New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/21/2026. The March 21 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Parts of a story structure?IBEAMS
- 7a Case managers?SLEUTHS
- 14a Lead-in to “Go!”GETSET
- 15a “No more for me!”IWANTOUT
- 16a Gym amenityLOCKER
- 17a Words before a teaser to the following episodeNEXTTIME
- 18a Be behindOWE
- 19a What there’s no accounting for, in a sayingTASTE
- 21a Notable city in civil rights historySELMA
- 22a On the ___ (not friendly)OUTS
- 24a Chucks, slangilyYEETS
- 26a StinkREEK
- 27a It’s not nice to walk in thisSLEET
- 29a Game with shootersCRAPS
- 31a Brady bunch?: Abbr.TDS
- 32a Athletic activity spun off from parkourFREERUNNING
- 35a Things that are tough on the outside and doughy on the inside?ARMOREDCARS
- 37a Impulsive, as a decisionSPLITSECOND
- 39a ReservedSHY
- 42a ScuffleSETTO
- 43a Sculptor Jeff known for his steel balloon animalsKOONS
- 45a Very busy, with “up”TIED
- 47a Word with corn or coughSYRUP
- 49a [Love you!]MWAH
- 50a DebateARGUE
- 52a Titular Dr. Seuss characterLORAX
- 54a “What’s your ___?”ETA
- 55a Accepted defeat, in modern parlanceTOOKTHEL
- 57a HeavyLEADEN
- 59a Not accepting, perhapsINDENIAL
- 60a Join arms?ENLIST
- 61a Cavalry member in Russia, historicallyCOSSACK
- 62a TweeDAINTY
- Down
- 1d Block housingIGLOOS
- 2d Classic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British LibraryBEOWULF
- 3d “And so forth”ETCETERA
- 4d “___; and it shall be given you”: Matthew 7:7ASK
- 5d EncounterMEET
- 6d Go way offSTRAY
- 7d Flavor profile for many a Chinese dishSWEETANDSOUR
- 8d Chill, maybeLAX
- 9d Creatures that attack Isengard, in fantasyENTS
- 10d TotalUTTER
- 11d Word with paper or humorTOILET
- 12d Breezed (along)HUMMED
- 13d Big cuts?STEAKS
- 15d Digital provocateurINTERNETTROLL
- 20d BreachSECURITYLEAK
- 23d Visionary peopleSEERS
- 25d Valuable commodity in “Dune”SPICE
- 28d Short-term workersTEMPS
- 30d Have a noshSNACK
- 33d They’ve been played!ROLES
- 34d One with a bridle ? or one who’s not bridalGROOM
- 36d Stuck under a blanket, perhapsSNOWEDIN
- 38d Makeup exam?DNATEST
- 39d Not going anywhereSTATIC
- 40d Hawaii senator MazieHIRONO
- 41d “Gadzooks!”YEGODS
- 44d Shabby shelterSHANTY
- 46d “Put up your ___!”DUKES
- 48d BlanchedPALED
- 51d Mountain said to house Hephaestus’ forgesETNA
- 53d Amazon affiliate on TVXENA
- 56d Grabbin’ Grape juice brandHIC
- 58d Actor MahershalaALI