NYT Crossword March 20 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rafael Musa and Rebecca GoldsteinEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2S3A4P5H6A7S8A9N10S11H12O13D14GAME15REFUGE16HOPI17GLUTENFREE18OMEN19ITSASNAP20D21INERO22EYE23CAIR24O25MESAS26BUSRID27ES28ACA29P30ELE31SOW32ALOU33JUSTS34O35WERE36CLEAR37ABCS38LAP39OUST40CTO41SATA42N43ISM44KRO45NE46TRAMP47M48O49O50PITIE51S52TELL53SALL54OVEN55A56MINOACIDS57TIRE58GOEASYONME59SASS60ASSET61TEEN

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ARush order4 lettersASAP
5APolitical commentator Piker5 lettersHASAN
10ALike a workhorse4 lettersSHOD
14AAnimal sanctuary10 lettersGAMEREFUGE
16AKachina-carving people4 lettersHOPI
17AGoing against the grain?10 lettersGLUTENFREE
18ASign to be read4 lettersOMEN
19A"Easy peasy!"8 lettersITSASNAP
20APesos or euros6 lettersDINERO
22AKnack for details, say3 lettersEYE
26AFare ways to go?8 lettersBUSRIDES
29AAthlete nicknamed "O Rei"4 lettersPELE
31AFarm female3 lettersSOW
32AGiant Jesus4 lettersALOU
33AWords before confirming something15 lettersJUSTSOWERECLEAR
37AFundamentals4 lettersABCS
38AGym circuit3 lettersLAP
39ARemove unceremoniously4 lettersOUST
44ADanish money5 lettersKRONE
46AStep heavily5 lettersTRAMP
50AFeels sympathy for, in a way6 lettersPITIES
52APublishes an exposé, say8 lettersTELLSALL
54AIt'll warm your buns4 lettersOVEN
55ABiological building blocks10 lettersAMINOACIDS
57AGet spent4 lettersTIRE
58A"Be gentle"10 lettersGOEASYONME
59AGive guff4 lettersSASS
60ADesirable feature5 lettersASSET
DOWN
1DTexas A&M athlete5 lettersAGGIE
3DTickle5 lettersAMUSE
4DPro-vegan org.4 lettersPETA
5DApplies a certain hair dye to6 lettersHENNAS
6DFling6 lettersAFFAIR
7DThings that send people into hiding15 lettersSURPRISEPARTIES
8DDating app listing3 lettersAGE
9DBasic ___4 lettersNEED
10DBeamed5 lettersSHONE
11DZillow data9 lettersHOMESALES
13DVery old-fashioned sort8 lettersDINOSAUR
15DSome adopted pets7 lettersRESCUES
21DPings, for short3 lettersIMS
24DStink4 lettersODOR
27DFarm female3 lettersEWE
29DDrinking game?9 lettersPUBTRIVIA
33DLotto prizes8 lettersJACKPOTS
35DBritish engineer James4 lettersWATT
36DBe a hero, say7 lettersCOSPLAY
41D"Get it?"3 lettersSEE
43D"This makes no sense"6 lettersIMLOST
48DPre-transformation self5 lettersOLDME
51DIt's a long story4 lettersSAGA
56DApproaches, in brief3 lettersMOS
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