New York Times Crossword March 8 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on March 8 2026, constructed by Kelly Richardson. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AClip on, say›
- 7AFacing the pitcher›
- 12ASome budget-friendly grocery stores›
- 17AIt's on a roll!›
- 18ASculpted›
- 20AMinimalist swimwear›
- 21AMineral found in seaweed›
- 22ACertain supervisor on a film set›
- 24ACozy garment›
- 25AGiveaway›
- 27ASetting for "Gorillas in the Mist"›
- 28ASpot for a grill›
- 29AStarters›
- 32A"Rumor has it …"›
- 34AMost slipshod›
- 36AOn the ___›
- 37AEtta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame›
- 39AFungal structure›
- 40ACalifornie, par exemple›
- 41A"Big Blue"›
- 42ASo-called "rooster sauce"›
- 44AFails ignominiously, in slang›
- 46ADrag show accessories›
- 48A"___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit)›
- 49A30 minutes to 3, in British English›
- 51ABeethoven's ___ (the "Fate" Symphony)›
- 55ACaitlin Clark's alma mater›
- 56AGritty genre›
- 58A___ tai (cocktail)›
- 59AWhat makes a dresser dressier?›
- 61A"Je vous en ___" (French words of politeness)›
- 62AFuss›
- 64AEager›
- 66ARelay race segment›
- 68A"Vous êtes ___" (notation on a French map)›
- 70ANot Dem. or Rep.›
- 71AMarch 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world … including the 22 people whose names cross this answer›
- 77AMember of the fam›
- 78AFeel bad›
- 79ALike some humor›
- 80AStyle for Detroit's Fisher Building›
- 81AKind of moment›
- 82AMake out, in Manchester›
- 84ABackwoods refusal›
- 86ASoft shoe, informally›
- 88AEphron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …"›
- 90ASimilar›
- 93ASch. in College Station, Tex.›
- 95AIt's dangerous to ride a bicycle with this›
- 98AReactor safety agcy.›
- 99AGet one's feet wet?›
- 100ABecome rich and successful, so to speak›
- 102ALike raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage›
- 105APronoun for most of the people in this puzzle›
- 106AAncient Greek instrument›
- 107AMuppet who was once a regular guest on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"›
- 109ALustrous›
- 110ALoo›
- 111AFormal notes›
- 113A"City of a Thousand Minarets"›
- 114AFrench school›
- 116AStorage unit›
- 117ASettle in, say›
- 119AUsed-up crayons›
- 121A"Nearly done!"›
- 122ABig name in sparkling water›
- 124AKathmandu resident›
- 128ASome paintings of water lilies at 116-Down›
- 129ARole for Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own"›
- 130ACasino worker›
- 131A"Therefore …"›
- 132AVerbally notify›
- 133AHighly embellished›
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- 1DPoke fish, often›
- 2DAs well›
- 3DTouch›
- 4DFeeling of distress›
- 5DMovie palaces›
- 6DCry from a dog walker›
- 7DInquire›
- 8D___ May, former British P.M.›
- 9DDrama series co-starring Pamela Anderson›
- 10D___ score (neonatal measure)›
- 11DSeabird›
- 12DPredinner beverage›
- 13DShow gratitude for service›
- 14DLoathe›
- 15DPart of PIN: Abbr.›
- 16DPhotocopier function›
- 19DSimple rebuttal›
- 20DMakes a choice on Tinder, e.g.›
- 23DStructure in a shipping container›
- 24DSucker›
- 26DFirst (and last) queen of Hawaii›
- 29DGood thing for a suspect to have›
- 30DVerboten›
- 31DActress who portrayed Hermione Granger›
- 33DTubman of the Underground Railroad›
- 35DIndigenous people of the Great Lakes›
- 38DSci-fi franchise that takes place in "the Grid"›
- 39D2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai›
- 43DGreen eggs' partner›
- 45DAuthor who won a Pulitzer for "Beloved"›
- 47DOne-named singer of "Smooth Operator"›
- 50DSally with two Oscars›
- 52DMexican painter known for her self-portraits›
- 53DTurner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame›
- 54DInventor and actress Lamarr›
- 57DTara of "Sharknado"›
- 60D___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper›
- 63D"R.I.P." singer Rita ___›
- 65DSilent film star Talmadge›
- 67D___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt›
- 69DCelebrity chef Garten›
- 71DRae who co-created "Insecure"›
- 72DSinger and civil rights activist Simone›
- 73DMemoirist Anaïs who wrote "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"›
- 74DOscar winner Lupita›
- 75DGroundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981›
- 76DAnna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement›
- 83DAussie greeting›
- 85DLike some textiles›
- 87DBurnable storage unit, in brief›
- 89DThey can't be returned›
- 91DAs good as it gets›
- 92DSkydiving requirement›
- 94DStyx song that starts "Domo arigato"›
- 96DDelayed›
- 97DWisdom›
- 101DEquips again, as a ship›
- 103D"Not bad!"›
- 104DRoggenbock, e.g.›
- 106DBabe the Blue Ox, e.g.›
- 108DLike zebras, but not tigers›
- 111DBaseball announcer's update›
- 112DFrom ___ Z›
- 113DSpanish letter›
- 115DFloor show?›
- 116DSee 128-Across›
- 118DExperts›
- 120DCtrl-Z action›
- 123D___ Speedwagon›
- 125DIn the manner of›
- 126DTennis call›
- 127DFuming feeling›
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