Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, March 15, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) 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 15?” 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 Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for March 15, 2026
The full solution for the March 15 NYT Crossword 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 Sunday, March 15.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for March 15, 2026
Every clue from the March 15 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Dwelling | ABODE |
| 6 | One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum | CONSUL |
| 12 | Plagiarized | CRIBBED |
| 19 | Notion that's difficult to dispel | IEFIXE |
| 21 | Roll on, as time | ELAPSE |
| 22 | One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded | ROMAINE |
| 23 | Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy | DEFJAM |
| 24 | Stockholder's portion | DIVIND |
| 25 | Handled vessel in a museum | AMPHORA |
| 26 | 1977 Robin Cook medical thriller | COMA |
| 27 | Bon ___ ("Skinny Love" band) | IVER |
| 28 | Brand of canned beans | GOYA |
| 30 | Greedy sort | PIG |
| 31 | Soon, to Shakespeare | ANON |
| 33 | Lying about | IDLE |
| 35 | 2 tbsp., for acidity | LEMONJUICE |
| 38 | Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins | HOLM |
| 39 | ___ Jones, bobsledder and hurdler who has competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics | LOLO |
| 40 | Mushroom prized by chefs | MOREL |
| 41 | Psychologist Solomon | ASCH |
| 42 | Lair | HIOUT |
| 44 | Do something perfectly | NAILIT |
| 46 | Easily duped | NAIVE |
| 48 | ___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature | ARSENE |
| 50 | Peepers keepers? | LIDS |
| 51 | One clove, crushed | GARLIC |
| 55 | Chaucer collection | TALES |
| 57 | 5/8 or 2/14 | VDAY |
| 59 | One might be noble | GAS |
| 60 | "Foucault's Pendulum" author | ECO |
| 61 | Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life" | STARR |
| 63 | All-star pitcher Hershiser | OREL |
| 65 | Sch. whose team name is a poisonous nut | OSU |
| 67 | The Bard of ___ | AVON |
| 68 | Thanksgiving is always on the fourth one in Nov. | THUR |
| 69 | Infamous warning for 126-Across ... and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle? | BEWARETHEIS |
| 73 | Creature to take a gander at on Haleakala? | NENE |
| 74 | Lacking adornment | BALD |
| 75 | Digressive remark | ASI |
| 76 | Tabby talk | MEOW |
| 77 | Rushes | RACES |
| 79 | ___ Lanka | SRI |
| 80 | "Daughter," in Hebrew | BAT |
| 82 | Harvest | REAP |
| 84 | Hole on a belt | NOTCH |
| 86 | Ground, black, to taste | PEPPER |
| 88 | Chop, mince, grate, etc. | PREP |
| 90 | Holiday harmonies | CAROLS |
| 93 | Cute, woolly farm animals | LAMBS |
| 96 | Period of glaciation | ICEAGE |
| 98 | Title role for both Patti LuPone and Madonna | EVITA |
| 100 | Uncle Remus title | BRER |
| 102 | Tree from which turpentine may be derived | LARCH |
| 104 | Hullabaloo | ROAR |
| 106 | Word before stick or after Scotland | YARD |
| 107 | One cup, seasoned and lightly toasted until crispy | BREADCUBES |
| 109 | "The kissing disease" | MONO |
| 110 | Some savanna groups | PRIS |
| 111 | "___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery) | RIS |
| 112 | Got ready to drive? | TEED |
| 113 | Commoner | PLEB |
| 115 | Human rights lawyer Clooney | AMAL |
| 117 | Ones changing the narrative? | EDITORS |
| 120 | Chillaxing | ATEASE |
| 122 | Word on a protest sign | RESIST |
| 125 | One, coddled or raw; add an extra for a richer flavor | EGGYOLK |
| 126 | This puzzle's subject, in two very different ways | CAESAR |
| 127 | Samurai sword | KATANA |
| 128 | Kind of overload | SENSORY |
| 129 | Stile coins that have gone out of style | TOKENS |
| 130 | Contemptuously laughed at | DERID |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Provided assistance | AID |
| 2 | Spelling ___ | BEE |
| 3 | Spicy, say | OFFCOLOR |
| 4 | 3/4 teaspoon, Grey Poupon preferred | DIJONMUSTARD |
| 5 | End-of-semester hurdle | EXAM |
| 6 | Soupçon feature | CEDILLA |
| 7 | 1/2 cup, slowly drizzled and whisked to form an emulsion | OLIVEOIL |
| 8 | Area with pews | NAVE |
| 9 | Certain silk spinner | SPIR |
| 10 | Onetime org. for Jimmy Carter and J.F.K. | USN |
| 11 | Bean counter's book | LEDGER |
| 12 | Its box is yellow and green, with many colors in between | CRAYOLA |
| 13 | ___ Empire | ROMAN |
| 14 | Rapscallion | IMP |
| 15 | Curmudgeon's exclamation | BAH |
| 16 | "Sully" or "Spartacus" | BIOPIC |
| 17 | Add value to | ENRICH |
| 18 | Rejuvenate digitally | DEAGE |
| 20 | The first one was sent in 1971 | EMAIL |
| 29 | A calf born with two heads, some say | OMEN |
| 31 | Satisfied sigh | AHH |
| 32 | "Haven't a clue" | NOIA |
| 34 | Gift recipient | DONEE |
| 35 | "___ luck!" | LOTSA |
| 36 | Cups o' joe | JAVAS |
| 37 | The "U" of UX | USER |
| 40 | George Eliot masterpiece ... or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle | MIDDLEMARCH |
| 43 | Eye drop? | TEAR |
| 45 | "What am I, chopped ___?" | LIVER |
| 47 | Swiatek who has won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon | IGA |
| 49 | Workers' rights org. | NLRB |
| 52 | Army Corps of Engineers project | LEVEE |
| 53 | Pictures on a screen | ICONS |
| 54 | Alternative to a cup | CONE |
| 56 | Scatters, as seeds | SOWS |
| 58 | Start of a pirate-y pillaging song | YOHO |
| 59 | Tour leader | GUI |
| 61 | Go halfsies, say | SHARE |
| 62 | Flower with a cup-shaped bloom | TULIP |
| 64 | Las Vegas football player | RAIR |
| 66 | In stitches | SEWN |
| 67 | 2 tbsp., for a briny flavor | ANCHOVYPASTE |
| 68 | Baking meas. | TBSP |
| 70 | Make a fast not last? | EAT |
| 71 | Conical dwelling | TEPEE |
| 72 | Mlle. in Madrid | SRTA |
| 78 | One of a hundred for Pooh and friends | ACRE |
| 80 | Part of a Santa Claus costume | BEARD |
| 81 | Adjustable feature of an office chair, maybe | ARM |
| 83 | "Pharsalia" and the "Aeneid" | EPICS |
| 85 | Poseidon's domain | OCEAN |
| 87 | Entreaty | PLEA |
| 89 | 1/2 cup, freshly grated | PARMESAN |
| 91 | 1997 Jim Carrey comedy | LIARLIAR |
| 92 | Big step | STRI |
| 94 | Alternative to X | BLUESKY |
| 95 | Kemo ___ | SABE |
| 97 | Peanuts | GOOBERS |
| 99 | Expensive Super Bowl features | ADS |
| 100 | One way to cross the Rubicon | BRIDGE |
| 101 | Step down | RESIGN |
| 103 | Black out, in a way | REDACT |
| 105 | "The Fountainhead" protagonist | ROARK |
| 107 | Longtime Saints QB Drew ___ | BREES |
| 108 | "Refreshing" web shortcut | CTRLR |
| 113 | Open before December 25? | PEEK |
| 114 | Operate on with light | LASE |
| 116 | Olden honeyed drink | MEAD |
| 118 | Expressions of appreciation, in texts | TYS |
| 119 | Tic-tac-toe win | OOO |
| 121 | "The ___ of Pooh" | TAO |
| 123 | Slyly disparaging | SNI |
| 124 | Bit | TAD |
Hints for the March 15 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The March 15 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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