New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/09/2026. The March 09 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Constellation word before Major or MinorURSA
- 5a Something to blow off or let offSTEAM
- 10a “So-o-o cute!”AWW
- 13a Western defense grp.NATO
- 14a “I ___ been a contender …”COULDA
- 15a Lead-in to natal or nuptialPRE
- 16a *Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)FIELDHOCKEY
- 18a Gentle touchPAT
- 19a Letters for a mind readerESP
- 20a Grunt from a pigpenOINK
- 21a Athlete’s representativeAGENT
- 23a Take weapons away fromDISARM
- 25a *Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)STONEAGE
- 28a More in-your-businessNOSIER
- 30a Encourages to buy a more expensive model, sayUPSELLS
- 31a Ernest Hemingway’s “To Have and Have ___”NOT
- 32a Monster of folk talesOGRE
- 34a Goal for collectorsSET
- 35a *Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)FOSTERDOG
- 39a Oscars airerABC
- 42a “Pencils down!”TIME
- 43a Double-decker, e.g.BUS
- 45a Strings alongLEADSON
- 48a Some steaksTBONES
- 51a *Popular fruit dessert (2001)BERRYPIE
- 53a Rebel as a groupRISEUP
- 55a Zimbalist Jr. of “77 Sunset Strip”EFREM
- 56a Plastic Ono Band’s “Happy ___ (War Is Over)”XMAS
- 58a Network for “The Wire” and “Euphoria”HBO
- 59a Birthplace of the bossa nova, informallyRIO
- 60a Academy Award category … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred cluesBESTACTRESS
- 64a Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic nameTET
- 65a Baltimore baseball proORIOLE
- 66a Colorful body part … or a colorful flowerIRIS
- 67a “___ gratia artis” (classic MGM motto)ARS
- 68a Chicken noodle scoopLADLE
- 69a Heredity unitGENE
- Down
- 1d Like expired parking metersUNFED
- 2d ___ BranRAISIN
- 3d Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol BradySTEPSON
- 4d Internet pioneerAOL
- 5d “Coming ___ to a theater near you”SOON
- 6d Partner of nipsTUCKS
- 7d Relative of a reindeerELK
- 8d Suffix with lemon or orangeADE
- 9d Ancient Central American pyramid buildersMAYANS
- 10d They go to a higher courtAPPEALS
- 11d Round up, as cattleWRANGLE
- 12d Receiving the most rainWETTEST
- 14d Grandfather clock soundCHIME
- 17d Piquant triangular chipDORITO
- 22d “Gosh!”GEE
- 24d Starting onASOF
- 26d Small castle towerTURRET
- 27d Guest opinion columnOPED
- 29d Corkscrew-shaped pastaROTINI
- 33d Opal or rubyGEM
- 36d “Enough already!”STOP
- 37d Double-reed woodwind playerOBOIST
- 38d Biceps, boastfullyGUNS
- 39d Canadian province north of MontanaALBERTA
- 40d More brawnyBEEFIER
- 41d Bugs Bunny’s supplyCARROTS
- 44d “Now, you listen to me …”SEEHERE
- 46d Beats by ___ (headphone brand)DRE
- 47d Word with sex or statusSYMBOL
- 49d Support for a knee or a neckBRACE
- 50d Enters a game at the half, saySUBSIN
- 52d Praise enthusiasticallyEXTOL
- 54d Group assisting a sheriffPOSSE
- 57d Like a bull or buckMALE
- 61d Memorable periodERA
- 62d Caesar of old comedySID
- 63d 18-wheelerRIG