Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 22, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across67
Down79
TitleSILENT STARTS: In seven long answers
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Look intently (at) (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPEER→
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In search of (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAFTER→
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Poet __ St. Vincent Millay (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
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At no cost (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFREE→
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Therefore, from the Latin (4)
Starts with E, ends with OERGO→
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Synthetic fiber (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRAYON→
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Goes to sea (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAILS→
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Slippery swimmers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
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Routing errors (10)
Starts with W, ends with SWRONGTURNS→
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Course for a criminology major (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPSYCHCLASS→
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Come to pass (5)
Starts with A, ends with EARISE→
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Important observances (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRITES→
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Any tune from the 1920s (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDIE→
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Most plentiful (7)
Starts with A, ends with TAMPLEST→
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Sports recordkeeper (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSCORER→
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Battery terminals (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANODES→
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"Search me!" (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANOIDEA→
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Travel agent, often (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBOOKER→
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Was aware of (4)
Starts with K, ends with WKNEW→
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Small bus (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
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Reliable person (13)
Starts with K, ends with YKNOWNQUANTITY→
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Attention-getter (3)
Starts with H, ends with YHEY→
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Dry cleaning challenge (3)
Starts with I, ends with KINK→
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Mattress weakness (3)
Starts with S, ends with GSAG→
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Grand __ Opry (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
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Show of hands, say (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVOTE→
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Spanish article (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
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Knoxville, for instance (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCITY→
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Atoll enclosure (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLAGOON→
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__ cotta vase (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATERRA→
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If not (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Performer's asset (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTALENT→
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Think about (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPONDER→
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Gimmick for recall (17)
Starts with M, ends with EMNEMONICTECHNIQUE→
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Sorority letters (6)
Starts with T, ends with STHETAS→
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What you eat (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINTAKE→
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Major burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
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Stopwatch button (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
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Troupe group (6)
Starts with A, ends with SACTORS→
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Come up short (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Having a bug (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
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Latin love (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
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Knock the socks off (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
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French monarch (3)
Starts with R, ends with IROI→
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Surname separator (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
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ATM ID (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPIN→
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Tough nut to crack (13)
Starts with G, ends with MGNARLYPROBLEM→
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Eden resident (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
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Quite a few (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMANY→
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Get bubbles into (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAERATE→
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Barked sharply (6)
Starts with Y, ends with DYIPPED→
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Tussaud title (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMADAME→
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Well in the past (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBYGONE→
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Legislative groups (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSENATES→
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Disparage (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABASE→
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Hospital prep area (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPREOP→
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Illuminated from below (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUPLIT→
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Military parade group (10)
Starts with H, ends with DHONORGUARD→
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Spectators' preferences, often (10)
Starts with A, ends with SAISLESEATS→
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Former capital of Yemen (4)
Starts with A, ends with NADEN→
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North Pole crew (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELVES→
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Hard work, so to speak (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEAT→
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Do just right (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNAIL→
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Not as often (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
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Olympics vehicle (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Harbor holders (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPORTS→
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Those folks (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTHEY→
Down
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Chapel bench (3)
Starts with P, ends with WPEW→
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Goof up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
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Swelled head (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Jimmy's successor (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRONALD→
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Skilled craftsperson (7)
Starts with A, ends with NARTISAN→
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Storied soul seller (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFAUST→
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Roller on a Rolls (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETYRE→
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Very long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Clinic pros (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRNS→
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Part of EST (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEASTERN→
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Home repair specialist (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDIYER→
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MLB semifinal (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNLCS→
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Shade of gray (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
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Confirm a sum (5)
Starts with R, ends with DREADD→
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Nickname akin to Liz (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELSIE→
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Pluralizers (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESSES→
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Rose family shrub (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASPIREA→
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What Socrates spoke (5)
Starts with G, ends with KGREEK→
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Big Apple beach's __ Island (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCONEY→
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TiVo alternative (4)
Starts with R, ends with UROKU→
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Smith's block (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANVIL→
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Disney Polynesian toon (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
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Soft colors (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPINKS→
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Ballad or anthem (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
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__ au vin (3)
Starts with C, ends with QCOQ→
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Start a pot (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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NYC theater district (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBWAY→
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Pottery oven (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKILN→
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"Bone" prefix (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOSTEO→
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Saw sharp spot (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTOOTH→
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Vast crowd (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHORDE→
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To be, to Tussaud (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETRE→
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Trip around the sun (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
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Williams of tennis (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVENUS→
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Sports shoes spike (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCLEAT→
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Ideologies (4)
Starts with I, ends with SISMS→
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Ovo-__ vegetarian (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLACTO→
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Priest post (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
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Techie types (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGEEKS→
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Not to be repeated (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Chef's topper (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETOQUE→
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Extra-long key (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
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Color a bit (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTINT→
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Cushion inserts (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPINS→
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Subatomic particle (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMESON→
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More congenial (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNICER→
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Salad order request (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOOIL→
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Dangerous deception (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRAP→
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Sphere starter (4)
Starts with H, ends with IHEMI→
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Not at work today (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
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Place for an earring (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOBE→
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Lacking skill (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINEPT→
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Flood barrier (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEVEE→
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Yorkshire metropolis (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEEDS→
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Henry VIII spouse __ of Cleves (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Repetitive learning (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
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Arcade enthusiast (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGAMER→
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Made like lasagna (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLAYERED→
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Erstwhile oath (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEGODS→
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Hold (up) (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPROP→
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Absconded (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
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Holes in shoes (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEYELETS→
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Little versions (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMINIS→
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Certain wall builders (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMASONS→
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Inventor's acquisition (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPATENT→
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Taj __ (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMAHAL→
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Where you live (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABODE→
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Hamlet and family (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDANES→
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Intrepid (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBRAVE→
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Sound of wet impact (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPLAT→
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Door instruction (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPULL→
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Manual reader (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Some DVD players (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGES→
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Sort of snake (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
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__ Jima (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIWO→
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Cry of contentment (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAAH→
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Inconclusive result (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
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Sneaky (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for March 22, 2026?+
146 clues: 67 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Look intently (at) (PEER); In search of (AFTER); Poet __ St. Vincent Millay (EDNA).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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