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Every day, the USA Today Crossword challenges players with fresh clues that test vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge. If you’re stuck on today’s puzzle, don’t worry! Below, you’ll find helpful hints and answers for the March 24, 2026 edition, designed to guide you without giving away the whole puzzle. Whether you need a single clue or the entire solution, we’ve got you covered. Have fun solving and keep your brain sharp! Be sure to check back daily for new hints and answers to keep conquering the USA Today Crossword with ease.

Across

• 1A Caitlin Clark’s league, for short: WNBA
• 5A Vessel for sauteing: PAN
• 8A It comes in waves: OCEAN
• 13A Word after “study” or “town”: HALL
• 14A Assert: AVER
• 16A Aesthetic that evolved from mall goth fashion: E-GIRL
• 17A On: ATOP
• 18A Villain’s hideaway: LAIR
• 19A Like an activated security system: ARMED
• 20A Highly improbable positive occurrence: MIRACLE
• 23A Discord admin: MOD
• 24A Slithery swimmer: EEL
• 25A Brew with a rhyming name: PALE ALE
• 29A Length of the musical “Assassins”: ONE ACT
• 31A Metropolis, e.g.: CITY
• 32A “Whew!”: EGAD
• 33A Rhyming meal served family-style: POTLUCK
• 35A Button for a Zoom lurker: MUTE
• 36A 2011 Oscar-winning song…: MAN OR MUPPET
• 39A Designer Elie: SAAB
• 41A Vast realm: EMPIRE
• 42A FedEx alternative: UPS
• 43A Long story: SAGA
• 45A One or the other: EITHER
• 49A Country that ranks among the highest for book ownership: ICELAND
• 51A Secretly loop in on an email: BCC
• 52A Profile pic, for short: AVI
• 53A “The Weir” playwright: MCPHERSON
• 56D Person who works with bugs, perhaps: CODER
• 57A “Fallout” star Purnell: ELLA
• 58A Doesn’t assume, say: ASKS
• 59A Aerial photography device: DRONE
• 60A Like mouth-puckering beer: SOUR
• 61A Go on the run: FLEE
• 62A Ships out: SENDS
• 63A S.F. time zone: PDT
• 64A “___ of the d’Urbervilles”: TESS

Down

• 1D “Kapow!”: WHAM
• 2D Country: NATION
• 3D 2016 Frank Ocean album: BLONDE
• 4D Dog food brand: ALPO
• 5D South Carolina state tree: PALMETTO
• 6D To no ___ (fruitlessly): AVAIL
• 7D Hard-boiled genre: NOIR
• 8D “Is that so?”: OH REALLY
• 9D Concur: AGREE
• 10D Poorly lit: DIM
• 11D Fury: IRE
• 12D No spring chicken: OLD
• 15D “Let’s get to the end here!”: SKIP
• 21D Intel-gathering mission: RECCE
• 22D Pet that kneads: CAT
• 26D Share a border with: ABUT
• 27D Parking area: LOT
• 28D Cyclops feature: EYE
• 30D “Moby-Dick” captain: AHAB
• 31D Neighbor of “M” on a keyboard: COMMA
• 34D Drinks before the party, say: PREGAMES
• 35D Encounter: MET
• 36D Open-source software platform…: MASTODON
• 37D Graph named after a food: PIE
• 38D Cost: PRICE
• 39D Take to court: SUE
• 40D Test result for a H.S. student: GPA
• 43D Sleep study noises: SNORES
• 44D Inspired stuff?: AIR
• 46D Pain: ACHE
• 47D Calls to mind: EVOKES
• 48D Gets the suds off of: RINSES
• 50D How hairs might stand: END
• 51D 89, as a letter grade: B PLUS
• 54D Hoofbeat sound: CLOP
• 55D River transport: RAFT
• 56D Bagel-shaped music storage devices: CDS