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Nyt crossword answer today (March 5, 2026)

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Today's NYT Crossword Answers - March 5, 2026

Full Across and Down answer list for March 5, 2026. This page is updated daily with fresh puzzle data and optimized server-rendered markup for faster indexing.

Across Clues & Answers

1
Replay technique, informally
SLOMO
6
"Baby ___" (2008 comedy)
MAMA
10
"Fiddlesticks!"
BAH
13
Woodworking machine
SHAPER
14
Burden
ONUS
15
A big one might be challenging to work with
EGO
16
Sewing/cooking class, informally
HOMEEC
17
User of the Force
JEDI
18
Mrs. in Spain
SRA
19
Remove from power
OVERT
20
Boarding pass info
ROW
21
Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel
DRIER
23
Restaurant booking, for short
RES
24
"Shoulda listened to me!"
SEE
26
Rang out
PEALED
27
Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport
ELAL
29
Milan's La ___
SCALA
32
Dole (out)
METE
33
Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV
ITT
35
Bring shame upon
DISH
37
"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms
NOR
38
Always there
EVE
39
Lead-in to determined or destined
PRE
40
Otolaryngologist, for short
ENT
42
Estrange
ALI
44
N.B.A. great ___ Archibald
NATE
46
Wrath
IRE
47
Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel
VINS
49
Golf gimme
TAPIN
51
Center of a Scrabble board
STAR
55
Puma's pad?
INSOLE
57
D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief
AGS
59
Bass, e.g.
ALE
60
CVS Health subsidiary
AETNA
61
Law enforcer in Leicester
CON
63
Decide to deal with at a later time
TABLE
65
Labor Day follower: Abbr.
TUE
66
With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle
DARK
68
See 66-Across
HORSES
69
Prefix with -logue
EPI
70
"You just made that up!"
LIAR
71
Feature of the Cyclops
ONEEYE
72
You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief
SSN
73
With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress
EMMA
74
Dips a toe in, say
TESTS

Down Clues & Answers

1
This might be ground-breaking
SHOVEL
2
San Diego suburb
LAMESA
3
Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr.
OPER
4
Comes face to face with
MEETS
5
Choreograph
ORC
6
Magic power
MOJO
7
Freshly
ANEW
8
Stuff that's slung
MUD
9
Parenthetical remark
ASIDE
10
"That's enough out of you!"
BESILENT
11
Accept the terms of
AGREETO
12
Pack rat
HOARDER
13
Summer vacation locale
SHORE
20
Letter in support, informally
REC
22
"Blitzkrieg Bop" band
RAM
25
Approximate no.
EST
26
Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe
PAS
28
Endures
LIV
30
Media sales agent, in brief
ADREP
31
Be on one's back
LIE
34
Face card's value, often
TEN
36
One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony
HER
38
Real genius
EINSTEIN
39
Org. often concerned with fund-raising
PTA
41
Super Mario Bros. platform
NES
42
Performs at a Thunderbirds show
AVIATES
43
Lists of starters
LINEUPS
45
Packed it in
ATE
46
Big Dutch bank
ING
48
Leif, to Eric the Red
SON
50
"Deadwood" actor McShane
IAN
52
Typewriter feature
TABSET
53
Spots where pins are dropped?
ALLEYS
54
Pee Wee of baseball
REESE
56
Serve, as soup
LADLE
58
See 73-Across
STONE
61
Pack it in?
CRAM
62
Gumbo ingredient
OKRA
64
Enemy of Wonder Woman
ARES
67
Bocce player's skill
AIM
68
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