NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 22, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across70
Down70
TitleSound It Out
Today’s NYT 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
1A
Catalyst for reckless behavior (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDARE→
5A
More than enough (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
10A
Resting places (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOMBS→
15A
Resin source (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
18A
Tippy-top (4)
Starts with A, ends with XAPEX→
19A
Green ___ (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBERET→
20A
Basic tier on a popular ridesharing app (5)
Starts with U, ends with XUBERX→
21A
Bygone bird (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODODO→
22A
Triangle, for one (10)
Starts with I, ends with TINSTRUMENT→
24A
Prerelease prototypes (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBETAS→
25A
List-shortening abbreviation (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
26A
Fixed fees (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSETRATES→
27A
The circles in 22-Across? (12)
Starts with A, ends with EAREYOUWITHME→
30A
Nauru's capital (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYAREN→
31A
Digital ID? (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
33A
Canon competitor (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEPSON→
34A
Island chains (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEIS→
35A
Betwixt (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
37A
Eucalyptus eater (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKOALA→
39A
Liturgical book (6)
Starts with M, ends with LMISSAL→
41A
Modern trend of employees doing the bare minimum (13)
Starts with Q, ends with GQUIETQUITTING→
45A
The circles in 41-Across? (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCUETIPS→
46A
Coffee holders (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURNS→
47A
___ planning (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESTATE→
48A
Came to a conclusion (5)
Starts with E, ends with DENDED→
50A
Enterprise that might offer disposable slippers (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
51A
Power suffix? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
52A
Harvard extension (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
53A
Big parties (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAFFAIRS→
55A
Bed liner? (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSILT→
56A
Gussied (up) (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDUDED→
58A
"Totally tubular!" (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRAD→
62A
Tony winner ___ Lenya (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOTTE→
64A
Highchair wear (7)
Starts with B, ends with BBABYBIB→
67A
The circles in 64-Across? (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBEELINE→
69A
"___ on you!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHAME→
71A
Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLOEB→
73A
Liquor-free (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
74A
"No help needed here!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIMSET→
78A
Leave speechless (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTUN→
79A
Each of the tiny tufts of a dandelion has one (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSEEDLET→
82A
Addams Family member (3)
Starts with I, ends with TITT→
84A
Rowboat blade (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
85A
One of a pair of lines drawn in hangman (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
86A
___ Haute, Ind. (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERRE→
87A
Seven days in San Juan (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASEMANA→
90A
Firework part (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFUSE→
91A
The circles in 93-Across? (7)
Starts with T, ends with STEASETS→
93A
On easy street (13)
Starts with S, ends with YSITTINGPRETTY→
96A
"Secret" holiday figures (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSANTAS→
97A
1980s video game character who hops between cubes (5)
Starts with Q, ends with TQBERT→
98A
MacFarlane who voiced Ted in "Ted" (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSETH→
99A
Degrees for C.F.O.s (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMBAS→
100A
Numbers game (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLOTTO→
105A
Altiplano animal (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALLAMA→
108A
The circles in 115-Across? (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESEESEYETOEYE→
111A
Family members (8)
Starts with M, ends with SMAFIOSOS→
113A
Romeo's last words (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDIE→
114A
States for the record (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAVOWS→
115A
Nickname of Oak Ridge, Tenn., built in 1942 for the Manhattan Project (10)
Starts with A, ends with YATOMICCITY→
117A
Some reds, for short (4)
Starts with Z, ends with SZINS→
118A
Send payment (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREMIT→
119A
Nasal cavity (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINUS→
120A
Winslet with five Golden Globes (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKATE→
121A
Part of E.S.L.: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with GENG→
122A
Dresden denials (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEINS→
123A
Where the Rosetta Stone was discovered (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGYPT→
124A
Little twerp (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOT→
Down
1D
Jay Gatsby's obsession in "The Great Gatsby" (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDAISY→
2D
Breathing issue (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAPNEA→
3D
Subdued (10)
Starts with R, ends with DRESTRAINED→
4D
Go to ___ (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEXTREMES→
6D
Oft-reposted internet content (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEMES→
7D
Publicist's handout (8)
Starts with P, ends with TPRESSKIT→
8D
Duo with the 1999 hit "Steal My Sunshine" (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLEN→
9D
James in the Blues Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
10D
Cooking vessel used in making angel food cake (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTUBEPAN→
11D
Excels at Simon Says, say (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBEYS→
12D
Hashtag that trended in 2017 (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
13D
Indiana governor Mike (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBRAUN→
14D
Austin music-and-media festival, familiarly (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSXSW→
15D
"I guess the time has come" (10)
Starts with S, ends with TSOTHISISIT→
16D
Bulge in some throats (10)
Starts with A, ends with EADAMSAPPLE→
17D
Flag bearer (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOLE→
21D
Find abhorrent (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDETEST→
23D
Rehearsed the whole show, in theater lingo (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRANIT→
28D
Raised designs (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRELIEFS→
29D
Admission of duplicity (5)
Starts with I, ends with DILIED→
32D
___ bene (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOTA→
36D
Eliminated for not following the rules, informally (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDQED→
38D
Start of an encouragement (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
39D
Granola kin (6)
Starts with M, ends with IMUESLI→
40D
Hurdle for an aspiring atty. (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLSAT→
41D
Difficult ice skating maneuver, in brief (4)
Starts with Q, ends with DQUAD→
42D
Language of Pakistan's national anthem (4)
Starts with U, ends with UURDU→
43D
Illegal activity generating considerable interest? (5)
Starts with U, ends with YUSURY→
44D
Ready to go, with "up" (6)
Starts with G, ends with DGEARED→
45D
Captain's subordinate: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCDR→
49D
Component of fertilizer and gunpowder (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNITER→
52D
Cheese ball? (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
54D
Key ___ (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFOB→
55D
Iris holder (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
57D
Israel's first U.N. ambassador (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEBAN→
59D
Less incompetent (5)
Starts with A, ends with RABLER→
60D
Some radio tubes (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDIODES→
63D
"Will do!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
65D
Attacks from all sides (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBESETS→
66D
"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBEL→
68D
Recumbent (5)
Starts with L, ends with GLYING→
69D
Arrived en masse (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSTREAMEDIN→
70D
You or me, say (10)
Starts with H, ends with GHUMANBEING→
72D
Film crew assistant (7)
Starts with B, ends with YBESTBOY→
75D
From Bhutan or Bangladesh (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSOUTHASIAN→
76D
The right direction? (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
77D
"South Park" co-creator Parker (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTREY→
78D
Exams for srs. (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSATS→
80D
Settings for some TV dramas, in brief (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
81D
Chapeau perch (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
83D
Light hits (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAPS→
86D
Pester (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASE→
88D
Actress Sorvino (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMIRA→
89D
Sb, on the periodic table (8)
Starts with A, ends with YANTIMONY→
90D
Tufted parts of horses' legs (8)
Starts with F, ends with SFETLOCKS→
92D
Equilibria (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTASES→
94D
Batteries for brains? (7)
Starts with I, ends with SIQTESTS→
95D
Archaeologist's find (5)
Starts with R, ends with CRELIC→
100D
Surge protector? (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEVEE→
101D
People of the Mexican altiplano (5)
Starts with O, ends with IOTOMI→
102D
Bring to a garage for repairs (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTOWIN→
104D
Block, beaver-style (5)
Starts with D, ends with PDAMUP→
106D
Memorable saying (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMOTTO→
107D
To date (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASYET→
108D
Small, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIZE→
109D
It may be hard to believe (4)
Starts with Y, ends with NYARN→
110D
Freedom from fretting (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
112D
___ bump (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFIST→
116D
Comedian Notaro (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTIG→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
Fill the grid so that every Across and Down answer matches its clue. Numbered squares mark where answers begin. Theme answers, usually the longest entries, share a twist that the puzzle's title or a revealer clue explains. Thursday puzzles are known for rebus squares and other tricks that bend the normal rules.
Want the full method? Read our NYT Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the NYT Crossword on the hub.
NYT Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Start with Monday-level clues. Even on a Saturday, a handful of clues are straightforward. Find them and build outward from the crossings.
- Hunt for the revealer. A clue that references other entries or ends in "?" often explains the theme. Solving it first unlocks the long answers.
- Respect the day of the week. Thursday means tricks like rebus squares; Friday and Saturday mean long, clever fill with misleading clues.
Done for today? Try The Mini, The Midi, LA Times Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
Previous NYT Crossword puzzles
NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 22, 2026?+
140 clues: 70 Across and 70 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alex Eaton-Salners and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Catalyst for reckless behavior (DARE); More than enough (AMPLE); Resting places (TOMBS).
What time does the NYT Crossword come out?+
The next day's puzzle is released at 10:00 pm Eastern Time Monday to Friday and at 6:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Where can I find past NYT Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all Across and Down answers, plus a page for each clue. Click any date above.
