NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Mar 15, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 15, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Miranda KanyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21144 clues

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SUNMAR
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MONMAR
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TUEMAR
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Across 71

  1. 1Dwelling ↗ABODE
  2. 6One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum ↗CONSUL
  3. 12Plagiarized ↗CRIBBED
  4. 19Notion that's difficult to dispel ↗IDEEFIXE
  5. 21Roll on, as time ↗ELAPSE
  6. 22One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded ↗ROMAINE
  7. 23Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy ↗DEFJAM
  8. 24Stockholder's portion ↗DIVIDEND
  9. 25Handled vessel in a museum ↗AMPHORA
  10. 261977 Robin Cook medical thriller ↗COMA
  11. 27Bon ___ ("Skinny Love" band) ↗IVER
  12. 28Brand of canned beans ↗GOYA
  13. 30Greedy sort ↗PIG
  14. 31Soon, to Shakespeare ↗ANON
  15. 33Lying about ↗IDLE
  16. 352 tbsp., for acidity ↗LEMONJUICE
  17. 38Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins ↗HOLM
  18. 39___ Jones, bobsledder and hurdler who has competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics ↗LOLO
  19. 40Mushroom prized by chefs ↗MOREL
  20. 41Psychologist Solomon ↗ASCH
  21. 42Lair ↗HIDEOUT
  22. 44Do something perfectly ↗NAILIT
  23. 46Easily duped ↗NAIVE
  24. 48___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature ↗ARSENE
  25. 50Peepers keepers? ↗LIDS
  26. 51One clove, crushed ↗GARLIC
  27. 55Chaucer collection ↗TALES
  28. 575/8 or 2/14 ↗VDAY
  29. 59One might be noble ↗GAS
  30. 60"Foucault's Pendulum" author ↗ECO
  31. 61Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life" ↗STARR
  32. 63All-star pitcher Hershiser ↗OREL
  33. 65Sch. whose team name is a poisonous nut ↗OSU
  34. 67The Bard of ___ ↗AVON
  35. 68Thanksgiving is always on the fourth one in Nov. ↗THUR
  36. 69Infamous warning for 126-Across … and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle? ↗BEWARETHEIDES
  37. 73Creature to take a gander at on Haleakala? ↗NENE
  38. 74Lacking adornment ↗BALD
  39. 75Digressive remark ↗ASIDE
  40. 76Tabby talk ↗MEOW
  41. 77Rushes ↗RACES
  42. 79___ Lanka ↗SRI
  43. 80"Daughter," in Hebrew ↗BAT
  44. 82Harvest ↗REAP
  45. 84Hole on a belt ↗NOTCH
  46. 86Ground, black, to taste ↗PEPPER
  47. 88Chop, mince, grate, etc. ↗PREP
  48. 90Holiday harmonies ↗CAROLS
  49. 93Cute, woolly farm animals ↗LAMBS
  50. 96Period of glaciation ↗ICEAGE
  51. 98Title role for both Patti LuPone and Madonna ↗EVITA
  52. 100Uncle Remus title ↗BRER
  53. 102Tree from which turpentine may be derived ↗LARCH
  54. 104Hullabaloo ↗ROAR
  55. 106Word before stick or after Scotland ↗YARD
  56. 107One cup, seasoned and lightly toasted until crispy ↗BREADCUBES
  57. 109"The kissing disease" ↗MONO
  58. 110Some savanna groups ↗PRIDES
  59. 111"___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery) ↗RIS
  60. 112Got ready to drive? ↗TEED
  61. 113Commoner ↗PLEB
  62. 115Human rights lawyer Clooney ↗AMAL
  63. 117Ones changing the narrative? ↗EDITORS
  64. 120Chillaxing ↗ATEASE
  65. 122Word on a protest sign ↗RESIST
  66. 125One, coddled or raw; add an extra for a richer flavor ↗EGGYOLK
  67. 126This puzzle's subject, in two very different ways ↗CAESAR
  68. 127Samurai sword ↗KATANA
  69. 128Kind of overload ↗SENSORY
  70. 129Stile coins that have gone out of style ↗TOKENS
  71. 130Contemptuously laughed at ↗DERIDED

Down 73

  1. 1Provided assistance ↗AIDED
  2. 2Spelling ___ ↗BEE
  3. 3Spicy, say ↗OFFCOLOR
  4. 43/4 teaspoon, Grey Poupon preferred ↗DIJONMUSTARD
  5. 5End-of-semester hurdle ↗EXAM
  6. 6Soupçon feature ↗CEDILLA
  7. 71/2 cup, slowly drizzled and whisked to form an emulsion ↗OLIVEOIL
  8. 8Area with pews ↗NAVE
  9. 9Certain silk spinner ↗SPIDER
  10. 10Onetime org. for Jimmy Carter and J.F.K. ↗USN
  11. 11Bean counter's book ↗LEDGER
  12. 12Its box is yellow and green, with many colors in between ↗CRAYOLA
  13. 13___ Empire ↗ROMAN
  14. 14Rapscallion ↗IMP
  15. 15Curmudgeon's exclamation ↗BAH
  16. 16"Sully" or "Spartacus" ↗BIOPIC
  17. 17Add value to ↗ENRICH
  18. 18Rejuvenate digitally ↗DEAGE
  19. 20The first one was sent in 1971 ↗EMAIL
  20. 29A calf born with two heads, some say ↗OMEN
  21. 31Satisfied sigh ↗AHH
  22. 32"Haven't a clue" ↗NOIDEA
  23. 34Gift recipient ↗DONEE
  24. 35"___ luck!" ↗LOTSA
  25. 36Cups o' joe ↗JAVAS
  26. 37The "U" of UX ↗USER
  27. 40George Eliot masterpiece … or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle ↗MIDDLEMARCH
  28. 43Eye drop? ↗TEAR
  29. 45"What am I, chopped ___?" ↗LIVER
  30. 47Swiatek who has won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon ↗IGA
  31. 49Workers' rights org. ↗NLRB
  32. 52Army Corps of Engineers project ↗LEVEE
  33. 53Pictures on a screen ↗ICONS
  34. 54Alternative to a cup ↗CONE
  35. 56Scatters, as seeds ↗SOWS
  36. 58Start of a pirate-y pillaging song ↗YOHO
  37. 59Tour leader ↗GUIDE
  38. 61Go halfsies, say ↗SHARE
  39. 62Flower with a cup-shaped bloom ↗TULIP
  40. 64Las Vegas football player ↗RAIDER
  41. 66In stitches ↗SEWN
  42. 672 tbsp., for a briny flavor ↗ANCHOVYPASTE
  43. 68Baking meas. ↗TBSP
  44. 70Make a fast not last? ↗EAT
  45. 71Conical dwelling ↗TEPEE
  46. 72Mlle. in Madrid ↗SRTA
  47. 78One of a hundred for Pooh and friends ↗ACRE
  48. 80Part of a Santa Claus costume ↗BEARD
  49. 81Adjustable feature of an office chair, maybe ↗ARM
  50. 83"Pharsalia" and the "Aeneid" ↗EPICS
  51. 85Poseidon's domain ↗OCEAN
  52. 87Entreaty ↗PLEA
  53. 891/2 cup, freshly grated ↗PARMESAN
  54. 911997 Jim Carrey comedy ↗LIARLIAR
  55. 92Big step ↗STRIDE
  56. 94Alternative to X ↗BLUESKY
  57. 95Kemo ___ ↗SABE
  58. 97Peanuts ↗GOOBERS
  59. 99Expensive Super Bowl features ↗ADS
  60. 100One way to cross the Rubicon ↗BRIDGE
  61. 101Step down ↗RESIGN
  62. 103Black out, in a way ↗REDACT
  63. 105"The Fountainhead" protagonist ↗ROARK
  64. 107Longtime Saints QB Drew ___ ↗BREES
  65. 108"Refreshing" web shortcut ↗CTRLR
  66. 113Open before December 25? ↗PEEK
  67. 114Operate on with light ↗LASE
  68. 116Olden honeyed drink ↗MEAD
  69. 118Expressions of appreciation, in texts ↗TYS
  70. 119Tic-tac-toe win ↗OOO
  71. 121"The ___ of Pooh" ↗TAO
  72. 123Slyly disparaging ↗SNIDE
  73. 124Bit ↗TAD