NYT Crossword March 15 2026 Answers (3/15/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for March 15 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword March 15, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword March 15, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 3/15/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Dwelling
6A One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum
12A Plagiarized
19A Notion that's difficult to dispel
21A Roll on, as time
22A One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded
23A Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy
24A Stockholder's portion
25A Handled vessel in a museum
26A 1977 Robin Cook medical thriller
27A Bon ___ ("Skinny Love" band)
28A Brand of canned beans
30A Greedy sort
31A Soon, to Shakespeare
33A Lying about
35A 2 tbsp., for acidity
38A Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins
39A ___ Jones, bobsledder and hurdler who has competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics
40A Mushroom prized by chefs
41A Psychologist Solomon
42A Lair
44A Do something perfectly
46A Easily duped
48A ___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature
50A Peepers keepers?
51A One clove, crushed
55A Chaucer collection
57A 5/8 or 2/14
59A One might be noble
60A "Foucault's Pendulum" author
61A Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life"
63A All-star pitcher Hershiser
65A Sch. whose team name is a poisonous nut
67A The Bard of ___
68A Thanksgiving is always on the fourth one in Nov.
69A Infamous warning for 126-Across … and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle?
73A Creature to take a gander at on Haleakala?
74A Lacking adornment
75A Digressive remark
76A Tabby talk
77A Rushes
79A ___ Lanka
80A "Daughter," in Hebrew
82A Harvest
84A Hole on a belt
86A Ground, black, to taste
88A Chop, mince, grate, etc.
90A Holiday harmonies
93A Cute, woolly farm animals
96A Period of glaciation
98A Title role for both Patti LuPone and Madonna
100A Uncle Remus title
102A Tree from which turpentine may be derived
104A Hullabaloo
106A Word before stick or after Scotland
107A One cup, seasoned and lightly toasted until crispy
109A "The kissing disease"
110A Some savanna groups
111A "___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery)
112A Got ready to drive?
113A Commoner
115A Human rights lawyer Clooney
117A Ones changing the narrative?
120A Chillaxing
122A Word on a protest sign
125A One, coddled or raw; add an extra for a richer flavor
126A This puzzle's subject, in two very different ways
127A Samurai sword
128A Kind of overload
129A Stile coins that have gone out of style
130A Contemptuously laughed at
1D Provided assistance
2D Spelling ___
3D Spicy, say
4D 3/4 teaspoon, Grey Poupon preferred
5D End-of-semester hurdle
6D Soupçon feature
7D 1/2 cup, slowly drizzled and whisked to form an emulsion
8D Area with pews
9D Certain silk spinner
10D Onetime org. for Jimmy Carter and J.F.K.
11D Bean counter's book
12D Its box is yellow and green, with many colors in between
13D ___ Empire
14D Rapscallion
15D Curmudgeon's exclamation
16D "Sully" or "Spartacus"
17D Add value to
18D Rejuvenate digitally
20D The first one was sent in 1971
29D A calf born with two heads, some say
31D Satisfied sigh
32D "Haven't a clue"
34D Gift recipient
35D "___ luck!"
36D Cups o' joe
37D The "U" of UX
40D George Eliot masterpiece … or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle
43D Eye drop?
45D "What am I, chopped ___?"
47D Swiatek who has won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon
49D Workers' rights org.
52D Army Corps of Engineers project
53D Pictures on a screen
54D Alternative to a cup
56D Scatters, as seeds
58D Start of a pirate-y pillaging song
59D Tour leader
61D Go halfsies, say
62D Flower with a cup-shaped bloom
64D Las Vegas football player
66D In stitches
67D 2 tbsp., for a briny flavor
68D Baking meas.
70D Make a fast not last?
71D Conical dwelling
72D Mlle. in Madrid
78D One of a hundred for Pooh and friends
80D Part of a Santa Claus costume
81D Adjustable feature of an office chair, maybe
83D "Pharsalia" and the "Aeneid"
85D Poseidon's domain
87D Entreaty
89D 1/2 cup, freshly grated
91D 1997 Jim Carrey comedy
92D Big step
94D Alternative to X
95D Kemo ___
97D Peanuts
99D Expensive Super Bowl features
100D One way to cross the Rubicon
101D Step down
103D Black out, in a way
105D "The Fountainhead" protagonist
107D Longtime Saints QB Drew ___
108D "Refreshing" web shortcut
113D Open before December 25?
114D Operate on with light
116D Olden honeyed drink
118D Expressions of appreciation, in texts
119D Tic-tac-toe win
121D "The ___ of Pooh"
123D Slyly disparaging
124D Bit

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