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Every day, the USA Today Crossword challenges players with fun and varied clues that test vocabulary and general knowledge. If you’re stuck on today’s March 26, 2026 puzzle, don’t worry! Below, you’ll find handy hints and full answers to help you finish quickly without spoiling other clues. Whether you prefer gentle nudges or direct solutions, we’ve got you covered. USA Today’s daily puzzles are a great way to keep your mind sharp and entertained. Be sure to check back tomorrow for fresh hints and answers to today’s crossword and keep your solving streak going!

Across

• 1A Many Moroccans: ARABS
• 6A Paper money: BILLS
• 10A Apprehend: NAB
• 13A Currency in Moscow: RUBLE
• 14A “Mouths, Start Your Watering!” dog food brand: ALPO
• 15A Opposite of buy: SELL
• 16A Bad thing to pull during a race: MUSCLE
• 17A Craps turn: ROLL
• 18A Mark from a paintball injury, say: WELT
• 19A Spooky season activity on a farm: HAUNTED HAYRIDE
• 22A Inc., in Britain: LTD
• 23A Awareness ads: PSAS
• 24A Meme medium, often: VIDEO
• 26A “___ even wanna know . . .?”: DO I
• 28A Not share: HOG
• 30A “In what way?”: HOW
• 31A Word in many stats on a running watch: PACE
• 32A “If you’re tired, you take a ___, you don’t move to ___”: NAP / NAPLES
• 34A Truth alternative: DARE
• 35A “Worry detective” in a children’s book series: HATTIE HARMONY
• 38A Ploy: SCAM
• 39A “Me rn”: SAME
• 40A Not fresh: STALE
• 41A PC key near Ctrl: ALT
• 42A Broadway award for “Maybe Happy Ending”: TONY
• 43A Stir-fry need: WOK
• 44A Walks while shin-deep: WADES
• 46A Kitty’s sound: MEOW
• 48A Abominable snowman: YETI
• 52A Greeting to trick-or-treaters: HAPPY HALLOWEEN
• 56A Ages: EONS
• 57A Default mode for a point-and-shoot camera: AUTO
• 58A Bottom-of-the-barrel: WORST
• 59A Pixar film set in Mexico: COCO
• 60A Get ready ahead of time: PREP
• 61A Basis for some complaints: NOISE
• 62A Sign on a door during business hours: OPEN
• 63A Eyelid irritation: STYE
• 64A “___ or No ___” (game show): DEAL

Down

• 1D “I’m fed up!”: ENOUGH
• 2D Like life in the country: RURAL
• 3D Pertaining to: ABOUT
• 4D Romantic setup: BLIND DATE
• 5D Shipped off: SENT
• 6D There are 110 in the CuBirds deck: CARDS
• 7D Hawaiian “hello”: ALOHA
• 8D Water play section of a playground: SPLASH PAD
• 9D “___ smokes!”: HOLY
• 10D “Do you want some help?”: NEED A HAND
• 11D Story with symbolism: ALLEGORY
• 12D Three-letter sandwich: BLT
• 15D Begin a triathlon: SWIM
• 20D ___Pen: EPI
• 21D Illegally fix: RIG
• 25D Female sheep: EWE
• 27D Make a decision: OPT
• 29D Rowing tool: OAR
• 31D 1978 Donna Summer hit: LAST DANCE
• 32D Element used in glowing signs: NEON
• 33D “Hello, fellow pirate!”: AHOY
• 34D Biggest ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee: DOLLYWOOD
• 35D Toy you might play around with?: HULA HOOP
• 36D “FWIW” alternative: IMO
• 37D “Excusez-___” (“Pardon me”): MOI
• 38D Unfiltered: RAW
• 42D Small recipe amt.: TSP
• 43D “Wise” animal: OWL
• 45D Scanner brand: EPSON
• 47D Wed in secret: ELOPE
• 49D Unsettling: EERIE
• 50D “Creed” actor Thompson: TESSA
• 51D Recon yield: INTEL
• 53D Talks nonstop: YAPS
• 54D Injure: HARM
• 55D Possess: OWN
• 56D ___-friendly: ECO