NYT Crossword March 1 2026 Answers

All 142 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Matt Proulx and Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Will Shortz“Going Down Fast”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1C2O3C4O5A6A7R8K9C10L11A12M13B14E15R16CHINC17HBO18SHAREACA19B20SPAME21MAIL22KEVINJONA23S24LAURA25A26LAS27SOANDSO28S29EST30R31A32INY33S34EER35OMNI36CASE37SMUR38F39SNA40R41F42ASP43USE44CAPTAI45NP46HAU47NT48PET49S50CANS51NON52A53ILOI54L55O56PUMA57L58EGS59G60ALLERIA61A62DFEE63SAVE64TIN65BLIPS66ALI67SL68IPPER69YSLO70PE71COT72BEG73ET74SAD75NIKE76OA77TES78BRITI79SHS80HANS81PURE82ATTACH83M84AUI85CULDE86S87A88C89ASKO90F91TEL92E93PORT94TIA95O96WL97SWA98MI99SLING100PERM101POD102S103DOT104E105BONE106C107HEP108SEAW109A110TER111L112UAU113N114EILL115STATESE116ALS117S118P119INALTA120P121AGONISTIC122LED123CLING124ENDNOTE125YAK126HYPES

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES142 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASupply for Hershey5 lettersCOCOA

6AState home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr.3 lettersARK

9AMove awkwardly (up)7 lettersCLAMBER

16ASources of fur in some luxury clothing5 lettersCHINC

17A"The Sopranos" airer3 lettersHBO

18ACarpool home from the bar, say9 lettersSHAREACAB

20APiece of junk?9 lettersSPAMEMAIL

22AEldest of a trio of musical brothers10 lettersKEVINJONAS

24ABush family member5 lettersLAURA

25A"Sorry to say …"4 lettersALAS

27ANo-goodniks8 lettersSOANDSOS

29AIs in Montreal?3 lettersEST

30ALike Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically5 lettersRAINY

33AProphet4 lettersSEER

35APrefix meaning everything4 lettersOMNI

36AJob for a detective4 lettersCASE

37ACartoon being that lives in a mushroom5 lettersSMURF

39AWolf (down)5 lettersSNARF

42AValley of the Kings viper3 lettersASP

43AEmploy3 lettersUSE

44A2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates8 lettersCAPTAINP

46AHalloween-themed event5 lettersHAUNT

48AImaging procedures that measure metabolism8 lettersPETSCANS

51ATri-, tripled4 lettersNONA

53APhilippine seaport with a repetitive name6 lettersILOILO

56ACougar4 lettersPUMA

57AStaying power, informally4 lettersLEGS

59ALarge mall space8 lettersGALLERIA

61ATypical marketing expense5 lettersADFEE

63AHold on to4 lettersSAVE

64ARn : radon :: Sn : ___3 lettersTIN

65ARadar abnormalities5 lettersBLIPS

66AAthlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville3 lettersALI

67ACertain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid13 lettersSLIPPERYSLOPE

71ABed on a base3 lettersCOT

72ASpawn5 lettersBEGET

74ACrestfallen3 lettersSAD

75AAir Max maker4 lettersNIKE

76AHall's musical partner5 lettersOATES

78AOld coin worth 1/20 of a pound8 lettersBRITISHS

80AComposer Zimmer4 lettersHANS

81AGodly-minded4 lettersPURE

82AConnect6 lettersATTACH

83APopular surfing destination4 lettersMAUI

85AIt might be at the end of the road8 lettersCULDESAC

89ARequest from5 lettersASKOF

91AVery quickly pop in and out?8 lettersTELEPORT

94AMember of la familia3 lettersTIA

95ASymbol of wisdom3 lettersOWL

97AHindu teacher5 lettersSWAMI

99AWhat might support an arm5 lettersSLING

100AHairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name4 lettersPERM

101AGroups of whales4 lettersPODS

103ALavish care (on)4 lettersDOTE

105AEerie and then some5 lettersBONEC

107ACool, old-style3 lettersHEP

108AMouthful after a wipeout, maybe8 lettersSEAWATER

111APolynesian party4 lettersLUAU

113ASam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"5 lettersNEILL

115AInsignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives10 lettersSTATESEALS

117AMockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind"9 lettersSPINALTAP

121APertaining to conflict, in behavioral science9 lettersAGONISTIC

122ABulb type, for short3 lettersLED

123AStaticky laundry phenomenon5 lettersCLING

124APostscript7 lettersENDNOTE

125ABovine found in high-altitude regions3 lettersYAK

126ADrums up interest in5 lettersHYPES

DOWN

1DIncludes in a chain, in a way3 lettersCCS

2D"Give me a break!"8 lettersOHPLEASE

3DMole, maybe8 lettersCIAASSET

4DUnable to be heard, in a Zoom call6 lettersONMUTE

5DTaiwan-based computer company4 lettersACER

6D"I've got it!"3 lettersAHA

7DStat after hitting a triple with someone on base3 lettersRBI

8DSource of caffeine7 lettersKOLANUT

9DIt's all there in black and white5 lettersCHESS

10DBritish bathroom3 lettersLAV

11DOut of bed6 lettersARISEN

12DHanukkah candle holder7 lettersMENORAH

13D___ California4 lettersBAJA

14D"Micro" or "macro" class4 lettersECON

15DStranger, informally5 lettersRANDO

18DMusic that's a little offbeat?3 lettersSKA

19DCommon accompaniment for butter chicken11 lettersBASMATIRICE

21DDeface3 lettersMAR

23D___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)4 lettersSONS

26DConstellation shaped like a harp4 lettersLYRA

28DNurse3 lettersSIP

31DSanskrit word for "sitting posture"5 lettersASANA

32DLittle demons4 lettersIMPS

34DTV giant with a Deportes channel4 lettersESPN

36DCurve together, as one's hands3 lettersCUP

38DThey might be head-scratching11 lettersFINGERNAILS

40DCommuter travel method4 lettersRAIL

41DNotable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf9 lettersFULLBEARD

44DBumpy ride?5 lettersCAMEL

45DDenials3 lettersNOS

47DSeason in December4 lettersNOEL

49DInits. on a tanning lotion bottle3 lettersSPF

50DPool implements9 lettersCUESTICKS

52DSpry5 lettersAGILE

54DFat-removing procedures, in brief5 lettersLIPOS

55DKiln on a hops farm4 lettersOAST

57DOrg. on TV's "9-1-1"4 lettersLAPD

58DDay before a big day3 lettersEVE

60DYear in Portugal3 lettersANO

61D[Mayday! Mayday!]5 lettersALERT

62DWhat's stored in the cloud11 lettersDIGITALDATA

63DIssue for a dehydrated muscle5 lettersSPASM

64DExpressions of shame4 lettersTSKS

66D"Fernando" group, 19764 lettersABBA

68D"Somewhat"3 lettersISH

69DDark half of a famous duality3 lettersYIN

70DYoung turkey5 lettersPOULT

73DGPS guesses, for short4 lettersETAS

77DBegin, with "off"3 lettersTEE

79DDisplay4 lettersSHOW

80DSelection at a paint store, perhaps3 lettersHUE

81DCompletely rid (of)5 lettersPURGE

84DIn the middle of a tussle4 lettersATIT

85D___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.)4 lettersCONN

86DSturdy boot feature8 lettersSTEELTIP

87DThe sky is its limit8 lettersAIRPLANE

88DGoPro, e.g., informally3 lettersCAM

90DSlowly appears on scene7 lettersFADESIN

92DExile locale for Napoleon4 lettersELBA

93DWith devotion7 lettersPIOUSLY

95DSpecial ___3 lettersOPS

96DSources of distress4 lettersWOES

98DTo a greater degree6 lettersMORESO

100DWhere Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly6 lettersPHILLY

102DMetal-shaping tool5 lettersSWAGE

104DSinger Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do"5 lettersELLIE

106DDivision of Warner Bros. Discovery3 lettersCNN

109DLoads4 lettersATON

110DOperate, as a bar4 lettersTEND

112DSch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl3 lettersUSC

114D___ other4 lettersEACH

116DQB's stat: Abbr.3 lettersATT

118DTiny projectile in a food fight3 lettersPEA

119DTexter's "Not sure"3 lettersIDK

120DBook divisions: Abbr.3 lettersPGS

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