NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 10, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorDaniel Bodily
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
___-C cable (computer connector) (3)
Starts with U, ends with BUSB→
4A
Decide (to) (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
7A
Bells and whistles (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFRILLS→
13A
Seattle M.L.B. player (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMARINER→
15A
Get ready to enter the rink (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLACEUP→
16A
Cut above the rest? (8)
Starts with P, ends with BPRIMERIB→
18A
"Haven't the foggiest" (6)
Starts with I, ends with OIDUNNO→
19A
"Star Wars" antagonist (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSITH→
20A
New Zealand native (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
22A
Grain used in making Cheerios (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
23A
Something I can stand for? (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
26A
Conductor's stick (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBATON→
28A
Quick transition on the basketball court (9)
Starts with F, ends with KFASTBREAK→
31A
___ Owens (birth name of Queen Latifah) (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADANA→
34A
Hardwood tree … or what's left after it burns (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
35A
Serenade (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSING→
36A
8-pointer in Scrabble (5)
Starts with J, ends with EJTILE→
38A
Blowgun projectile (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDART→
40A
For a single purpose, as a committee (5)
Starts with A, ends with CADHOC→
43A
Class for a future stockbroker, informally (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
44A
Wolf (down) (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSNARF→
46A
Not close (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
48A
Word with shift or skeleton (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
49A
Not completely closed (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
50A
Permit for an international traveler (9)
Starts with E, ends with AENTRYVISA→
52A
Subway system (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETRO→
54A
Equipment for a gymnast (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBEAM→
58A
Apt anagram of BRUSH (5)
Starts with S, ends with BSHRUB→
60A
Kind of soup from Japan (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMISO→
63A
Eddie who voiced Donkey in "Shrek" (6)
Starts with M, ends with YMURPHY→
65A
Get right to work (8)
Starts with J, ends with TJUMPONIT→
68A
Like many virtual meetings (6)
Starts with O, ends with MONZOOM→
69A
Natural seasoning (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSEASALT→
70A
Capital of North Macedonia (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESKOPJE→
71A
Dangerous sort of stick (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
72A
Bronx-born star, to fans ... or a phonetic hint to 3-, 8- 17-, 32- and 45-Down (3)
Starts with J, ends with OJLO→
Down
1D
They wear masks at home (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUMPS→
2D
Bollywood wrap (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
3D
Focus of Gandhi protests (10)
Starts with B, ends with JBRITISHRAJ→
4D
With 5-Down, strict sales limit, informally (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
5D
See 4-Down (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPER→
6D
Version of a car model (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRIM→
7D
Show romantic interest, in a way (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFLIRT→
8D
One playing 45s, informally (7)
Starts with R, ends with JRADIODJ→
9D
Hosp. area for serious cases (3)
Starts with I, ends with UICU→
10D
Jay formerly of late-night TV (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLENO→
11D
Sol's sister, in Roman myth (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALUNA→
14D
"Whew! Sweat is dripping off me" (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIMHOT→
17D
Mediterranean dish whose name can be translated as "pampered daddy" (11)
Starts with B, ends with JBABAGHANOUJ→
21D
___ leaf cluster (decoration on a medal) (3)
Starts with O, ends with KOAK→
24D
Network for many TV reruns (3)
Starts with T, ends with STBS→
25D
Bizet's "Habanera," for one (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
27D
Comedian Bargatze (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENATE→
28D
Razor scooters and Rubik's Cubes, once (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFADS→
29D
Yoga pose (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
30D
Something a Möbius strip lacks (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
32D
All-time best-selling female rapper worldwide (10)
Starts with N, ends with JNICKIMINAJ→
33D
Medicinal plants (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
37D
Big name in New Age music (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
39D
Trolley (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
41D
Again and again (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOFT→
42D
Low-___ diet (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCARB→
45D
Drink that's just been squeezed, say (7)
Starts with F, ends with JFRESHOJ→
47D
Alternative to white or whole wheat (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
50D
Mispell a word, say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
51D
"Let's go, muchacho!" (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVAMOS→
53D
Herb in the mint family (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHYME→
55D
Biblical prophet that's 51-Down without its first letter (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
56D
Slam-___ (easy success) (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDUNK→
57D
Grain-shaped pasta (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORZO→
59D
Ignominious failure (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBUST→
61D
Place for a pie to cool, stereotypically (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSILL→
62D
"A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film) (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
64D
Bubble wrap sound (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPOP→
66D
Fraternity members (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMEN→
67D
Friendly touch (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 10, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Daniel Bodily and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___-C cable (computer connector) (USB); Decide (to) (OPT); Bells and whistles (FRILLS).
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