NYT Crossword March 8 2026 Answers

All 145 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.

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PUZZLE GRID22×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1A2T3T4A5C6H7A8T9B10A11T12A13L14D15I16S17HOAGIE18SHAPE19D20SPEEDO21IODINE22KEYGRI23P24SWEATER25TEL26L27RWANDA28AIRVENT29A30T31EAM32I33HEAR34SL35OPPIEST36LAM37A38TLAST39MOLD40ETAT41IBM42SRIRAC43HA44EA45TSIT46BOA47S48OUR49HAL50FTWO51FI52F53T54H55IOWA56NOI57R58MAI59AN60I61PRIE62AD63O64KEE65N66LE67G68IC69I70IND71I72NTER73NATIO74NALW75OMEN76SDAY77SIS78AIL79DRY80DECO81AHA82SNO83G84NA85W86MO87C88NOR89A90AK91I92N93AAND94M95NO96HAND97S98NRC99WADE100AR101RIVE102GRA103INIE104R105HER106LYRE107EL108MO109GLOSSY110LAV111MEMOR112ANDA113CAIRO114E115COLE116MEGABIT117UN118PACK119N120UBS121ONETOGO122PERRIE123R124NEP125A126L127I128MONETS129DOTTIE130DEALER131ANDSO132SAYTO133ORNATE

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

ALL CLUES145 CLUES

ACROSS

1AClip on, say6 lettersATTACH

7AFacing the pitcher5 lettersATBAT

12ASome budget-friendly grocery stores5 lettersALDIS

17AIt's on a roll!6 lettersHOAGIE

18ASculpted6 lettersSHAPED

20AMinimalist swimwear6 lettersSPEEDO

21AMineral found in seaweed6 lettersIODINE

22ACertain supervisor on a film set7 lettersKEYGRIP

24ACozy garment7 lettersSWEATER

25AGiveaway4 lettersTELL

27ASetting for "Gorillas in the Mist"6 lettersRWANDA

28ASpot for a grill7 lettersAIRVENT

29AStarters5 lettersATEAM

32A"Rumor has it …"5 lettersIHEAR

34AMost slipshod9 lettersSLOPPIEST

36AOn the ___3 lettersLAM

37AEtta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame6 lettersATLAST

39AFungal structure4 lettersMOLD

40ACalifornie, par exemple4 lettersETAT

41A"Big Blue"3 lettersIBM

42ASo-called "rooster sauce"8 lettersSRIRACHA

44AFails ignominiously, in slang6 lettersEATSIT

46ADrag show accessories4 lettersBOAS

48A"___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit)3 lettersOUR

49A30 minutes to 3, in British English7 lettersHALFTWO

51ABeethoven's ___ (the "Fate" Symphony)5 lettersFIFTH

55ACaitlin Clark's alma mater4 lettersIOWA

56AGritty genre4 lettersNOIR

58A___ tai (cocktail)3 lettersMAI

59AWhat makes a dresser dressier?3 lettersANI

61A"Je vous en ___" (French words of politeness)4 lettersPRIE

62AFuss3 lettersADO

64AEager4 lettersKEEN

66ARelay race segment3 lettersLEG

68A"Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map)3 lettersICI

70ANot Dem. or Rep.3 lettersIND

71AMarch 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world … including the 22 people whose names cross this answer22 lettersINTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY

77AMember of the fam3 lettersSIS

78AFeel bad3 lettersAIL

79ALike some humor3 lettersDRY

80AStyle for Detroit's Fisher Building4 lettersDECO

81AKind of moment3 lettersAHA

82AMake out, in Manchester4 lettersSNOG

84ABackwoods refusal3 lettersNAW

86ASoft shoe, informally3 lettersMOC

88AEphron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …"4 lettersNORA

90ASimilar4 lettersAKIN

93ASch. in College Station, Tex.5 lettersAANDM

95AIt's dangerous to ride a bicycle with this7 lettersNOHANDS

98AReactor safety agcy.3 lettersNRC

99AGet one's feet wet?4 lettersWADE

100ABecome rich and successful, so to speak6 lettersARRIVE

102ALike raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage8 lettersGRAINIER

105APronoun for most of the people in this puzzle3 lettersHER

106AAncient Greek instrument4 lettersLYRE

107AMuppet who was once a regular guest on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"4 lettersELMO

109ALustrous6 lettersGLOSSY

110ALoo3 lettersLAV

111AFormal notes9 lettersMEMORANDA

113A"City of a Thousand Minarets"5 lettersCAIRO

114AFrench school5 lettersECOLE

116AStorage unit7 lettersMEGABIT

117ASettle in, say6 lettersUNPACK

119AUsed-up crayons4 lettersNUBS

121A"Nearly done!"7 lettersONETOGO

122ABig name in sparkling water7 lettersPERRIER

124AKathmandu resident6 lettersNEPALI

128ASome paintings of water lilies at 116-Down6 lettersMONETS

129ARole for Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own"6 lettersDOTTIE

130ACasino worker6 lettersDEALER

131A"Therefore …"5 lettersANDSO

132AVerbally notify5 lettersSAYTO

133AHighly embellished6 lettersORNATE

DOWN

1DPoke fish, often3 lettersAHI

2DAs well3 lettersTOO

3DTouch3 lettersTAD

4DFeeling of distress5 lettersAGITA

5DMovie palaces7 lettersCINEMAS

6DCry from a dog walker4 lettersHEEL

7DInquire3 lettersASK

8D___ May, former British P.M.7 lettersTHERESA

9DDrama series co-starring Pamela Anderson8 lettersBAYWATCH

10D___ score (neonatal measure)5 lettersAPGAR

11DSeabird4 lettersTERN

12DPredinner beverage8 lettersAPERITIF

13DShow gratitude for service9 lettersLEAVEATIP

14DLoathe6 lettersDETEST

15DPart of PIN: Abbr.5 lettersIDENT

16DPhotocopier function4 lettersSORT

19DSimple rebuttal5 lettersDIDSO

20DMakes a choice on Tinder, e.g.6 lettersSWIPES

23DStructure in a shipping container6 lettersPALLET

24DSucker3 lettersSAP

26DFirst (and last) queen of Hawaii12 lettersLILIUOKALANI

29DGood thing for a suspect to have5 lettersALIBI

30DVerboten5 lettersTABOO

31DActress who portrayed Hermione Granger10 lettersEMMAWATSON

33DTubman of the Underground Railroad7 lettersHARRIET

35DIndigenous people of the Great Lakes5 lettersODAWA

38DSci-fi franchise that takes place in "the Grid"4 lettersTRON

39D2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai6 lettersMALALA

43DGreen eggs' partner3 lettersHAM

45DAuthor who won a Pulitzer for "Beloved"12 lettersTONIMORRISON

47DOne-named singer of "Smooth Operator"4 lettersSADE

50DSally with two Oscars5 lettersFIELD

52DMexican painter known for her self-portraits10 lettersFRIDAKAHLO

53DTurner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame4 lettersTINA

54DInventor and actress Lamarr4 lettersHEDY

57DTara of "Sharknado"4 lettersREID

60D___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper3 lettersICE

63D"R.I.P." singer Rita ___3 lettersORA

65DSilent film star Talmadge5 lettersNORMA

67D___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt4 lettersGWEN

69DCelebrity chef Garten3 lettersINA

71DRae who co-created "Insecure"4 lettersISSA

72DSinger and civil rights activist Simone4 lettersNINA

73DMemoirist Anaïs who wrote "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"3 lettersNIN

74DOscar winner Lupita6 lettersNYONGO

75DGroundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 19817 lettersOCONNOR

76DAnna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement4 lettersSHAW

83DAussie greeting9 lettersGDAYMATES

85DLike some textiles5 lettersWOVEN

87DBurnable storage unit, in brief3 lettersCDR

89DThey can't be returned4 lettersACES

91DAs good as it gets5 lettersIDEAL

92DSkydiving requirement5 lettersNERVE

94DStyx song that starts "Domo arigato"8 lettersMRROBOTO

96DDelayed6 lettersHELDUP

97DWisdom8 lettersSAGACITY

101DEquips again, as a ship6 lettersRERIGS

103D"Not bad!"7 lettersILIKEIT

104DRoggenbock, e.g.7 lettersRYEBEER

106DBabe the Blue Ox, e.g.6 lettersLEGEND

108DLike zebras, but not tigers5 lettersMANED

111DBaseball announcer's update5 lettersMENON

112DFrom ___ Z3 lettersATO

113DSpanish letter5 lettersCARTA

115DFloor show?5 lettersCSPAN

116DSee 128-Across4 lettersMOMA

118DExperts4 lettersPROS

120DCtrl-Z action4 lettersUNDO

123D___ Speedwagon3 lettersREO

125DIn the manner of3 lettersALA

126DTennis call3 lettersLET

127DFuming feeling3 lettersIRE

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