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Every day, the USA Today Crossword challenges players with fun and tricky clues that test vocabulary and knowledge. If you’re stuck on today’s March 11, 2026 puzzle, don’t worry! Below, you’ll find helpful hints and full answers to guide you through your solving journey. This popular puzzle, available in print and digital forms, is perfect for all ages looking to sharpen their minds. Whether you want just a few clues or complete solutions, we’ve got you covered without spoiling other parts.

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Across

• 1A Gumballs, shape-wise: ORBS
• 5A Snakes in some hieroglyphics: ASPS
• 9A Makes a happy-cat sound: PURRS
• 14A Equivalent of 5,280 feet: MILE
• 15A Ren faire “you”: THEE
• 16A Nonsensical: INANE
• 17A Macro or micro subj.: ECON
• 18A Sharp taste: TANG
• 19A Special indulgence: TREAT
• 20A “I’m happy to see them gone!”: GOOD RIDDANCE
• 23A WTA’s counterpart: ATP
• 24A High (or low) card: ACE
• 25A Singer who revealed her pregnancy…: RIHANNA
• 29A Strict: STERN
• 31A Pot’s potent part: THC
• 32A “It’s not that ___”: BAD
• 33A Dry: ARID
• 34A ___ away from (avoids): SHIES
• 36A Digital hot tub tester?: TOE
• 37A Potential for improvement: ROOM TO GROW
• 40A Gobbled up: ATE
• 42A Wetland with grasses: MARSH
• 43A Timbuktu’s country: MALI
• 46A Really stink: REEK
• 48A “Peekaboo, I ___ you!”: SEE
• 49A Inches and centimeters: UNITS
• 51A Colorful cats that are almost always female: CALICOS
• 53A ___ drop: MIC
• 55A Sch. whose mascot is Willie the Wildcat: KSU (Kansas State University)
• 56A What comedians hope audiences have: GOOD HUMOR
• 59A Alabama city in civil rights history: SELMA
• 62A Nation whose flag has “Allahu Akbar” written 22 times: IRAN
• 63A Stab of hunger: PANG
• 64A Astrological ram: ARIES
• 65A ___ Sarratore…: NINO
• 66A Thinnest U.S. coin: DIME
• 67A It might have foam art: LATTE
• 68A Flying annoyance?: GNAT
• 69A Poetic tributes: ODES

Down

• 1D Horseshoe-shaped letters: OMEGAS
• 2D Lasagna cheese: RICOTTA
• 3D Compilation of goofy gaffes: BLOOPER
• 4D Convey: SEND
• 5D Top story?: ATTIC
• 6D What an umbrella provides: SHADE
• 7D Water lily habitat: POND
• 8D Candy-related “rush”: SUGAR
• 9D Curveball, e.g.: PITCH
• 10D Still in bold, like an email: UNREAD
• 11D Actress Issa: RAE
• 12D Genetic messenger: RNA
• 13D Certain volleyball pass: SET
• 21D “That’s a bit off-topic”: ASIDE
• 22D More kind: NICER
• 26D After expenses: NET
• 27D Prefix meaning “new”: NEO
• 28D “Great” primate: APE
• 30D ___ Grande: RIO
• 31D Not these: THOSE
• 34D Emphasizing: STRESSING
• 35D What “to the moon and back” can mean: A LOT
• 38D Layer of bricks?: MASON
• 39D Obi-___ Kenobi: WAN
• 40D Three-pointer’s trajectory: ARC
• 41D What “chai” means in Hindi: TEA
• 44D Hyphenated brand name on a Fun Dip wrapper: LIK-M-AID
• 45D “I’ve got this one”: IT’S ON ME
• 47D Fate: KISMET
• 50D Intensifies suddenly: FLARES
• 52D Stop: CEASE
• 53D Disney role for Auli’i Cravalho: MOANA
• 54D “In case that doesn’t work out . . .”: IF NOT
• 57D “___ Brockovich”: ERIN
• 58D Chignon or messy bun: HAIRDO
• 59D Spanish for “salt”: SAL
• 60D Noteworthy period: ERA
• 61D Like sparkling sparklers: LIT