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New York Times Crossword March 16 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 16 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Throw me the ball, no one's covering me!"IMOPEN6Across1 Drone's soundWHIR4Across7 Cave-dwelling flierBAT3Across11 Galactic cloudNEBULA6Across14 Texas city that's home to Baylor UniversityWACO4Across15 BroadcastAIR3Across16 *ForeverADINFINITUM11Across17 Deer mother?DOE3Across19 Brad of 2025's "F1"PITT4Across20 "In case it's of interest ...," in briefFYI3Across21 Plenty ofAMPLE5Across22 Bugle tuneTAPS4Across24 *One of a kindSUIGENERIS10Across25 Bronx-born congresswoman elected in 2018, familiarlyAOC3Across28 "Great Red" feature of JupiterSPOT4Across30 *MasterworkMAGNUMOPUS10Across31 Wide-eyed and eagerAGOG4Across36 Go down to 0%, as a computer batteryDIE3Across40 AllotmentPORTION7Across41 "___ word?"ANY3Across43 SoCal sch. whose teams are the AztecsSDSU4Across44 *After the event, as an analysisPOSTMORTEM10Across46 Ball-___ hammerPEEN4Across48 Teeny-tinyWEE3Across50 *Reciprocal exchangeQUIDPROQUO10Across51 Historian's focusPAST4Across57 "Me too," formallyASDOI5Across60 One might end with "com" or "org"URL3Across61 Water, in JuárezAGUA4Across62 ___ chiTAI3Across63 Stereotypical charmers ... or those charmed by the answers to the starred clues?LATINLOVERS11Across64 Before todayAGO3Across68 Gem mined in AustraliaOPAL4Across69 Exact retribution forAVENGE6Across70 Sleep cycle inits.REM3Across71 ChapGENT4Across72 Term of address for a nunSISTER6Across73

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Not suitableINAPT5Down1 Social ___ (TikTok, Instagram, etc.)MEDIA5Down2 Locales for the late news?OBITPAGES9Down3 Kicks down the road, as a decisionPUNTSON7Down4 Santa's little helperELF3Down5 Innocent sortsNAIFS5Down6 Hypothetical (one hopes!) global conflict, for shortWWIII5Down7 Beanie or beretHAT3Down8 Carefully monitored hosp. areaICU3Down9 Italian cheeseROMANO6Down10 Negative press for a celeb, sayBADPR5Down11 Condiment with lots of garlic ... and vowelsAIOLI5Down12 Family diagramsTREES5Down13 Greenwich Village campus, in briefNYU3Down18 Like a book about writing a book, sayMETA4Down23 Fighter pilot's garbGSUIT5Down26 ___ saltsEPSOM5Down27 Recipe unitCUP3Down29 Rx writersMDS3Down31 A helping handAID3Down32 Sullen sortMOPER5Down33 City that's home to the University of MaineORONO5Down34 Six for a touchdown: Abbr.PTS3Down35 Staffer in a flight terminalGATEAGENT9Down37 "All for ___ and ___ for all!"ONE3Down38 Workout siteGYM3Down39 "Pronto!"NOW3Down42 Fancy coifUPDO4Down45 Improves, as a bike pathREPAVES7Down47 Literary afterthoughtEPILOG6Down49 Mideast nation ruled by the House of ThaniQATAR5Down51 Meter readingUSAGE5Down52 "Talk turkey" or "eat crow"IDIOM5Down53 Warm bed coveringQUILT5Down54 Still-life vesselURN3Down55 Earthen pots, from the SpanishOLLAS5Down56 Sudden increaseSURGE5Down58 Weapon that stunsTASER5Down59 Tail-less primateAPE3Down65 Beachgoer's "souvenir"TAN3Down66 Prefix meaning "egg"OVI3Down67

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, March 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.