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NYT Crossword Answers for March 20, 2016

Sunday, March 20, 2016 · 134 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, March 20, 2016: 134 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Joke's target

    4 letters Hints for Joke's target Clue page for Joke's target

  2. 5

    Own (up)

    4 letters Hints for Own (up) Clue page for Own (up)

  3. 9

    One of the Five Pillars of Islam

    4 letters Hints for One of the Five Pillars of Islam Clue page for One of the Five Pillars of Islam

  4. 13

    French film award

    5 letters Hints for French film award Clue page for French film award

  5. 18

    Phlegmatic

    5 letters Hints for Phlegmatic Clue page for Phlegmatic

  6. 20

    Prefix with distant

    4 letters Hints for Prefix with distant Clue page for Prefix with distant

  7. 21

    Black-and-white, in sneaker lingo

    4 letters Hints for Black-and-white, in sneaker lingo Clue page for Black-and-white, in sneaker lingo

  8. 22

    More than enough

    5 letters Hints for More than enough Clue page for More than enough

  9. 23

    Folded food

    5 letters Hints for Folded food Clue page for Folded food

  10. 24

    111-Across's partner

    4 letters Hints for 111-Across's partner Clue page for 111-Across's partner

  11. 25

    They "don't lie," in a #1 Shakira hit

    4 letters Hints for They "don't lie," in a #1 Shakira hit Clue page for They "don't lie," in a #1 Shakira hit

  12. 26

    Not be able to sleep

    5 letters Hints for Not be able to sleep Clue page for Not be able to sleep

  13. 27

    *Doctor's orders?

    15 letters Hints for *Doctor's orders? Clue page for *Doctor's orders?

  14. 30

    ___ fraîche

    5 letters Hints for ___ fraîche Clue page for ___ fraîche

  15. 31

    Regenerist brand

    4 letters Hints for Regenerist brand Clue page for Regenerist brand

  16. 32

    Capital of Kazakhstan

    6 letters Hints for Capital of Kazakhstan Clue page for Capital of Kazakhstan

  17. 33

    Streaming video giant

    4 letters Hints for Streaming video giant Clue page for Streaming video giant

  18. 35

    "Fareed Zakaria GPS" airer

    3 letters Hints for "Fareed Zakaria GPS" airer Clue page for "Fareed Zakaria GPS" airer

  19. 36

    Up in years

    3 letters Hints for Up in years Clue page for Up in years

  20. 37

    ___ pull (sports injury)

    5 letters Hints for ___ pull (sports injury) Clue page for ___ pull (sports injury)

  21. 38

    *1999 rom-com based on Shaw's "Pygmalion"

    11 letters Hints for *1999 rom-com based on Shaw's "Pygmalion" Clue page for *1999 rom-com based on Shaw's "Pygmalion"

  22. 42

    *Manhattan Project site

    9 letters Hints for *Manhattan Project site Clue page for *Manhattan Project site

  23. 44

    Cook in charge of 110-Across

    3 letters Hints for Cook in charge of 110-Across Clue page for Cook in charge of 110-Across

  24. 45

    Engine part, briefly

    4 letters Hints for Engine part, briefly Clue page for Engine part, briefly

  25. 46

    "___ Tag!"

    5 letters Hints for "___ Tag!" Clue page for "___ Tag!"

  26. 47

    Drink served in a flute

    6 letters Hints for Drink served in a flute Clue page for Drink served in a flute

  27. 50

    Razz

    5 letters Hints for Razz Clue page for Razz

  28. 53

    Popular tech review site

    4 letters Hints for Popular tech review site Clue page for Popular tech review site

  29. 55

    Money of Peru

    3 letters Hints for Money of Peru Clue page for Money of Peru

  30. 56

    *Lawyer

    9 letters Hints for *Lawyer Clue page for *Lawyer

  31. 58

    *Event with rainbow flags

    11 letters Hints for *Event with rainbow flags Clue page for *Event with rainbow flags

  32. 62

    Went on to say

    5 letters Hints for Went on to say Clue page for Went on to say

  33. 63

    Caribbean area, once: Abbr.

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  34. 64

    ___ jacet (phrase on tombstones)

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  35. 65

    Often-torchlit events

    5 letters Hints for Often-torchlit events Clue page for Often-torchlit events

  36. 66

    Requirement for one going into labor?

    5 letters Hints for Requirement for one going into labor? Clue page for Requirement for one going into labor?

  37. 67

    Impudence

    3 letters Hints for Impudence Clue page for Impudence

  38. 68

    "Speaking personally ...," in texts

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  39. 69

    Supporting the idea

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  40. 70

    *Pressured

    11 letters Hints for *Pressured Clue page for *Pressured

  41. 73

    *Makes wedding plans

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  42. 75

    Geometry textbook symbols

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  43. 76

    Big fund-raising effort

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  44. 77

    One-stanza poem

    5 letters Hints for One-stanza poem Clue page for One-stanza poem

  45. 78

    Green day?

    6 letters Hints for Green day? Clue page for Green day?

  46. 80

    Expression in a toothpaste ad

    5 letters Hints for Expression in a toothpaste ad Clue page for Expression in a toothpaste ad

  47. 83

    Shade of blue or green

    4 letters Hints for Shade of blue or green Clue page for Shade of blue or green

  48. 85

    "Feliz ___ Nuevo!"

    3 letters Hints for "Feliz ___ Nuevo!" Clue page for "Feliz ___ Nuevo!"

  49. 86

    *County that includes much of Everglades National Park

    9 letters Hints for *County that includes much of Everglades National Park Clue page for *County that includes much of Everglades National Park

  50. 90

    *Tidy sum

    11 letters Hints for *Tidy sum Clue page for *Tidy sum

  51. 94

    Relative of ibid.

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  52. 95

    Newspaper unit: Abbr.

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  53. 96

    What they say about you, informally

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  54. 97

    Ectomorphic

    4 letters Hints for Ectomorphic Clue page for Ectomorphic

  55. 98

    Car collector?

    6 letters Hints for Car collector? Clue page for Car collector?

  56. 100

    "That's just ___ roll"

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  57. 101

    "Same here"

    5 letters Hints for "Same here" Clue page for "Same here"

  58. 103

    *Hides out

    15 letters Hints for *Hides out Clue page for *Hides out

  59. 107

    Arrive

    5 letters Hints for Arrive Clue page for Arrive

  60. 108

    South side?

    4 letters Hints for South side? Clue page for South side?

  61. 109

    Portend

    4 letters Hints for Portend Clue page for Portend

  62. 110

    See 44-Across

    5 letters Hints for See 44-Across Clue page for See 44-Across

  63. 111

    See 24-Across

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  64. 112

    Face with numbers

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  65. 113

    Skin So Soft maker

    4 letters Hints for Skin So Soft maker Clue page for Skin So Soft maker

  66. 114

    Sadness

    5 letters Hints for Sadness Clue page for Sadness

  67. 115

    Cultural values

    5 letters Hints for Cultural values Clue page for Cultural values

  68. 116

    Kind of prof.

    4 letters Hints for Kind of prof. Clue page for Kind of prof.

  69. 117

    Agent Scully on "The X-Files"

    4 letters Hints for Agent Scully on "The X-Files" Clue page for Agent Scully on "The X-Files"

  70. 118

    "___ to me"

    4 letters Hints for "___ to me" Clue page for "___ to me"

Down clues

  1. 1

    Wharton, e.g., informally

    7 letters Hints for Wharton, e.g., informally Clue page for Wharton, e.g., informally

  2. 2

    Maurice who painted Parisian street scenes

    7 letters Hints for Maurice who painted Parisian street scenes Clue page for Maurice who painted Parisian street scenes

  3. 3

    Grippers for geckos

    7 letters Hints for Grippers for geckos Clue page for Grippers for geckos

  4. 4

    At risk of capsizing

    5 letters Hints for At risk of capsizing Clue page for At risk of capsizing

  5. 5

    Scary

    8 letters Hints for Scary Clue page for Scary

  6. 6

    Math term that uses all five vowels exactly once

    8 letters Hints for Math term that uses all five vowels exactly once Clue page for Math term that uses all five vowels exactly once

  7. 7

    Things taken home from the beach?

    7 letters Hints for Things taken home from the beach? Clue page for Things taken home from the beach?

  8. 8

    Protest type

    5 letters Hints for Protest type Clue page for Protest type

  9. 9

    Deep laugh

    4 letters Hints for Deep laugh Clue page for Deep laugh

  10. 10

    Lavish Vegas casino opened in 2009

    4 letters Hints for Lavish Vegas casino opened in 2009 Clue page for Lavish Vegas casino opened in 2009

  11. 11

    Lowest part

    6 letters Hints for Lowest part Clue page for Lowest part

  12. 12

    Book before Judges

    6 letters Hints for Book before Judges Clue page for Book before Judges

  13. 13

    Deliberate

    10 letters Hints for Deliberate Clue page for Deliberate

  14. 14

    Robe-wearing ruler

    4 letters Hints for Robe-wearing ruler Clue page for Robe-wearing ruler

  15. 15

    Certain balloons

    13 letters Hints for Certain balloons Clue page for Certain balloons

  16. 16

    Smith graduate, e.g.

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  17. 17

    Start on a righteous path

    6 letters Hints for Start on a righteous path Clue page for Start on a righteous path

  18. 19

    CNBC interviewee, maybe

    3 letters Hints for CNBC interviewee, maybe Clue page for CNBC interviewee, maybe

  19. 28

    Ring figure?

    5 letters Hints for Ring figure? Clue page for Ring figure?

  20. 29

    Old Spanish kingdom

    7 letters Hints for Old Spanish kingdom Clue page for Old Spanish kingdom

  21. 34

    Cousin of inc.

    3 letters Hints for Cousin of inc. Clue page for Cousin of inc.

  22. 37

    Muscle strengthened by a StairMaster, informally

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  23. 39

    "That guy?"

    3 letters Hints for "That guy?" Clue page for "That guy?"

  24. 40

    My Chemical Romance and others

    8 letters Hints for My Chemical Romance and others Clue page for My Chemical Romance and others

  25. 41

    Mine transport

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  26. 43

    Up in years

    4 letters Hints for Up in years Clue page for Up in years

  27. 47

    Chat room policers, informally

    4 letters Hints for Chat room policers, informally Clue page for Chat room policers, informally

  28. 48

    ___ Hawkins dance

    5 letters Hints for ___ Hawkins dance Clue page for ___ Hawkins dance

  29. 49

    Spirit

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  30. 51

    Fairly recent

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  31. 52

    Some game show prizes

    5 letters Hints for Some game show prizes Clue page for Some game show prizes

  32. 53

    Peninsula in 2014 headlines

    6 letters Hints for Peninsula in 2014 headlines Clue page for Peninsula in 2014 headlines

  33. 54

    Quitting aid, of sorts

    13 letters Hints for Quitting aid, of sorts Clue page for Quitting aid, of sorts

  34. 55

    Relative of a skillet

    8 letters Hints for Relative of a skillet Clue page for Relative of a skillet

  35. 57

    Fix

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  36. 58

    Band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor named for it

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  37. 59

    Trudge

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  38. 60

    Glows

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  39. 61

    "Something to Talk About" singer, 1991

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  40. 66

    Sports teams wear them, informally

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  41. 69

    Dangerous rifts

    10 letters Hints for Dangerous rifts Clue page for Dangerous rifts

  42. 70

    "I could go with whatever"

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  43. 71

    Like Mount Rushmore at night

    5 letters Hints for Like Mount Rushmore at night Clue page for Like Mount Rushmore at night

  44. 72

    Kicked oneself over

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  45. 74

    "S.N.L." bit

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  46. 79

    Country singer Lee ___ Womack

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  47. 80

    Nursed

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  48. 81

    1990s craze

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  49. 82

    Chatting online with, for short

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  50. 84

    Bedroom shutter?

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  51. 86

    Ukraine neighbor

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  52. 87

    Some

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  53. 88

    Secrecy, with "the"

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  54. 89

    Those saying "somethin'," say

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  55. 90

    Capital that's home to the world's largest castle, per Guinness

    6 letters Hints for Capital that's home to the world's largest castle, per Guinness Clue page for Capital that's home to the world's largest castle, per Guinness

  56. 91

    Take umbrage at

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  57. 92

    Multistory temple

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  58. 93

    Small-capped mushrooms

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  59. 99

    Out of favor

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  60. 100

    Motorcyclist's invitation

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  61. 102

    Hero of kid-lit's "The Phantom Tollbooth"

    4 letters Hints for Hero of kid-lit's "The Phantom Tollbooth" Clue page for Hero of kid-lit's "The Phantom Tollbooth"

  62. 104

    Ballpark figs.

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  63. 105

    Part of the "everything" in an everything bagel

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  64. 106

    "Super cool!"

    3 letters Hints for "Super cool!" Clue page for "Super cool!"

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