NYT Crossword March 27 2026 Answers (3/27/26)

Our NYT Crossword March 27, 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 27, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/27/26, 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	Decorative, so to speak
12A	"Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer
15A	Ahead
16A	E, in a code
17A	Affliction also known as "cold neuralgia"
18A	3,600 secondi
19A	Computer runs
20A	Company acquired by Panasonic in 2009
21A	Malarkey
22A	"Do we have a problem here?"
24A	L.A. subdivision?
25A	Epithet for Bill Clinton
26A	Some coffee merchants' offerings
28A	Hackman's "The Royal Tenenbaums" co-star
29A	One whose work is barely seen?
33A	"You should keep those details to yourself"
36A	Slightly off
37A	Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband
38A	Some brunch dishes
41A	Restraining maneuver in judo
42A	How journalists and detectives may act
46A	Firs and beeches, but not furs and beaches
47A	Tahoe runner
50A	Treat that occasionally catches fire
51A	Light
52A	Kitchen gizmo
54A	Bit of bellyaching
55A	Served as
56A	"You win, all right? Geez!"
58A	Store in oak casks, say
59A	Spoke before the court
60A	No no
61A	Totally missing the big picture
1D	E-card site with a reduplicative name
2D	Spread
3D	Like noble gases, chemically
4D	Nearest item to pick
5D	Land consisting predominantly of sedges
6D	Drop-___
7D	Like 97% of the United States, per the Census Bureau
8D	Old hand at shorthand
9D	Some choppers
10D	Dish whose name means "barley" in Italian
11D	Lilliputian
12D	"Seems suspect"
13D	Reductive neologism for a strong female lead
14D	Figure in Greek mythology who was brought up by a bear
21D	Hit 22, say
23D	"Squid Game" and "The Red Sleeve," for two
25D	Crosses to bear
27D	Unlit?
28D	Lacked an alternative
30D	Before, informally
31D	Suburban attachment?
32D	Camp bed
33D	Direction in many a spaghetti western
34D	Zsa Zsa Gabor entered into it nine times
35D	Dunks
39D	Rebel's opposite
40D	PB&J, e.g., informally
43D	Greet with a beep
44D	Bluffer's pronouncement, maybe
45D	Put down on paper
47D	Comics often printed in black and white
48D	Pianist Rubinstein
49D	Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
52D	Tiny opening
53D	George's computer friend on "The Jetsons"
56D	N.F.L. coach Quinn
57D	Forte, slangily

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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