Daily Crossword — Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Daily Crossword - Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Theme: Food & Cooking

Difficulty: Easy

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Across

1.Ready to eat (4)

5.Bean high in protein (4)

9.__ Who's Coming to Dinner (5)

14.Willow plant. (4)

15.Swaps between accts. (4)

16.Here, try some! (5)

17.Make the rounds? (4)

18.Omniscient (10)

20.Main meal (6)

22.Tel Aviv-based news site (4)

23.Digits: Abbr. (3)

24.Swedish village after which four(!) elements are named (7)

26.What's ten thousand minus one? (4)

28.____-Q (5)

30.Scene of Hero and Leander story. (6)

34.Boxing jab (5)

37.Martial-arts-film legend Michelle (4)

39.Frisbee, e.g. (4)

40.Manchurian port (4)

41.Natural fertilizer (5)

42.Nation of Afr. (4)

43.Seine feeder (4)

44.Jena lens. (4)

45.Electric-sparked waves discovered by Blondlot, 1903. (5)

46.Type of photo (6)

48.Small wall aperture: Var. (5)

50.Tunisian dry measure. (4)

52.Some marriers in Vegas (7)

56.Actress de Armas (3)

59.The Haunting of Bly Manor actress Miller (4)

61.Boulogne bird (6)

62.Sage and thyme are in it (10)

65.Locale (4)

66.Firenze farewell (var.) (5)

67.Age in Spanish (4)

68.Stems used in miso soup (4)

69.Mil. bigwig (5)

70.Harmony (4)

71.Gnomes' cousins (var.) (4)

Down

1.Sean Combs alias (5)

2.Celestial path (5)

3.Naught: Fr. (5)

4.Serious-mindedness (11)

5.Company started in Seattle in 1971 (6)

6.A. F. ___. (3)

7.How often one might see a PCP (4)

8.___ quarter ( refuse to seek leniency) (5)

9.Be in direct competition (6)

10.Bieber's org. (3)

11.(clue unnecessary) (4)

12.Woodworker, at times (4)

13.Line partitions: Abbr. (4)

19.Kansas river (6)

21.Cordage fiber. (4)

25.Li who won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for "The Book of Goose," about a literary hoax concocted by two French teen-agers in the nineteen-fifties (April, 2023) (5)

27.Hanky used at the Academy Awards? (11)

29.2023 Best Picture winner, briefly (5)

31.Tributary of Moksha River, Black Earth region. (4)

32.Like some salad dressings (4)

33.Boards for outside walls: Abbr. (4)

34.Vassal: Var. (4)

35.Jewish month (4)

36.Betting game (4)

38.One way to eat ham (5)

41.Its capital is Georgetown (6)

45.Moles (4)

47.Watched, as the kids (6)

49.___ Douglas, novelist (6)

51.Cotton Comes to Harlem novelist Chester (5)

53.Former Hungarian conductor. (5)

54.Thou shalt not ___ it. (5)

55.You're Only Old Once! author (5)

56....and the banker never wears ___ (4)

57.Nest, in Napoli (4)

58.Part of the "Stepquote." (4)

60.SNL Emmy nominee Bryant (4)

63.Every 8 hours, on prescriptions (3)

64.Type of party for people that don't go to many parties, maybe (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.Ready to eat (4)

5.Bean high in protein (4)

9.__ Who's Coming to Dinner (5)

14.Willow plant. (4)

15.Swaps between accts. (4)

16.Here, try some! (5)

17.Make the rounds? (4)

18.Omniscient (10)

20.Main meal (6)

22.Tel Aviv-based news site (4)

23.Digits: Abbr. (3)

24.Swedish village after which four(!) elements are named (7)

26.What's ten thousand minus one? (4)

28.____-Q (5)

30.Scene of Hero and Leander story. (6)

34.Boxing jab (5)

37.Martial-arts-film legend Michelle (4)

39.Frisbee, e.g. (4)

40.Manchurian port (4)

41.Natural fertilizer (5)

42.Nation of Afr. (4)

43.Seine feeder (4)

44.Jena lens. (4)

45.Electric-sparked waves discovered by Blondlot, 1903. (5)

46.Type of photo (6)

48.Small wall aperture: Var. (5)

50.Tunisian dry measure. (4)

52.Some marriers in Vegas (7)

56.Actress de Armas (3)

59.The Haunting of Bly Manor actress Miller (4)

61.Boulogne bird (6)

62.Sage and thyme are in it (10)

65.Locale (4)

66.Firenze farewell (var.) (5)

67.Age in Spanish (4)

68.Stems used in miso soup (4)

69.Mil. bigwig (5)

70.Harmony (4)

71.Gnomes' cousins (var.) (4)

Down

1.Sean Combs alias (5)

2.Celestial path (5)

3.Naught: Fr. (5)

4.Serious-mindedness (11)

5.Company started in Seattle in 1971 (6)

6.A. F. ___. (3)

7.How often one might see a PCP (4)

8.___ quarter ( refuse to seek leniency) (5)

9.Be in direct competition (6)

10.Bieber's org. (3)

11.(clue unnecessary) (4)

12.Woodworker, at times (4)

13.Line partitions: Abbr. (4)

19.Kansas river (6)

21.Cordage fiber. (4)

25.Li who won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for "The Book of Goose," about a literary hoax concocted by two French teen-agers in the nineteen-fifties (April, 2023) (5)

27.Hanky used at the Academy Awards? (11)

29.2023 Best Picture winner, briefly (5)

31.Tributary of Moksha River, Black Earth region. (4)

32.Like some salad dressings (4)

33.Boards for outside walls: Abbr. (4)

34.Vassal: Var. (4)

35.Jewish month (4)

36.Betting game (4)

38.One way to eat ham (5)

41.Its capital is Georgetown (6)

45.Moles (4)

47.Watched, as the kids (6)

49.___ Douglas, novelist (6)

51.Cotton Comes to Harlem novelist Chester (5)

53.Former Hungarian conductor. (5)

54.Thou shalt not ___ it. (5)

55.You're Only Old Once! author (5)

56....and the banker never wears ___ (4)

57.Nest, in Napoli (4)

58.Part of the "Stepquote." (4)

60.SNL Emmy nominee Bryant (4)

63.Every 8 hours, on prescriptions (3)

64.Type of party for people that don't go to many parties, maybe (3)

Solving Tools

About This Food & Cooking Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Tuesday, March 17, 2026 features a Food & Cooking theme with 78 words (39 across, 39 down).

Satisfy your appetite for culinary knowledge with clues about ingredients, cooking techniques, cuisines, and famous dishes from around the world.

Easy Difficulty (2 stars):

This 2-star puzzle offers a gentle introduction to crossword solving with straightforward clues and common vocabulary. Perfect for beginners or a relaxing challenge.

March 2026 Crossword Archive

This Food & Cooking crossword puzzle was published on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 as part of our daily crossword series. Each day brings a new theme and fresh challenges for crossword enthusiasts.

Puzzle Statistics:

• Grid size: 15x15
• Total words: 78
• Across clues: 39
• Down clues: 39
• Theme: Food & Cooking

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• Look for theme-related words that might span multiple answers
• Consider specialized vocabulary common to food & cooking
• Use crossing letters to confirm unfamiliar terms
• Think about synonyms and alternative meanings within the theme

This easy difficulty puzzle requires basic knowledge and solving techniques. Take your time and enjoy the challenge!

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