New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/02/2026. The March 02 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Leave behind, informallyDITCH
- 6a Read, as a bar codeSCAN
- 10a Happy as a ___CLAM
- 14a The Potato StateIDAHO
- 15a Bit of dialogueLINE
- 16a Seized vehicle, in briefREPO
- 17a Hint at, as what’s to comeFORESHADOW
- 19a Sitting onATOP
- 20a Parisian riverSEINE
- 21a Wedding walkwayAISLE
- 22a Figs. that include interestAPRS
- 25a Hit the jackpot, so to speakSTRIKEGOLD
- 28a Hotel unitsROOMS
- 30a DistantFAR
- 31a RefusalsNOS
- 32a Place in a pyramid, as a mummified pharaohENTOMB
- 34a “There’s no such thing ___ publicity”ASBAD
- 36a Acknowledge during a broadcast, say ? and a hint to the shaded squaresGIVEASHOUTOUT
- 40a Brings home the baconEARNS
- 41a Tres ___ cakeLECHES
- 43a DadsPAS
- 46a Popular coastal destination in IndiaGOA
- 47a Bird featured on many baby shower decorationsSTORK
- 48a Sequence of steps to accomplish a goalACTIONPLAN
- 53a “Good heavens!”OHMY
- 54a In the countrysideRURAL
- 55a Toward the backAREAR
- 57a Tiny unit of matterATOM
- 58a Wild canid of the Great Lakes regionTIMBERWOLF
- 63a Foxholes, e.g.DENS
- 64a DrifterHOBO
- 65a Committee headCHAIR
- 66a ThereforeERGO
- 67a The Beatles’ “Back in the ___”USSR
- 68a “The ___ Pokey” (children’s dance song)HOKEY
- Down
- 1d “What’s the ___?” (“Who cares?”)DIF
- 2d Wedding vowIDO
- 3d Black gooTAR
- 4d Knight captures bishop, e.g.CHESSMOVE
- 5d Garden faucet attachmentHOSE
- 6d BiasSLANT
- 7d Fermented apple juiceCIDER
- 8d Year on the YucatánANO
- 9d Just purchasedNEW
- 10d Daniel ___, 007 portrayerCRAIG
- 11d DivulgesLETSON
- 12d Moon-landing programAPOLLO
- 13d Bikes with small enginesMOPEDS
- 18d ___ and hersHIS
- 21d Infuses with bubblesAERATES
- 22d “Things ___ looking up!”ARE
- 23d Ping’s partnerPONG
- 24d Indian flatbreadROTI
- 26d “In that case …”IFSO
- 27d Afghan capitalKABUL
- 29d Obsessor over “the precious” in Tolkien loreSMEAGOL
- 33d British noblemanBARON
- 34d Sounds of satisfactionAHS
- 35d Sci-fi series with a “Time Lord” traveling in a TARDISDOCTORWHO
- 37d “___, crackle, pop”SNAP
- 38d “Yikes …!”UHOH
- 39d Glossary componentTERM
- 42d Where the stars areSKY
- 43d Veterans Day eventPARADE
- 44d SharperACUTER
- 45d MuscularSTRONG
- 49d “You are not!” retortIAMSO
- 50d Baby sheepLAMBS
- 51d ___ Day (tree-planting celebration)ARBOR
- 52d Maiden name precederNEE
- 56d Part of a footARCH
- 58d Wed. followerTHU
- 59d Apple platformIOS
- 60d Sturdy bookcase materialOAK
- 61d What one should let sleeping dogs do, proverbiallyLIE
- 62d Word after deep, stir or smallFRY