NYT Crossword Answers - Mar 2

Rainbow Connection

By Adam Wagner

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  1. 1TownBUG
  2. 4"___ funny ..." (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov)THATS
  3. 9"Don't take offense," nowadaysNOSHADE
  4. 16N.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was inventedSHO
  5. 19Mid-voyageASA
  6. 20Members of a tough crowd, perhapsBOOERS
  7. 21Some painkillersOPIATES
  8. 22Neighbor of PakistanIAN
  9. 23Go-ahead responsesNOS
  10. 24The humanities, traditionallyARTSANDLETTERS
  11. 26Move gingerlyESE
  12. 27H.S. exams taken for college creditAPS
  13. 28Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puckTIPIN
  14. 29Follower of Robespierre, in 18th-century FranceJACOBIN
  15. 30Winged pestGAT
  16. 31What a daredevil might go withoutNET
  17. 32Binary pronoun optionsHEORSHE
  18. 34Photographer GoldinNAN
  19. 35Expecting, informallyPREGO
  20. 37One of two, in this clueANAPEST
  21. 39MafiosiMADEMEN
  22. 42Armada vesselGALLON
  23. 43SmidgenTAD
  24. 44One tapped by leadership?SIR
  25. 45TemperMOOD
  26. 46Bit of smack talkDIS
  27. 47Sacred bird of Egyptian mythologyIBIS
  28. 49Go in circlesGRATE
  29. 51Taiwan-based tech giantASUS
  30. 52Formicary residentsANTS
  31. 54Part of an underground networkROOT
  32. 55Maritime hazardREF
  33. 56It's simultaneously attractive and repulsiveMANET
  34. 58Malty craft beerRYEIPA
  35. 60PersonalOWN
  36. 61Mont Blanc, par exempleAPE
  37. 62Like much limestoneGAY
  38. 63Gender abbr.FEM
  39. 64Mama's mamaNANA
  40. 66Warning letters before a linkNSFW
  41. 68Narrative arcPOT
  42. 69Athletic competitionsMETS
  43. 70Band whose name is a rhyme schemeABA
  44. 71Vaping implementECIG
  45. 72Oscar-winning MichelleYEOH
  46. 73Modest bouquetPSY
  47. 74On the safe side, nauticallyALE
  48. 75Derby entryCOT
  49. 76Comedian PhilipsEMO
  50. 77Pompous "I"ROYALE
  51. 79Makes mincemeat ofGRIDS
  52. 81VerifiableTRE
  53. 82Actor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" moviesSTAN
  54. 83Capital of East TimorDILI
  55. 84Hurt badlyMAIM
  56. 85Packaging cordsTWINS
  57. 87SlipperyEELY
  58. 88Sloth, e.g.SIN
  59. 89All-encompassing prefixOMNI
  60. 90Goddess of the dawnEOS
  61. 91Site-seeing need?URL
  62. 92___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict)TAPING
  63. 95Something to chew onTEETHER
  64. 97Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speakCANTEEN
  65. 101ShowyORATE
  66. 102Big name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in itPOM
  67. 103What "E" on a gauge meansADDFUEL
  68. 105iPhone speaker?SRI
  69. 106Spinoff of a popular lecture seriesTEX
  70. 107Beers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina"CORONAS
  71. 110Prop ___PLANE
  72. 111Actress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers"CON
  73. 112FightingATT
  74. 113Tidy way to color ... and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle?INSIDETHELINES
  75. 115Word on a shoppe signODE
  76. 116Nike's swoosh or McDonald's golden archesLOO
  77. 117Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table"DESSERT
  78. 118Filmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music videoLANDIS
  79. 119EqualPER
  80. 120Not quite yetSON
  81. 121Big name in Western wearSTETSON
  82. 122"Good grief!"MYGOD
  83. 123Some flight tracker data, for shortEDS

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  1. 1Word after second or before splitBANANA
  2. 2Hard court tournamentUSOPEN
  3. 3What might fill you up after you fill upGASSTATIONFOOD
  4. 4Parliamentary conservativesTORIES
  5. 5Cuisine style that's kept simmering at the tableHOTPOT
  6. 6Pantheon of Norse godsAESIR
  7. 7SendTRANSMIT
  8. 8W-9 nine: Abbr.SSN
  9. 9Shortened name on a Pelicans jerseyNOLA
  10. 10Well-connected grp.?OPEC
  11. 11Take a breatherSITONEOUT
  12. 12Milliners' decorationsHATBANDS
  13. 13Stayed home for dinnerATEIN
  14. 14"Nebraska" actor BruceDERN
  15. 15Shape of the border between yin and yangESS
  16. 16Longtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered"SIEGEL
  17. 17TriesHASAGO
  18. 18Approximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffeONETON
  19. 20Came clean?BATHED
  20. 25Set new records, say, informallyDJED
  21. 33___ pants (loose-fitting garb)HAREM
  22. 35American patriot ThomasPAINE
  23. 36Author of the "Goosebumps" seriesRLSTINE
  24. 38Gone byPAST
  25. 40Came (from)EMANATED
  26. 41Walks leisurelyMOSEYS
  27. 42Sydneysider's salutationGDAYMATES
  28. 44Two-point play in American footballSAFETY
  29. 47"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick DouglassIRONY
  30. 48Super Mario character also known as King KoopaBOWSER
  31. 49___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable)GRAPPLING
  32. 50StillnessREPOSE
  33. 53Star witness?SPACETELESCOPE
  34. 5716 years, for Little League BaseballAGELIMIT
  35. 58Risen from the ashesREBORN
  36. 59Sloth, e.g.ANIMAL
  37. 63Lead-in to a stark realityFACTIS
  38. 65Extreme painAGONY
  39. 67Line of questioning?WHYISIT
  40. 69SaltwaterMARINE
  41. 78Letter-shaped dress styleALINE
  42. 79Single-player and multiplayer, for twoGAMEMODES
  43. 80Knight's needSTEED
  44. 82Rockefeller Plaza muralistSERT
  45. 84DriverMOTORIST
  46. 86Puns and anagrams, e.g.WORDPLAY
  47. 91Except ifUNLESS
  48. 92Comes toTOTALS
  49. 93Retort that sounds like a "Star Wars" characterARETOO
  50. 94"Twister" star BillPAXTON
  51. 96Encryption code, in computer science lingoHASH
  52. 97Spanish "when"CUANDO
  53. 98Virgil epicAENEID
  54. 99Worn downERODED
  55. 100Some Bay Area athletes, familiarlyNINERS
  56. 102FollowingPOSSE
  57. 104Fun romanceFLING
  58. 107Apt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e"CNET
  59. 108Emperor with a statue outside the ColosseumNERO
  60. 109Memo headerATTN
  61. 113Points the finger atIDS
  62. 114Popular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blightELM

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Town — Answer: BUG
  2. 4. "___ funny ..." (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov) — Answer: THATS
  3. 9. "Don't take offense," nowadays — Answer: NOSHADE
  4. 16. N.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was invented — Answer: SHO
  5. 19. Mid-voyage — Answer: ASA
  6. 20. Members of a tough crowd, perhaps — Answer: BOOERS
  7. 21. Some painkillers — Answer: OPIATES
  8. 22. Neighbor of Pakistan — Answer: IAN
  9. 23. Go-ahead responses — Answer: NOS
  10. 24. The humanities, traditionally — Answer: ARTSANDLETTERS
  11. 26. Move gingerly — Answer: ESE
  12. 27. H.S. exams taken for college credit — Answer: APS
  13. 28. Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puck — Answer: TIPIN
  14. 29. Follower of Robespierre, in 18th-century France — Answer: JACOBIN
  15. 30. Winged pest — Answer: GAT
  16. 31. What a daredevil might go without — Answer: NET
  17. 32. Binary pronoun options — Answer: HEORSHE
  18. 34. Photographer Goldin — Answer: NAN
  19. 35. Expecting, informally — Answer: PREGO
  20. 37. One of two, in this clue — Answer: ANAPEST
  21. 39. Mafiosi — Answer: MADEMEN
  22. 42. Armada vessel — Answer: GALLON
  23. 43. Smidgen — Answer: TAD. Hint: A tiny amount, just enough to barely notice. 🤏
  24. 44. One tapped by leadership? — Answer: SIR
  25. 45. Temper — Answer: MOOD
  26. 46. Bit of smack talk — Answer: DIS
  27. 47. Sacred bird of Egyptian mythology — Answer: IBIS
  28. 49. Go in circles — Answer: GRATE
  29. 51. Taiwan-based tech giant — Answer: ASUS
  30. 52. Formicary residents — Answer: ANTS
  31. 54. Part of an underground network — Answer: ROOT
  32. 55. Maritime hazard — Answer: REF
  33. 56. It's simultaneously attractive and repulsive — Answer: MANET
  34. 58. Malty craft beer — Answer: RYEIPA
  35. 60. Personal — Answer: OWN
  36. 61. Mont Blanc, par exemple — Answer: APE
  37. 62. Like much limestone — Answer: GAY
  38. 63. Gender abbr. — Answer: FEM
  39. 64. Mama's mama — Answer: NANA
  40. 66. Warning letters before a link — Answer: NSFW
  41. 68. Narrative arc — Answer: POT
  42. 69. Athletic competitions — Answer: METS
  43. 70. Band whose name is a rhyme scheme — Answer: ABA
  44. 71. Vaping implement — Answer: ECIG
  45. 72. Oscar-winning Michelle — Answer: YEOH
  46. 73. Modest bouquet — Answer: PSY
  47. 74. On the safe side, nautically — Answer: ALE
  48. 75. Derby entry — Answer: COT
  49. 76. Comedian Philips — Answer: EMO
  50. 77. Pompous "I" — Answer: ROYALE
  51. 79. Makes mincemeat of — Answer: GRIDS
  52. 81. Verifiable — Answer: TRE
  53. 82. Actor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" movies — Answer: STAN
  54. 83. Capital of East Timor — Answer: DILI
  55. 84. Hurt badly — Answer: MAIM
  56. 85. Packaging cords — Answer: TWINS
  57. 87. Slippery — Answer: EELY
  58. 88. Sloth, e.g. — Answer: SIN
  59. 89. All-encompassing prefix — Answer: OMNI
  60. 90. Goddess of the dawn — Answer: EOS
  61. 91. Site-seeing need? — Answer: URL
  62. 92. ___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict) — Answer: TAPING
  63. 95. Something to chew on — Answer: TEETHER
  64. 97. Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak — Answer: CANTEEN
  65. 101. Showy — Answer: ORATE
  66. 102. Big name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in it — Answer: POM
  67. 103. What "E" on a gauge means — Answer: ADDFUEL
  68. 105. iPhone speaker? — Answer: SRI
  69. 106. Spinoff of a popular lecture series — Answer: TEX
  70. 107. Beers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina" — Answer: CORONAS
  71. 110. Prop ___ — Answer: PLANE
  72. 111. Actress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers" — Answer: CON
  73. 112. Fighting — Answer: ATT
  74. 113. Tidy way to color ... and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle? — Answer: INSIDETHELINES
  75. 115. Word on a shoppe sign — Answer: ODE
  76. 116. Nike's swoosh or McDonald's golden arches — Answer: LOO
  77. 117. Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table" — Answer: DESSERT
  78. 118. Filmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music video — Answer: LANDIS
  79. 119. Equal — Answer: PER
  80. 120. Not quite yet — Answer: SON
  81. 121. Big name in Western wear — Answer: STETSON
  82. 122. "Good grief!" — Answer: MYGOD
  83. 123. Some flight tracker data, for short — Answer: EDS

Down

  1. 1. Word after second or before split — Answer: BANANA
  2. 2. Hard court tournament — Answer: USOPEN
  3. 3. What might fill you up after you fill up — Answer: GASSTATIONFOOD
  4. 4. Parliamentary conservatives — Answer: TORIES
  5. 5. Cuisine style that's kept simmering at the table — Answer: HOTPOT
  6. 6. Pantheon of Norse gods — Answer: AESIR
  7. 7. Send — Answer: TRANSMIT
  8. 8. W-9 nine: Abbr. — Answer: SSN
  9. 9. Shortened name on a Pelicans jersey — Answer: NOLA
  10. 10. Well-connected grp.? — Answer: OPEC
  11. 11. Take a breather — Answer: SITONEOUT
  12. 12. Milliners' decorations — Answer: HATBANDS
  13. 13. Stayed home for dinner — Answer: ATEIN
  14. 14. "Nebraska" actor Bruce — Answer: DERN
  15. 15. Shape of the border between yin and yang — Answer: ESS
  16. 16. Longtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered" — Answer: SIEGEL
  17. 17. Tries — Answer: HASAGO
  18. 18. Approximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffe — Answer: ONETON
  19. 20. Came clean? — Answer: BATHED
  20. 25. Set new records, say, informally — Answer: DJED
  21. 33. ___ pants (loose-fitting garb) — Answer: HAREM
  22. 35. American patriot Thomas — Answer: PAINE
  23. 36. Author of the "Goosebumps" series — Answer: RLSTINE
  24. 38. Gone by — Answer: PAST
  25. 40. Came (from) — Answer: EMANATED
  26. 41. Walks leisurely — Answer: MOSEYS
  27. 42. Sydneysider's salutation — Answer: GDAYMATES
  28. 44. Two-point play in American football — Answer: SAFETY
  29. 47. "At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass — Answer: IRONY
  30. 48. Super Mario character also known as King Koopa — Answer: BOWSER
  31. 49. ___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable) — Answer: GRAPPLING
  32. 50. Stillness — Answer: REPOSE
  33. 53. Star witness? — Answer: SPACETELESCOPE
  34. 57. 16 years, for Little League Baseball — Answer: AGELIMIT
  35. 58. Risen from the ashes — Answer: REBORN
  36. 59. Sloth, e.g. — Answer: ANIMAL
  37. 63. Lead-in to a stark reality — Answer: FACTIS
  38. 65. Extreme pain — Answer: AGONY
  39. 67. Line of questioning? — Answer: WHYISIT
  40. 69. Saltwater — Answer: MARINE
  41. 78. Letter-shaped dress style — Answer: ALINE
  42. 79. Single-player and multiplayer, for two — Answer: GAMEMODES
  43. 80. Knight's need — Answer: STEED
  44. 82. Rockefeller Plaza muralist — Answer: SERT
  45. 84. Driver — Answer: MOTORIST
  46. 86. Puns and anagrams, e.g. — Answer: WORDPLAY
  47. 91. Except if — Answer: UNLESS
  48. 92. Comes to — Answer: TOTALS
  49. 93. Retort that sounds like a "Star Wars" character — Answer: ARETOO
  50. 94. "Twister" star Bill — Answer: PAXTON
  51. 96. Encryption code, in computer science lingo — Answer: HASH
  52. 97. Spanish "when" — Answer: CUANDO
  53. 98. Virgil epic — Answer: AENEID
  54. 99. Worn down — Answer: ERODED
  55. 100. Some Bay Area athletes, familiarly — Answer: NINERS
  56. 102. Following — Answer: POSSE
  57. 104. Fun romance — Answer: FLING
  58. 107. Apt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e" — Answer: CNET
  59. 108. Emperor with a statue outside the Colosseum — Answer: NERO
  60. 109. Memo header — Answer: ATTN. Hint: This abbreviation is often used to grab someone's focus in a note or message! 📝
  61. 113. Points the finger at — Answer: IDS
  62. 114. Popular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blight — Answer: ELM

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1TownBUG
4"___ funny ..." (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov)THATS
9"Don't take offense," nowadaysNOSHADE
16N.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was inventedSHO
19Mid-voyageASA
20Members of a tough crowd, perhapsBOOERS
21Some painkillersOPIATES
22Neighbor of PakistanIAN
23Go-ahead responsesNOS
24The humanities, traditionallyARTSANDLETTERS
26Move gingerlyESE
27H.S. exams taken for college creditAPS
28Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puckTIPIN
29Follower of Robespierre, in 18th-century FranceJACOBIN
30Winged pestGAT
31What a daredevil might go withoutNET
32Binary pronoun optionsHEORSHE
34Photographer GoldinNAN
35Expecting, informallyPREGO
37One of two, in this clueANAPEST
39MafiosiMADEMEN
42Armada vesselGALLON
43SmidgenTAD
44One tapped by leadership?SIR
45TemperMOOD
46Bit of smack talkDIS
47Sacred bird of Egyptian mythologyIBIS
49Go in circlesGRATE
51Taiwan-based tech giantASUS
52Formicary residentsANTS
54Part of an underground networkROOT
55Maritime hazardREF
56It's simultaneously attractive and repulsiveMANET
58Malty craft beerRYEIPA
60PersonalOWN
61Mont Blanc, par exempleAPE
62Like much limestoneGAY
63Gender abbr.FEM
64Mama's mamaNANA
66Warning letters before a linkNSFW
68Narrative arcPOT
69Athletic competitionsMETS
70Band whose name is a rhyme schemeABA
71Vaping implementECIG
72Oscar-winning MichelleYEOH
73Modest bouquetPSY
74On the safe side, nauticallyALE
75Derby entryCOT
76Comedian PhilipsEMO
77Pompous "I"ROYALE
79Makes mincemeat ofGRIDS
81VerifiableTRE
82Actor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" moviesSTAN
83Capital of East TimorDILI
84Hurt badlyMAIM
85Packaging cordsTWINS
87SlipperyEELY
88Sloth, e.g.SIN
89All-encompassing prefixOMNI
90Goddess of the dawnEOS
91Site-seeing need?URL
92___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict)TAPING
95Something to chew onTEETHER
97Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speakCANTEEN
101ShowyORATE
102Big name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in itPOM
103What "E" on a gauge meansADDFUEL
105iPhone speaker?SRI
106Spinoff of a popular lecture seriesTEX
107Beers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina"CORONAS
110Prop ___PLANE
111Actress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers"CON
112FightingATT
113Tidy way to color ... and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle?INSIDETHELINES
115Word on a shoppe signODE
116Nike's swoosh or McDonald's golden archesLOO
117Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table"DESSERT
118Filmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music videoLANDIS
119EqualPER
120Not quite yetSON
121Big name in Western wearSTETSON
122"Good grief!"MYGOD
123Some flight tracker data, for shortEDS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Word after second or before splitBANANA
2Hard court tournamentUSOPEN
3What might fill you up after you fill upGASSTATIONFOOD
4Parliamentary conservativesTORIES
5Cuisine style that's kept simmering at the tableHOTPOT
6Pantheon of Norse godsAESIR
7SendTRANSMIT
8W-9 nine: Abbr.SSN
9Shortened name on a Pelicans jerseyNOLA
10Well-connected grp.?OPEC
11Take a breatherSITONEOUT
12Milliners' decorationsHATBANDS
13Stayed home for dinnerATEIN
14"Nebraska" actor BruceDERN
15Shape of the border between yin and yangESS
16Longtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered"SIEGEL
17TriesHASAGO
18Approximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffeONETON
20Came clean?BATHED
25Set new records, say, informallyDJED
33___ pants (loose-fitting garb)HAREM
35American patriot ThomasPAINE
36Author of the "Goosebumps" seriesRLSTINE
38Gone byPAST
40Came (from)EMANATED
41Walks leisurelyMOSEYS
42Sydneysider's salutationGDAYMATES
44Two-point play in American footballSAFETY
47"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick DouglassIRONY
48Super Mario character also known as King KoopaBOWSER
49___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable)GRAPPLING
50StillnessREPOSE
53Star witness?SPACETELESCOPE
5716 years, for Little League BaseballAGELIMIT
58Risen from the ashesREBORN
59Sloth, e.g.ANIMAL
63Lead-in to a stark realityFACTIS
65Extreme painAGONY
67Line of questioning?WHYISIT
69SaltwaterMARINE
78Letter-shaped dress styleALINE
79Single-player and multiplayer, for twoGAMEMODES
80Knight's needSTEED
82Rockefeller Plaza muralistSERT
84DriverMOTORIST
86Puns and anagrams, e.g.WORDPLAY
91Except ifUNLESS
92Comes toTOTALS
93Retort that sounds like a "Star Wars" characterARETOO
94"Twister" star BillPAXTON
96Encryption code, in computer science lingoHASH
97Spanish "when"CUANDO
98Virgil epicAENEID
99Worn downERODED
100Some Bay Area athletes, familiarlyNINERS
102FollowingPOSSE
104Fun romanceFLING
107Apt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e"CNET
108Emperor with a statue outside the ColosseumNERO
109Memo headerATTN
113Points the finger atIDS
114Popular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blightELM

Hints for the March 2 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The March 2 puzzle fell on a Sunday, and with the New York Times crossword that matters: the grid gets harder as the week goes on, from an easy Monday to a fiendish Saturday, with a large themed puzzle on Sunday. So a Sunday grid tells you how much misdirection to expect — and if a clue that day seemed to make no sense, the weekday is usually the reason. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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What were the NYT Crossword answers on March 2, 2025?

Every answer for the Sunday, March 2, 2025 NYT Crossword is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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