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New York Times Crossword March 9 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 9 2026 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Constellation word before Major or MinorURSA4Across1 Something to blow off or let offSTEAM5Across5 "So-o-o cute!"AWW3Across10 Western defense grp.NATO4Across13 "I ___ been a contender ..."COULDA6Across14 Lead-in to natal or nuptialPRE3Across15 *Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)FIELDHOCKEY11Across16 Gentle touchPAT3Across18 Letters for a mind readerESP3Across19 Grunt from a pigpenOINK4Across20 Athlete's representativeAGENT5Across21 Take weapons away fromDISARM6Across23 *Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)STONEAGE8Across25 More in-your-businessNOSIER6Across28 Encourages to buy a more expensive model, sayUPSELLS7Across30 Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___"NOT3Across31 Monster of folk talesOGRE4Across32 Goal for collectorsSET3Across34 *Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)FOSTERDOG9Across35 Oscars airerABC3Across39 "Pencils down!"TIME4Across42 Double-decker, e.g.BUS3Across43 Strings alongLEADSON7Across45 Some steaksTBONES6Across48 *Popular fruit dessert (2001)BERRYPIE8Across51 Rebel as a groupRISEUP6Across53 Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip"EFREM5Across55 Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)"XMAS4Across56 Network for "The Wire" and "Euphoria"HBO3Across58 Birthplace of the bossa nova, informallyRIO3Across59 Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred cluesBESTACTRESS11Across60 Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic nameTET3Across64 Baltimore baseball proORIOLE6Across65 Colorful body part ... or a colorful flowerIRIS4Across66 "___ gratia artis" (classic MGM motto)ARS3Across67 Chicken noodle scoopLADLE5Across68 Heredity unitGENE4Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like expired parking metersUNFED5Down1 ___ BranRAISIN6Down2 Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol BradySTEPSON7Down3 Internet pioneerAOL3Down4 "Coming ___ to a theater near you"SOON4Down5 Partner of nipsTUCKS5Down6 Relative of a reindeerELK3Down7 Suffix with lemon or orangeADE3Down8 Ancient Central American pyramid buildersMAYANS6Down9 They go to a higher courtAPPEALS7Down10 Round up, as cattleWRANGLE7Down11 Receiving the most rainWETTEST7Down12 Grandfather clock soundCHIME5Down14 Piquant triangular chipDORITO6Down17 "Gosh!"GEE3Down22 Starting onASOF4Down24 Small castle towerTURRET6Down26 Guest opinion columnOPED4Down27 Corkscrew-shaped pastaROTINI6Down29 Opal or rubyGEM3Down33 "Enough already!"STOP4Down36 Double-reed woodwind playerOBOIST6Down37 Biceps, boastfullyGUNS4Down38 Canadian province north of MontanaALBERTA7Down39 More brawnyBEEFIER7Down40 Bugs Bunny's supplyCARROTS7Down41 "Now, you listen to me ..."SEEHERE7Down44 Beats by ___ (headphone brand)DRE3Down46 Word with sex or statusSYMBOL6Down47 Support for a knee or a neckBRACE5Down49 Enters a game at the half, saySUBSIN6Down50 Praise enthusiasticallyEXTOL5Down52 Group assisting a sheriffPOSSE5Down54 Like a bull or buckMALE4Down57 Memorable periodERA3Down61 Caesar of old comedySID3Down62 18-wheelerRIG3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, March 9, 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.