NYT Crossword March 16 2026 Answers
All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1A"Throw me the ball, no one's covering me!"6 lettersSee answer ›7ADrone's sound4 lettersSee answer ›11ACave-dwelling flier3 lettersSee answer ›14AGalactic cloud6 lettersSee answer ›15ATexas city that's home to Baylor University4 lettersSee answer ›16ABroadcast3 lettersSee answer ›17A*Forever11 lettersSee answer ›19ADeer mother?3 lettersSee answer ›20ABrad of 2025's "F1"4 lettersSee answer ›21A"In case it's of interest ...," in brief3 lettersSee answer ›22APlenty of5 lettersSee answer ›24ABugle tune4 lettersSee answer ›25A*One of a kind10 lettersSee answer ›28ABronx-born congresswoman elected in 2018, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›30A"Great Red" feature of Jupiter4 lettersSee answer ›31A*Masterwork10 lettersSee answer ›36AWide-eyed and eager4 lettersSee answer ›40AGo down to 0%, as a computer battery3 lettersSee answer ›41AAllotment7 lettersSee answer ›43A"___ word?"3 lettersSee answer ›44ASoCal sch. whose teams are the Aztecs4 lettersSee answer ›46A*After the event, as an analysis10 lettersSee answer ›48ABall-___ hammer4 lettersSee answer ›50ATeeny-tiny3 lettersSee answer ›51A*Reciprocal exchange10 lettersSee answer ›57AHistorian's focus4 lettersSee answer ›60A"Me too," formally5 lettersSee answer ›61AOne might end with "com" or "org"3 lettersSee answer ›62AWater, in Juárez4 lettersSee answer ›63A___ chi3 lettersSee answer ›64AStereotypical charmers ... or those charmed by the answers to the starred clues?11 lettersSee answer ›68ABefore today3 lettersSee answer ›69AGem mined in Australia4 lettersSee answer ›70AExact retribution for6 lettersSee answer ›71ASleep cycle inits.3 lettersSee answer ›72AChap4 lettersSee answer ›73ATerm of address for a nun6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DNot suitable5 lettersSee answer ›2DSocial ___ (TikTok, Instagram, etc.)5 lettersSee answer ›3DLocales for the late news?9 lettersSee answer ›4DKicks down the road, as a decision7 lettersSee answer ›5DSanta's little helper3 lettersSee answer ›6DInnocent sorts5 lettersSee answer ›7DHypothetical (one hopes!) global conflict, for short5 lettersSee answer ›8DBeanie or beret3 lettersSee answer ›9DCarefully monitored hosp. area3 lettersSee answer ›10DItalian cheese6 lettersSee answer ›11DNegative press for a celeb, say5 lettersSee answer ›12DCondiment with lots of garlic ... and vowels5 lettersSee answer ›13DFamily diagrams5 lettersSee answer ›18DGreenwich Village campus, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›23DLike a book about writing a book, say4 lettersSee answer ›26DFighter pilot's garb5 lettersSee answer ›27D___ salts5 lettersSee answer ›29DRecipe unit3 lettersSee answer ›31DRx writers3 lettersSee answer ›32DA helping hand3 lettersSee answer ›33DSullen sort5 lettersSee answer ›34DCity that's home to the University of Maine5 lettersSee answer ›35DSix for a touchdown: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›37DStaffer in a flight terminal9 lettersSee answer ›38D"All for ___ and ___ for all!"3 lettersSee answer ›39DWorkout site3 lettersSee answer ›42D"Pronto!"3 lettersSee answer ›45DFancy coif4 lettersSee answer ›47DImproves, as a bike path7 lettersSee answer ›49DLiterary afterthought6 lettersSee answer ›51DMideast nation ruled by the House of Thani5 lettersSee answer ›52DMeter reading5 lettersSee answer ›53D"Talk turkey" or "eat crow"5 lettersSee answer ›54DWarm bed covering5 lettersSee answer ›55DStill-life vessel3 lettersSee answer ›56DEarthen pots, from the Spanish5 lettersSee answer ›58DSudden increase5 lettersSee answer ›59DWeapon that stuns5 lettersSee answer ›65DTail-less primate3 lettersSee answer ›66DBeachgoer's "souvenir"3 lettersSee answer ›67DPrefix meaning "egg"3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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