NYT Crossword March 2 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Leslie BensonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2I3T4C5H6S7C8A9N10C11L12A13M14IDAHO15LINE16REPO17FORES18HADOW19ATOP20SEINE21AISLE22A23P24RS25STR26I27KEGOLD28ROOM29S30FAR31NOS32ENTOM33B34ASBA35D36GIVEA37SHOUTO38U39T40EARNS41LECHE42S43P44A45S46GOA47STORK48ACT49IONP50L51A52N53OHMY54RURAL55ARE56AR57ATOM58T59IMBERW60O61L62F63DENS64HOBO65CHAIR66ERGO67USSR68HOKEY

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ALeave behind, informally5 lettersDITCH
6ARead, as a bar code4 lettersSCAN
10AHappy as a ___4 lettersCLAM
14AThe Potato State5 lettersIDAHO
15ABit of dialogue4 lettersLINE
16ASeized vehicle, in brief4 lettersREPO
17AHint at, as what's to come10 lettersFORESHADOW
19ASitting on4 lettersATOP
20AParisian river5 lettersSEINE
21AWedding walkway5 lettersAISLE
25AHit the jackpot, so to speak10 lettersSTRIKEGOLD
28AHotel units5 lettersROOMS
30ADistant3 lettersFAR
31ARefusals3 lettersNOS
40ABrings home the bacon5 lettersEARNS
41ATres ___ cake6 lettersLECHES
43ADads3 lettersPAS
53A"Good heavens!"4 lettersOHMY
54AIn the countryside5 lettersRURAL
55AToward the back5 lettersAREAR
57ATiny unit of matter4 lettersATOM
58AWild canid of the Great Lakes region10 lettersTIMBERWOLF
63AFoxholes, e.g.4 lettersDENS
64ADrifter4 lettersHOBO
65ACommittee head5 lettersCHAIR
66ATherefore4 lettersERGO
DOWN
2DWedding vow3 lettersIDO
3DBlack goo3 lettersTAR
4DKnight captures bishop, e.g.9 lettersCHESSMOVE
5DGarden faucet attachment4 lettersHOSE
6DBias5 lettersSLANT
7DFermented apple juice5 lettersCIDER
8DYear on the Yucatán3 lettersANO
9DJust purchased3 lettersNEW
10DDaniel ___, 007 portrayer5 lettersCRAIG
11DDivulges6 lettersLETSON
12DMoon-landing program6 lettersAPOLLO
13DBikes with small engines6 lettersMOPEDS
18D___ and hers3 lettersHIS
21DInfuses with bubbles7 lettersAERATES
22D"Things ___ looking up!"3 lettersARE
23DPing's partner4 lettersPONG
24DIndian flatbread4 lettersROTI
26D"In that case ..."4 lettersIFSO
27DAfghan capital5 lettersKABUL
33DBritish nobleman5 lettersBARON
34DSounds of satisfaction3 lettersAHS
37D"___, crackle, pop"4 lettersSNAP
38D"Yikes ...!"4 lettersUHOH
39DGlossary component4 lettersTERM
42DWhere the stars are3 lettersSKY
43DVeterans Day event6 lettersPARADE
44DSharper6 lettersACUTER
45DMuscular6 lettersSTRONG
49D"You are not!" retort5 lettersIAMSO
50DBaby sheep5 lettersLAMBS
52DMaiden name preceder3 lettersNEE
56DPart of a foot4 lettersARCH
58DWed. follower3 lettersTHU
59DApple platform3 lettersIOS
60DSturdy bookcase material3 lettersOAK
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