NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 5

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1EGOT-winning actress Moreno
  2. 5One of 120 found in Super Mario 64 ... even though the game could be completed without obtaining a single one
  3. 9Pigged out (on), as in food slang
  4. 10Possess
  5. 11Oversaw, as a Discord server
  6. 13Getting on in years
  7. 14101 course
  8. 15Sing from the mountaintops
  9. 17Synagogue leader
  10. 19Flightless Australian bird
  11. 22They're often found in parentheses in phone numbers
  12. 24Sir's counterpart
  13. 25Took the subway
  14. 26Undergarment with an underwire
  15. 27Helpful social connections

Down

  1. 1Cowboys QB-turned-broadcaster Tony
  2. 2Fan favorite
  3. 3Popular stuffed animal
  4. 4Citrus drink suffix
  5. 5Comedian Gillis
  6. 6Was a snitch for
  7. 7State as fact
  8. 8Second chance
  9. 12Totes absurd
  10. 16"Becoming" memoirist Michelle, 2018
  11. 17Hit head-on
  12. 18United ___ Emirates
  13. 20Pharma products
  14. 21Put to work
  15. 23"Either you do it, ___ will!"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. EGOT-winning actress Moreno — Answer: RITA
  2. 5. One of 120 found in Super Mario 64 ... even though the game could be completed without obtaining a single one — Answer: STAR
  3. 9. Pigged out (on), as in food slang — Answer: ODED
  4. 10. Possess — Answer: HAVE
  5. 11. Oversaw, as a Discord server — Answer: MODERATED
  6. 13. Getting on in years — Answer: OLD
  7. 14. 101 course — Answer: INTRO
  8. 15. Sing from the mountaintops — Answer: YODEL
  9. 17. Synagogue leader — Answer: RABBI
  10. 19. Flightless Australian bird — Answer: EMU
  11. 22. They're often found in parentheses in phone numbers — Answer: AREACODES
  12. 24. Sir's counterpart — Answer: MAAM
  13. 25. Took the subway — Answer: RODE
  14. 26. Undergarment with an underwire — Answer: BRA
  15. 27. Helpful social connections — Answer: INS

Down

  1. 1. Cowboys QB-turned-broadcaster Tony — Answer: ROMO
  2. 2. Fan favorite — Answer: IDOL
  3. 3. Popular stuffed animal — Answer: TEDDYBEAR
  4. 4. Citrus drink suffix — Answer: ADE
  5. 5. Comedian Gillis — Answer: SHANE
  6. 6. Was a snitch for — Answer: TATTLEDON
  7. 7. State as fact — Answer: AVER
  8. 8. Second chance — Answer: REDO
  9. 12. Totes absurd — Answer: RIDIC
  10. 16. "Becoming" memoirist Michelle, 2018 — Answer: OBAMA
  11. 17. Hit head-on — Answer: RAM
  12. 18. United ___ Emirates — Answer: ARAB
  13. 20. Pharma products — Answer: MEDS
  14. 21. Put to work — Answer: USE
  15. 23. "Either you do it, ___ will!" — Answer: ORI

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, March 5, 2026 — every solution for that day's mid-size puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on March 5?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Midi Crossword answers page.

NYT Midi Crossword answers for March 5, 2026

The full solution for the March 5 NYT Midi is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Thursday, March 5.

Hints for the March 5 puzzle

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