USA Today Crossword March 17 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on March 17 2026.

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Clues Across (38 total)

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Texting letters
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Bacalhau fish
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Georgetown athlete
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Tiny criticism
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International oil grp.
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"Angelic" street lamp effects
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Sea urchin, on a sushi menu
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Female lobsters
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River in Pakistan
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Event where players form lines at their table?
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Garden with a serpent problem
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Common St. Patrick's Day phrase
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"Hey, you . . . yes, you!"
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___ leches cake
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Broadband option
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Reusable pledge drive giveaway
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To the left of the goalposts, say
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Ideology, informally
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Milky gemstone
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Treats coldly?
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Pozole and sumaghiyyeh, e.g.
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Heredity determinant
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Animal in the game Spots
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Continent for the 45-Across
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"I thought you'd never ___"
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There are 168 in a week
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Partner in crime
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Big cat with white-grey fur
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Person making a scene?
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Stop for Thomas the Tank Engine
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Quaint place to retire?
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Infinite pep
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Charged particle
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"when r u getting here?"
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Walk quietly
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Judgy syllable
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Firm up, like Jell-O
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Keeps from littering?
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Clues Down (34 total)

(1)
Awards season slight
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Small-scale
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Alliterative trio of words describing the Grinch
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Fellow anchor
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Gets ready to serve customers
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Fabric in an iconic Britney Spears outfit
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Largest ethnic group in China
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Less fresh
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"I can't believe the betrayal!"
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Take stock of
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Maxim for the average student?
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Blackjack request
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Model Bundchen
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Brings onto the team
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Sports org. that "Heated Rivalry" has made more popular
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Egyptian goddess
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Fourteen have been named Leo
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Ancient Roman robe
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Black ___ spider
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"Feeling a little peckish myself"
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"Octopus's Garden" singer Ringo
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Take home the trophy
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Put into words
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Massive groups
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___ up (absorbs)
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It makes felines frisky
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___binary
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People who might work with feet?
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Just some
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Dove sounds
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Grps. like Save the Children
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TV "Science Guy" Bill
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4G ___
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Federal org. with a flower in its logo
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