New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/23/2026. The March 23 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Mark of an old injurySCAR
- 5a Some Egyptian reptilesASPS
- 9a Sleep in the great outdoors, sayCAMP
- 13a “The ___ Game” (song that begins “Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley”NAME
- 14a Smell really badREEK
- 15a Reef around a lagoonATOLL
- 17a Popular character actor in both “The Godfather” and “Barney Miller”ABEVIGODA
- 19a Expression of proportionRATIO
- 20a Gold seeker’s toolPAN
- 21a Guided visitTOUR
- 22a They save the dayHEROES
- 23a Viscous gooSLIME
- 25a Avian metaphor for a romantic coupleLOVEBIRDS
- 27a Short-term employee, informallyTEMP
- 29a AngerIRE
- 30a Two of a kindPAIR
- 32a Waffle House alternativeIHOP
- 35a Divas’ big momentsARIAS
- 40a Part of the federal government that includes the presidencyEXECUTIVEBRANCH
- 43a Amber or myrrhRESIN
- 44a ___ a soul (nobody at all)NARY
- 45a Slushy frozen treat brandICEE
- 46a Bummed outSAD
- 48a ComfortEASE
- 50a Cinema loverMOVIEBUFF
- 56a Partners for ladies, informallyGENTS
- 59a Works of Rossini and BelliniOPERAS
- 60a Running behind scheduleLATE
- 62a Helpful hintTIP
- 63a Move with swaggerSTRUT
- 64a Off-putting aura … or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have?WEIRDVIBE
- 66a Move with stealthSIDLE
- 67a Farmland area unitACRE
- 68a SatanicEVIL
- 69a Must-haveNEED
- 70a Kind of terrier named after a Scottish islandSKYE
- 71a Shade of green named after a duckTEAL
- Down
- 1d Sounds made with the fingers (quick!)SNAPS
- 2d Shadowy plotting groupCABAL
- 3d Offerings on a hotel listAMENITIES
- 4d Race, as an engineREV
- 5d Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in IranARGO
- 6d Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer OlympicsSEOUL
- 7d Pascal of “The Mandalorian”PEDRO
- 8d Reggae-adjacent genreSKA
- 9d Faddish 1980s plush toyCAREBEAR
- 10d Company behind the game CentipedeATARI
- 11d ___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually)MOTOR
- 12d Worked at, as a tradePLIED
- 16d Profit’s counterpartLOSS
- 18d Tabloid twosomeITEM
- 22d That ladyHER
- 24d Thanks, en françaisMERCI
- 26d Onetime Dodge sports car ? or a creature to be dodgedVIPER
- 28d Poe’s “The ___ and the Pendulum”PIT
- 30d The “p” of r.p.m.PER
- 31d Lumberjack’s toolAXE
- 33d Like about 80% of Indians, religiouslyHINDU
- 34d Some reproductive cellsOVA
- 36d Poker player’s optionRAISE
- 37d Carrot on a stick, metaphoricallyINCENTIVE
- 38d Expert pilotACE
- 39d That ladySHE
- 41d Voted out of officeUNSEATED
- 42d Pass on a tournament scheduleBYE
- 47d Muscles in a six-packABS
- 49d Got olderAGED
- 50d “Carpet” on a forest floorMOSS
- 51d Agree to accept marketing emails, sayOPTIN
- 52d Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro)VERDE
- 53d Gloating winner’s proclamationIRULE
- 54d Tiny particleFLECK
- 55d Tinker Bell, for oneFAIRY
- 57d Lower leg boneTIBIA
- 58d Compete in a beeSPELL
- 61d Home for a nestTREE
- 64d Used to beWAS
- 65d Animal docVET