NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 29, 2026
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Clues140
Across73
Down67
TitleRoundabouts
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
7A
Play part (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
10A
Alternative to a .doc (3)
Starts with P, ends with FPDF→
13A
In Norse myth, world held up by the branches of the tree Yggdrasil (6)
Starts with A, ends with DASGARD→
19A
"You sure?" (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTHATSO→
20A
Camera type, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
21A
Maker of the old Flying Cloud auto (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
22A
Conical dwelling (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETEEPEE→
23A
W.W. I helmet (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTINHAT→
26A
Seized with the teeth (6)
Starts with B, ends with FBITOFF→
27A
"The Office" accountant who kept a cat in her desk drawer (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANGELA→
28A
Traveling for pleasure, informally (7)
Starts with O, ends with YONVACAY→
29A
Internet-influenced writing genre (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALTLIT→
30A
Use mouthwash, say (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGARGLE→
32A
Targeted (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAIMED→
33A
"Rubbish!" (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMYFOOT→
34A
Religious title that translates to "ocean monk" (9)
Starts with D, ends with ADALAILAMA→
37A
Convenience store (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMART→
40A
Stickler for military discipline (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
41A
Anora's nickname in "Anora" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
42A
Nevertheless (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBUT→
43A
Rear end (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOCKS→
47A
Four Corners tribe (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
49A
Mammals also known as firefoxes (9)
Starts with R, ends with SREDPANDAS→
54A
Heart on one's sleeve, perhaps, in brief (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
55A
Hotmail alternative (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
57A
Condition treated with a CPAP machine (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAPNEA→
58A
Prefix with dermis (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEPI→
60A
English letter that looks like a Greek rho (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPEE→
61A
What a pictogram of a man with a walking stick might indicate (9)
Starts with T, ends with DTRAILHEAD→
64A
Xenon and krypton, e.g. (9)
Starts with R, ends with SRAREGASES→
68A
The Orioles, on a scoreboard (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBAL→
69A
They're cast in November (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
70A
Most prevalent (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRIFEST→
71A
Father of Zeus (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCRONUS→
74A
Long (for) (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHANKER→
76A
"The Rock" (8)
Starts with A, ends with ZALCATRAZ→
79A
Gray or yellow, perhaps (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
81A
"Are you really gonna make me?" (8)
Starts with D, ends with ADOIGOTTA→
85A
Levi's competitor (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
86A
No man's land, for short (3)
Starts with D, ends with ZDMZ→
87A
Flaky fish (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCOD→
88A
Drink suffix (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
89A
Predator that might hunt by electrolocation (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
90A
Classic Andy Warhol subject (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMARILYN→
93A
Turn into logs (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSAWUP→
95A
Show that inspired the famous misquote "Just the facts, ma'am" (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDRAGNET→
98A
Yoga pose (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
99A
Cut finely (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMINCE→
100A
Polynesian title heroine of film (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
101A
Wisc. neighbor (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMICH→
102A
Brand from Anheuser-Busch (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLOB→
103A
Branch (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
104A
French brandy (4)
Starts with G, ends with CGNAC→
105A
What not to wear to a wedding, it's said (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWHITE→
108A
Odd-numbered page (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORECTO→
111A
Polishes, as text (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITS→
114A
GarageBand platform (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
115A
Unexpected upsides (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSILVERLININGS→
120A
"How neat!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
121A
"As if!" (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
122A
What you do when you tour a certain SoCal campus, phonetically? (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
123A
Carnaval locale, familiarly (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
124A
Real comedian (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
125A
Purported sighting recorded by Puritan governor John Winthrop in 1639 (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
126A
125-Across occupants (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
127A
Hammer part (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPEEN→
128A
Hither and ___ (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYON→
129A
Notice (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
130A
Nickname derived from the Hebrew name Shoshana (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
Down
1D
Flour in Indian cooking (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
2D
"The ___ is …" (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTHING→
3D
Japanese comic style (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMANGA→
4D
Part of OTOH (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
5D
Common vessel for a cosmopolitan (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISSALGI→
6D
Completely wreck (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOTAL→
7D
Concerning (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
8D
Pertaining to genetic copies (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCLONAL→
9D
Sporcle or Jeopardy! World Tour (9)
Starts with T, ends with PTRIVIAAPP→
10D
Orbitz competitor (9)
Starts with P, ends with EPRICELINE→
11D
Response to "Gracias" (6)
Starts with D, ends with ADENADA→
12D
Geezer (4)
Starts with F, ends with YFOGY→
13D
In check (5)
Starts with A, ends with YATBAY→
14D
Alternatives to zippers on blue jeans (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSEILFN→
15D
Unsettle (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGETTO→
16D
Speed skater Ohno (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAPOLO→
17D
Make over, as a factory (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREFIT→
18D
Artful (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDEFT→
25D
Entertainer's creation at a child's birthday party (8)
Starts with L, ends with OLAMINANO→
31D
Gertrude who swam the English Channel (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEDERLE→
33D
German rifle maker (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMAUSER→
35D
Had a couple of brats? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
36D
Many a hedge fund hire, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
37D
Unlikely Best in Show winners (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMUTTS→
38D
Company that made Missile Command (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
39D
Mark down, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with GRETAG→
44D
Tree cluster (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECOPSE→
45D
They're over two feet (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEES→
46D
Spot in the Bible? (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSEEST→
48D
Kendo or aikido (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIALART→
50D
Tots' pops (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDADAS→
51D
"Star Wars" title (5)
Starts with D, ends with HDARTH→
52D
"Mayor Pete" (6)
Starts with T, ends with GTIGIEG→
56D
"Good heavens!" (7)
Starts with O, ends with YOHLORDY→
59D
More cheerful and lively (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPERKIER→
62D
Early empire builder (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
63D
Humming (5)
Starts with A, ends with ZABUZZ→
65D
Carne ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASADA→
66D
Lead-in to futurism (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
72D
Tired old advertising mascot? (5)
Starts with N, ends with INAMNI→
73D
Fancy dress (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLGOWN→
75D
It's the end of the world (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENODDE→
76D
Longest book in the Book of Mormon (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
77D
Grazing places (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAS→
78D
Potters, e.g. (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCERAMISTS→
79D
Purple smoothie add-in (9)
Starts with A, ends with YACAIBERRY→
80D
"A passport to human development," per the United Nations (9)
Starts with E, ends with NEDUCATION→
82D
Unshakable (9)
Starts with T, ends with STENACIOUS→
83D
Typical high schooler (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
84D
Utah ski town (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
91D
Still fighting (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINIT→
92D
Prepares to skate, say (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLACESUP→
93D
Gooey treat (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMORE→
94D
Leader ousted in 1955 (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPERON→
96D
Mass pardon (7)
Starts with A, ends with YAMNESTY→
97D
Provoke (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGOAD→
105D
Word with cooler or country (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWINE→
106D
Real comedian (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOOT→
107D
One of the Obamas (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
109D
Muse of history (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCLIO→
110D
Some expensive suits (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANIS→
112D
Vegan cooking staple (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
113D
Moccasin, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
116D
Clinch (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
117D
Rental on moving day (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
118D
Spleen (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
119D
Grp. on the right (3)
Starts with G, ends with PGOP→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 29, 2026?+
140 clues: 73 Across and 67 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Michael and Oliver Schlossberg and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Max (ATMOST); Play part (ACT); Alternative to a .doc (PDF).
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