARTS→
44D
Untouchable (6)
Starts with P, ends with HPARIAH→
45D
Spot for a pinball machine (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCADE→
46D
It comes after pi (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
47D
Some online discounts (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEBATES→
48D
Get along well (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMESH→
49D
Important route (6)
Starts with A, ends with YARTERY→
51D
Biblical untouchable (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLEPER→
54D
Cry from Miss Piggy? (4)
Starts with O, ends with KOINK→
55D
Desire (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
56D
Billy who had a #1 hit with "Mony Mony" (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
58D
British actor and broadcaster Stephen (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFRY→
59D
Spike in Hollywood (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
60D
___ moment (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
61D
Social media squib (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBIO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 26, 2026?+
78 clues: 33 Across and 45 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alex Murphy and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Loathe (ABHOR); [Wham!] (KAPOW); Formal agreement (YEA).
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