NYT Crossword hints and answer for March 8, 2026
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Clues145
Across73
Down72
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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
Clip on, say (6)
Starts with A, ends with HATTACH→
7A
Facing the pitcher (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATBAT→
12A
Some budget-friendly grocery stores (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALDIS→
17A
It's on a roll! (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHOAGIE→
18A
Sculpted (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSHAPED→
20A
Minimalist swimwear (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSPEEDO→
21A
Mineral found in seaweed (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIODINE→
22A
Certain supervisor on a film set (7)
Starts with K, ends with PKEYGRIP→
24A
Cozy garment (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSWEATER→
25A
Giveaway (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTELL→
27A
Setting for "Gorillas in the Mist" (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARWANDA→
28A
Spot for a grill (7)
Starts with A, ends with TAIRVENT→
29A
Starters (5)
Starts with A, ends with MATEAM→
32A
"Rumor has it …" (5)
Starts with I, ends with RIHEAR→
34A
Most slipshod (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSLOPPIEST→
36A
On the ___ (3)
Starts with L, ends with MLAM→
37A
Etta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATLAST→
39A
Fungal structure (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMOLD→
40A
Californie, par exemple (4)
Starts with E, ends with TETAT→
41A
"Big Blue" (3)
Starts with I, ends with MIBM→
42A
So-called "rooster sauce" (8)
Starts with S, ends with ASRIRACHA→
44A
Fails ignominiously, in slang (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEATSIT→
46A
Drag show accessories (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOAS→
48A
"___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit) (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
49A
30 minutes to 3, in British English (7)
Starts with H, ends with OHALFTWO→
51A
Beethoven's ___ (the "Fate" Symphony) (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFIFTH→
55A
Caitlin Clark's alma mater (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOWA→
56A
Gritty genre (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOIR→
58A
___ tai (cocktail) (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
59A
What makes a dresser dressier? (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
61A
"Je vous en ___" (French words of politeness) (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPRIE→
66A
Relay race segment (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→
68A
"Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map) (3)
Starts with I, ends with IICI→
70A
Not Dem. or Rep. (3)
Starts with I, ends with DIND→
71A
77A
Member of the fam (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
78A
Feel bad (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
79A
Like some humor (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
80A
Style for Detroit's Fisher Building (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODECO→
81A
Kind of moment (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
82A
Make out, in Manchester (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNOG→
84A
Backwoods refusal (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNAW→
86A
Soft shoe, informally (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMOC→
88A
Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANORA→
90A
Similar (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
93A
Sch. in College Station, Tex. (5)
Starts with A, ends with MAANDM→
95A
It's dangerous to ride a bicycle with this (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNOHANDS→
98A
Reactor safety agcy. (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNRC→
99A
Get one's feet wet? (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWADE→
100A
Become rich and successful, so to speak (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARRIVE→
102A
Like raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage (8)
Starts with G, ends with RGRAINIER→
105A
Pronoun for most of the people in this puzzle (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
106A
Ancient Greek instrument (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYRE→
107A
Muppet who was once a regular guest on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
109A
Lustrous (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGLOSSY→
111A
Formal notes (9)
Starts with M, ends with AMEMORANDA→
113A
"City of a Thousand Minarets" (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAIRO→
114A
French school (5)
Starts with E, ends with EECOLE→
116A
Storage unit (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMEGABIT→
117A
Settle in, say (6)
Starts with U, ends with KUNPACK→
119A
Used-up crayons (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNUBS→
121A
"Nearly done!" (7)
Starts with O, ends with OONETOGO→
122A
Big name in sparkling water (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPERRIER→
124A
Kathmandu resident (6)
Starts with N, ends with INEPALI→
128A
Some paintings of water lilies at 116-Down (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMONETS→
129A
Role for Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own" (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDOTTIE→
130A
Casino worker (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDEALER→
131A
"Therefore …" (5)
Starts with A, ends with OANDSO→
132A
Verbally notify (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSAYTO→
133A
Highly embellished (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORNATE→
Down
1D
Poke fish, often (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
2D
As well (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTOO→
4D
Feeling of distress (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGITA→
5D
Movie palaces (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCINEMAS→
6D
Cry from a dog walker (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEEL→
7D
Inquire (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
8D
___ May, former British P.M. (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATHERESA→
9D
Drama series co-starring Pamela Anderson (8)
Starts with B, ends with HBAYWATCH→
10D
___ score (neonatal measure) (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAPGAR→
11D
Seabird (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTERN→
12D
Predinner beverage (8)
Starts with A, ends with FAPERITIF→
13D
Show gratitude for service (9)
Starts with L, ends with PLEAVEATIP→
14D
Loathe (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDETEST→
15D
Part of PIN: Abbr. (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIDENT→
16D
Photocopier function (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSORT→
19D
Simple rebuttal (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODIDSO→
20D
Makes a choice on Tinder, e.g. (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSWIPES→
23D
Structure in a shipping container (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPALLET→
24D
Sucker (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
26D
First (and last) queen of Hawaii (12)
Starts with L, ends with ILILIUOKALANI→
29D
Good thing for a suspect to have (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
30D
Verboten (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTABOO→
31D
Actress who portrayed Hermione Granger (10)
Starts with E, ends with NEMMAWATSON→
33D
Tubman of the Underground Railroad (7)
Starts with H, ends with THARRIET→
35D
Indigenous people of the Great Lakes (5)
Starts with O, ends with AODAWA→
38D
Sci-fi franchise that takes place in "the Grid" (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTRON→
39D
2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMALALA→
43D
Green eggs' partner (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
45D
Author who won a Pulitzer for "Beloved" (12)
Starts with T, ends with NTONIMORRISON→
47D
One-named singer of "Smooth Operator" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESADE→
50D
Sally with two Oscars (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFIELD→
52D
Mexican painter known for her self-portraits (10)
Starts with F, ends with OFRIDAKAHLO→
53D
Turner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATINA→
54D
Inventor and actress Lamarr (4)
Starts with H, ends with YHEDY→
57D
Tara of "Sharknado" (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREID→
60D
___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
63D
"R.I.P." singer Rita ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
65D
Silent film star Talmadge (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANORMA→
67D
___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGWEN→
69D
Celebrity chef Garten (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
71D
Rae who co-created "Insecure" (4)
Starts with I, ends with AISSA→
72D
Singer and civil rights activist Simone (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
73D
Memoirist Anaïs who wrote "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNIN→
74D
Oscar winner Lupita (6)
Starts with N, ends with ONYONGO→
75D
Groundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981 (7)
Starts with O, ends with ROCONNOR→
76D
Anna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSHAW→
83D
Aussie greeting (9)
Starts with G, ends with SGDAYMATES→
85D
Like some textiles (5)
Starts with W, ends with NWOVEN→
87D
Burnable storage unit, in brief (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCDR→
89D
They can't be returned (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
91D
As good as it gets (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIDEAL→
92D
Skydiving requirement (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENERVE→
94D
Styx song that starts "Domo arigato" (8)
Starts with M, ends with OMRROBOTO→
96D
Delayed (6)
Starts with H, ends with PHELDUP→
97D
Wisdom (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSAGACITY→
101D
Equips again, as a ship (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRERIGS→
103D
"Not bad!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TILIKEIT→
104D
Roggenbock, e.g. (7)
Starts with R, ends with RRYEBEER→
106D
Babe the Blue Ox, e.g. (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLEGEND→
108D
Like zebras, but not tigers (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMANED→
111D
Baseball announcer's update (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMENON→
112D
From ___ Z (3)
Starts with A, ends with OATO→
113D
Spanish letter (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACARTA→
115D
Floor show? (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCSPAN→
116D
See 128-Across (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMOMA→
118D
Experts (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPROS→
120D
Ctrl-Z action (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
123D
___ Speedwagon (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
125D
In the manner of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
126D
Tennis call (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
127D
Fuming feeling (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for March 8, 2026?+
145 clues: 73 Across and 72 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kelly Richardson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Clip on, say (ATTACH); Facing the pitcher (ATBAT); Some budget-friendly grocery stores (ALDIS).
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