NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 27, 2026
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Clues70
Across33
Down37
ConstructorZachary David Levy
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Decorative, so to speak (11)
Starts with J, ends with WJUSTFORSHOW→
12A
"Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIGA→
15A
Ahead (11)
Starts with I, ends with EINTHEFUTURE→
16A
E, in a code (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDIT→
17A
Affliction also known as "cold neuralgia" (11)
Starts with B, ends with EBRAINFREEZE→
18A
3,600 secondi (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
19A
Computer runs (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJOBS→
20A
Company acquired by Panasonic in 2009 (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSANYO→
21A
Malarkey (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBULL→
22A
"Do we have a problem here?" (5)
Starts with A, ends with KALLOK→
24A
L.A. subdivision? (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLOS→
25A
Epithet for Bill Clinton (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABUBBA→
26A
Some coffee merchants' offerings (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBLENDS→
28A
Hackman's "The Royal Tenenbaums" co-star (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHUSTON→
29A
One whose work is barely seen? (12)
Starts with E, ends with TEROTICARTIST→
33A
"You should keep those details to yourself" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
36A
Slightly off (7)
Starts with A, ends with DABITODD→
37A
Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
38A
Some brunch dishes (12)
Starts with H, ends with SHAMOMELETTES→
41A
Restraining maneuver in judo (6)
Starts with A, ends with RARMBAR→
42A
How journalists and detectives may act (6)
Starts with O, ends with PONATIP→
46A
Firs and beeches, but not furs and beaches (5)
Starts with T, ends with STREES→
47A
Tahoe runner (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
50A
Treat that occasionally catches fire (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMORE→
52A
Kitchen gizmo (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPARER→
54A
Bit of bellyaching (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMOAN→
55A
Served as (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
56A
"You win, all right? Geez!" (11)
Starts with D, ends with NDONTRUBITIN→
58A
Store in oak casks, say (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
59A
Spoke before the court (11)
Starts with A, ends with EARGUEDACASE→
61A
Totally missing the big picture (11)
Starts with N, ends with DNEARSIGHTED→
Down
1D
E-card site with a reduplicative name (6)
Starts with J, ends with BJIBJAB→
2D
Spread (6)
Starts with U, ends with LUNROLL→
3D
Like noble gases, chemically (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTABLE→
4D
Nearest item to pick (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETHISONE→
5D
Land consisting predominantly of sedges (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFEN→
6D
Drop-___ (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOFFS→
7D
Like 97% of the United States, per the Census Bureau (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRURAL→
8D
Old hand at shorthand (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTENO→
9D
Some choppers (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHUEYS→
10D
Dish whose name means "barley" in Italian (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORZO→
11D
Lilliputian (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
12D
"Seems suspect" (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIDOUBTIT→
13D
Reductive neologism for a strong female lead (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGIRLBOSS→
14D
Figure in Greek mythology who was brought up by a bear (8)
Starts with A, ends with AATALANTA→
21D
Hit 22, say (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBUST→
23D
"Squid Game" and "The Red Sleeve," for two (7)
Starts with K, ends with SKDRAMAS→
25D
Crosses to bear (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBURDENS→
27D
Unlit? (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSOBER→
28D
Lacked an alternative (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHADTO→
30D
Before, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTIL→
31D
Suburban attachment? (3)
Starts with I, ends with EITE→
32D
Camp bed (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCOT→
33D
Direction in many a spaghetti western (8)
Starts with T, ends with YTHATAWAY→
34D
Zsa Zsa Gabor entered into it nine times (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMARRIAGE→
39D
Rebel's opposite (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOBEY→
40D
PB&J, e.g., informally (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSAMMICH→
43D
Greet with a beep (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTOOTAT→
44D
Bluffer's pronouncement, maybe (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIRAISE→
45D
Put down on paper (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPENNED→
47D
Comics often printed in black and white (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMANGA→
48D
Pianist Rubinstein (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARTUR→
49D
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCERES→
52D
Tiny opening (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPORE→
53D
George's computer friend on "The Jetsons" (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRUDI→
56D
N.F.L. coach Quinn (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDAN→
57D
Forte, slangily (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBAG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 27, 2026?+
70 clues: 33 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zachary David Levy and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Decorative, so to speak (JUSTFORSHOW); "Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer (IGA); Ahead (INTHEFUTURE).
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