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NYT Crossword — March 26, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

11Formal agreement

14First Disney film with songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda

15Mushroom sold in clusters

16Meditation sounds

17Literally, "rumbling ghost"

19Make haste, to Shakespeare

20Beachgoer's consideration, in brief

21Nobelist Morrison

22Coffee grown on the Big Island

27Descend into acrimony

32Lose yourself?

33Pet renowned for its agreeableness

42Bottle Caps flavor

43One inside the Trojan horse

47"Feel free to shoot it over"

50"The Departed" actor

52West Coast gas brand

53In which to see the first light of day

54Cry from Miss Piggy

57Coastal inlet

58Make a rude gesture ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 33- and 50-Across

63Actress Rapp of "Mean Girls"

64Starr on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

66Solar revolutions

Down

45 clues

2Quick touch on the nose, cutesily

5Like a motley crew

6In a sharp manner

8Dish that's often fermented before eating

11What might come with a bottle of rum?

12The real Slim Shady

13The same level of difficulty

18Take a turn, in tabletop gaming

22"I'm Just ___" (Best Original Song nominee from "Barbie")

23Aid for disaster relief, say

25Big name in laptops

26"Moi? Never!"

27Work contract-to-contract

28Genre for Dashboard Confessional

29Up to, informally

32OB/GYNs, e.g.

34James in the Blues Hall of Fame

36It's found in a Nook

38Abbr. on a remote

39Street name associated with nightmares

45Spot for a pinball machine

46It comes after pi

47Some online discounts

48Get along well

49Important route

51Biblical untouchable

54Cry from Miss Piggy?

56Billy who had a #1 hit with "Mony Mony"

58British actor and broadcaster Stephen

59Spike in Hollywood

61Social media squib

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Stats & info

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 26, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAlex Murphy

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 45 down

Longest entries

33APet renowned for its agreeableness15 ltrs 23AFlat feet12 ltrs 50A"The Departed" actor12 ltrs 17ALiterally, "rumbling ghost"11 ltrs 58AMake a rude gesture ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 33- and 50-Across11 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.