Daily Crossword — Thursday, March 26, 2026

Daily Crossword - Thursday, March 26, 2026

Theme: Colors & Appearance

Difficulty: Easy

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Across

1.What the four longest answers have in common (4)

5.Figs. on drugstore bottles (4)

14.Stick ___ in the water (4)

15.Span of a scale with three sharps (4)

16.Schleswig-Holstein city (5)

17.Goad (4)

18.*College football game for milquetoasts? (10)

20.Pretty ___ (Dua Lipa banger) (6)

22.These: Scot. (4)

23.Sister, informally

24.U.S. diplomat W. __ Harriman (7)

26.Prom hairstyle (4)

28.Synthetic textile (5)

34.Sporty Ferrari offering (5)

37.___-Honey (chewy candy) (4)

39.Wing (Fr.) (4)

40.College teachers' org. (4)

41.Turn on (5)

42.Naked, in Napoli (4)

43.East Coast hwy. (4)

44.Seaport in Eritrea: Var. (4)

45.Double-S curves (5)

46.Out of the blue (6)

48.Marsh plant (5)

50.Specific gravity: Abbr. (4)

52.Somersault, say (7)

56.Contented utterance (3)

59.Superlative suffix (4)

61.Even: Brit. (6)

62.Subjects of a 2004 lawsuit filed by Mattel (10)

65.Airbnb alternative (4)

66.Joined: It. (5)

67.Perry, for one: Abbr. (4)

68.Rent payer (4)

69.N.W.A.'s DJ whose name sounds like a color (5)

70.Barbra's 1976 costar (4)

71.Blow a gasket (4)

9.Number of blind mice or little pigs

30.Went over to the other side, in a way

Down

1.Academic cape. (5)

2.Pasting command (5)

3.Australian call (5)

4.Iowa's second-largest city (11)

5.With a reasonable perspective (6)

6.School gr. (3)

7.Pump filler? (4)

8.Hindu holy man (5)

9.Stepquote part (6)

10.Official lang. of Israel (3)

11.Ocho __, Jamaica (4)

12.King after Hen. III (4)

13.Slime ___ (hagfish) (4)

19.Portable computer (6)

21.Burn the surface of (4)

25.Composer Heitor Villa-___ (5)

27.*Illness caused by eating Cheetos? (11)

29.Basketry palms (5)

31.South Pacific island (4)

32.E German river (4)

33.God, in Portuguese (4)

34.Long-jawed fish (4)

35.Faux-lesbian Russian music duo (4)

36.Fed lines to (4)

38.Piped (5)

41.Like Billy the Kid, according (incorrectly) to Billy Joel's "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" (6)

45.Ancient Irish dialect. (4)

47.Parasites (6)

49.Brits' beds (6)

51.STEP UP: 5 (5)

53.Where Hercules slew the Hydra. (5)

54.Very popular purse (5)

55.Cellular device (5)

56.It's ___! bargain (4)

57.Alfred composer (4)

58.Greeting for Caesar (4)

60.Letters before an email summary (4)

63.Sum (3)

64.U.S. fighter plane (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.What the four longest answers have in common (4)

5.Figs. on drugstore bottles (4)

14.Stick ___ in the water (4)

15.Span of a scale with three sharps (4)

16.Schleswig-Holstein city (5)

17.Goad (4)

18.*College football game for milquetoasts? (10)

20.Pretty ___ (Dua Lipa banger) (6)

22.These: Scot. (4)

23.Sister, informally

24.U.S. diplomat W. __ Harriman (7)

26.Prom hairstyle (4)

28.Synthetic textile (5)

34.Sporty Ferrari offering (5)

37.___-Honey (chewy candy) (4)

39.Wing (Fr.) (4)

40.College teachers' org. (4)

41.Turn on (5)

42.Naked, in Napoli (4)

43.East Coast hwy. (4)

44.Seaport in Eritrea: Var. (4)

45.Double-S curves (5)

46.Out of the blue (6)

48.Marsh plant (5)

50.Specific gravity: Abbr. (4)

52.Somersault, say (7)

56.Contented utterance (3)

59.Superlative suffix (4)

61.Even: Brit. (6)

62.Subjects of a 2004 lawsuit filed by Mattel (10)

65.Airbnb alternative (4)

66.Joined: It. (5)

67.Perry, for one: Abbr. (4)

68.Rent payer (4)

69.N.W.A.'s DJ whose name sounds like a color (5)

70.Barbra's 1976 costar (4)

71.Blow a gasket (4)

9.Number of blind mice or little pigs

30.Went over to the other side, in a way

Down

1.Academic cape. (5)

2.Pasting command (5)

3.Australian call (5)

4.Iowa's second-largest city (11)

5.With a reasonable perspective (6)

6.School gr. (3)

7.Pump filler? (4)

8.Hindu holy man (5)

9.Stepquote part (6)

10.Official lang. of Israel (3)

11.Ocho __, Jamaica (4)

12.King after Hen. III (4)

13.Slime ___ (hagfish) (4)

19.Portable computer (6)

21.Burn the surface of (4)

25.Composer Heitor Villa-___ (5)

27.*Illness caused by eating Cheetos? (11)

29.Basketry palms (5)

31.South Pacific island (4)

32.E German river (4)

33.God, in Portuguese (4)

34.Long-jawed fish (4)

35.Faux-lesbian Russian music duo (4)

36.Fed lines to (4)

38.Piped (5)

41.Like Billy the Kid, according (incorrectly) to Billy Joel's "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" (6)

45.Ancient Irish dialect. (4)

47.Parasites (6)

49.Brits' beds (6)

51.STEP UP: 5 (5)

53.Where Hercules slew the Hydra. (5)

54.Very popular purse (5)

55.Cellular device (5)

56.It's ___! bargain (4)

57.Alfred composer (4)

58.Greeting for Caesar (4)

60.Letters before an email summary (4)

63.Sum (3)

64.U.S. fighter plane (3)

Solving Tools

About This Colors & Appearance Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Thursday, March 26, 2026 features a Colors & Appearance theme with 78 words (39 across, 39 down).

Paint your puzzle with clues about colors, visual aesthetics, beauty, and everything that meets the eye in our colorful 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 Colors & Appearance crossword puzzle was published on Thursday, March 26, 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: Colors & Appearance

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• Consider specialized vocabulary common to colors & appearance
• 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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Daily Crossword — Thursday, March 26, 2026