NYT Crossword March 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A It may be found at the end of the line 4 5A One-on-one clashes in "Hamilton" 5 10A Go on a spree, maybe 4 14A Just chillin' 4 15A Fury 5 16A "Escape (The ___ Colada Song)" (last Billboard #1 hit of the 1970s) 4 17A "The Last Supper" painter 15 20A Saul Goodman's field in "Better Call Saul" 3 21A Refs' ring rulings 4 22A Sign at the start of a maze 5 23A Tie score 4 25A ___-bitsy 4 27A "The Luncheon" painter 11 31A Org. that issues lots of refunds 3 34A Dominates, like a team in a blowout victory 4 35A Golfer's sand-filled hazard 6 36A "I don't love it, I don't hate it" 3 37A Sweet Japanese rice cake that may be filled with ice cream 5 39A ___ Moines, Iowa 3 40A State flower of New Mexico 5 42A Soldier's food kit, for short 3 43A Very large number 6 46A Castle in chess 4 47A Newly include 3 48A "The Buffet" painter 11 50A ___ Mawr College 4 51A "There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's ___.": Poor Richard's Almanack 4 52A Spot for a sun chair 5 55A Pantry problem 4 57A ___ it or lose it 3 60A What you might punnily call 17-, 27- and 48-Across, given the paintings in their clues? 15 64A Upright support in a wall 4 65A Instrument accompanying many a singalong 5 66A Bring in the crops 4 67A Parlor inkings, informally 4 68A Not follow the path 5 69A Boundary-pushing 4

Down

1D Permeate 4 2D Brainstorm 4 3D Swayed to the music, say 10 4D Cornish game ___ 3 5D Hidden area of the internet 7 6D Computer command used to fix a mistake 4 7D Big ones cause conflicts 4 8D Had the best score midgame 3 9D Monterrey Mrs. 3 10D Like hedgehogs and cacti 5 11D Help for a guesser 4 12D Not never, but never again 4 13D Doubles team, e.g. 4 18D Not much 4 19D Storage room in a church 6 24D Fraternity/sorority event 4 25D Squid's squirter 6 26D One may have a pocket ... or be found in one 3 27D Punctuation found in this clue, for example 5 28D "Love," euphemistically 5 29D Race that no one can win cleanly 6 30D ___ Cruz, at 6'7" the tallest shortstop in M.L.B. history 5 31D "Wha?! … That makes no sense" 10 32D Intel-gathering mission 5 33D Order at a soda fountain 5 38D Unscripted comedy 6 41D ___ Mountains, Europe/Asia boundary 4 44D "Hurray!" 3 45D Trounce 7 49D Drink garnish 4 50D For the ___ 5 52D [Hey you!] 4 53D Lead-in to boy or girl 4 54D Like an archer's bowstring before a shot 4 55D Biology lab gel 4 56D Grammy alternative 4 58D Kind of party 4 59D Award that the best plays are nominated for 4 61D Computer networking addresses, for short 3 62D Small complaint 3 63D High dudgeon 3