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New York Times Crossword March 23 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 23 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#
Mark of an old injurySCAR4Across1 Some Egyptian reptilesASPS4Across5 Sleep in the great outdoors, sayCAMP4Across9 "The ___ Game" (song that begins "Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley"NAME4Across13 Smell really badREEK4Across14 Reef around a lagoonATOLL5Across15 Popular character actor in both "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller"ABEVIGODA9Across17 Expression of proportionRATIO5Across19 Gold seeker's toolPAN3Across20 Guided visitTOUR4Across21 They save the dayHEROES6Across22 Viscous gooSLIME5Across23 Avian metaphor for a romantic coupleLOVEBIRDS9Across25 Short-term employee, informallyTEMP4Across27 AngerIRE3Across29 Two of a kindPAIR4Across30 Waffle House alternativeIHOP4Across32 Divas' big momentsARIAS5Across35 Part of the federal government that includes the presidencyEXECUTIVEBRANCH15Across40 Amber or myrrhRESIN5Across43 ___ a soul (nobody at all)NARY4Across44 Slushy frozen treat brandICEE4Across45 Bummed outSAD3Across46 ComfortEASE4Across48 Cinema loverMOVIEBUFF9Across50 Partners for ladies, informallyGENTS5Across56 Works of Rossini and BelliniOPERAS6Across59 Running behind scheduleLATE4Across60 Helpful hintTIP3Across62 Move with swaggerSTRUT5Across63 Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have?WEIRDVIBE9Across64 Move with stealthSIDLE5Across66 Farmland area unitACRE4Across67 SatanicEVIL4Across68 Must-haveNEED4Across69 Kind of terrier named after a Scottish islandSKYE4Across70 Shade of green named after a duckTEAL4Across71

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sounds made with the fingers (quick!)SNAPS5Down1 Shadowy plotting groupCABAL5Down2 Offerings on a hotel listAMENITIES9Down3 Race, as an engineREV3Down4 Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in IranARGO4Down5 Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer OlympicsSEOUL5Down6 Pascal of "The Mandalorian"PEDRO5Down7 Reggae-adjacent genreSKA3Down8 Faddish 1980s plush toyCAREBEAR8Down9 Company behind the game CentipedeATARI5Down10 ___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually)MOTOR5Down11 Worked at, as a tradePLIED5Down12 Profit's counterpartLOSS4Down16 Tabloid twosomeITEM4Down18 That ladyHER3Down22 Thanks, en françaisMERCI5Down24 Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodgedVIPER5Down26 Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum"PIT3Down28 The "p" of r.p.m.PER3Down30 Lumberjack's toolAXE3Down31 Like about 80% of Indians, religiouslyHINDU5Down33 Some reproductive cellsOVA3Down34 Poker player's optionRAISE5Down36 Carrot on a stick, metaphoricallyINCENTIVE9Down37 Expert pilotACE3Down38 That ladySHE3Down39 Voted out of officeUNSEATED8Down41 Pass on a tournament scheduleBYE3Down42 Muscles in a six-packABS3Down47 Got olderAGED4Down49 "Carpet" on a forest floorMOSS4Down50 Agree to accept marketing emails, sayOPTIN5Down51 Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro)VERDE5Down52 Gloating winner's proclamationIRULE5Down53 Tiny particleFLECK5Down54 Tinker Bell, for oneFAIRY5Down55 Lower leg boneTIBIA5Down57 Compete in a beeSPELL5Down58 Home for a nestTREE4Down61 Used to beWAS3Down64 Animal docVET3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, March 23, 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.