Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, March 23, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 23, 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
- 1Bathtub cake
- 5Tax law expert: Abbr.
- 8Cab driver
- 12"Mamma Mia!" singing group
- 13Reach by phone
- 14Anglo-__ (ancient Brit)
- 15Award for a winning Olympian
- 17Strong packaging cord
- 18"Long time no __"
- 19Home for Eve and Adam
- 20Mystical gathering
- 21Narrow wooden strip
- 22Santa's vehicle
- 23Church leader
- 26Spicy beef-and-beans meal
- 27From another planet
- 28Frog's cousin
- 29Painting, sculpting, etc.
- 33"Winning __ everything"
- 34Prod gently
- 35Uncluttered
- 36Light snack
- 37Dollar bills
- 38Camel's South American cousin
- 39Playful river mammal
- 41Less shallow
- 42Redeemed, as a check
- 44"Half" prefix for circle
- 45Lowest poker cards
- 46Single-person performance
- 47Pronoun for her
- 50Female choir voices
- 51Thin Western neckwear
- 53Hilly spot for skiing
- 54Rowboat implements
- 55__ Grey tea
- 56Hydrant attachment
- 57Pigpen
- 58A sight for sore __
Down
- 1Droops
- 2Woodwind instrument
- 3Up to a job
- 4Tablet of paper
- 5West Point student
- 6Make preparations
- 7Everyone
- 8Floral necklace at a luau
- 9Chopping down
- 10Spiral-shaped seashell
- 11Midleg joint
- 13Fragrant wood
- 14Metal in girders
- 16Cantaloupe or honeydew
- 20Playground chute
- 21Doctor's device to listen to a heartbeat
- 22Thick carpets
- 23__ in the neck (pest)
- 24"Additionally..."
- 25Moral missteps
- 26Software programmer
- 28Adjusted, as a piano
- 30Bring in a harvest
- 31Make docile
- 32Top-billed performer
- 34Short memos
- 38Yellow citrus fruit
- 40Nearby things
- 41Local food shops
- 42Larger relative of a viola
- 43Cars
- 44"My apologies"
- 45Short footrace
- 46Number in a spreadsheet
- 47Remain in place
- 48Add new employees
- 49Snakelike fishes
- 51Ship's distress signal
- 52"Golly!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 8-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "AROUND A NECK".
All 78 answers
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- 1ABathtub cakeSOAP
- 5ATax law expert: Abbr.CPA
- 8ACab driverHACK
- 12A"Mamma Mia!" singing groupABBA
- 13AReach by phoneCALL
- 14AAnglo-__ (ancient Brit)SAXON
- 15AAward for a winning OlympianGOLDMEDAL
- 17AStrong packaging cordTWINE
- 18A"Long time no __"SEE
- 19AHome for Eve and AdamEDEN
- 20AMystical gatheringSEANCE
- 21ANarrow wooden stripSLAT
- 22ASanta's vehicleSLEIGH
- 23AChurch leaderPASTOR
- 26ASpicy beef-and-beans mealCHILI
- 27AFrom another planetALIEN
- 28AFrog's cousinTOAD
- 29APainting, sculpting, etc.ARTS
- 33A"Winning __ everything"ISNT
- 34AProd gentlyNUDGE
- 35AUnclutteredNEAT
- 36ALight snackNOSH
- 37ADollar billsONES
- 38ACamel's South American cousinLLAMA
- 39APlayful river mammalOTTER
- 41ALess shallowDEEPER
- 42ARedeemed, as a checkCASHED
- 44A"Half" prefix for circleSEMI
- 45ALowest poker cardsDEUCES
- 46ASingle-person performanceSOLO
- 47APronoun for herSHE
- 50AFemale choir voicesALTOS
- 51AThin Western neckwearSTRINGTIE
- 53AHilly spot for skiingSLOPE
- 54ARowboat implementsOARS
- 55A__ Grey teaEARL
- 56AHydrant attachmentHOSE
- 57APigpenSTY
- 58AA sight for sore __EYES
- 1DDroopsSAGS
- 2DWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 3DUp to a jobABLE
- 4DTablet of paperPAD
- 5DWest Point studentCADET
- 6DMake preparationsPLAN
- 7DEveryoneALL
- 8DFloral necklace at a luauHAWAIIANLEI
- 9DChopping downAXING
- 10DSpiral-shaped seashellCONCH
- 11DMidleg jointKNEE
- 13DFragrant woodCEDAR
- 14DMetal in girdersSTEEL
- 16DCantaloupe or honeydewMELON
- 20DPlayground chuteSLIDE
- 21DDoctor's device to listen to a heartbeatSTETHOSCOPE
- 22DThick carpetsSHAGS
- 23D__ in the neck (pest)PAIN
- 24D"Additionally..."ALSO
- 25DMoral misstepsSINS
- 26DSoftware programmerCODER
- 28DAdjusted, as a pianoTUNED
- 30DBring in a harvestREAP
- 31DMake docileTAME
- 32DTop-billed performerSTAR
- 34DShort memosNOTES
- 38DYellow citrus fruitLEMON
- 40DNearby thingsTHESE
- 41DLocal food shopsDELIS
- 42DLarger relative of a violaCELLO
- 43DCarsAUTOS
- 44D"My apologies"SORRY
- 45DShort footraceDASH
- 46DNumber in a spreadsheetSTAT
- 47DRemain in placeSTAY
- 48DAdd new employeesHIRE
- 49DSnakelike fishesEELS
- 51DShip's distress signalSOS
- 52D"Golly!"GEE
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The Monday, March 23, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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