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NYT Crossword — March 4, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

40 clues

1N.H.L.'s ___ Bay Lightning

6Parapsychologist's study, for short

9"Star Wars" droid, informally

14April Fools' Day sign

15Letters before a stage name

16In need of patching, perhaps

18Test the water?

19Spicy chip brand

24Colony member

25Persian, ___, Oriental, Navajo

27Golf item in a bag

28Motivational cheer

29Insignificant amount

31Saucer crew, in brief

34Part of a rock band?

36Japan's national sport

43"Ozark" actor Morales

44Like many drama school students

45Made an appearance

50Where you might drink from a junmai glass

52Mercury, but not Venus

53Flooring choice for a mudroom

54Believe (to be)

55Violin, ___, cello, ___

62"Need a hand?"

64Pay for play, perhaps

65March Madness placement

66Business card abbr.

67Strikebreaker

Down

36 clues

1Dental hygienist's target

2Grande of "Wicked"

3Twain, ___, Hamill, Wahlberg

6"Slow down there, big guy!"

7Metro, ___, Sports, Lifestyle

8Like e-statements and digital receipts

11Red velvet, ___, Black Forest, angel food

12"Ah, that's making sense to me now"

13Delicacy that's often slurped

25Cassette successors

26Pontiac in a ’60s song

32Head covering?

35Brings a fresh effort (to)

36Brief periods of time

37Insurance co. for military families

38Make a list of

39Cousins of grommets

41Foreshadowing

42Place for eggs

47Japanese belts

51Mail, as payment

55Canadian leaders, for short

56Mideast inits.

57Caustic cleaner

58Woman with a chronological name?

59Home of the Natl. Museum of Mathematics

60Stat that may be weighted

61Cry uncontrollably

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

39/186

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 4, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorWayne Bergman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split40 across · 36 down

Longest entries

55AViolin, ___, cello, ___15 ltrs 3DTwain, ___, Hamill, Wahlberg11 ltrs 11DRed velvet, ___, Black Forest, angel food11 ltrs 6D"Slow down there, big guy!"9 ltrs 7DMetro, ___, Sports, Lifestyle9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.