Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 features 79 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "FIRSTTHINGSFIRST".
Total Clues
79
Longest
FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
ELM
Featured Clue
""Before we discuss other matters ..." or a hint to the starts of 18-, 26-, 47- and 60-Across"
16 Letters
FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
ALLComplete Solution List
Garam ___ (South Asian spice blend)
6MASALA
Historic tree in Boston Common
3ELM
Stinging, as an odor
5ACRID
Notices
6ESPIES
Not worth a ___
3SOU
He-Man's superheroine twin sister
5SHERA
Intentionally cause drama
10STIRTHEPOT
Classical Indian stringed instrument
5SITAR
Painting and sculpture
4ARTS
Actor McKellen who played Magneto
3IAN
"Don't you agree with me?," informally
7AMIRITE
"Come to our rescue!"
3SOS
Learn all the latest info
12GETUPTOSPEED
Image problem?
4BLUR
Say it ___ so!
4AINT
Is awesome, in slang
5SLAPS
Online connection
4LINK
Tie-dyed bit of attire, often
3TEE
"Before we discuss other matters ..." or a hint to the starts of 18-, 26-, 47- and 60-Across
16FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
Word after photo or covert
3OPS
Regrets
4RUES
Defeats going away
5ROUTS
Cheeky attitude
4SASS
Southern cornbread
4PONE
Promgoers' luxurious rides
12STRETCHLIMOS
Kind of oil extracted from hemp, for short
3CBD
"They already left"
7TOOLATE
Scorching
3HOT
Black bits in cookies and cream
4OREO
Beneath
5UNDER
Present for an expectant mom or bride-to-be
10SHOWERGIFT
Brother's daughter
5NIECE
Caller of balls and strikes
3UMP
Person with mainstream likes, pejoratively
6NORMIE
Residents of Edinburgh and Glasgow
5SCOTS
The Tell-Tale Heart author
3POE
Sounds from baby robins
6TWEETS
Flat-topped hills
5MESAS
Houston ballplayer
5ASTRO
Raps freestyle, in slang
9SPITSBARS
Broadcasts
4AIRS
Allow to
3LET
Less rosy-cheeked
6ASHIER
Channel for collegiate sports fans
5ESPNU
Where to go in the U.K.?
3LOO
Changing genetically
8MUTATING
Basketball datum
6ASSIST
Cricket's call
5CHIRP
Knot again!
5RETIE
Absolutely steaming
5IRATE
Showed some courage
5DARED
Have a meal
3EAT
Abbey residents
5MONKS
Sudden burst of wind
4GUST
Advil targets
5PAINS
Vinyl records, familiarly
3LPS
Where to catch a Bay Area flight
3SFO
Stiff upper ___
3LIP
Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music"
5LIESL
Genre for wannabe sleuths
9TRUECRIME
Winter setting in D.C.
3EST
Sci-fi space travelers
3ETS
Plot of land
5TRACT
Keeps from being publicly known
8HUSHESUP
Some natural hairstyles, informally
4FROS
+ or - particle
3ION
Looks slack-jawed (at)
6STARES
Like a cocktail with an extra shot
6POTENT
Leaves shocked
5STUNS
What accompanies gin and a lime wedge
5TONIC
Event with cowboys and clowns
5RODEO
Vote into office
5ELECT
With any luck!
5IHOPE
Cut the grass
3MOW
Prove appropriate for
5BEFIT
Lavishes love (on)
5DOTES
Shrek, e.g.
4OGRE
Type of medical network, for short
3HMO
Part of a seat assignment
3ROW