NYT Crossword March 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Mark of an old injury 4 5A Some Egyptian reptiles 4 9A Sleep in the great outdoors, say 4 13A "The ___ Game" (song that begins "Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley" 4 14A Smell really bad 4 15A Reef around a lagoon 5 17A Popular character actor in both "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller" 9 19A Expression of proportion 5 20A Gold seeker's tool 3 21A Guided visit 4 22A They save the day 6 23A Viscous goo 5 25A Avian metaphor for a romantic couple 9 27A Short-term employee, informally 4 29A Anger 3 30A Two of a kind 4 32A Waffle House alternative 4 35A Divas' big moments 5 40A Part of the federal government that includes the presidency 15 43A Amber or myrrh 5 44A ___ a soul (nobody at all) 4 45A Slushy frozen treat brand 4 46A Bummed out 3 48A Comfort 4 50A Cinema lover 9 56A Partners for ladies, informally 5 59A Works of Rossini and Bellini 6 60A Running behind schedule 4 62A Helpful hint 3 63A Move with swagger 5 64A Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have? 9 66A Move with stealth 5 67A Farmland area unit 4 68A Satanic 4 69A Must-have 4 70A Kind of terrier named after a Scottish island 4 71A Shade of green named after a duck 4

Down

1D Sounds made with the fingers (quick!) 5 2D Shadowy plotting group 5 3D Offerings on a hotel list 9 4D Race, as an engine 3 5D Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in Iran 4 6D Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics 5 7D Pascal of "The Mandalorian" 5 8D Reggae-adjacent genre 3 9D Faddish 1980s plush toy 8 10D Company behind the game Centipede 5 11D ___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually) 5 12D Worked at, as a trade 5 16D Profit's counterpart 4 18D Tabloid twosome 4 22D That lady 3 24D Thanks, en français 5 26D Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodged 5 28D Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum" 3 30D The "p" of r.p.m. 3 31D Lumberjack's tool 3 33D Like about 80% of Indians, religiously 5 34D Some reproductive cells 3 36D Poker player's option 5 37D Carrot on a stick, metaphorically 9 38D Expert pilot 3 39D That lady 3 41D Voted out of office 8 42D Pass on a tournament schedule 3 47D Muscles in a six-pack 3 49D Got older 4 50D "Carpet" on a forest floor 4 51D Agree to accept marketing emails, say 5 52D Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro) 5 53D Gloating winner's proclamation 5 54D Tiny particle 5 55D Tinker Bell, for one 5 57D Lower leg bone 5 58D Compete in a bee 5 61D Home for a nest 4 64D Used to be 3 65D Animal doc 3