Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, March 24, 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
- 1Gooey hair products
- 5Noah's Ark groupings
- 9Donkeys
- 14Egg shape
- 15Sneaker or loafer
- 16Break into bits
- 17Peru's capital
- 18Thin fog
- 19Lone Ranger's pal
- 20Plain-text data storage formats
- 22Contest with calf roping
- 23"My lips __ sealed"
- 24"Maybe a little later"
- 25Put into __ (initiate)
- 29"Be quiet!"
- 31Treasure stash
- 32"Billy" farm animal
- 33Weighty book
- 37Give a hoot
- 38Benches and chairs
- 39Eve's second son
- 40Religious song
- 41Baseball referees
- 42Dracula's outer garment
- 43Wish well to, after a sneeze
- 45Gets up after sleeping
- 46Mayo or jelly
- 49Make a mistake
- 50Jogging gaits
- 51Peak performance
- 57Traveler's path
- 58Vicinity
- 59With 52-Down, water near Niagara Falls
- 60Irate feeling
- 61Half of a quart
- 62Cambodia's continent
- 63Social equals
- 64Late night TV host Meyers
- 65Wagers
Down
- 118-hole game
- 2Wicked
- 3The Dalai __
- 4Window blinds strip
- 5Gym class top
- 6Largest ocean mammal
- 7Flow slowly
- 8Has a look at
- 9Houston baseballers
- 10Flattering language
- 11Like a beach's surface
- 12Lauder of cosmetics
- 13Take a photo of
- 21Clock dial
- 24Acorns and pecans
- 25Carve in stone
- 26Start to unravel, as a towel
- 27Sheet to fill out
- 28More preferable
- 29Daytime TV dramas
- 30Caps and derbies
- 32Rubies and sapphires
- 34Woodwind instrument
- 35Intend (to)
- 36Large antlered animals
- 38Took to court
- 42Astronomer Sagan
- 44High-tech light beams
- 45Yuletide door decoration
- 46Helmet fastener
- 47Likely (to)
- 48Red cosmetic
- 49Major happening
- 51Trips around a track
- 52See 59-Across
- 53Reveal a secret
- 54Uncomplicate
- 55Short comedic sketch
- 56Pekoe and oolong
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 10-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "UNBUMPY".
All 78 answers
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- 1AGooey hair productsGELS
- 5ANoah's Ark groupingsTWOS
- 9ADonkeysASSES
- 14AEgg shapeOVAL
- 15ASneaker or loaferSHOE
- 16ABreak into bitsSMASH
- 17APeru's capitalLIMA
- 18AThin fogHAZE
- 19ALone Ranger's palTONTO
- 20APlain-text data storage formatsFLATFILES
- 22AContest with calf ropingRODEO
- 23A"My lips __ sealed"ARE
- 24A"Maybe a little later"NOTYET
- 25APut into __ (initiate)EFFECT
- 29A"Be quiet!"SHUSH
- 31ATreasure stashTROVE
- 32A"Billy" farm animalGOAT
- 33AWeighty bookTOME
- 37AGive a hootCARE
- 38ABenches and chairsSEATS
- 39AEve's second sonABEL
- 40AReligious songHYMN
- 41ABaseball refereesUMPS
- 42ADracula's outer garmentCLOAK
- 43AWish well to, after a sneezeBLESS
- 45AGets up after sleepingWAKENS
- 46AMayo or jellySPREAD
- 49AMake a mistakeERR
- 50AJogging gaitsTROTS
- 51APeak performanceLEVELBEST
- 57ATraveler's pathROUTE
- 58AVicinityAREA
- 59AWith 52-Down, water near Niagara FallsLAKE
- 60AIrate feelingANGER
- 61AHalf of a quartPINT
- 62ACambodia's continentASIA
- 63ASocial equalsPEERS
- 64ALate night TV host MeyersSETH
- 65AWagersBETS
- 1D18-hole gameGOLF
- 2DWickedEVIL
- 3DThe Dalai __LAMA
- 4DWindow blinds stripSLAT
- 5DGym class topTSHIRT
- 6DLargest ocean mammalWHALE
- 7DFlow slowlyOOZE
- 8DHas a look atSEES
- 9DHouston baseballersASTROS
- 10DFlattering languageSMOOTHTALK
- 11DLike a beach's surfaceSANDY
- 12DLauder of cosmeticsESTEE
- 13DTake a photo ofSHOOT
- 21DClock dialFACE
- 24DAcorns and pecansNUTS
- 25DCarve in stoneETCH
- 26DStart to unravel, as a towelFRAY
- 27DSheet to fill outFORM
- 28DMore preferableEVENBETTER
- 29DDaytime TV dramasSOAPS
- 30DCaps and derbiesHATS
- 32DRubies and sapphiresGEMS
- 34DWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 35DIntend (to)MEAN
- 36DLarge antlered animalsELKS
- 38DTook to courtSUED
- 42DAstronomer SaganCARL
- 44DHigh-tech light beamsLASERS
- 45DYuletide door decorationWREATH
- 46DHelmet fastenerSTRAP
- 47DLikely (to)PRONE
- 48DRed cosmeticROUGE
- 49DMajor happeningEVENT
- 51DTrips around a trackLAPS
- 52DSee 59-AcrossERIE
- 53DReveal a secretBLAB
- 54DUncomplicateEASE
- 55DShort comedic sketchSKIT
- 56DPekoe and oolongTEAS
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The Tuesday, March 24, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid has 78 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.