Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, March 26, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, March 26, 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
- 1Olympian VIP
- 5Hardly likely
- 9Misconception
- 14French 101 word
- 15Peerless
- 16Indira Gandhi's dad
- 17Zilch
- 18Possibly bold choice
- 19Auto suspension part
- 20Reason to recognize an employee
- 23Withdrawal from a deposit
- 24I love: Lat.
- 25Reason to recognize an employee
- 34Weather advisories
- 35Washday challenge
- 36Facilities, for short
- 37Makes manageable
- 38But not more
- 39Rural residence
- 41Person working at home
- 42Second of two turns
- 43Capital on the Atlantic coast
- 44Reason to recognize an employee
- 48Touch of frost
- 49What centers shoot for
- 50Reason to recognize an employee
- 58Monopolize a mirror
- 59Barbadian singing star's nickname
- 60Soup bean
- 62Deer snack
- 63Blunted blade
- 64Bad quarter
- 65Stingray kin
- 66What Sussex snoozers catch
- 67Move sideways
Down
- 1Meditative school
- 2Frat letters
- 3Language of Pakistan
- 4Brown some
- 5Exotic vacations
- 6Ease up on
- 7Quaint quarters
- 8Give (out)
- 9It's a bafflement
- 10Tech support suggestion
- 11Emu cousin
- 12Spoken out
- 13Molasses products
- 21End zone pair
- 22Declared
- 25Actor Channing
- 26Lone Star shrine
- 27Tidy
- 28Byronian "before"
- 29Something seen
- 30Maitre d's outfit
- 31"Can't believe it!"
- 32Gallantry
- 33George Eliot's surname
- 38Dirt collector
- 39All-important
- 40"...more or less"
- 42Sci-fi sound effects
- 43Cinema areas
- 45Overturn
- 46A Mozart hangout
- 47Napped noisily
- 50What some filters catch
- 51Marine predator
- 52Ponce de __
- 53Biggest cheese
- 54Ready (for)
- 55Besides that
- 56Not hot
- 57Overconfident
- 61Major span
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 25-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH".
All 76 answers
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- 1AOlympian VIPZEUS
- 5AHardly likelySLIM
- 9AMisconceptionERROR
- 14AFrench 101 wordETRE
- 15APeerlessAONE
- 16AIndira Gandhi's dadNEHRU
- 17AZilchNADA
- 18APossibly bold choiceFONT
- 19AAuto suspension partIBEAM
- 20AReason to recognize an employeeSURPASSESGOALS
- 23AWithdrawal from a depositORE
- 24AI love: Lat.AMO
- 25AReason to recognize an employeeTAKESINITIATIVE
- 34AWeather advisoriesALERTS
- 35AWashday challengeMUD
- 36AFacilities, for shortLAV
- 37AMakes manageableTAMES
- 38ABut not moreMAX
- 39ARural residenceVILLA
- 41APerson working at homeUMP
- 42ASecond of two turnsZAG
- 43ACapital on the Atlantic coastLISBON
- 44AReason to recognize an employeeMOTIVATESOTHERS
- 48ATouch of frostNIP
- 49AWhat centers shoot forNBA
- 50AReason to recognize an employeeSOLVESPROBLEMS
- 58AMonopolize a mirrorPREEN
- 59ABarbadian singing star's nicknameRIRI
- 60ASoup beanLIMA
- 62ADeer snackACORN
- 63ABlunted bladeEPEE
- 64ABad quarterSLUG
- 65AStingray kinMANTA
- 66AWhat Sussex snoozers catchZEDS
- 67AMove sidewaysEDGE
- 1DMeditative schoolZEN
- 2DFrat lettersETAS
- 3DLanguage of PakistanURDU
- 4DBrown someSEAR
- 5DExotic vacationsSAFARIS
- 6DEase up onLOOSEN
- 7DQuaint quartersINNS
- 8DGive (out)METE
- 9DIt's a bafflementENIGMA
- 10DTech support suggestionREBOOT
- 11DEmu cousinRHEA
- 12DSpoken outORAL
- 13DMolasses productsRUMS
- 21DEnd zone pairPOSTS
- 22DDeclaredSAID
- 25DActor ChanningTATUM
- 26DLone Star shrineALAMO
- 27DTidyKEMPT
- 28DByronian "before"ERE
- 29DSomething seenIMAGE
- 30DMaitre d's outfitTUX
- 31D"Can't believe it!"ILLBE
- 32DGallantryVALOR
- 33DGeorge Eliot's surnameEVANS
- 38DDirt collectorMAT
- 39DAll-importantVITAL
- 40D"...more or less"ISH
- 42DSci-fi sound effectsZAPS
- 43DCinema areasLOBBIES
- 45DOverturnINVERT
- 46DA Mozart hangoutVIENNA
- 47DNapped noisilySNORED
- 50DWhat some filters catchSPAM
- 51DMarine predatorORCA
- 52DPonce de __LEON
- 53DBiggest cheesePREZ
- 54DReady (for)RIPE
- 55DBesides thatELSE
- 56DNot hotMILD
- 57DOverconfidentSMUG
- 61DMajor spanAGE
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The Thursday, March 26, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
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