NYT Crossword March 17 2026 Answers (3/17/26)

Our NYT Crossword March 17, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword March 17, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/17/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Place to crash
5A	Bubbly beverage
9A	Unflinching in the face of danger
14A	Indigo dye
15A	R&B singer Redding
16A	Title girl in a Beach Boys hit
17A	Thin Mints and Tagalongs
20A	In danger of being lost
21A	Spice mixture
22A	Sci-fi character who says "Your father, he is"
23A	Successor to F.D.R.
24A	Midwest capital named for a president
26A	One in a breakfast chain?
29A	D- or F-worthy
32A	"It's super-appreciated!," in a modern initialism
33A	Holm of "The Hobbit"
34A	Museum of the Moving ___ (site dedicated to TV and film)
36A	Many a North African
37A	Dose dropped for a trip
41A	Fairy tale villain
42A	Actress Kirsten
44A	Little squirt in a garage, say
45A	Turn suddenly
46A	Like the last name of poet William Wordsworth
47A	Likely to attract attention, as a criminal case
52A	Revels (in)
54A	Higher educ. assessment
55A	Smoothie fruit
57A	Portuguese greeting
58A	Victorio and Geronimo, for two
62A	Hopelessly internet-brained ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across?
65A	"Space ___" (1969 David Bowie single)
66A	Props for a golfer
67A	De-wrinkle
68A	Shakes hands with, perhaps
69A	Have over to one's house
70A	Pain in the butt
1D	Sprawling story
2D	"Doing as we speak!"
3D	Seasonal tree purchases
4D	Clumsy
5D	Old-fashioned, for one
6D	Great Plains tribe
7D	Actor Simu ___ of "Barbie"
8D	Concerning the stars
9D	Network with "Dexter" and "Shameless," in brief
10D	Home to Shibuya Crossing, the world's busiest pedestrian intersection
11D	Deli order that may lead to pungent breath
12D	Like patrons at the door of a "21+ only" nightclub, informally
13D	"Mi ___, su ___"
16D	Bird that sings at dawn
18D	Attitude
19D	Rapper Kid ___
24D	Put back together
25D	Enjoy the slopes
26D	Pancake topper
27D	Like some experimental theater
28D	What to go to Citgo to get
30D	See eye to eye
31D	Road Xing animal
32D	"And that's the trick!"
35D	Film snippet
38D	Bests
39D	Lungful
40D	Bit of internet writing
43D	Howe'er
48D	It might be dramatic or cosmic
49D	___ monster (Southwest reptile)
50D	Hospital concern
51D	QB Tarkenton
53D	Minimum or maximum
55D	Small bit of matter
56D	Relinquish
58D	Nautical assents
59D	Bring on for a job
60D	Grandson of Adam and Eve
61D	Label that's typically between "Inbox" and "Drafts"
63D	"___ all good, my man!"
64D	Actor DiCaprio, to fans

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