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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, March 21, 2026 Constructed by Ben Zimmer 64 clues
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Across

  1. Raiders team 4 ℓ
  2. Experimental outfit 7 ℓ
  3. Chow, e.g. 5 ℓ
  4. Square button 4 ℓ
  5. Sisters who became stars 8 ℓ
  6. Try to win 6 ℓ
  7. Something towed on the Thames 5 ℓ
  8. Went through 3 ℓ
  9. Vietnamese formalwear 5 ℓ
  10. Moderates 5 ℓ
  11. Order in the court 9 ℓ
  12. Noodle holder 5 ℓ
  13. Extremely observant 9 ℓ
  14. Prince and the Pauper pen 4 ℓ
  15. Places aboard 7 ℓ
  16. What you'd expect a giving type to keep 9 ℓ
  17. Brown-ish green? 5 ℓ
  18. Group with six hands 9 ℓ
  19. Japanese for "second generation" 5 ℓ
  20. First Golden Fleece owner 5 ℓ
  21. Bill collection site 3 ℓ
  22. "Milk's Marketing Miracle" for 90 years 5 ℓ
  23. Cut out 6 ℓ
  24. Coveted roles 8 ℓ
  25. No pro 4 ℓ
  26. Nigel's Irish kin 5 ℓ
  27. Joint protector 3 ℓ
  28. Where to find one's footing 11 ℓ
  29. They often arrive with wings 15 ℓ
  30. Shortening in sweet candies 3 ℓ
  31. "Love to!" 11 ℓ
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Down

  1. Tours can be viewed from it 5 ℓ
  2. Name on the cover of the memoir Apprenticed to Venus (2017) 5 ℓ
  3. How wings often arrive 6 ℓ
  4. Emulates McCain in 2017 15 ℓ
  5. National Caramel Mo. 3 ℓ
  6. Group with an Experience Corps 4 ℓ
  7. French Palme d'Or director in 2024 5 ℓ
  8. Words to encourage slowdowns 15 ℓ
  9. What a hero may uncover 8 ℓ
  10. Far from upright 9 ℓ
  11. Get the point 5 ℓ
  12. __ out (exits, informally) 6 ℓ
  13. Primary support groups 4 ℓ
  14. Ganders or peeps 5 ℓ
  15. Stick in the mud? 4 ℓ
  16. Curling host at the last US Winter Olympics 5 ℓ
  17. What L.A.'s Bigg Chill sells 5 ℓ
  18. Interception, essentially 5 ℓ
  19. Browned breakfast brand 4 ℓ
  20. __ king 3 ℓ
  21. First Nintendo console "directional" input device 4 ℓ
  22. Be a very big help 9 ℓ
  23. Mint machines 4 ℓ
  24. Llama-like 7 ℓ
  25. Rural deliveries 7 ℓ
  26. The potable Follow the Sun 9 ℓ
  27. Name in March 1945 headlines 3 ℓ
  28. What "Really?" might mean 3 ℓ
  29. Chips' common partner 3 ℓ
  30. Got progressively hopeful? 9 ℓ
  31. Presentation to Patton and Sgt. York 3 ℓ
  32. Clear for keeping 3 ℓ
  33. How soaps are made 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, March 21, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Ben Zimmer. 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 21 2026 Answers