Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Tuesday, March 31, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, March 31, 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
- 1Competes in an auction
- 5"Very funny!"
- 9ONE WAY or STOP
- 13Plant's below-ground part
- 14Extremely amazed
- 15Girl Scout group
- 17Mingle (with)
- 19Letter carrier's path
- 20Memos sent online
- 21Airplane garage
- 22Make a mistake
- 24Part of TGIF
- 25Waiter's reward
- 26Large deer
- 27Yellow citrus fruits
- 29Family rooms
- 30Clever like a fox
- 31Unkind
- 32Great score for a poor golfer
- 34Gives in to pressure
- 39Upper house of Congress
- 40Spew forth
- 42Clumsy person
- 45Fishing poles
- 46Turn sharply and suddenly
- 48Find a purpose for
- 49Lamb's mother
- 50Barely passing grade
- 51Photo __ (camera sessions)
- 52Speeds away
- 54Auto maintenance job
- 56Sculpted upper body
- 57Old-fashioned "(the) greatest"
- 60Beer mug
- 61Overdue
- 62Palm tree fruit
- 63Remain
- 64Walked heavily (on)
- 65"__ upon a time..."
Down
- 1"It's freezing!"
- 2Promise-to-pay paper
- 3"Pinscher" dog
- 4Rose stalk
- 5Hard-to-break routines
- 6Truant GIs
- 7Cuts with an ax
- 8Words from a sponsor
- 9Fastens one's seat belt
- 10Appliance to press a dress
- 11Overcharges
- 12Less than everyone
- 16Cheerful and energetic
- 18Reclined (on)
- 21Typical native of India
- 22City street often near Oak
- 23Offend the nose
- 25Concisely worded
- 28Heavy responsibility
- 29Food plans
- 32Piece of a propeller
- 33Outer margin
- 35Formal wedding or graduation
- 36Is sure of
- 37Austrian or Belgian
- 38Invitation initials
- 41"For __ a jolly good fellow"
- 42Boots out
- 43Wide neckties
- 44Uncover successfully, with "out"
- 46Had a hunch about
- 47Wall calendar row
- 50Because of
- 53Himalayas' continent
- 54Paper rip
- 55Open, as shoelaces
- 57Crunchy sandwich initials
- 58And so on: Abbr.
- 59Get a look at
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 34-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "JOINT VENTURE".
All 78 answers
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- 1ACompetes in an auctionBIDS
- 5A"Very funny!"HAHA
- 9AONE WAY or STOPSIGN
- 13APlant's below-ground partROOT
- 14AExtremely amazedAWED
- 15AGirl Scout groupTROOP
- 17AMingle (with)RUBELBOWS
- 19ALetter carrier's pathROUTE
- 20AMemos sent onlineEMAILS
- 21AAirplane garageHANGAR
- 22AMake a mistakeERR
- 24APart of TGIFITS
- 25AWaiter's rewardTIP
- 26ALarge deerELK
- 27AYellow citrus fruitsLEMONS
- 29AFamily roomsDENS
- 30AClever like a foxSLY
- 31AUnkindMEAN
- 32AGreat score for a poor golferBIRDIE
- 34AGives in to pressureKNUCKLESUNDER
- 39AUpper house of CongressSENATE
- 40ASpew forthGUSH
- 42AClumsy personOAF
- 45AFishing polesRODS
- 46ATurn sharply and suddenlySWERVE
- 48AFind a purpose forUSE
- 49ALamb's motherEWE
- 50ABarely passing gradeDEE
- 51APhoto __ (camera sessions)OPS
- 52ASpeeds awaySCRAMS
- 54AAuto maintenance jobTUNEUP
- 56ASculpted upper bodyTORSO
- 57AOld-fashioned "(the) greatest"BEESKNEES
- 60ABeer mugSTEIN
- 61AOverdueLATE
- 62APalm tree fruitDATE
- 63ARemainSTAY
- 64AWalked heavily (on)TROD
- 65A"__ upon a time..."ONCE
- 1D"It's freezing!"BRR
- 2DPromise-to-pay paperIOU
- 3D"Pinscher" dogDOBERMAN
- 4DRose stalkSTEM
- 5DHard-to-break routinesHABITS
- 6DTruant GIsAWOLS
- 7DCuts with an axHEWS
- 8DWords from a sponsorADS
- 9DFastens one's seat beltSTRAPSIN
- 10DAppliance to press a dressIRON
- 11DOverchargesGOUGES
- 12DLess than everyoneNOTALL
- 16DCheerful and energeticPERKY
- 18DReclined (on)LAIN
- 21DTypical native of IndiaHINDU
- 22DCity street often near OakELM
- 23DOffend the noseREEK
- 25DConcisely wordedTERSE
- 28DHeavy responsibilityONUS
- 29DFood plansDIETS
- 32DPiece of a propellerBLADE
- 33DOuter marginEDGE
- 35DFormal wedding or graduationCEREMONY
- 36DIs sure ofKNOWS
- 37DAustrian or BelgianEUROPEAN
- 38DInvitation initialsRSVP
- 41D"For __ a jolly good fellow"HES
- 42DBoots outOUSTS
- 43DWide necktiesASCOTS
- 44DUncover successfully, with "out"FERRET
- 46DHad a hunch aboutSENSED
- 47DWall calendar rowWEEK
- 50DBecause ofDUETO
- 53DHimalayas' continentASIA
- 54DPaper ripTEAR
- 55DOpen, as shoelacesUNDO
- 57DCrunchy sandwich initialsBLT
- 58DAnd so on: Abbr.ETC
- 59DGet a look atSEE
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