Right-angled shape

Latest answer — March 30, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Print, Copy, ___, Fax (printer selections)
  2. 5Former Giants QB Manning
  3. 8Element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie
  4. 14Sparkling wine of Italy, familiarly
  5. 15Odd ___ out (misfit)
  6. 16"In spite of all that ..."
  7. 17Endless TikTok scrolling or Tetris playing, e.g.
  8. 19Rented
  9. 20Wastebasket, jokingly
  10. 22Only U.S. president from Delaware
  11. 25Grand production
  12. 26___ Plaines, Ill.
  13. 27Smelter's material
  14. 28Popular sushi fish
  15. 30Like the Mariana Trench among all the world's underwater places
  16. 33Guy who goes a-courting
  17. 35"You've ___ this!"
  18. 37Rodeo rope
  19. 38Illegal distribution of narcotics
  20. 42Whimpers
  21. 44Right-angled shape
  22. 45Corner piece on a chessboard
  23. 48Top placement in a bracket, for a March Madness team
  24. 51Caustic paint stripper
  25. 53Be in arrears
  26. 54Onetime AT&T; competitor
  27. 55Tiny amount
  28. 57Answer
  29. 59Where to pick up luggage at an airport
  30. 63Regrettably unfortunate
  31. 64Went into reverse ... or what the ends of 17-, 20-, 38- and 59-Across might be
  32. 68Word after Irish or jet
  33. 69Longtime record label or Beastie Boy
  34. 70Valentine's Day flower
  35. 71Size up
  36. 72Glide down a slope
  37. 73___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)

Down

  1. 1Stayed on the bench
  2. 2Long-running CBS procedural with spinoffs
  3. 3Fixture at a "cash only" establishment
  4. 4Nephew's sister
  5. 5Dubai dignitary
  6. 6Round Table knight who betrayed King Arthur
  7. 7Cover with tattoos, colloquially
  8. 8Equip with new shoestrings
  9. 9State with certainty
  10. 10Like many users of sign language
  11. 11News exclusive from someone in the know
  12. 12Of no help
  13. 13California city with a humble-sounding name
  14. 18Basic trig ratio
  15. 21Box top
  16. 22Go up and down in the water
  17. 23Livid feeling
  18. 24Major drags on a team's progress, metaphorically
  19. 29Item in an Easter hunt
  20. 31Sprite
  21. 32Team of two
  22. 34Internet addresses, for short
  23. 36Uno + due
  24. 39Take advantage of
  25. 40Like the original Broadway cast of "The Wiz"
  26. 41Travel by air
  27. 42Kenya's second-largest city
  28. 43Boxes up securely
  29. 46"Wise" bird
  30. 47F sharp major, for one
  31. 49Lawn-neatening tools
  32. 50Rap's Dr. ___
  33. 52Actor Estrada of "CHiPs"
  34. 56Warhead weapons, for short
  35. 58Manicurist's board
  36. 60Bit of boarding pass info
  37. 61Iowa college town
  38. 62"Superfood" berry
  39. 65Stag's mate
  40. 66Team for Olympians Simone Biles and Mikaela Shiffrin
  41. 67___ capita

The answer to “Right-angled shape” in the New York Times crossword is ELL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 30, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 44-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Right-angled shape” answer

ELL (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ELL

ELL is the 3-letter solution that fits "Right-angled shape" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 30, 2026 (44-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ELL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ELL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches in England and 37 inches in Scotland

When else has “Right-angled shape” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 30, 2026 (most recent) → ELL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Right-angled shape”?

The answer is ELL, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 30, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Right-angled shape”?

3 letters: ELL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 30, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 44-Across.

Can “Right-angled shape” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for March 30, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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