NYT Crossword March 4 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Wayne BergmanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2A3M4P5A6E7S8P9A10R11T12O13O14ARIES15AKA16LEAKY17RISES18SIP19TAKIS20TASK21HYPE22D23PEST24ANT25CUTARU26G27TEE28RAH29DRIBLET30HER31E32TS33GEE34O35RE36S37UMO38CEAS39E40EC41O42N43ESAI44ARTSY45CAME46CARL47OT48E49VOKES50SAKEBA51R52ELEMENT53TILE54DEEM55P56U57LLSOM58ESTRI59N60G61S62MAYI63GIVES64TYPO65SEED66TEL67SCAB

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AN.H.L.'s ___ Bay Lightning5 lettersTAMPA
14AApril Fools' Day sign5 lettersARIES
17AHillocks5 lettersRISES
18ATest the water?3 lettersSIP
19ASpicy chip brand5 lettersTAKIS
20ATo-do?4 lettersTASK
21AOversold5 lettersHYPED
23AMinor menace4 lettersPEST
24AColony member3 lettersANT
25APersian, ___, Oriental, Navajo7 lettersCUTARUG
27AGolf item in a bag3 lettersTEE
28AMotivational cheer3 lettersRAH
29AInsignificant amount7 lettersDRIBLET
30A___ Majesty3 lettersHER
31ASaucer crew, in brief3 lettersETS
33A"Wowzers!"3 lettersGEE
34APart of a rock band?3 lettersORE
36AJapan's national sport4 lettersSUMO
38AReach an end5 lettersCEASE
40AM.B.A. subj.4 lettersECON
43A"Ozark" actor Morales4 lettersESAI
45AMade an appearance4 lettersCAME
46AMini mart?6 lettersCARLOT
48ABrings out6 lettersEVOKES
52AMercury, but not Venus7 lettersELEMENT
54ABelieve (to be)4 lettersDEEM
55AViolin, ___, cello, ___15 lettersPULLSOMESTRINGS
62A"Need a hand?"4 lettersMAYI
63ACaves in5 lettersGIVES
64APay for play, perhaps4 lettersTYPO
65AMarch Madness placement4 lettersSEED
66ABusiness card abbr.3 lettersTEL
67AStrikebreaker4 lettersSCAB
DOWN
1DDental hygienist's target6 lettersTARTAR
2DGrande of "Wicked"6 lettersARIANA
3DTwain, ___, Hamill, Wahlberg11 lettersMISSTHEMARK
4DGlimpse4 lettersPEEK
5DStubborn sort3 lettersASS
6D"Slow down there, big guy!"9 lettersEASYTIGER
7DMetro, ___, Sports, Lifestyle9 lettersSKIPABEAT
9DKey near Ctrl3 lettersALT
10DBring in4 lettersREAP
21D"Ben-___"3 lettersHUR
22DOutstanding3 lettersDUE
25DCassette successors3 lettersCDS
26DPontiac in a ’60s song3 lettersGTO
32DHead covering?9 lettersTOILETLID
35DBrings a fresh effort (to)9 lettersRECOMMITS
36DBrief periods of time4 lettersSECS
38DMake a list of7 lettersCATALOG
39DCousins of grommets7 lettersEYELETS
41DForeshadowing4 lettersOMEN
42DPlace for eggs4 lettersNEST
47DJapanese belts4 lettersOBIS
49DSwerve4 lettersVEER
51DMail, as payment5 lettersREMIT
52DFord flop5 lettersEDSEL
56DMideast inits.3 lettersUAE
57DCaustic cleaner3 lettersLYE
61DCry uncontrollably3 lettersSOB
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