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NYT Crossword Answers Mar 3, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 3, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Drew SchmennerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1579 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Garam ___ (South Asian spice blend) ↗MASALA
  2. 7Historic tree in Boston Common ↗ELM
  3. 10Stinging, as an odor ↗ACRID
  4. 15Notices ↗ESPIES
  5. 16Not worth a ___ ↗SOU
  6. 17He-Man's superheroine twin sister ↗SHERA
  7. 18Intentionally cause drama ↗STIRTHEPOT
  8. 20Classical Indian stringed instrument ↗SITAR
  9. 21Painting and sculpture ↗ARTS
  10. 22Actor McKellen who played Magneto ↗IAN
  11. 23"Don't you agree with me?," informally ↗AMIRITE
  12. 25"Come to our rescue!" ↗SOS
  13. 26Learn all the latest info ↗GETUPTOSPEED
  14. 28Image problem? ↗BLUR
  15. 30"Say it ___ so!" ↗AINT
  16. 31Is awesome, in slang ↗SLAPS
  17. 33Online connection ↗LINK
  18. 34Tie-dyed bit of attire, often ↗TEE
  19. 37"Before we discuss other matters ..." or a hint to the starts of 18-, 26-, 47- and 60-Across ↗FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
  20. 42Word after photo or covert ↗OPS
  21. 43Regrets ↗RUES
  22. 44Defeats going away ↗ROUTS
  23. 45Cheeky attitude ↗SASS
  24. 46Southern cornbread ↗PONE
  25. 47Promgoers' luxurious rides ↗STRETCHLIMOS
  26. 53Kind of oil extracted from hemp, for short ↗CBD
  27. 56"They already left" ↗TOOLATE
  28. 57Scorching ↗HOT
  29. 58Black bits in cookies and cream ↗OREO
  30. 59Beneath ↗UNDER
  31. 60Present for an expectant mom or bride-to-be ↗SHOWERGIFT
  32. 63Brother's daughter ↗NIECE
  33. 64Caller of balls and strikes ↗UMP
  34. 65Person with mainstream likes, pejoratively ↗NORMIE
  35. 66Residents of Edinburgh and Glasgow ↗SCOTS
  36. 67"The Tell-Tale Heart" author ↗POE
  37. 68Sounds from baby robins ↗TWEETS

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  1. 1Flat-topped hills ↗MESAS
  2. 2Houston ballplayer ↗ASTRO
  3. 3Raps freestyle, in slang ↗SPITSBARS
  4. 4Broadcasts ↗AIRS
  5. 5Allow to ↗LET
  6. 6Less rosy-cheeked ↗ASHIER
  7. 7Channel for collegiate sports fans ↗ESPNU
  8. 8Where to go in the U.K.? ↗LOO
  9. 9Changing genetically ↗MUTATING
  10. 10Basketball datum ↗ASSIST
  11. 11Cricket's call ↗CHIRP
  12. 12Knot again ↗RETIE
  13. 13Absolutely steaming ↗IRATE
  14. 14Showed some courage ↗DARED
  15. 19Have a meal ↗EAT
  16. 24Abbey residents ↗MONKS
  17. 26Sudden burst of wind ↗GUST
  18. 27Advil targets ↗PAINS
  19. 29Vinyl records, familiarly ↗LPS
  20. 31Where to catch a Bay Area flight ↗SFO
  21. 32Stiff upper ___ ↗LIP
  22. 33Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music" ↗LIESL
  23. 34Genre for wannabe sleuths ↗TRUECRIME
  24. 35Winter setting in D.C. ↗EST
  25. 36Sci-fi space travelers ↗ETS
  26. 38Plot of land ↗TRACT
  27. 39Keeps from being publicly known ↗HUSHESUP
  28. 40Some natural hairstyles, informally ↗FROS
  29. 41+ or – particle ↗ION
  30. 45Looks slack-jawed (at) ↗STARES
  31. 46Like a cocktail with an extra shot ↗POTENT
  32. 47Leaves shocked ↗STUNS
  33. 48What accompanies gin and a lime wedge ↗TONIC
  34. 49Event with cowboys and clowns ↗RODEO
  35. 50Vote into office ↗ELECT
  36. 51"With any luck ..." ↗IHOPE
  37. 52Cut the grass ↗MOW
  38. 54Prove appropriate for ↗BEFIT
  39. 55Lavishes love (on) ↗DOTES
  40. 58Shrek, e.g. ↗OGRE
  41. 61Type of medical network, for short ↗HMO
  42. 62Part of a seat assignment ↗ROW