NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 5, 2026
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Clues86
Across45
Down41
ConstructorHanh Huynh
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
Replay technique, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSLOMO→
6A
"Baby ___" (2008 comedy) (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
10A
"Fiddlesticks!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
13A
Woodworking machine (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSHAPER→
14A
Burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
15A
A big one might be challenging to work with (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
16A
Sewing/cooking class, informally (6)
Starts with H, ends with CHOMEEC→
17A
User of the Force (4)
Starts with J, ends with IJEDI→
18A
Mrs. in Spain (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASRA→
19A
Remove from power (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOVERT→
20A
Boarding pass info (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
21A
Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDRIER→
23A
Restaurant booking, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRES→
24A
"Shoulda listened to me!" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
26A
Rang out (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPEALED→
27A
Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport (4)
Starts with E, ends with LELAL→
29A
Milan's La ___ (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASCALA→
32A
Dole (out) (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMETE→
33A
Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV (3)
Starts with I, ends with TITT→
35A
Bring shame upon (4)
Starts with D, ends with HDISH→
37A
"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
38A
Always there (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
39A
Lead-in to determined or destined (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
40A
Otolaryngologist, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
42A
Estrange (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
44A
N.B.A. great ___ Archibald (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENATE→
47A
Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVINS→
49A
Golf gimme (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTAPIN→
51A
Center of a Scrabble board (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
55A
Puma's pad? (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINSOLE→
57A
D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAGS→
59A
Bass, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
60A
CVS Health subsidiary (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAETNA→
61A
Law enforcer in Leicester (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCON→
63A
Decide to deal with at a later time (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETABLE→
65A
Labor Day follower: Abbr. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETUE→
66A
With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDARK→
68A
See 66-Across (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHORSES→
69A
Prefix with -logue (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEPI→
70A
"You just made that up!" (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
71A
Feature of the Cyclops (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONEEYE→
72A
You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
73A
With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEMMA→
74A
Dips a toe in, say (5)
Starts with T, ends with STESTS→
Down
1D
This might be ground-breaking (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSHOVEL→
2D
San Diego suburb (6)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMESA→
3D
Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr. (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROPER→
4D
Comes face to face with (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEETS→
5D
Choreograph (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
6D
Magic power (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMOJO→
7D
Freshly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
8D
Stuff that's slung (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMUD→
9D
Parenthetical remark (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASIDE→
10D
"That's enough out of you!" (8)
Starts with B, ends with TBESILENT→
11D
Accept the terms of (7)
Starts with A, ends with OAGREETO→
12D
Pack rat (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHOARDER→
13D
Summer vacation locale (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHORE→
20D
Letter in support, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
22D
"Blitzkrieg Bop" band (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
25D
Approximate no. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
26D
Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPAS→
28D
Endures (3)
Starts with L, ends with VLIV→
30D
Media sales agent, in brief (5)
Starts with A, ends with PADREP→
31D
Be on one's back (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
34D
Face card's value, often (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
36D
One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
38D
Real genius (8)
Starts with E, ends with NEINSTEIN→
39D
Org. often concerned with fund-raising (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
41D
Super Mario Bros. platform (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNES→
42D
Performs at a Thunderbirds show (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAVIATES→
43D
Lists of starters (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLINEUPS→
45D
Packed it in (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
46D
Big Dutch bank (3)
Starts with I, ends with GING→
48D
Leif, to Eric the Red (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
50D
"Deadwood" actor McShane (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
52D
Typewriter feature (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTABSET→
53D
Spots where pins are dropped? (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLEYS→
54D
Pee Wee of baseball (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
56D
Serve, as soup (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
58D
See 73-Across (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTONE→
61D
Pack it in? (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCRAM→
62D
Gumbo ingredient (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
64D
Enemy of Wonder Woman (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
67D
Bocce player's skill (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
68D
Trendy (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 5, 2026?+
86 clues: 45 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Hanh Huynh and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Replay technique, informally (SLOMO); "Baby ___" (2008 comedy) (MAMA); "Fiddlesticks!" (BAH).
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