Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, March 14, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, March 14, 2026 features 70 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "WHATABOUTISM".
Total Clues
70
Longest
WHATABOUTISM
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
FSU
Featured Clue
"Some deflections for argument's sake"
12 Letters
WHATABOUTISM
ALLComplete Solution List
Behave like an ass
4BRAY
18th-century British P.M. William Pitt, e.g.
4WHIG
Come back
5RECUR
Recipient of a key to the city, say
9LOCALHERO
___ shocked - SHOCKED!
5AGAPE
Like Thunderdell, the monster slain by Jack the Giant Killer
9TWOHEADED
Des'ree's "You ___ Be"
5GOTTA
Mottled
6BLOTTY
Sch. whose symbol is the Native American war leader Osceola
3FSU
Title role for Paul Newman, 1963
3HUD
41-Across maker
6TOYOTA
Top option
3TEE
Sporting blades
4OARS
Flutters
4BATS
Jewelry that may double as a fastener
9BREASTPIN
"Aliens ___ My Homework," children's comedy/sci-fi book by Bruce Coville
3ATE
007 feature of 1979
9MOONRAKER
Writer of the 1969 hit "The Boxer"
9PAULSIMON
Hip places
9BELTLINES
Bosom buddy
3BFF
They croak as soon as they grow up
9POLLIWOGS
Go bad
4SOUR
Easy gait
4TROT
Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall: Shak.
3SIN
23-Across debut of 1999
6TUNDRA
Deep-frying vessel
3WOK
Many an "SVU" extra
3EMT
Displays with variety
6ARRAYS
Following closely behind
5INTOW
Where travelers might take the plunge on vacation
9HOTELPOOL
Keep
5STORE
Inner tube?
9INTESTINE
Takes a hit
5TOKES
Baby bottle component
4TEAT
U Beauty competitor
4OLAY
Counter order
3BLT
Subject of outdoor paintings by Renoir, Monet and Homer
7ROWBOAT
Follower
7ACOLYTE
Vulgarians
6YAHOOS
Some deflections for argument's sake
12WHATABOUTISM
"Bombshell: The ___ Lamarr Story" (2017 documentary)
4HEDY
Hotness
3IRE
Really, really believing
10GODFEARING
Classic meat sauce
4RAGU
Freudian origin of defense mechanisms
3EGO
Strands from the litter?
7CATHAIR
Rise on the market
6UPTURN
Auditions
5READS
Latvian, old-style
4LETT
Noted series with over 200 Emmys ... and an Oscar
12SESAMESTREET
Letters for those awaiting specifics
3TBA
Something cut or defused
7TENSION
Ready for business
4OPEN
Just go along
10ROLLWITHIT
Ring stats
4TKOS
Promenade
4MALL
Tanning target
4PELT
Social media community for avid readers
7BOOKTOK
Shimmering substance in the skin-care aisle
7BODYOIL
Animal identity in role play
7FURSONA
Title for a holy person
3FRA
Lickety-split
6PRONTO
Become suddenly awake and focused
6SNAPTO
Distort
5TWIST
Address strings
4URLS
Farm females
4EWES
Flour used to make paratha
4ATTA
Raw material?
3ORE
All together
3ONE
Law of La Mancha
3LEY