NYT Crossword March 10, 2026 Answers

Across

1A ___-C cable (computer connector) 3 4A Decide (to) 3 7A Bells and whistles 6 13A Seattle M.L.B. player 7 15A Get ready to enter the rink 6 16A Cut above the rest? 8 18A "Haven't the foggiest" 6 19A "Star Wars" antagonist 4 20A New Zealand native 5 22A Grain used in making Cheerios 3 23A Something I can stand for? 4 26A Conductor's stick 5 28A Quick transition on the basketball court 9 31A ___ Owens (birth name of Queen Latifah) 4 34A Hardwood tree … or what's left after it burns 3 35A Serenade 4 36A 8-pointer in Scrabble 5 38A Blowgun projectile 4 40A For a single purpose, as a committee 5 43A Class for a future stockbroker, informally 4 44A Wolf (down) 5 46A Not close 4 48A Word with shift or skeleton 3 49A Not completely closed 4 50A Permit for an international traveler 9 52A Subway system 5 54A Equipment for a gymnast 4 55A Tizzy 3 58A Apt anagram of BRUSH 5 60A Kind of soup from Japan 4 63A Eddie who voiced Donkey in "Shrek" 6 65A Get right to work 8 68A Like many virtual meetings 6 69A Natural seasoning 7 70A Capital of North Macedonia 6 71A Dangerous sort of stick 3 72A Bronx-born star, to fans ... or a phonetic hint to 3-, 8- 17-, 32- and 45-Down 3

Down

1D They wear masks at home 4 2D Bollywood wrap 4 3D Focus of Gandhi protests 10 4D With 5-Down, strict sales limit, informally 3 5D See 4-Down 3 6D Version of a car model 4 7D Show romantic interest, in a way 5 8D One playing 45s, informally 7 9D Hosp. area for serious cases 3 10D Jay formerly of late-night TV 4 11D Sol's sister, in Roman myth 4 12D Espy 4 14D "Whew! Sweat is dripping off me" 5 17D Mediterranean dish whose name can be translated as "pampered daddy" 11 21D ___ leaf cluster (decoration on a medal) 3 24D Network for many TV reruns 3 25D Bizet's "Habanera," for one 4 27D Comedian Bargatze 4 28D Razor scooters and Rubik's Cubes, once 4 29D Yoga pose 5 30D Something a Möbius strip lacks 3 32D All-time best-selling female rapper worldwide 10 33D Medicinal plants 5 37D Big name in New Age music 4 39D Trolley 4 41D Again and again 3 42D Low-___ diet 4 45D Drink that's just been squeezed, say 7 47D Alternative to white or whole wheat 3 50D Mispell a word, say 3 51D "Let's go, muchacho!" 5 53D Herb in the mint family 5 55D Biblical prophet that's 51-Down without its first letter 4 56D Slam-___ (easy success) 4 57D Grain-shaped pasta 4 59D Ignominious failure 4 61D Place for a pie to cool, stereotypically 4 62D "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film) 4 64D Bubble wrap sound 3 66D Fraternity members 3 67D Friendly touch 3