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NYT Crossword
Sunday, March 15, 2026

The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, March 15, 2026 features 144 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.2 letters. The longest answer is "BEWARETHEIDES".

Total Clues

144

Longest

BEWARETHEIDES

Avg Length

5.2

Shortest

PIG

Featured Clue

"Infamous warning for 126-Across ... and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle?"

13 Letters

BEWARETHEIDES

ALLComplete Solution List

One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum

Notion that's difficult to dispel

Roll on, as time

<i>One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded</i>

Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy

Stockholder's portion

Handled vessel in a museum

1977 Robin Cook medical thriller

Bon ___ ("Skinny Love" band)

Brand of canned beans

Soon, to Shakespeare

<i>2 tbsp., for acidity</i>

Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins

___ Jones, bobsledder and hurdler who has competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics

Mushroom prized by chefs

Psychologist Solomon

Do something perfectly

___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature

Peepers keepers?

<i>One clove, crushed</i>

Chaucer collection

One might be noble

Foucault's Pendulum author

Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life"

All-star pitcher Hershiser

Sch. whose team name is a poisonous nut

Thanksgiving is always on the fourth one in Nov.

Infamous warning for 126-Across ... and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle?

13BEWARETHEIDES

Creature to take a gander at on Haleakala?

Lacking adornment

Digressive remark

"Daughter," in Hebrew

<i>Ground, black, to taste</i>

Chop, mince, grate, etc.

Holiday harmonies

Cute, woolly farm animals

Period of glaciation

Title role for both Patti LuPone and Madonna

Uncle Remus title

Tree from which turpentine may be derived

Word before stick or after Scotland

<i>One cup, seasoned and lightly toasted until crispy</i>

The kissing disease

Some savanna groups

"___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery)

Got ready to drive

Human rights lawyer Clooney

Ones changing the narrative?

Word on a protest sign

<i>One, coddled or raw; add an extra for a richer flavor</i>

This puzzle's subject, in two very different ways

Kind of overload

Stile coins that have gone out of style

Contemptuously laughed at

Provided assistance

<i>3/4 teaspoon, Grey Poupon preferred</i>

End-of-semester hurdle

Soupçon feature

<i>1/2 cup, slowly drizzled and whisked to form an emulsion</i>

Certain silk spinner

Onetime org. for Jimmy Carter and J.F.K.

Bean counter's book

Its box is yellow and green, with many colors in between

Curmudgeon's exclamation

"Sully" or "Spartacus"

Rejuvenate digitally

The first one was sent in 1971

A calf born with two heads, some say

George Eliot masterpiece ... or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle

What am I, chopped ___?

Swiatek who has won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon

Workers' rights org.

Army Corps of Engineers project

Pictures on a screen

Alternative to a cup

Scatters, as seeds

Start of a pirate-y pillaging song

Go halfsies, say

Flower with a cup-shaped bloom

Las Vegas football player

<i>2 tbsp., for a briny flavor</i>

Make a fast not last?

Conical dwelling

Mlle., in Madrid

One of a hundred for Pooh and friends

Part of a Santa Claus costume

Adjustable feature of an office chair, maybe

"Pharsalia" and the "Aeneid"

Poseidon's domain

<i>1/2 cup, freshly grated</i>

1997 Jim Carrey comedy

Alternative to X

Expensive Super Bowl features

One way to cross the Rubicon

Black out, in a way

The Fountainhead protagonist

Longtime Saints QB Drew ___

"Refreshing" web shortcut

Open before December 25?

Operate on with light

Olden honeyed drink

Expressions of appreciation, in texts

Tic-tac-toe win

The ____ of Pooh

Slyly disparaging

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