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Crossword Answer — March 01, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, March 01, 2026

By Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic

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Across

  1. 1Supply for Hershey
  2. 6State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr.
  3. 9Move awkwardly (up)
  4. 16Sources of fur in some luxury clothing
  5. 17"The Sopranos" airer
  6. 18Carpool home from the bar, say
  7. 20Piece of junk?
  8. 22Eldest of a trio of musical brothers
  9. 24Bush family member
  10. 25"Sorry to say ..."
  11. 27No-goodniks
  12. 29Is in Montreal?
  13. 30Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically
  14. 33Prophet
  15. 35Prefix meaning everything
  16. 36Job for a detective
  17. 37Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom
  18. 39Wolf (down)
  19. 42Valley of the Kings viper
  20. 43Employ
  21. 442013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates
  22. 46Halloween-themed event
  23. 48Imaging procedures that measure metabolism
  24. 51Tri-, tripled
  25. 53Philippine seaport with a repetitive name
  26. 56Cougar
  27. 57Staying power, informally
  28. 59Large mall space
  29. 61Typical marketing expense
  30. 63Hold on to
  31. 64Rn : radon :: Sn : ___
  32. 65Radar abnormalities
  33. 66Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville
  34. 67Certain fallacy ... or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid
  35. 71Bed on a base
  36. 72Spawn
  37. 74Crestfallen
  38. 75Air Max maker
  39. 76Hall's musical partner
  40. 78Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound
  41. 80Composer Zimmer
  42. 81Godly-minded
  43. 82Connect
  44. 83Popular surfing destination
  45. 85It might be at the end of the road
  46. 89Request from
  47. 91Very quickly pop in and out?
  48. 94Member of la familia
  49. 95Symbol of wisdom
  50. 97Hindu teacher
  51. 99What might support an arm
  52. 100Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name
  53. 101Groups of whales
  54. 103Lavish care (on)
  55. 105Eerie and then some
  56. 107Cool, old-style
  57. 108Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe
  58. 111Polynesian party
  59. 113Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"
  60. 115Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives
  61. 117Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind"
  62. 121Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science
  63. 122Bulb type, for short
  64. 123Staticky laundry phenomenon
  65. 124Postscript
  66. 125Bovine found in high-altitude regions
  67. 126Drums up interest in

Down

  1. 1Includes in a chain, in a way
  2. 2"Give me a break!"
  3. 3Mole, maybe
  4. 4Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call
  5. 5Taiwan-based computer company
  6. 6"I've got it!"
  7. 7Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base
  8. 8Source of caffeine
  9. 9It's all there in black and white
  10. 10British bathroom
  11. 11Out of bed
  12. 12Hanukkah candle holder
  13. 13___ California
  14. 14"Micro" or "macro" class
  15. 15Stranger, informally
  16. 18Music that's a little offbeat?
  17. 19Common accompaniment for butter chicken
  18. 21Deface
  19. 23___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)
  20. 26Constellation shaped like a harp
  21. 28Nurse
  22. 31Sanskrit word for "sitting posture"
  23. 32Little demons
  24. 34TV giant with a Deportes channel
  25. 36Curve together, as one's hands
  26. 38They might be head-scratching
  27. 40Commuter travel method
  28. 41Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf
  29. 44Bumpy ride?
  30. 45Denials
  31. 47Season in December
  32. 49Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle
  33. 50Pool implements
  34. 52Spry
  35. 54Fat-removing procedures, in brief
  36. 55Kiln on a hops farm
  37. 57Org. on TV's "9-1-1"
  38. 58Day before a big day
  39. 60Year in Portugal
  40. 61[Mayday! Mayday!]
  41. 62What's stored in the cloud
  42. 63Issue for a dehydrated muscle
  43. 64Expressions of shame
  44. 66"Fernando" group, 1976
  45. 68"Somewhat"
  46. 69Dark half of a famous duality
  47. 70Young turkey
  48. 73GPS guesses, for short
  49. 77Begin, with "off"
  50. 79Display
  51. 80Selection at a paint store, perhaps
  52. 81Completely rid (of)
  53. 84In the middle of a tussle
  54. 85___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.)
  55. 86Sturdy boot feature
  56. 87The sky is its limit
  57. 88GoPro, e.g., informally
  58. 90Slowly appears on scene
  59. 92Exile locale for Napoleon
  60. 93With devotion
  61. 95Special ___
  62. 96Sources of distress
  63. 98To a greater degree
  64. 100Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly
  65. 102Metal-shaping tool
  66. 104Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do"
  67. 106Division of Warner Bros. Discovery
  68. 109Loads
  69. 110Operate, as a bar
  70. 112Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl
  71. 114___ other
  72. 116QB's stat: Abbr.
  73. 118Tiny projectile in a food fight
  74. 119Texter's "Not sure"
  75. 120Book divisions: Abbr.

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Supply for Hershey — Answer: COCOA
  2. 6. State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr. — Answer: ARK
  3. 9. Move awkwardly (up) — Answer: CLAMBER
  4. 16. Sources of fur in some luxury clothing — Answer: CHINC
  5. 17. "The Sopranos" airer — Answer: HBO
  6. 18. Carpool home from the bar, say — Answer: SHAREACAB
  7. 20. Piece of junk? — Answer: SPAMEMAIL
  8. 22. Eldest of a trio of musical brothers — Answer: KEVINJONAS
  9. 24. Bush family member — Answer: LAURA
  10. 25. "Sorry to say ..." — Answer: ALAS
  11. 27. No-goodniks — Answer: SOANDSOS
  12. 29. Is in Montreal? — Answer: EST
  13. 30. Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically — Answer: RAINY
  14. 33. Prophet — Answer: SEER
  15. 35. Prefix meaning everything — Answer: OMNI
  16. 36. Job for a detective — Answer: CASE
  17. 37. Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom — Answer: SMURF
  18. 39. Wolf (down) — Answer: SNARF
  19. 42. Valley of the Kings viper — Answer: ASP
  20. 43. Employ — Answer: USE
  21. 44. 2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates — Answer: CAPTAINP
  22. 46. Halloween-themed event — Answer: HAUNT
  23. 48. Imaging procedures that measure metabolism — Answer: PETSCANS
  24. 51. Tri-, tripled — Answer: NONA
  25. 53. Philippine seaport with a repetitive name — Answer: ILOILO
  26. 56. Cougar — Answer: PUMA
  27. 57. Staying power, informally — Answer: LEGS
  28. 59. Large mall space — Answer: GALLERIA
  29. 61. Typical marketing expense — Answer: ADFEE
  30. 63. Hold on to — Answer: SAVE
  31. 64. Rn : radon :: Sn : ___ — Answer: TIN
  32. 65. Radar abnormalities — Answer: BLIPS
  33. 66. Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville — Answer: ALI
  34. 67. Certain fallacy ... or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid — Answer: SLIPPERYSLOPE
  35. 71. Bed on a base — Answer: COT
  36. 72. Spawn — Answer: BEGET
  37. 74. Crestfallen — Answer: SAD
  38. 75. Air Max maker — Answer: NIKE
  39. 76. Hall's musical partner — Answer: OATES
  40. 78. Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound — Answer: BRITISHS
  41. 80. Composer Zimmer — Answer: HANS
  42. 81. Godly-minded — Answer: PURE
  43. 82. Connect — Answer: ATTACH
  44. 83. Popular surfing destination — Answer: MAUI
  45. 85. It might be at the end of the road — Answer: CULDESAC
  46. 89. Request from — Answer: ASKOF
  47. 91. Very quickly pop in and out? — Answer: TELEPORT
  48. 94. Member of la familia — Answer: TIA
  49. 95. Symbol of wisdom — Answer: OWL
  50. 97. Hindu teacher — Answer: SWAMI
  51. 99. What might support an arm — Answer: SLING
  52. 100. Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name — Answer: PERM
  53. 101. Groups of whales — Answer: PODS
  54. 103. Lavish care (on) — Answer: DOTE
  55. 105. Eerie and then some — Answer: BONEC
  56. 107. Cool, old-style — Answer: HEP
  57. 108. Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe — Answer: SEAWATER
  58. 111. Polynesian party — Answer: LUAU
  59. 113. Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park" — Answer: NEILL
  60. 115. Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives — Answer: STATESEALS
  61. 117. Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind" — Answer: SPINALTAP
  62. 121. Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science — Answer: AGONISTIC
  63. 122. Bulb type, for short — Answer: LED
  64. 123. Staticky laundry phenomenon — Answer: CLING
  65. 124. Postscript — Answer: ENDNOTE
  66. 125. Bovine found in high-altitude regions — Answer: YAK
  67. 126. Drums up interest in — Answer: HYPES

Down

  1. 1. Includes in a chain, in a way — Answer: CCS
  2. 2. "Give me a break!" — Answer: OHPLEASE
  3. 3. Mole, maybe — Answer: CIAASSET
  4. 4. Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call — Answer: ONMUTE
  5. 5. Taiwan-based computer company — Answer: ACER
  6. 6. "I've got it!" — Answer: AHA
  7. 7. Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base — Answer: RBI
  8. 8. Source of caffeine — Answer: KOLANUT
  9. 9. It's all there in black and white — Answer: CHESS
  10. 10. British bathroom — Answer: LAV
  11. 11. Out of bed — Answer: ARISEN
  12. 12. Hanukkah candle holder — Answer: MENORAH
  13. 13. ___ California — Answer: BAJA
  14. 14. "Micro" or "macro" class — Answer: ECON
  15. 15. Stranger, informally — Answer: RANDO
  16. 18. Music that's a little offbeat? — Answer: SKA
  17. 19. Common accompaniment for butter chicken — Answer: BASMATIRICE
  18. 21. Deface — Answer: MAR
  19. 23. ___ of Liberty (American Revolution group) — Answer: SONS
  20. 26. Constellation shaped like a harp — Answer: LYRA
  21. 28. Nurse — Answer: SIP
  22. 31. Sanskrit word for "sitting posture" — Answer: ASANA
  23. 32. Little demons — Answer: IMPS
  24. 34. TV giant with a Deportes channel — Answer: ESPN
  25. 36. Curve together, as one's hands — Answer: CUP
  26. 38. They might be head-scratching — Answer: FINGERNAILS
  27. 40. Commuter travel method — Answer: RAIL
  28. 41. Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf — Answer: FULLBEARD
  29. 44. Bumpy ride? — Answer: CAMEL
  30. 45. Denials — Answer: NOS. Hint: What you might shout when you’re turning something down. 🙅
  31. 47. Season in December — Answer: NOEL
  32. 49. Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle — Answer: SPF
  33. 50. Pool implements — Answer: CUESTICKS
  34. 52. Spry — Answer: AGILE
  35. 54. Fat-removing procedures, in brief — Answer: LIPOS
  36. 55. Kiln on a hops farm — Answer: OAST
  37. 57. Org. on TV's "9-1-1" — Answer: LAPD
  38. 58. Day before a big day — Answer: EVE
  39. 60. Year in Portugal — Answer: ANO
  40. 61. [Mayday! Mayday!] — Answer: ALERT
  41. 62. What's stored in the cloud — Answer: DIGITALDATA
  42. 63. Issue for a dehydrated muscle — Answer: SPASM
  43. 64. Expressions of shame — Answer: TSKS
  44. 66. "Fernando" group, 1976 — Answer: ABBA
  45. 68. "Somewhat" — Answer: ISH
  46. 69. Dark half of a famous duality — Answer: YIN
  47. 70. Young turkey — Answer: POULT
  48. 73. GPS guesses, for short — Answer: ETAS
  49. 77. Begin, with "off" — Answer: TEE
  50. 79. Display — Answer: SHOW
  51. 80. Selection at a paint store, perhaps — Answer: HUE
  52. 81. Completely rid (of) — Answer: PURGE
  53. 84. In the middle of a tussle — Answer: ATIT
  54. 85. ___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.) — Answer: CONN
  55. 86. Sturdy boot feature — Answer: STEELTIP
  56. 87. The sky is its limit — Answer: AIRPLANE
  57. 88. GoPro, e.g., informally — Answer: CAM
  58. 90. Slowly appears on scene — Answer: FADESIN
  59. 92. Exile locale for Napoleon — Answer: ELBA
  60. 93. With devotion — Answer: PIOUSLY
  61. 95. Special ___ — Answer: OPS
  62. 96. Sources of distress — Answer: WOES
  63. 98. To a greater degree — Answer: MORESO
  64. 100. Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly — Answer: PHILLY
  65. 102. Metal-shaping tool — Answer: SWAGE
  66. 104. Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do" — Answer: ELLIE
  67. 106. Division of Warner Bros. Discovery — Answer: CNN
  68. 109. Loads — Answer: ATON
  69. 110. Operate, as a bar — Answer: TEND
  70. 112. Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl — Answer: USC
  71. 114. ___ other — Answer: EACH
  72. 116. QB's stat: Abbr. — Answer: ATT
  73. 118. Tiny projectile in a food fight — Answer: PEA
  74. 119. Texter's "Not sure" — Answer: IDK
  75. 120. Book divisions: Abbr. — Answer: PGS

The answer to “Spry” in the New York Times crossword is AGILE — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 52-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Spry” answer

AGILE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AGILE

AGILE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Spry" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 1, 2026 (52-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “Spry”?

The answer is AGILE, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Spry”?

5 letters: AGILE.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 52-Down.

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