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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, March 17, 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

  • 1Any moment now
  • 5Rotisserie rod
  • 9Sandpaper surface
  • 13Spaceship story genre
  • 14Solemn pledge
  • 15Make over, as a kitchen
  • 16Sports field with 18 GREEN fairways
  • 18Author unknown: Abbr.
  • 19Tip of a shoe
  • 20Cause damage to
  • 21Yankee great Mickey
  • 23Urban thoroughfares
  • 25Plant with fronds
  • 26Flavor enhancer initials
  • 27Walking leisurely
  • 31Land measure
  • 34Shaped like a 0
  • 36Easy __ (simple)
  • 37Swerves
  • 39From ancient times
  • 40Little
  • 41Best imaginable
  • 42Not so much
  • 44"Beware the __ of March"
  • 45Directs attention away from
  • 47Stovetop soup vessel
  • 49Barely passing grades
  • 50Medal of Honor recipient
  • 54Made to adhere, as glue
  • 57Having achy muscles
  • 58Kitten's sound
  • 59Fuzzy brown fruit
  • 60GREEN-clad Irish elf
  • 63"What's __ for me?"
  • 64Is in debt
  • 65Not quite correct
  • 66Say it isn't so
  • 67Little salamander
  • 68Job for an actor

Down

  • 1Leave in a rush
  • 2Petroleum ship
  • 3__ on a tangent (digressing)
  • 4Specialty market segments
  • 5Goes bad, as milk
  • 6Section
  • 7Word in TGIF
  • 8Central ideas
  • 9GREEN-skinned apple
  • 10Payment on a lease
  • 11Revered celebrity
  • 12Voice inflection
  • 13Cpl.'s superiors
  • 17Money spent
  • 22Neighborhoods
  • 24GREEN Wizard of Oz destination
  • 25Creates origami
  • 27Guys
  • 28Apple tablet
  • 29Main Egyptian river
  • 30Gooey hair products
  • 31Very eager
  • 32Formally hand over
  • 33Coral ridge
  • 35Battery measures
  • 38Smooth and glossy
  • 43Tire in a trunk
  • 46Sri Lanka's former name
  • 48Mine vehicle
  • 50Lowest-quality
  • 51Online message
  • 52Put back into service
  • 53Possesses
  • 54Lose traction
  • 55Pitchfork point
  • 56Triumphant cry
  • 57Gush forth
  • 61Female sheep
  • 62Med. care group

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 9-down.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "GREEN DAY".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AAny moment nowSOON
  • 5ARotisserie rodSPIT
  • 9ASandpaper surfaceGRIT
  • 13ASpaceship story genreSCIFI
  • 14ASolemn pledgeOATH
  • 15AMake over, as a kitchenREDO
  • 16ASports field with 18 GREEN fairwaysGOLFCOURSE
  • 18AAuthor unknown: Abbr.ANON
  • 19ATip of a shoeTOE
  • 20ACause damage toHURT
  • 21AYankee great MickeyMANTLE
  • 23AUrban thoroughfaresSTREETS
  • 25APlant with frondsFERN
  • 26AFlavor enhancer initialsMSG
  • 27AWalking leisurelyMOSEYING
  • 31ALand measureACRE
  • 34AShaped like a 0OVAL
  • 36AEasy __ (simple)ASPIE
  • 37ASwervesVEERS
  • 39AFrom ancient timesOLD
  • 40ALittleSMALL
  • 41ABest imaginableIDEAL
  • 42ANot so muchLESS
  • 44A"Beware the __ of March"IDES
  • 45ADirects attention away fromDEFLECTS
  • 47AStovetop soup vesselPOT
  • 49ABarely passing gradesDEES
  • 50AMedal of Honor recipientWARHERO
  • 54AMade to adhere, as glueSTICKY
  • 57AHaving achy musclesSORE
  • 58AKitten's soundMEW
  • 59AFuzzy brown fruitKIWI
  • 60AGREEN-clad Irish elfLEPRECHAUN
  • 63A"What's __ for me?"INIT
  • 64AIs in debtOWES
  • 65ANot quite correctAMISS
  • 66ASay it isn't soDENY
  • 67ALittle salamanderNEWT
  • 68AJob for an actorROLE
  • 1DLeave in a rushSCOOT
  • 2DPetroleum shipOILER
  • 3D__ on a tangent (digressing)OFF
  • 4DSpecialty market segmentsNICHES
  • 5DGoes bad, as milkSOURS
  • 6DSectionPART
  • 7DWord in TGIFITS
  • 8DCentral ideasTHEMES
  • 9DGREEN-skinned appleGRANNYSMITH
  • 10DPayment on a leaseRENT
  • 11DRevered celebrityIDOL
  • 12DVoice inflectionTONE
  • 13DCpl.'s superiorsSGTS
  • 17DMoney spentOUTGO
  • 22DNeighborhoodsAREAS
  • 24DGREEN Wizard of Oz destinationEMERALDCITY
  • 25DCreates origamiFOLDS
  • 27DGuysMALES
  • 28DApple tabletIPAD
  • 29DMain Egyptian riverNILE
  • 30DGooey hair productsGELS
  • 31DVery eagerAVID
  • 32DFormally hand overCEDE
  • 33DCoral ridgeREEF
  • 35DBattery measuresVOLTS
  • 38DSmooth and glossySLEEK
  • 43DTire in a trunkSPARE
  • 46DSri Lanka's former nameCEYLON
  • 48DMine vehicleORECAR
  • 50DLowest-qualityWORST
  • 51DOnline messageEMAIL
  • 52DPut back into serviceREUSE
  • 53DPossessesOWNS
  • 54DLose tractionSKID
  • 55DPitchfork pointTINE
  • 56DTriumphant cryIWIN
  • 57DGush forthSPEW
  • 61DFemale sheepEWE
  • 62DMed. care groupHMO

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The Tuesday, March 17, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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