Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, March 16, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 16, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Dalmatian's mark
- 5Taxis
- 9Serve, as wine
- 13"And here it is!"
- 14Hawaiian dance
- 15Brief stop
- 16Part of a molecule
- 17De-wrinkle shirts or dresses
- 18Gotten out of bed
- 19Heat source from burning logs
- 21Opening comment, for short
- 22Archaeologist's bony find
- 23Take a break
- 25Work at a keyboard
- 28Happy facial expressions
- 32Covered with foliage
- 36Sugar cube
- 38With no clutter
- 39__ Grey tea
- 40White egret
- 41Made a donation
- 42Regarding, in a memo
- 43Much-adored celebrity
- 44Slightly slanted
- 45City with many tourist facilities
- 47Large saltwater bodies
- 49Flagmaker Betsy
- 51Ran out, as a subscription
- 56Milk glass mishap
- 59Decorative sheet pasted to a room
- 62Twangy, as a voice
- 63Former spouses
- 64Actor Robert De __
- 65Lines on a list
- 66"If all __ fails..."
- 67Three-person band
- 68Baby bird's chirp
- 69Class exam
- 70Flow slowly (out)
Down
- 1Group of office workers
- 2Backyard cookout area
- 3Strong aromas
- 4Makes docile
- 5A bit cold outside
- 6Mysterious glow
- 7Like-minded voting group
- 8More sensible
- 9Works of art hung for display
- 10Force out of office
- 11Tech support caller
- 12Nevada casino city
- 15Spectrum-revealing crystal
- 20Feel sorry for
- 24Sports cable channel
- 26Asked urgently
- 27Coins in Spain or France
- 29Faucet drip to repair
- 30Roof overhang
- 31Meat-and-potatoes dinner
- 32Shakespearean king
- 33Make simpler
- 34Martial __ (kung fu, judo, etc.)
- 35Tall source of light
- 37Lawn-burrowing rodent
- 40Successful songs or films
- 44"Right away," in a memo
- 46Tosses, as dice
- 48Fully ready
- 50Sugary
- 52Trousers
- 53Church steeple
- 54Weird and spooky
- 55Give in to gravity
- 56Scissors sound
- 57Top of the head
- 58"It's clear to me now"
- 60Wheel-connecting bar
- 61Not as much
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "IN THE LIVING ROOM".
All 78 answers
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- 1ADalmatian's markSPOT
- 5ATaxisCABS
- 9AServe, as winePOUR
- 13A"And here it is!"TADA
- 14AHawaiian danceHULA
- 15ABrief stopPAUSE
- 16APart of a moleculeATOM
- 17ADe-wrinkle shirts or dressesIRON
- 18AGotten out of bedRISEN
- 19AHeat source from burning logsFIREPLACE
- 21AOpening comment, for shortINTRO
- 22AArchaeologist's bony findFOSSIL
- 23ATake a breakREST
- 25AWork at a keyboardTYPE
- 28AHappy facial expressionsSMILES
- 32ACovered with foliageLEAFY
- 36ASugar cubeLUMP
- 38AWith no clutterNEAT
- 39A__ Grey teaEARL
- 40AWhite egretHERON
- 41AMade a donationGAVE
- 42ARegarding, in a memoASTO
- 43AMuch-adored celebrityIDOL
- 44ASlightly slantedASKEW
- 45ACity with many tourist facilitiesRESORT
- 47ALarge saltwater bodiesSEAS
- 49AFlagmaker BetsyROSS
- 51ARan out, as a subscriptionLAPSED
- 56AMilk glass mishapSPILL
- 59ADecorative sheet pasted to a roomWALLPAPER
- 62ATwangy, as a voiceNASAL
- 63AFormer spousesEXES
- 64AActor Robert De __NIRO
- 65ALines on a listITEMS
- 66A"If all __ fails..."ELSE
- 67AThree-person bandTRIO
- 68ABaby bird's chirpPEEP
- 69AClass examTEST
- 70AFlow slowly (out)SEEP
- 1DGroup of office workersSTAFF
- 2DBackyard cookout areaPATIO
- 3DStrong aromasODORS
- 4DMakes docileTAMES
- 5DA bit cold outsideCHILLY
- 6DMysterious glowAURA
- 7DLike-minded voting groupBLOC
- 8DMore sensibleSANER
- 9DWorks of art hung for displayPAINTINGS
- 10DForce out of officeOUST
- 11DTech support callerUSER
- 12DNevada casino cityRENO
- 15DSpectrum-revealing crystalPRISM
- 20DFeel sorry forPITY
- 24DSports cable channelESPN
- 26DAsked urgentlyPLED
- 27DCoins in Spain or FranceEUROS
- 29DFaucet drip to repairLEAK
- 30DRoof overhangEAVE
- 31DMeat-and-potatoes dinnerSTEW
- 32DShakespearean kingLEAR
- 33DMake simplerEASE
- 34DMartial __ (kung fu, judo, etc.)ARTS
- 35DTall source of lightFLOORLAMP
- 37DLawn-burrowing rodentMOLE
- 40DSuccessful songs or filmsHITS
- 44D"Right away," in a memoASAP
- 46DTosses, as diceROLLS
- 48DFully readyALLSET
- 50DSugarySWEET
- 52DTrousersPANTS
- 53DChurch steepleSPIRE
- 54DWeird and spookyEERIE
- 55DGive in to gravityDROOP
- 56DScissors soundSNIP
- 57DTop of the headPATE
- 58D"It's clear to me now"ISEE
- 60DWheel-connecting barAXLE
- 61DNot as muchLESS
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