Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Sunday, March 29, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, March 29, 2026 features 140 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.4 letters. The longest answer is "SILVERLININGS".
Total Clues
140
Longest
SILVERLININGS
Avg Length
5.4
Shortest
ACT
Featured Clue
"Unexpected upsides"
13 Letters
SILVERLININGS
ALLComplete Solution List
Max
6ATMOST
Play part
3ACT
Alternative to a doc?
3PDF
In Norse myth, world held up by the branches of the tree Yggdrasil
6ASGARD
You __! ("Sure!")
6THATSO
Camera type, in brief
3SLR
Maker of the old Flying Cloud auto
3REO
Conical dwelling
6TEEPEE
W.W. I helmet
6TINHAT
At it
7TOILING
Seized with the teeth
6BITOFF
"The Office" accountant who kept a cat in her desk drawer
6ANGELA
Traveling for pleasure, informally
7ONVACAY
Internet-influenced writing genre
6ALTLIT
Use mouthwash, say
6GARGLE
Targeted
5AIMED
Rubbish
6MYFOOT
Religious title that translates to "ocean monk"
9DALAILAMA
Convenience store
4MART
Stickler for military discipline
8MARTINET
Anora's nickname in "Anora"
3ANI
Nevertheless ...
3BUT
Rear end
8BUTTOCKS
Four Corners tribe
3UTE
Mammals also known as firefoxes
9REDPANDAS
20-20
3ONE
Heart on one's sleeve, perhaps, in brief
3TAT
Hotmail alternative
3AOL
Condition treated with a CPAP machine
5APNEA
Prefix with dermis
3EPI
English letter that looks like a Greek rho
3PEE
What a pictogram of a man with a walking stick might indicate
9TRAILHEAD
Xenon and krypton, e.g.
9RAREGASES
Cue
6SIGNAL
The Orioles, on a scoreboard
3BAL
They're cast in November
7BALLOTS
Most prevalent
6RIFEST
Father of Zeus
6CRONUS
Long for
6HANKER
The Rock
8ALCATRAZ
Gray or yellow, perhaps
3AGE
"Are you really gonna make me?"
8DOIGOTTA
Levi's competitor
3LEE
No man's land, for short
3DMZ
Flaky fish
3COD
Drink suffix
3ADE
Predator that might hunt by electrolocation
3EEL
Classic Andy Warhol subject
7MARILYN
Turn into logs
5SAWUP
Show that inspired the famous misquote "Just the facts, ma'am"
7DRAGNET
Yoga pose
5ASANA
Cut finely
5MINCE
Polynesian title heroine of film
5MOANA
Wisc. neighbor
4MICH
Brand from Anheuser-Busch
8MICHELOB
Branch
3ARM
French brandy
8ARMAGNAC
What not to wear to a wedding, it's said
5WHITE
Odd-numbered page
5RECTO
Polishes, as text
5EDITS
GarageBand platform
3IOS
Unexpected upsides
13SILVERLININGS
How neat!
3OOH
As if!
3NOT
What you do when you tour a certain SoCal campus, phonetically?
4UCLA
Carnaval locale, familiarly
3RIO
Real comedian
4RIOT
Purported sighting recorded by Puritan governor John Winthrop in 1639
3UFO
125-Across occupants
3ETS
Hammer part
4PEEN
Hither and ___
3YON
Notice
4ESPY
Nickname derived from the Hebrew name Shoshana
3SUE
Flour in Indian cooking
4ATTA
The _____ is...
5THING
Japanese comic style
5MANGA
Part of OTOH
5OTHER
Common vessel for a cosmopolitan
12MARTINIGLASS
Completely wreck
5TOTAL
Concerning
4ASTO
Pertaining to genetic copies
6CLONAL
Sporcle or Jeopardy! World Tour
9TRIVIAAPP
Orbitz competitor
9PRICELINE
Response to "Gracias"
6DENADA
Geezer
4FOGY
In check
5ATBAY
Alternatives to zippers on blue jeans
11BUTTONFLIES
Unsettle
5GETTO
Speed skater Ohno
5APOLO
Make over, as a factory
5REFIT
Artful
4DEFT
Entertainer's creation at a child's birthday party
13BALLOONANIMAL
Gertrude who swam the English Channel
6EDERLE
German rifle maker
6MAUSER
Had a couple of brats?
3ATE
Many a hedge fund hire, in brief
3MBA
Unlikely Best in Show winners
5MUTTS
Company that made Missile Command
5ATARI
Mark down, say
5RETAG
Tree cluster
5COPSE
They're over two feet
5KNEES
Spot in the Bible?
5SEEST
Kendo or aikido
10MARTIALART
Tots' pops
5DADAS
Star Wars title
5DARTH
"Mayor Pete"
9BUTTIGIEG
Good heavens!
7OHLORDY
More cheerful and lively
7PERKIER
Early empire builder
4INCA
Humming
5ABUZZ
Carne ___
5ASADA
Lead-in to futurism
4AFRO
Tired old advertising mascot?
11MICHELINMAN
Fancy dress
8BALLGOWN
It's the end of the world as we know it
10ARMAGEDDON
Longest book in the Book of Mormon
4ALMA
Grazing places
4LEAS
Potters, e.g.
9CERAMISTS
Purple smoothie add-in
9ACAIBERRY
"A passport to human development," per the United Nations
9EDUCATION
Unshakable
9TENACIOUS
Typical high-schooler
4TEEN
Utah ski town
4ALTA
Still fighting
4INIT
Prepares to skate, say
7LACESUP
Gooey treat
5SMORE
Leader ousted in 1955
5PERON
Mass pardon
7AMNESTY
Provoke
4GOAD
Word with cooler or country
4WINE
Real comedian
4HOOT
One of the Obamas
8MICHELLE
Muse of history
4CLIO
Some expensive suits
7ARMANIS
Vegan cooking staple
4TOFU
Moccasin, e.g.
4SHOE
Clinch
3ICE
Rental on moving day
3VAN
Spleen
3IRE
Grp. on the right
3GOP