NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Mar 4, 2026

Complete answer list for the March 4, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Wayne BergmanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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MONMAR
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By Leslie Benson
TUEMAR
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By Drew Schmenner
WEDMAR
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By Wayne Bergman
THUMAR
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By Hanh Huynh
FRIMAR
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Across 40

  1. 1N.H.L.'s ___ Bay Lightning ↗TAMPA
  2. 6Parapsychologist's study, for short ↗ESP
  3. 9"Star Wars" droid, informally ↗ARTOO
  4. 14April Fools' Day sign ↗ARIES
  5. 15Letters before a stage name ↗AKA
  6. 16In need of patching, perhaps ↗LEAKY
  7. 17Hillocks ↗RISES
  8. 18Test the water? ↗SIP
  9. 19Spicy chip brand ↗TAKIS
  10. 20To-do? ↗TASK
  11. 21Oversold ↗HYPED
  12. 23Minor menace ↗PEST
  13. 24Colony member ↗ANT
  14. 25Persian, ___, Oriental, Navajo ↗CUTARUG
  15. 27Golf item in a bag ↗TEE
  16. 28Motivational cheer ↗RAH
  17. 29Insignificant amount ↗DRIBLET
  18. 30___ Majesty ↗HER
  19. 31Saucer crew, in brief ↗ETS
  20. 33"Wowzers!" ↗GEE
  21. 34Part of a rock band? ↗ORE
  22. 36Japan's national sport ↗SUMO
  23. 38Reach an end ↗CEASE
  24. 40M.B.A. subj. ↗ECON
  25. 43"Ozark" actor Morales ↗ESAI
  26. 44Like many drama school students ↗ARTSY
  27. 45Made an appearance ↗CAME
  28. 46Mini mart? ↗CARLOT
  29. 48Brings out ↗EVOKES
  30. 50Where you might drink from a junmai glass ↗SAKEBAR
  31. 52Mercury, but not Venus ↗ELEMENT
  32. 53Flooring choice for a mudroom ↗TILE
  33. 54Believe (to be) ↗DEEM
  34. 55Violin, ___, cello, ___ ↗PULLSOMESTRINGS
  35. 62"Need a hand?" ↗MAYI
  36. 63Caves in ↗GIVES
  37. 64Pay for play, perhaps ↗TYPO
  38. 65March Madness placement ↗SEED
  39. 66Business card abbr. ↗TEL
  40. 67Strikebreaker ↗SCAB

Down 36

  1. 1Dental hygienist's target ↗TARTAR
  2. 2Grande of "Wicked" ↗ARIANA
  3. 3Twain, ___, Hamill, Wahlberg ↗MISSTHEMARK
  4. 4Glimpse ↗PEEK
  5. 5Stubborn sort ↗ASS
  6. 6"Slow down there, big guy!" ↗EASYTIGER
  7. 7Metro, ___, Sports, Lifestyle ↗SKIPABEAT
  8. 8Like e-statements and digital receipts ↗PAPERLESS
  9. 9Key near Ctrl ↗ALT
  10. 10Bring in ↗REAP
  11. 11Red velvet, ___, Black Forest, angel food ↗TAKETHECAKE
  12. 12"Ah, that's making sense to me now" ↗OKISEE
  13. 13Delicacy that's often slurped ↗OYSTER
  14. 21"Ben-___" ↗HUR
  15. 22Outstanding ↗DUE
  16. 25Cassette successors ↗CDS
  17. 26Pontiac in a ’60s song ↗GTO
  18. 32Head covering? ↗TOILETLID
  19. 35Brings a fresh effort (to) ↗RECOMMITS
  20. 36Brief periods of time ↗SECS
  21. 37Insurance co. for military families ↗USAA
  22. 38Make a list of ↗CATALOG
  23. 39Cousins of grommets ↗EYELETS
  24. 41Foreshadowing ↗OMEN
  25. 42Place for eggs ↗NEST
  26. 47Japanese belts ↗OBIS
  27. 49Swerve ↗VEER
  28. 51Mail, as payment ↗REMIT
  29. 52Ford flop ↗EDSEL
  30. 55Canadian leaders, for short ↗PMS
  31. 56Mideast inits. ↗UAE
  32. 57Caustic cleaner ↗LYE
  33. 58Woman with a chronological name? ↗EVE
  34. 59Home of the Natl. Museum of Mathematics ↗NYC
  35. 60Stat that may be weighted ↗GPA
  36. 61Cry uncontrollably ↗SOB