NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 1, 2026
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Clues142
Across67
Down75
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Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Supply for Hershey (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOCOA→
6A
State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
9A
Move awkwardly (up) (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCLAMBER→
16A
Sources of fur in some luxury clothing (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCHINC→
17A
"The Sopranos" airer (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHBO→
18A
Carpool home from the bar, say (9)
Starts with S, ends with BSHAREACAB→
20A
Piece of junk? (9)
Starts with S, ends with LSPAMEMAIL→
22A
Eldest of a trio of musical brothers (10)
Starts with K, ends with SKEVINJONAS→
24A
Bush family member (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAURA→
25A
"Sorry to say …" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
27A
No-goodniks (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSOANDSOS→
29A
Is in Montreal? (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
30A
Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRAINY→
33A
Prophet (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
35A
Prefix meaning everything (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
36A
Job for a detective (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECASE→
37A
Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSMURF→
39A
Wolf (down) (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSNARF→
42A
Valley of the Kings viper (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
43A
Employ (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
44A
2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates (8)
Starts with C, ends with PCAPTAINP→
46A
Halloween-themed event (5)
Starts with H, ends with THAUNT→
48A
Imaging procedures that measure metabolism (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPETSCANS→
51A
Tri-, tripled (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANONA→
53A
Philippine seaport with a repetitive name (6)
Starts with I, ends with OILOILO→
56A
Cougar (4)
Starts with P, ends with APUMA→
57A
Staying power, informally (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGS→
59A
Large mall space (8)
Starts with G, ends with AGALLERIA→
61A
Typical marketing expense (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADFEE→
63A
Hold on to (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAVE→
64A
Rn : radon :: Sn : ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
65A
Radar abnormalities (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLIPS→
66A
Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
67A
Certain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid (13)
Starts with S, ends with ESLIPPERYSLOPE→
71A
Bed on a base (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCOT→
74A
Crestfallen (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
75A
Air Max maker (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENIKE→
76A
Hall's musical partner (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOATES→
78A
Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBRITISHS→
80A
Composer Zimmer (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHANS→
81A
Godly-minded (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPURE→
82A
Connect (6)
Starts with A, ends with HATTACH→
83A
Popular surfing destination (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAUI→
85A
It might be at the end of the road (8)
Starts with C, ends with CCULDESAC→
89A
Request from (5)
Starts with A, ends with FASKOF→
91A
Very quickly pop in and out? (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTELEPORT→
94A
Member of la familia (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATIA→
95A
Symbol of wisdom (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
97A
Hindu teacher (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISWAMI→
99A
What might support an arm (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSLING→
100A
Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPERM→
101A
Groups of whales (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPODS→
103A
Lavish care (on) (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOTE→
105A
Eerie and then some (5)
Starts with B, ends with CBONEC→
107A
Cool, old-style (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHEP→
108A
Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSEAWATER→
111A
Polynesian party (4)
Starts with L, ends with ULUAU→
113A
Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park" (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNEILL→
115A
Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATESEALS→
117A
Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind" (9)
Starts with S, ends with PSPINALTAP→
121A
Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science (9)
Starts with A, ends with CAGONISTIC→
122A
Bulb type, for short (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
123A
Staticky laundry phenomenon (5)
Starts with C, ends with GCLING→
124A
Postscript (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENDNOTE→
125A
Bovine found in high-altitude regions (3)
Starts with Y, ends with KYAK→
126A
Drums up interest in (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHYPES→
Down
1D
Includes in a chain, in a way (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
2D
"Give me a break!" (8)
Starts with O, ends with EOHPLEASE→
3D
Mole, maybe (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCIAASSET→
4D
Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONMUTE→
5D
Taiwan-based computer company (4)
Starts with A, ends with RACER→
6D
"I've got it!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
7D
Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
8D
Source of caffeine (7)
Starts with K, ends with TKOLANUT→
9D
It's all there in black and white (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHESS→
10D
British bathroom (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLAV→
11D
Out of bed (6)
Starts with A, ends with NARISEN→
12D
Hanukkah candle holder (7)
Starts with M, ends with HMENORAH→
13D
___ California (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABAJA→
14D
"Micro" or "macro" class (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
15D
Stranger, informally (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORANDO→
18D
Music that's a little offbeat? (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
19D
Common accompaniment for butter chicken (11)
Starts with B, ends with EBASMATIRICE→
21D
Deface (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
23D
___ of Liberty (American Revolution group) (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSONS→
26D
Constellation shaped like a harp (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALYRA→
31D
Sanskrit word for "sitting posture" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
32D
Little demons (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPS→
34D
TV giant with a Deportes channel (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
36D
Curve together, as one's hands (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCUP→
38D
They might be head-scratching (11)
Starts with F, ends with SFINGERNAILS→
40D
Commuter travel method (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRAIL→
41D
Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf (9)
Starts with F, ends with DFULLBEARD→
44D
Bumpy ride? (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCAMEL→
45D
Denials (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
47D
Season in December (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNOEL→
49D
Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
50D
Pool implements (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCUESTICKS→
54D
Fat-removing procedures, in brief (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIPOS→
55D
Kiln on a hops farm (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOAST→
57D
Org. on TV's "9-1-1" (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAPD→
58D
Day before a big day (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
60D
Year in Portugal (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
61D
[Mayday! Mayday!] (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
62D
What's stored in the cloud (11)
Starts with D, ends with ADIGITALDATA→
63D
Issue for a dehydrated muscle (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSPASM→
64D
Expressions of shame (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSKS→
66D
"Fernando" group, 1976 (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
68D
"Somewhat" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
69D
Dark half of a famous duality (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYIN→
70D
Young turkey (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPOULT→
73D
GPS guesses, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
77D
Begin, with "off" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
79D
Display (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSHOW→
80D
Selection at a paint store, perhaps (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
81D
Completely rid (of) (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPURGE→
84D
In the middle of a tussle (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
85D
___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.) (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCONN→
86D
Sturdy boot feature (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEELTIP→
87D
The sky is its limit (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAIRPLANE→
88D
GoPro, e.g., informally (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
90D
Slowly appears on scene (7)
Starts with F, ends with NFADESIN→
92D
Exile locale for Napoleon (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELBA→
93D
With devotion (7)
Starts with P, ends with YPIOUSLY→
95D
Special ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOPS→
96D
Sources of distress (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOES→
98D
To a greater degree (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMORESO→
100D
Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPHILLY→
102D
Metal-shaping tool (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESWAGE→
104D
Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELLIE→
106D
Division of Warner Bros. Discovery (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCNN→
110D
Operate, as a bar (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTEND→
112D
Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUSC→
114D
___ other (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
116D
QB's stat: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
118D
Tiny projectile in a food fight (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
119D
Texter's "Not sure" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KIDK→
120D
Book divisions: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPGS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 1, 2026?+
142 clues: 67 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Supply for Hershey (COCOA); State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr. (ARK); Move awkwardly (up) (CLAMBER).
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