NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 30, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorGary Cee
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Print, Copy, ___, Fax (printer selections) (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
5A
Former Giants QB Manning (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
8A
Element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie (6)
Starts with R, ends with MRADIUM→
14A
Sparkling wine of Italy, familiarly (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
15A
Odd ___ out (misfit) (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMAN→
16A
"In spite of all that …" (6)
Starts with E, ends with OEVENSO→
17A
Endless TikTok scrolling or Tetris playing, e.g. (8)
Starts with T, ends with KTIMESINK→
19A
Rented (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLEASED→
20A
Wastebasket, jokingly (12)
Starts with C, ends with ECIRCULARFILE→
22A
Only U.S. president from Delaware (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBIDEN→
25A
Grand production (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
26A
___ Plaines, Ill. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
27A
Smelter's material (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
28A
Popular sushi fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
30A
Like the Mariana Trench among all the world's underwater places (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDEEPEST→
33A
Guy who goes a-courting (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBEAU→
35A
"You've ___ this!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGOT→
37A
Rodeo rope (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLASSO→
38A
Illegal distribution of narcotics (11)
Starts with D, ends with CDRUGTRAFFIC→
42A
Whimpers (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEWLS→
44A
Right-angled shape (3)
Starts with E, ends with LELL→
45A
Corner piece on a chessboard (4)
Starts with R, ends with KROOK→
48A
Top placement in a bracket, for a March Madness team (7)
Starts with O, ends with DONESEED→
51A
Caustic paint stripper (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
53A
Be in arrears (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
54A
Onetime AT&T competitor (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMCI→
55A
Tiny amount (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDRIB→
57A
Answer (5)
Starts with R, ends with YREPLY→
59A
Where to pick up luggage at an airport (12)
Starts with B, ends with MBAGGAGECLAIM→
63A
Regrettably unfortunate (6)
Starts with A, ends with EASHAME→
64A
Went into reverse ... or what the ends of 17-, 20-, 38- and 59-Across might be (8)
Starts with B, ends with PBACKEDUP→
68A
Word after Irish or jet (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSETTER→
69A
Longtime record label or Beastie Boy (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMCA→
70A
Valentine's Day flower (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
71A
Size up (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSESS→
72A
Glide down a slope (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
73A
___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
Down
1D
Stayed on the bench (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
2D
Long-running CBS procedural with spinoffs (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICSI→
3D
Fixture at a "cash only" establishment (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
4D
Nephew's sister (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENIECE→
5D
Dubai dignitary (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
6D
Round Table knight who betrayed King Arthur (8)
Starts with L, ends with TLANCELOT→
7D
Cover with tattoos, colloquially (5)
Starts with I, ends with PINKUP→
8D
Equip with new shoestrings (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERELACE→
9D
State with certainty (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAVER→
10D
Like many users of sign language (4)
Starts with D, ends with FDEAF→
11D
News exclusive from someone in the know (11)
Starts with I, ends with PINSIDESCOOP→
12D
Of no help (7)
Starts with U, ends with SUSELESS→
13D
California city with a humble-sounding name (7)
Starts with M, ends with OMODESTO→
18D
Basic trig ratio (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESINE→
21D
Box top (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLID→
22D
Go up and down in the water (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBOB→
23D
Livid feeling (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
24D
Major drags on a team's progress, metaphorically (11)
Starts with D, ends with SDEADWEIGHTS→
29D
Item in an Easter hunt (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
31D
Sprite (3)
Starts with E, ends with FELF→
32D
Team of two (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPAIR→
34D
Internet addresses, for short (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURLS→
36D
Uno + due (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETRE→
39D
Take advantage of (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
40D
Like the original Broadway cast of "The Wiz" (8)
Starts with A, ends with KALLBLACK→
41D
Travel by air (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFLY→
42D
Kenya's second-largest city (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMOMBASA→
43D
Boxes up securely (7)
Starts with E, ends with SENCASES→
46D
"Wise" bird (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
47D
F sharp major, for one (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
49D
Lawn-neatening tools (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDGERS→
50D
Rap's Dr. ___ (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDRE→
52D
Actor Estrada of "CHiPs" (4)
Starts with E, ends with KERIK→
56D
Warhead weapons, for short (5)
Starts with I, ends with SICBMS→
58D
Manicurist's board (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMERY→
60D
Bit of boarding pass info (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGATE→
61D
Iowa college town (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
62D
"Superfood" berry (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
65D
Stag's mate (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDOE→
66D
Team for Olympians Simone Biles and Mikaela Shiffrin (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
67D
___ capita (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPER→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 30, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary Cee and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Print, Copy, ___, Fax (printer selections) (SCAN); Former Giants QB Manning (ELI); Element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie (RADIUM).
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