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IN THE LIVING ROOM

Monday, March 16, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Dalmatian's mark 4 ℓ
  2. Serve, as wine 4 ℓ
  3. Taxis 4 ℓ
  4. City with many tourist facilities 6 ℓ
  5. Large saltwater bodies 4 ℓ
  6. Flagmaker Betsy 4 ℓ
  7. Ran out, as a subscription 6 ℓ
  8. Milk glass mishap 5 ℓ
  9. Decorative sheet pasted to a room 9 ℓ
  10. Twangy, as a voice 5 ℓ
  11. Former spouses 4 ℓ
  12. Actor Robert De __ 4 ℓ
  13. Lines on a list 5 ℓ
  14. Three-person band 4 ℓ
  15. "If all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  16. Baby bird's chirp 4 ℓ
  17. Class exam 4 ℓ
  18. Flow slowly (out) 4 ℓ
  19. "And here it is!" 4 ℓ
  20. Hawaiian dance 4 ℓ
  21. Brief stop 5 ℓ
  22. Part of a molecule 4 ℓ
  23. De-wrinkle shirts or dresses 4 ℓ
  24. Gotten out of bed 5 ℓ
  25. Opening comment, for short 5 ℓ
  26. Heat source from burning logs 9 ℓ
  27. Archaeologist's bony find 6 ℓ
  28. Take a break 4 ℓ
  29. Work at a keyboard 4 ℓ
  30. Happy facial expressions 6 ℓ
  31. With no clutter 4 ℓ
  32. Sugar cube 4 ℓ
  33. Covered with foliage 5 ℓ
  34. Made a donation 4 ℓ
  35. White egret 5 ℓ
  36. __ Grey tea 4 ℓ
  37. Slightly slanted 5 ℓ
  38. Much-adored celebrity 4 ℓ
  39. Regarding, in a memo 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Group of office workers 5 ℓ
  2. Nevada casino city 4 ℓ
  3. Tech support caller 4 ℓ
  4. Force out of office 4 ℓ
  5. Works of art hung for display 9 ℓ
  6. More sensible 5 ℓ
  7. Like-minded voting group 4 ℓ
  8. Mysterious glow 4 ℓ
  9. A bit cold outside 6 ℓ
  10. Makes docile 5 ℓ
  11. Strong aromas 5 ℓ
  12. Backyard cookout area 5 ℓ
  13. Tosses, as dice 5 ℓ
  14. Fully ready 6 ℓ
  15. Sugary 5 ℓ
  16. Trousers 5 ℓ
  17. Church steeple 5 ℓ
  18. Weird and spooky 5 ℓ
  19. Give in to gravity 5 ℓ
  20. Top of the head 4 ℓ
  21. Scissors sound 4 ℓ
  22. "It's clear to me now" 4 ℓ
  23. Wheel-connecting bar 4 ℓ
  24. Not as much 4 ℓ
  25. Spectrum-revealing crystal 5 ℓ
  26. Feel sorry for 4 ℓ
  27. Sports cable channel 4 ℓ
  28. Faucet drip to repair 4 ℓ
  29. Asked urgently 4 ℓ
  30. Coins in Spain or France 5 ℓ
  31. Roof overhang 4 ℓ
  32. Meat-and-potatoes dinner 4 ℓ
  33. Lawn-burrowing rodent 4 ℓ
  34. Tall source of light 9 ℓ
  35. Martial __ (kung fu, judo, etc.) 4 ℓ
  36. Make simpler 4 ℓ
  37. Shakespearean king 4 ℓ
  38. Successful songs or films 4 ℓ
  39. "Right away," in a memo 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 16, 2026 is titled “IN THE LIVING ROOM” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 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 IN THE LIVING ROOM Crossword March 16 2026 Answers