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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, March 14, 2026 Constructed by David P. Williams 64 clues
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Across

  1. Complete 5 ℓ
  2. Mystical wise guys 6 ℓ
  3. Common pop preference 5 ℓ
  4. Counter agent 8 ℓ
  5. Night __ 4 ℓ
  6. Panthera cross 5 ℓ
  7. What Penelope prefers, perhaps 4 ℓ
  8. Cancun kin 3 ℓ
  9. Served and gone 5 ℓ
  10. Imagine Peace Tower creator 3 ℓ
  11. Detox centers 6 ℓ
  12. Strings pulled 8 ℓ
  13. Chill for a long time 6 ℓ
  14. Bag handlers 7 ℓ
  15. Extreme annoyance 6 ℓ
  16. Duds 5 ℓ
  17. Most easily attained goal 7 ℓ
  18. Dome topper 6 ℓ
  19. It's east of the Sulu Sea 8 ℓ
  20. Showed supreme satisfaction 6 ℓ
  21. Antiquity, long ago 3 ℓ
  22. Passover casserole 5 ℓ
  23. Child's play 3 ℓ
  24. Perform, as an evening act? 5 ℓ
  25. Not an extended recess 4 ℓ
  26. Green grocer's offering 4 ℓ
  27. Theoretical attractive force 8 ℓ
  28. Large locks 5 ℓ
  29. Hoity-toity 11 ℓ
  30. Got close without kissing 11 ℓ
  31. Wolverine cousin 11 ℓ
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Down

  1. Picture's p.s. 6 ℓ
  2. Kin to grasses and rushes 6 ℓ
  3. Fellows of creativity 7 ℓ
  4. Bond orders 8 ℓ
  5. Residents' regulator 3 ℓ
  6. Puffy coat 4 ℓ
  7. Field day 5 ℓ
  8. Pittance that's its own plural 3 ℓ
  9. "Micro" discovery that won a 2024 Nobel Prize 3 ℓ
  10. Ultimate 3 ℓ
  11. Ballpark figure 6 ℓ
  12. Chill 6 ℓ
  13. Block blockbuster since the '80s 6 ℓ
  14. Shortens, in addresses 6 ℓ
  15. Dart-throwing device 5 ℓ
  16. No-win situation 4 ℓ
  17. Conclusion beginning 4 ℓ
  18. Paw part 3 ℓ
  19. Gray matter 3 ℓ
  20. __ candy 3 ℓ
  21. Lt. col. peer 3 ℓ
  22. "May the gods avert this __": Cicero 4 ℓ
  23. Get scammed 11 ℓ
  24. In the clear 11 ℓ
  25. What Churchill said saved more English lives "than all the doctors" 11 ℓ
  26. Big shots, from surfing slang 7 ℓ
  27. Subject of a Liverpool statue dedicated to "all the lonely people" 5 ℓ
  28. Down the road 7 ℓ
  29. Jam session participants 5 ℓ
  30. Was lost in thought 5 ℓ
  31. Present your credentials, say 5 ℓ
  32. Offer no resistance 8 ℓ
  33. Oral approval 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, March 14, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by David P. Williams. The puzzle features 64 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword March 14 2026 Answers