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SPLIT ENDS

Friday, March 27, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 74 clues
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Across

  1. EPA-banned chemicals 4 ℓ
  2. College major 4 ℓ
  3. Hotel room amenity 4 ℓ
  4. Left __ 11 ℓ
  5. Uplands, for short 3 ℓ
  6. City near Downton Abbey 4 ℓ
  7. Genesis 7 focus 3 ℓ
  8. Acquiesce 6 ℓ
  9. Agreeing to participate 8 ℓ
  10. __ right 15 ℓ
  11. Boardroom accessory 5 ℓ
  12. Unspeakably bad 4 ℓ
  13. Vitamin water flavoring 4 ℓ
  14. Couple 4 ℓ
  15. Spore source 4 ℓ
  16. Awe-inspiring 4 ℓ
  17. Bailiwick 4 ℓ
  18. Name related to Helga 4 ℓ
  19. Cherish 5 ℓ
  20. Left __ 15 ℓ
  21. No novice 8 ℓ
  22. Over the moon 6 ℓ
  23. Toaster's choice 3 ℓ
  24. "Careful, now!" 4 ℓ
  25. "__ right!" 11 ℓ
  26. Frequent Fleming foe 3 ℓ
  27. Lose steam 4 ℓ
  28. Subatomic topic 4 ℓ
  29. Airborne allure 5 ℓ
  30. Trigger 5 ℓ
  31. Where Mandela was pres. 3 ℓ
  32. Lionfish's defense 5 ℓ
  33. Stage prompt 5 ℓ
  34. Spotted 4 ℓ
  35. Promises on paper 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Bear feet 4 ℓ
  2. Take to heart 4 ℓ
  3. Employ a fork for 4 ℓ
  4. Frequently 4 ℓ
  5. Pacific Rim cuisine with coconut rice 9 ℓ
  6. Poaching candidate 3 ℓ
  7. Enduring dispute 4 ℓ
  8. Vitamin water flavoring 4 ℓ
  9. Form for the Bard 6 ℓ
  10. Chip dip 5 ℓ
  11. Film rival of Boris 4 ℓ
  12. Manitoba people 4 ℓ
  13. Mountain music 5 ℓ
  14. Takes courses at home 6 ℓ
  15. Deceitful fellow 5 ℓ
  16. A while ago 4 ℓ
  17. Took after 4 ℓ
  18. Modeling medium 4 ℓ
  19. Domicilio 4 ℓ
  20. Cobbler filling 4 ℓ
  21. Hold fast 4 ℓ
  22. Sri Lankan rice cake 4 ℓ
  23. Tiny part of a min. 4 ℓ
  24. Buffoon 3 ℓ
  25. What Chopin called some of his music 5 ℓ
  26. Wind-borne 6 ℓ
  27. Fling with force 5 ℓ
  28. Mini-mission 6 ℓ
  29. Nine-gold Olympian Ledecky 5 ℓ
  30. Certain stable worker 5 ℓ
  31. Prepare for shipping 5 ℓ
  32. Unbroken run 6 ℓ
  33. Iron, in Austria 5 ℓ
  34. Early life 5 ℓ
  35. Inauguration 5 ℓ
  36. Manual readers 5 ℓ
  37. Close to tears 9 ℓ
  38. Self-styled "Entertainer" 6 ℓ
  39. Rip to ribbons 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, March 27, 2026 is titled “SPLIT ENDS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 74 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 SPLIT ENDS Crossword March 27 2026 Answers