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New York Times Crossword March 3 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 3 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 79 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Garam ___ (South Asian spice blend)MASALA6Across1 Historic tree in Boston CommonELM3Across7 Stinging, as an odorACRID5Across10 NoticesESPIES6Across15 Not worth a ___SOU3Across16 He-Man's superheroine twin sisterSHERA5Across17 Intentionally cause dramaSTIRTHEPOT10Across18 Classical Indian stringed instrumentSITAR5Across20 Painting and sculptureARTS4Across21 Actor McKellen who played MagnetoIAN3Across22 "Don't you agree with me?," informallyAMIRITE7Across23 "Come to our rescue!"SOS3Across25 Learn all the latest infoGETUPTOSPEED12Across26 Image problem?BLUR4Across28 "Say it ___ so!"AINT4Across30 Is awesome, in slangSLAPS5Across31 Online connectionLINK4Across33 Tie-dyed bit of attire, oftenTEE3Across34 "Before we discuss other matters ..." or a hint to the starts of 18-, 26-, 47- and 60-AcrossFIRSTTHINGSFIRST16Across37 Word after photo or covertOPS3Across42 RegretsRUES4Across43 Defeats going awayROUTS5Across44 Cheeky attitudeSASS4Across45 Southern cornbreadPONE4Across46 Promgoers' luxurious ridesSTRETCHLIMOS12Across47 Kind of oil extracted from hemp, for shortCBD3Across53 "They already left"TOOLATE7Across56 ScorchingHOT3Across57 Black bits in cookies and creamOREO4Across58 BeneathUNDER5Across59 Present for an expectant mom or bride-to-beSHOWERGIFT10Across60 Brother's daughterNIECE5Across63 Caller of balls and strikesUMP3Across64 Person with mainstream likes, pejorativelyNORMIE6Across65 Residents of Edinburgh and GlasgowSCOTS5Across66 "The Tell-Tale Heart" authorPOE3Across67 Sounds from baby robinsTWEETS6Across68

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Flat-topped hillsMESAS5Down1 Houston ballplayerASTRO5Down2 Raps freestyle, in slangSPITSBARS9Down3 BroadcastsAIRS4Down4 Allow toLET3Down5 Less rosy-cheekedASHIER6Down6 Channel for collegiate sports fansESPNU5Down7 Where to go in the U.K.?LOO3Down8 Changing geneticallyMUTATING8Down9 Basketball datumASSIST6Down10 Cricket's callCHIRP5Down11 Knot againRETIE5Down12 Absolutely steamingIRATE5Down13 Showed some courageDARED5Down14 Have a mealEAT3Down19 Abbey residentsMONKS5Down24 Sudden burst of windGUST4Down26 Advil targetsPAINS5Down27 Vinyl records, familiarlyLPS3Down29 Where to catch a Bay Area flightSFO3Down31 Stiff upper ___LIP3Down32 Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music"LIESL5Down33 Genre for wannabe sleuthsTRUECRIME9Down34 Winter setting in D.C.EST3Down35 Sci-fi space travelersETS3Down36 Plot of landTRACT5Down38 Keeps from being publicly knownHUSHESUP8Down39 Some natural hairstyles, informallyFROS4Down40 + or – particleION3Down41 Looks slack-jawed (at)STARES6Down45 Like a cocktail with an extra shotPOTENT6Down46 Leaves shockedSTUNS5Down47 What accompanies gin and a lime wedgeTONIC5Down48 Event with cowboys and clownsRODEO5Down49 Vote into officeELECT5Down50 "With any luck ..."IHOPE5Down51 Cut the grassMOW3Down52 Prove appropriate forBEFIT5Down54 Lavishes love (on)DOTES5Down55 Shrek, e.g.OGRE4Down58 Type of medical network, for shortHMO3Down61 Part of a seat assignmentROW3Down62

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, March 3, 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.