Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - March 17, 2026

across

• Texting letters Crossword Clue

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  SMS

• Bacalhau fish Crossword Clue

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  COD

• Georgetown athlete Crossword Clue

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  HOYA

• Tiny criticism Crossword Clue

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  NIT

• International oil grp Crossword Clue

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  OPEC

• "Angelic" street lamp effects Crossword Clue

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  HALOS

• Sea urchin, on a sushi menu Crossword Clue

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  UNI

• Female lobsters Crossword Clue

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  HENS

• River in Pakistan Crossword Clue

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  INDUS

• Event where players form lines at their table? Crossword Clue

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  BINGONIGHT

• Garden with a serpent problem Crossword Clue

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  EDEN

• Common St. Patrick's Day phrase Crossword Clue

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  KISSMEIMIRISH

• "Hey, you . . . yes, you!" Crossword Clue

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  PSST

• ___ leches cake Crossword Clue

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  TRES

• Broadband option Crossword Clue

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  DSL

• Reusable pledge drive giveaway Crossword Clue

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  TOTE

• To the left of the goalposts, say Crossword Clue

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  WIDE

• Ideology, informally Crossword Clue

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  ISM

• Milky gemstone Crossword Clue

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  OPAL

• Treats coldly? Crossword Clue

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  ICES

• Pozole and sumaghiyyeh, e.g Crossword Clue

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  STEWS

• Heredity determinant Crossword Clue

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  GENE

• Animal in the game Spots Crossword Clue

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  DOG

• Continent for the 45-Across Crossword Clue

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  ASIA

• "I thought you'd never ___" Crossword Clue

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  ASK

• There are 168 in a week Crossword Clue

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  HOURS

• Partner in crime Crossword Clue

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  CRONY

• Big cat with white-grey fur Crossword Clue

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  SNOWLEOPARD

• Person making a scene? Crossword Clue

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  ACTOR

• Stop for Thomas the Tank Engine Crossword Clue

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  DEPOT

• Quaint place to retire? Crossword Clue

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  INN

• Infinite pep Crossword Clue

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  BOUNDLESSENERGY

• Charged particle Crossword Clue

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  ION

• "when r u getting here?" Crossword Clue

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  ETA

• Walk quietly Crossword Clue

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  TIPTOE

• Judgy syllable Crossword Clue

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  TSK

• Firm up, like Jell-O Crossword Clue

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  SET

• Keeps from littering? Crossword Clue

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  SPAYS