New York Times Crossword March 11 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 11 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 74 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Clause separatorCOMMA5Across1
Channel showing committee hearingsCSPAN5Across6
RequestASK3Across11
Winning, for the momentAHEAD5Across14
"Don Giovanni" genreOPERA5Across15
Container for sardinesTIN3Across16
In 1968, Spencer Silver at 3M Corporation was attempting to develop a superstrong adhesive ...POSTITNOTES11Across17
Musician YokoONO3Across19
One in a hundredSENATOR7Across20
Alternative to fries, maybeSLAW4Across21
___-color pastaTRI3Across22
In 1928, Alexander Fleming at St. Mary's Hospital in London found mold in his cultures of staphylococcus bacteria ...PENICILLIN10Across24
VulgarCOARSE6Across27
Answer to the riddle ending "How many are going to St. Ives?"ONE3Across30
"Olympia" painterMANET5Across31
Ran out, as timeELAPSED7Across32
In 1945, Percy Spencer at the Raytheon Manufacturing Company noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket had melted close to a magnetron ...MICROWAVEOVEN13Across36
Language in which "computer" is made up of the characters for "electric" and "brain"CHINESE7Across39
Take one's foot off the gasLETUP5Across40
Kwik-E-Mart proprietor on "The Simpsons"APU3Across42
AttacksBESETS6Across43
In 1943, James Wright at General Electric was attempting to develop synthetic rubber for the war effort ...SILLYPUTTY10Across44
Inits. on a police forensic vanCSI3Across50
Racetrack shapeOVAL4Across51
Like Mercury among all the planets vis-à-vis the sunNEAREST7Across52
One to build onLOT3Across55
Happy chance, as illustrated by the four invention stories at 17-, 24-, 36- and 44-AcrossSERENDIPITY11Across56
Singer GarfunkelART3Across60
Update, as the ConstitutionAMEND5Across61
Vaudeville showREVUE5Across62
Deli bread optionRYE3Across63
___-turvyTOPSY5Across64
ParadisesEDENS5Across65
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Upper limitCAP3Down1
"Well, that's a surprise!"OHO3Down2
Marked by a religious zealMESSIANIC9Down3
JoinMATE4Down4
Tennis score after deuceADIN4Down5
Old French taleCONTE5Down6
With whom the dish ran away in "Hey Diddle Diddle"SPOON5Down7
___ dishPETRI5Down8
ExistARE3Down9
Rapper Lil ___ XNAS3Down10
Part of MicronesiaATOLL5Down11
Mount associated with MosesSINAI5Down12
RecognizedKNOWN5Down13
Wrap for an athlete's injuryTAPE4Down18
Things a vest lacksSLEEVES7Down21
Channel for old westernsTCM3Down22
WanderROAM4Down23
Deal (with)COPE4Down25
Shoe partINSOLE6Down26
Community center for games and activitiesRECHALL7Down28
Having streaksSTRIPY6Down29
Producer of milk for Roquefort cheeseEWE3Down32
"___ Culturistas" (popular podcast)LAS3Down33
Street sign abbr.AVE3Down34
Clue examinerDETECTIVE9Down35
"Movin' ___" ("The Jeffersons" theme song)ONUP4Down37
McAuliffe's one-word reply to a German commander's demand of surrenderNUTS4Down38
Tire inflation meas.PSI3Down41
Polar explorer RichardBYRD4Down43
Certain renewable energySOLAR5Down44
Shade of off-whiteIVORY5Down45
Milky coffee drinkLATTE5Down46
General Assembly participant, for shortUNREP5Down47
Many first-time smartphone ownersTEENS5Down48
Jessica who won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy"TANDY5Down49
Ireland, to the IrishEIRE4Down53
Hightailed itSPED4Down54
Exam for college applicantsSAT3Down56
AngstyEMO3Down57
Large caskTUN3Down58
"For sure!"YES3Down59
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.