NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 28, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorKatie Hoody
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Hurried (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWIFT→
6A
A microwave might use one when running (8)
Starts with K, ends with TKILOWATT→
14A
Vessel often stored upside down (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECANOE→
15A
"No hard feelings, right?" (9)
Starts with A, ends with LAREWECOOL→
17A
Part of a blues collection? (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAZURE→
18A
Amped-up coverage (9)
Starts with M, ends with EMEDIAHYPE→
19A
Young in old Hollywood (7)
Starts with L, ends with ALORETTA→
21A
Bit of shorthand in some age cohorts (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGEN→
22A
Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
23A
Pays (up) (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPONIES→
24A
"___ Contes d'Hoffmann" (Offenbach opera) (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
25A
[It's gone!] (4)
Starts with P, ends with FPOOF→
26A
It has holes and cuts (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGRATER→
28A
Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDROLL→
29A
Short-lived particle (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPION→
32A
"Weapon" used in some playful jousts (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPOOLNOODLE→
34A
Period ending in dezembro (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
35A
Members of a kitchen cabinet (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCRONIES→
36A
One of two typically used when rowing, in brief (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLAT→
37A
"No need to worry about that" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EITLLBEFINE→
39A
Wendy's, but not Jimmy John's, say (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHERS→
40A
They're typically around two feet (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOES→
41A
Start of a Christmas carol in Latin (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADESTE→
43A
Let use for a stretch (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEND→
44A
Settings for some docs (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
45A
Software giant in the Fortune 100 (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORACLE→
49A
One side in the first international soccer match (1872): Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with GENG→
50A
Stat impacted by weight and speed (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMPG→
51A
Pokémon that wakes only to eat (7)
Starts with S, ends with XSNORLAX→
52A
Down the road (9)
Starts with Y, ends with EYETTOCOME→
55A
Assume (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUSURP→
56A
Affirm something under oath (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEARONIT→
57A
Letter after Sierra (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTANGO→
58A
Moves without urgency (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSAUNTERS→
59A
Comic Wanda (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSYKES→
Down
1D
Where locks are set (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCALP→
2D
Out the ___ (5)
Starts with W, ends with OWAZOO→
3D
Add to a columbarium, say (5)
Starts with I, ends with NINURN→
4D
Like an American in Paris (7)
Starts with F, ends with NFOREIGN→
5D
Wobble (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTEETER→
6D
Hindu counterpart of Eros (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKAMA→
7D
Enragement (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
8D
Short addition above or below a musical staff (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELEDGERLINE→
9D
Targets of some kisses (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOWIES→
10D
Disaccustom (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWEAN→
11D
German lament (3)
Starts with A, ends with HACH→
12D
It's smaller than its miniature relative (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETOYPOODLE→
13D
Opposite of a bargain price (9)
Starts with T, ends with RTOPDOLLAR→
16D
Advertising handouts (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAFLETS→
20D
Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETSAPRE→
24D
Producers of an annual light show (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLEONIDS→
27D
Beyond repair (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETOOFARGONE→
28D
Salon choices (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
29D
Some psychedelic patterns (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPAISLEYS→
30D
Happening and being talked about (9)
Starts with I, ends with SINTHENEWS→
31D
Chinese brew (9)
Starts with O, ends with AOOLONGTEA→
33D
Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016) (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNEESON→
35D
Paramount subsidiary (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCBS→
38D
Had a following (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
39D
Product of some grapevines (7)
Starts with H, ends with YHEARSAY→
42D
Flathead and brook are varieties of these (6)
Starts with T, ends with STROUTS→
44D
Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003 (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEPCOT→
46D
Indication of having hit rock bottom (5)
Starts with C, ends with KCLUNK→
47D
Living ___ (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELARGE→
48D
Former M.L.B. team with the mascot Youppi! (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEXPOS→
50D
Emily Dickinson's early period (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMORN→
51D
Exercise groups (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
53D
___ particle (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTAU→
54D
Dominican poet Pedro ___ (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMIR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 28, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Katie Hoody and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Hurried (SWIFT); A microwave might use one when running (KILOWATT); Vessel often stored upside down (CANOE).
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