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NYT Crossword March 23 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Monday, March 23 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Mark of an old injury4 lettersSee answer ›5Some Egyptian reptiles4 lettersSee answer ›9Sleep in the great outdoors, say4 lettersSee answer ›13"The ___ Game" (song that begins "Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley"4 lettersSee answer ›14Smell really bad4 lettersSee answer ›15Reef around a lagoon5 lettersSee answer ›17Popular character actor in both "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller"9 lettersSee answer ›19Expression of proportion5 lettersSee answer ›20Gold seeker's tool3 lettersSee answer ›21Guided visit4 lettersSee answer ›22They save the day6 lettersSee answer ›23Viscous goo5 lettersSee answer ›25Avian metaphor for a romantic couple9 lettersSee answer ›27Short-term employee, informally4 lettersSee answer ›29Anger3 lettersSee answer ›30Two of a kind4 lettersSee answer ›32Waffle House alternative4 lettersSee answer ›35Divas' big moments5 lettersSee answer ›40Part of the federal government that includes the presidency15 lettersSee answer ›43Amber or myrrh5 lettersSee answer ›44___ a soul (nobody at all)4 lettersSee answer ›45Slushy frozen treat brand4 lettersSee answer ›46Bummed out3 lettersSee answer ›48Comfort4 lettersSee answer ›50Cinema lover9 lettersSee answer ›56Partners for ladies, informally5 lettersSee answer ›59Works of Rossini and Bellini6 lettersSee answer ›60Running behind schedule4 lettersSee answer ›62Helpful hint3 lettersSee answer ›63Move with swagger5 lettersSee answer ›64Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have?9 lettersSee answer ›66Move with stealth5 lettersSee answer ›67Farmland area unit4 lettersSee answer ›68Satanic4 lettersSee answer ›69Must-have4 lettersSee answer ›70Kind of terrier named after a Scottish island4 lettersSee answer ›71Shade of green named after a duck4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Sounds made with the fingers (quick!)5 lettersSee answer ›2Shadowy plotting group5 lettersSee answer ›3Offerings on a hotel list9 lettersSee answer ›4Race, as an engine3 lettersSee answer ›5Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in Iran4 lettersSee answer ›6Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics5 lettersSee answer ›7Pascal of "The Mandalorian"5 lettersSee answer ›8Reggae-adjacent genre3 lettersSee answer ›9Faddish 1980s plush toy8 lettersSee answer ›10Company behind the game Centipede5 lettersSee answer ›11___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually)5 lettersSee answer ›12Worked at, as a trade5 lettersSee answer ›16Profit's counterpart4 lettersSee answer ›18Tabloid twosome4 lettersSee answer ›22That lady3 lettersSee answer ›24Thanks, en français5 lettersSee answer ›26Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodged5 lettersSee answer ›28Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum"3 lettersSee answer ›30The "p" of r.p.m.3 lettersSee answer ›31Lumberjack's tool3 lettersSee answer ›33Like about 80% of Indians, religiously5 lettersSee answer ›34Some reproductive cells3 lettersSee answer ›36Poker player's option5 lettersSee answer ›37Carrot on a stick, metaphorically9 lettersSee answer ›38Expert pilot3 lettersSee answer ›39That lady3 lettersSee answer ›41Voted out of office8 lettersSee answer ›42Pass on a tournament schedule3 lettersSee answer ›47Muscles in a six-pack3 lettersSee answer ›49Got older4 lettersSee answer ›50"Carpet" on a forest floor4 lettersSee answer ›51Agree to accept marketing emails, say5 lettersSee answer ›52Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro)5 lettersSee answer ›53Gloating winner's proclamation5 lettersSee answer ›54Tiny particle5 lettersSee answer ›55Tinker Bell, for one5 lettersSee answer ›57Lower leg bone5 lettersSee answer ›58Compete in a bee5 lettersSee answer ›61Home for a nest4 lettersSee answer ›64Used to be3 lettersSee answer ›65Animal doc3 lettersSee answer ›