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NYT Crossword
Sunday, March 1, 2026

The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, March 1, 2026 features 142 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.2 letters. The longest answer is "CAPTAINPHILLIPS".

Total Clues

142

Longest

CAPTAINPHILLIPS

Avg Length

5.2

Shortest

ARK

Featured Clue

"2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates"

15 Letters

CAPTAINPHILLIPS

ALLComplete Solution List

Supply for Hershey

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

Move awkwardly (up)

Sources of fur in some luxury clothing

The Sopranos airer

Carpool home from the bar, say

Eldest of a trio of musical brothers

Bush family member

Sorry to say ...

Is in Montreal?

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

Prefix meaning "everything"

Job for a detective

Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom

Valley of the Kings viper

2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates

15CAPTAINPHILLIPS

Halloween-themed event

Imaging procedures that measure metabolism

Philippine seaport with a repetitive name

Staying power, informally

Large mall space

Typical marketing expense

Rn : radon :: Sn : ___

Radar abnormalities

Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville

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

13SLIPPERYSLOPE

Hall's musical partner

Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound

15BRITISHSHILLING

Composer Zimmer

Popular surfing destination?

It might be at the end of the road

Very quickly pop in and out?

Member of la familia

Symbol of wisdom

What might support an arm

Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name

Groups of whales

Lavish care (on)

Eerie and then some.

Cool, old-style

Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe

Polynesian party

Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"

Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives

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

Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science

Bulb type, for short

Staticky laundry phenomenon

Bovine found in high-altitude regions

Drums up interest in

Includes in a chain, in a way

Give me a break!

Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call

Taiwan-based computer company

Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base

Source of caffeine

It's all there in black and white

British bathroom

Hanukkah candle holder

Micro or macro class

Stranger, informally

Music that's a little offbeat?

Common accompaniment for butter chicken

___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)

Constellation shaped like a harp

Sanskrit word for "sitting posture"

TV giant with a Deportes channel

Curve together, as one's hands

They might be head-scratching

Commuter travel method

Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf

Season in December

Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle

Pool implements

Fat-removing procedures, in brief

Kiln on a hops farm

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

Day before a big day

Year, in Portugal

Mayday! Mayday!

What's stored in the cloud

Issue for a dehydrated muscle

Expressions of shame

"Fernando" group, 1976

Dark half of a famous duality

GPS guesses, for short

Begin, with "off"

Selection at a paint store, perhaps

Completely rid (of)

In the middle of a tussle

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

Sturdy boot feature

The sky is its limit

GoPro, e.g., informally

Slowly appears on scene

Exile locale for Napoleon

Sources of distress

To a greater degree

Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly

Metal-shaping tool

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

Division of Warner Bros. Discovery

Operate, as a bar

Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl

QB's stat: Abbr.

Tiny projectile in a food fight

Texter's "Not sure"

Book divisions: Abbr.

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