NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Mar 2, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 2, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Leslie BensonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Leave behind, informally ↗DITCH
  2. 6Read, as a bar code ↗SCAN
  3. 10Happy as a ___ ↗CLAM
  4. 14The Potato State ↗IDAHO
  5. 15Bit of dialogue ↗LINE
  6. 16Seized vehicle, in brief ↗REPO
  7. 17Hint at, as what's to come ↗FORESHADOW
  8. 19Sitting on ↗ATOP
  9. 20Parisian river ↗SEINE
  10. 21Wedding walkway ↗AISLE
  11. 22Figs. that include interest ↗APRS
  12. 25Hit the jackpot, so to speak ↗STRIKEGOLD
  13. 28Hotel units ↗ROOMS
  14. 30Distant ↗FAR
  15. 31Refusals ↗NOS
  16. 32Place in a pyramid, as a mummified pharaoh ↗ENTOMB
  17. 34"There's no such thing ___ publicity" ↗ASBAD
  18. 36Acknowledge during a broadcast, say … and a hint to the shaded squares ↗GIVEASHOUTOUT
  19. 40Brings home the bacon ↗EARNS
  20. 41Tres ___ cake ↗LECHES
  21. 43Dads ↗PAS
  22. 46Popular coastal destination in India ↗GOA
  23. 47Bird featured on many baby shower decorations ↗STORK
  24. 48Sequence of steps to accomplish a goal ↗ACTIONPLAN
  25. 53"Good heavens!" ↗OHMY
  26. 54In the countryside ↗RURAL
  27. 55Toward the back ↗AREAR
  28. 57Tiny unit of matter ↗ATOM
  29. 58Wild canid of the Great Lakes region ↗TIMBERWOLF
  30. 63Foxholes, e.g. ↗DENS
  31. 64Drifter ↗HOBO
  32. 65Committee head ↗CHAIR
  33. 66Therefore ↗ERGO
  34. 67The Beatles' "Back in the ___" ↗USSR
  35. 68"The ___ Pokey" (children's dance song) ↗HOKEY

Down 41

  1. 1"What's the ___?" ("Who cares?") ↗DIF
  2. 2Wedding vow ↗IDO
  3. 3Black goo ↗TAR
  4. 4Knight captures bishop, e.g. ↗CHESSMOVE
  5. 5Garden faucet attachment ↗HOSE
  6. 6Bias ↗SLANT
  7. 7Fermented apple juice ↗CIDER
  8. 8Year on the Yucatán ↗ANO
  9. 9Just purchased ↗NEW
  10. 10Daniel ___, 007 portrayer ↗CRAIG
  11. 11Divulges ↗LETSON
  12. 12Moon-landing program ↗APOLLO
  13. 13Bikes with small engines ↗MOPEDS
  14. 18___ and hers ↗HIS
  15. 21Infuses with bubbles ↗AERATES
  16. 22"Things ___ looking up!" ↗ARE
  17. 23Ping's partner ↗PONG
  18. 24Indian flatbread ↗ROTI
  19. 26"In that case ..." ↗IFSO
  20. 27Afghan capital ↗KABUL
  21. 29Obsessor over "the precious" in Tolkien lore ↗SMEAGOL
  22. 33British nobleman ↗BARON
  23. 34Sounds of satisfaction ↗AHS
  24. 35Sci-fi series with a "Time Lord" traveling in a TARDIS ↗DOCTORWHO
  25. 37"___, crackle, pop" ↗SNAP
  26. 38"Yikes ...!" ↗UHOH
  27. 39Glossary component ↗TERM
  28. 42Where the stars are ↗SKY
  29. 43Veterans Day event ↗PARADE
  30. 44Sharper ↗ACUTER
  31. 45Muscular ↗STRONG
  32. 49"You are not!" retort ↗IAMSO
  33. 50Baby sheep ↗LAMBS
  34. 51___ Day (tree-planting celebration) ↗ARBOR
  35. 52Maiden name preceder ↗NEE
  36. 56Part of a foot ↗ARCH
  37. 58Wed. follower ↗THU
  38. 59Apple platform ↗IOS
  39. 60Sturdy bookcase material ↗OAK
  40. 61What one should let sleeping dogs do, proverbially ↗LIE
  41. 62Word after deep, stir or small ↗FRY