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These are the answers for the Saturday, March 21, 2026 New York Times crossword. The year matters: a March 21 answer key can refer to a different puzzle in another year. The third-party guide identifies this puzzle as a 15×15 grid with 66 clues, and says its entries were checked against the published solution. Spoilers follow.
For a smaller spoiler, use the clue numbers and reveal only the entries you need. The list below preserves the guide’s Across and Down numbering and answer spellings. The guide identifies Boaz Moser as constructor and Will Shortz as editor; it is an independent answer page, not an official New York Times page. You Go Words’ March 21, 2026 answer page includes the grid and complete entry list. Other date-specific guides offer hint or solution formats: Try Hard Guides and The Word Finder.
Across answers
- 1A — Parts of a story structure? I-BEAMS
- 7A — Case managers? SLEUTHS
- 14A — Lead-in to “Go!” GET SET
- 15A — “No more for me!” I WANT OUT
- 16A — Gym amenity LOCKER
- 17A — Words before a teaser to the following episode NEXT TIME
- 18A — Be behind OWE
- 19A — What there’s no accounting for, in a saying TASTE
- 21A — Notable city in civil rights history SELMA
- 22A — On the ___ (not friendly) OUTS
- 24A — Chucks, slangily YEETS
- 26A — Stink REEK
- 27A — It’s not nice to walk in this SLEET
- 29A — Game with shooters CRAPS
- 31A — Brady bunch?: Abbr. TDS
- 32A — Athletic activity spun off from parkour FREE RUNNING
- 35A — Things that are tough on the outside and doughy on the inside? ARMORED CARS
- 37A — Impulsive, as a decision SPLIT SECOND
- 39A — Reserved SHY
- 42A — Scuffle SET-TO
- 43A — Sculptor Jeff known for his steel balloon animals KOONS
- 45A — Very busy, with “up” TIED
- 47A — Word with corn or cough SYRUP
- 49A — [Love you!] MWAH
- 50A — Debate ARGUE
- 52A — Titular Dr. Seuss character LORAX
- 54A — “What’s your ___?” ETA
- 55A — Accepted defeat, in modern parlance TOOK THE L
- 57A — Heavy LEADEN
- 59A — Not accepting, perhaps IN DENIAL
- 60A — Join arms? ENLIST
- 61A — Cavalry member in Russia, historically COSSACK
- 62A — Twee DAINTY
Down answers
- 1D — Block housing IGLOOS
- 2D — Classic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British Library BEOWULF
- 3D — “And so forth” ETCETERA
- 4D — “___; and it shall be given you”: Matthew 7:7 ASK
- 5D — Encounter MEET
- 6D — Go way off STRAY
- 7D — Flavor profile for many a Chinese dish SWEET AND SOUR
- 8D — Chill, maybe LAX
- 9D — Creatures that attack Isengard, in fantasy ENTS
- 10D — Total UTTER
- 11D — Word with paper or humor TOILET
- 12D — Breezed (along) HUMMED
- 13D — Big cuts? STEAKS
- 15D — Digital provocateur INTERNET TROLL
- 20D — Breach SECURITY LEAK
- 23D — Visionary people SEERS
- 25D — Valuable commodity in “Dune” SPICE
- 28D — Short-term workers TEMPS
- 30D — Have a nosh SNACK
- 33D — They’ve been played! ROLES
- 34D — One with a bridle … or one who’s not bridal GROOM
- 36D — Stuck under a blanket, perhaps SNOWED IN
- 38D — Makeup exam? DNA TEST
- 39D — Not going anywhere STATIC
- 40D — Hawaii senator Mazie HIRONO
- 41D — “Gadzooks!” YEGODS
- 44D — Shabby shelter SHANTY
- 46D — “Put up your ___!” DUKES
- 48D — Blanched PALED
- 51D — Mountain said to house Hephaestus’ forges ETNA
- 53D — Amazon affiliate on TV XENA
- 56D — Grabbin’ Grape juice brand HIC
- 58D — Actor Mahershala ALI
Wordplay notes
Several clues rely on playful readings: “Parts of a story structure?” points to I-BEAMS; “Things that are tough on the outside and doughy on the inside?” leads to ARMORED CARS; and “Join arms?” resolves as ENLIST. These are individual clue jokes, not evidence of a confirmed puzzle-wide theme: the answer guide provides the grid and entries but does not explain a unifying theme.
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