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NYT Crossword — March 1, 2026

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 142 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

67 clues

1Supply for Hershey

6State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr.

9Move awkwardly (up)

16Sources of fur in some luxury clothing

17"The Sopranos" airer

18Carpool home from the bar, say

20Piece of junk?

22Eldest of a trio of musical brothers

24Bush family member

25"Sorry to say …"

29Is in Montreal?

30Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically

35Prefix meaning everything

36Job for a detective

37Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom

42Valley of the Kings viper

442013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates

46Halloween-themed event

48Imaging procedures that measure metabolism

51Tri-, tripled

53Philippine seaport with a repetitive name

57Staying power, informally

59Large mall space

61Typical marketing expense

64Rn : radon :: Sn : ___

65Radar abnormalities

66Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville

67Certain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid

71Bed on a base

75Air Max maker

76Hall's musical partner

78Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound

80Composer Zimmer

83Popular surfing destination

85It might be at the end of the road

91Very quickly pop in and out?

94Member of la familia

95Symbol of wisdom

97Hindu teacher

99What might support an arm

100Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name

101Groups of whales

103Lavish care (on)

105Eerie and then some

107Cool, old-style

108Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe

111Polynesian party

113Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"

115Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives

117Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind"

121Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science

122Bulb type, for short

123Staticky laundry phenomenon

125Bovine found in high-altitude regions

126Drums up interest in

Down

75 clues

1Includes in a chain, in a way

2"Give me a break!"

4Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call

5Taiwan-based computer company

6"I've got it!"

7Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base

8Source of caffeine

9It's all there in black and white

10British bathroom

12Hanukkah candle holder

13___ California

14"Micro" or "macro" class

15Stranger, informally

18Music that's a little offbeat?

19Common accompaniment for butter chicken

23___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)

26Constellation shaped like a harp

31Sanskrit word for "sitting posture"

32Little demons

34TV giant with a Deportes channel

36Curve together, as one's hands

38They might be head-scratching

40Commuter travel method

41Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf

47Season in December

49Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle

50Pool implements

54Fat-removing procedures, in brief

55Kiln on a hops farm

57Org. on TV's "9-1-1"

58Day before a big day

60Year in Portugal

61[Mayday! Mayday!]

62What's stored in the cloud

63Issue for a dehydrated muscle

64Expressions of shame

66"Fernando" group, 1976

69Dark half of a famous duality

73GPS guesses, for short

77Begin, with "off"

80Selection at a paint store, perhaps

81Completely rid (of)

84In the middle of a tussle

85___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.)

86Sturdy boot feature

87The sky is its limit

88GoPro, e.g., informally

90Slowly appears on scene

92Exile locale for Napoleon

93With devotion

96Sources of distress

98To a greater degree

100Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly

102Metal-shaping tool

104Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do"

106Division of Warner Bros. Discovery

110Operate, as a bar

112Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl

116QB's stat: Abbr.

118Tiny projectile in a food fight

119Texter's "Not sure"

120Book divisions: Abbr.

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Stats & info

Sunday, Mar 1, 2026

21×21

Grid size

142

Total entries

86/355

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 1, 2026

DaySunday

ThemeGoing Down Fast

ConstructorMatt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split67 across · 75 down

Longest entries

67ACertain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid13 ltrs 19DCommon accompaniment for butter chicken11 ltrs 38DThey might be head-scratching11 ltrs 62DWhat's stored in the cloud11 ltrs 22AEldest of a trio of musical brothers10 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 86 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.