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NYT Crossword — March 28, 2026

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

6A microwave might use one when running

14Vessel often stored upside down

15"No hard feelings, right?"

17Part of a blues collection?

18Amped-up coverage

19Young in old Hollywood

21Bit of shorthand in some age cohorts

22Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief

24"___ Contes d'Hoffmann" (Offenbach opera)

26It has holes and cuts

28Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw

29Short-lived particle

32"Weapon" used in some playful jousts

34Period ending in dezembro

35Members of a kitchen cabinet

36One of two typically used when rowing, in brief

37"No need to worry about that"

39Wendy's, but not Jimmy John's, say

40They're typically around two feet

41Start of a Christmas carol in Latin

43Let use for a stretch

44Settings for some docs

45Software giant in the Fortune 100

49One side in the first international soccer match (1872): Abbr.

50Stat impacted by weight and speed

51Pokémon that wakes only to eat

52Down the road

56Affirm something under oath

57Letter after Sierra

58Moves without urgency

Down

35 clues

1Where locks are set

3Add to a columbarium, say

4Like an American in Paris

6Hindu counterpart of Eros

8Short addition above or below a musical staff

9Targets of some kisses

11German lament

12It's smaller than its miniature relative

13Opposite of a bargain price

16Advertising handouts

20Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly?

24Producers of an annual light show

27Beyond repair

28Salon choices

29Some psychedelic patterns

30Happening and being talked about

33Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016)

35Paramount subsidiary

38Had a following

39Product of some grapevines

42Flathead and brook are varieties of these

44Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003

46Indication of having hit rock bottom

48Former M.L.B. team with the mascot Youppi!

50Emily Dickinson's early period

51Exercise groups

54Dominican poet Pedro ___

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Stats & info

Saturday, Mar 28, 2026

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 28, 2026

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorKatie Hoody

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

32A"Weapon" used in some playful jousts10 ltrs 37A"No need to worry about that"10 ltrs 8DShort addition above or below a musical staff10 ltrs 27DBeyond repair10 ltrs 15A"No hard feelings, right?"9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.