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New York Times Crossword March 20 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 20 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 70 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#
Rush orderASAP4Across1 Political commentator PikerHASAN5Across5 Like a workhorseSHOD4Across10 Animal sanctuaryGAMEREFUGE10Across14 Kachina-carving peopleHOPI4Across16 Going against the grain?GLUTENFREE10Across17 Sign to be readOMEN4Across18 "Easy peasy!"ITSASNAP8Across19 Pesos or eurosDINERO6Across20 Knack for details, sayEYE3Across22 World capital split by the world's longest riverCAIRO5Across23 Some scenery in "The Road Runner Show"MESAS5Across25 Fare ways to go?BUSRIDES8Across26 Law with an "individual mandate" provision, for shortACA3Across28 Athlete nicknamed "O Rei"PELE4Across29 Farm femaleSOW3Across31 Giant JesusALOU4Across32 Words before confirming somethingJUSTSOWERECLEAR15Across33 FundamentalsABCS4Across37 Gym circuitLAP3Across38 Remove unceremoniouslyOUST4Across39 Exec who leads software engineersCTO3Across40 Philosophy of a devil's advocate?SATANISM8Across41 Danish moneyKRONE5Across44 Step heavilyTRAMP5Across46 Word repeated in "With a ___ ___ here and a ___ ___ there …"MOO3Across47 Feels sympathy for, in a wayPITIES6Across50 Publishes an exposé, sayTELLSALL8Across52 It'll warm your bunsOVEN4Across54 Biological building blocksAMINOACIDS10Across55 Get spentTIRE4Across57 "Be gentle"GOEASYONME10Across58 Give guffSASS4Across59 Desirable featureASSET5Across60 Gukesh Dommaraju, upon becoming world chess champion in 2024TEEN4Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Texas A&M athleteAGGIE5Down1 Like foods that increase thirstSALTY5Down2 TickleAMUSE5Down3 Pro-vegan org.PETA4Down4 Applies a certain hair dye toHENNAS6Down5 FlingAFFAIR6Down6 Things that send people into hidingSURPRISEPARTIES15Down7 Dating app listingAGE3Down8 Basic ___NEED4Down9 BeamedSHONE5Down10 Zillow dataHOMESALES9Down11 Dramatic outerwear for the theaterOPERACOAT9Down12 Very old-fashioned sortDINOSAUR8Down13 Some adopted petsRESCUES7Down15 Pings, for shortIMS3Down21 StinkODOR4Down24 Sandwiches that are neither kosher nor halalBLTS4Down26 Farm femaleEWE3Down27 Drinking game?PUBTRIVIA9Down29 Modern urban transportation optionsESCOOTERS9Down30 Reunion attendee, informallyALUM4Down32 Lotto prizesJACKPOTS8Down33 Greeting often followed by "Como vai?"OLA3Down34 British engineer JamesWATT4Down35 Be a hero, sayCOSPLAY7Down36 "Get it?"SEE3Down41 Viral 2010s dance that Hillary Clinton performed on TVNAENAE6Down42 "This makes no sense"IMLOST6Down43 Poker hand known as a "Wayne Gretzky"NINES5Down45 It has more than 4,000 islands off its coastMAINE5Down47 Pre-transformation selfOLDME5Down48 Actress Elizabeth of "Eternity"OLSEN5Down49 It's a long storySAGA4Down51 Participant in the Jacobite rebellion of the 1740sSCOT4Down53 Approaches, in briefMOS3Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, March 20, 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.