Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Monday, March 9, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Monday, March 9, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "FIELDHOCKEY".
Total Clues
74
Longest
FIELDHOCKEY
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
AWW
Featured Clue
"*Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)"
11 Letters
FIELDHOCKEY
ALLComplete Solution List
Constellation word before Major or Minor
4URSA
Something to blow off or let off
5STEAM
So-o-o cute!
3AWW
Western defense grp.
4NATO
I __ been a contender!
6COULDA
Lead-in to natal or nuptial
3PRE
*Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)
11FIELDHOCKEY
Gentle touch
3PAT
Letters for a mind reader
3ESP
Grunt from a pigpen
4OINK
Athlete's representative
5AGENT
Take weapons away from
6DISARM
*Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)
8STONEAGE
More in-your-business
6NOSIER
Encourages to buy a more expensive model, say
7UPSELLS
Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___"
3NOT
Monster of folk tales
4OGRE
Goal for collectors
3SET
*Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)
9FOSTERDOG
Oscars airer
3ABC
Pencils down!
4TIME
Double-decker, e.g.
3BUS
Strings along
7LEADSON
Some steaks
6TBONES
*Popular fruit dessert (2001)
8BERRYPIE
Rebel as a group
6RISEUP
Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip"
5EFREM
Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)"
4XMAS
Network for "The Wire" and "Euphoria"
3HBO
Birthplace of the bossa nova, informally
3RIO
Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues
11BESTACTRESS
Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic name
3TET
Baltimore baseball pro
6ORIOLE
Colorful body part ... or a colorful flower
4IRIS
"___ gratia artis" (classic MGM motto)
3ARS
Chicken noodle scoop
5LADLE
Heredity unit
4GENE
Like expired parking meters
5UNFED
___ bran
6RAISIN
Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol Brady
7STEPSON
Internet pioneer
3AOL
Coming ___ to a theater near you
4SOON
Partner of nips
5TUCKS
Relative of a reindeer
3ELK
Suffix with lemon or orange
3ADE
Ancient Central American pyramid builders
6MAYANS
They go to a higher court
7APPEALS
Round up, as cattle
7WRANGLE
Receiving the most rain
7WETTEST
Grandfather clock sound
5CHIME
Piquant triangular chip
6DORITO
Gosh!
3GEE
Starting on
4ASOF
Small castle tower
6TURRET
Guest opinion column
4OPED
Corkscrew-shaped pasta
6ROTINI
Opal or ruby
3GEM
Enough already!
4STOP
Double-reed woodwind player
6OBOIST
Biceps, boastfully
4GUNS
Canadian province north of Montana
7ALBERTA
More brawny
7BEEFIER
Bugs Bunny's supply
7CARROTS
Now, you listen to me . . .
7SEEHERE
Beats by __ (headphone brand)
3DRE
Word with sex or status
6SYMBOL
Support for a knee or a neck
5BRACE
Enters a game at the half, say
6SUBSIN
Praise enthusiastically
5EXTOL
Group assisting a sheriff
5POSSE
Like a bull or buck
4MALE
Memorable period
3ERA
Caesar of old comedy
3SID
18-wheeler
3RIG