USA Today Crossword March 16 2026 Answers (3/16/26)

Our USA Today Crossword March 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword March 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 3/16/26, 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	Far from trendy
6A	Font flourish
11A	File folder feature
14A	To no ___ (in vain)
15A	Finest athletic performance
16A	Name hidden in "true life"
17A	Actor who voiced Spider-Ham in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
19A	Apple pie ___ mode
20A	Regain consciousness
21A	Reality show contract (Abbr.)
22A	Wellness centers
23A	Damage a bit
24A	Kanga's baby
26A	Performing in a play, say
28A	"What a pity!"
30A	Chats online, for short
32A	Marionettist's controls
33A	Inventor with a namesake coil
36A	Legal wrongs
37A	"Help me remember"
39A	Opportunities, metaphorically
40A	Pickling liquid
41A	Grayish-brown color
42A	Mini golf hole number
43A	March 16, 2026, e.g.
47A	Get ready to exercise, maybe
49A	Fraction of a min.
52A	Neptune's realm
53A	Something raised to ask a question
54A	Parcel of land
56A	Swaps one for another
58A	What a neat drink doesn't have
59A	What tenure provides
61A	X-___ machine
62A	Like most actors in a J-drama or K-drama
63A	First half of a record
64A	Festoons with Charmin, for short
65A	Caught wind of
66A	Very narrow idiomatic margins
1D	___ party (sleepover)
2D	Open admission?
3D	Desert in North Africa
4D	Place for dirty dishes
5D	Bull on a glue bottle
6D	Actor Mineo
7D	Pulitzer winner Jennifer
8D	Total strangers
9D	"To clarify . . ."
10D	"The Four Seasons" actress Tina
11D	Social gathering where the "guests" might be dolls
12D	Family-friendly
13D	Dunning-Kruger effect and the halo effect, e.g.
18D	Game with +4 cards
22D	"Shaken, not ___"
25D	Overly greasy
27D	React to a dreamy person
29D	Bent over
31D	Venomous African snake
34D	Heron's cousin
35D	Texting format
36D	"Didn't need to know that!"
37D	Epic treks
38D	Makes a blunder
39D	Internet usage limit
41D	Merch table product
42D	Extreme fear
44D	"Same here"
45D	Be on the brink of falling
46D	GPA-boosting courses
48D	"Not quite"
50D	List-ending letters
51D	Someone you "like like"
55D	Bygone Russian ruler
57D	Diva's solo
59D	God, to a Rastafarian
60D	Apt place for this answer

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