Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Parakeet's enclosure
- 5Rope fiber
- 9Robin Hood pal __ Tuck
- 14Graceful water bird
- 15White gemstone
- 16Resulted in
- 17Took care of a bill
- 18Row of people waiting
- 1910 __ OR LESS (grocery sign)
- 20Unreal baseball turf
- 23Curl up cozily
- 24"I caught you!"
- 25Museum display on walls
- 27Hill-building insect
- 28Poorly lit
- 31Accumulate in abundance
- 35Storybook monster
- 37Middle of the Three Bears
- 38Unreal car tire material
- 41500-mile car race's nickname
- 42Narrow road
- 43Spiteful
- 44Utter out loud
- 45Zilch
- 46Physician's nickname
- 48Complete collection
- 49Subtle distinction
- 54Unreal paper money
- 60Prepare to move, as a houseplant
- 61Woman in a choir
- 62Take __ the waist (alter, as slacks)
- 63Angry look
- 64Intend (to)
- 65Showroom sample
- 66Sight or hearing
- 67Football throw
- 68Airer of NFL and NBA games
Down
- 1Capitol cable channel
- 2In the know
- 3Horse's different paces
- 4Cancel a project
- 5More saintly
- 6Long, heroic saga
- 7__-pedi (salon service)
- 8Urgent request
- 9Plane trip
- 10Fashionably nostalgic
- 11Mental spark
- 1224-hr. cash dispensers
- 13Betsy of flag fame
- 21Burst of light
- 22Reclusive person
- 26Sum calculated
- 27Traveled a curved path
- 28Applies gently, as makeup
- 29"Haven't __ you somewhere before?"
- 30Nursery rhyme lamb owner
- 31Without a warranty
- 32Talkative bird
- 33Raggedy doll
- 34Pigpen
- 36Martini liquor
- 37Deg. in finance
- 39Exclusive group
- 40Full-length, as a film
- 45Annoy
- 47Pungent burger toppings
- 48Falls in frozen flakes
- 50__ by (obey, as a law)
- 51Highest sudoku numbers
- 52Workshop gripper
- 53Rock singer __ John
- 54"Ornery" fellow
- 55Fairy tale's first word
- 56Fairy tale's second word
- 57Highway exit
- 58Pooch-biting bug
- 59Expected landing hrs.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "UNREAL".
All 78 answers
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- 1AParakeet's enclosureCAGE
- 5ARope fiberHEMP
- 9ARobin Hood pal __ TuckFRIAR
- 14AGraceful water birdSWAN
- 15AWhite gemstoneOPAL
- 16AResulted inLEDTO
- 17ATook care of a billPAID
- 18ARow of people waitingLINE
- 19A10 __ OR LESS (grocery sign)ITEMS
- 20AUnreal baseball turfARTIFICIALGRASS
- 23ACurl up cozilyNESTLE
- 24A"I caught you!"OHO
- 25AMuseum display on wallsART
- 27AHill-building insectANT
- 28APoorly litDIM
- 31AAccumulate in abundanceAMASS
- 35AStorybook monsterOGRE
- 37AMiddle of the Three BearsMAMA
- 38AUnreal car tire materialSYNTHETICRUBBER
- 41A500-mile car race's nicknameINDY
- 42ANarrow roadLANE
- 43ASpitefulNASTY
- 44AUtter out loudSAY
- 45AZilchNIL
- 46APhysician's nicknameDOC
- 48AComplete collectionSET
- 49ASubtle distinctionNUANCE
- 54AUnreal paper moneyCOUNTERFEITBILL
- 60APrepare to move, as a houseplantUNPOT
- 61AWoman in a choirALTO
- 62ATake __ the waist (alter, as slacks)INAT
- 63AAngry lookSCOWL
- 64AIntend (to)MEAN
- 65AShowroom sampleDEMO
- 66ASight or hearingSENSE
- 67AFootball throwPASS
- 68AAirer of NFL and NBA gamesESPN
- 1DCapitol cable channelCSPAN
- 2DIn the knowAWARE
- 3DHorse's different pacesGAITS
- 4DCancel a projectENDIT
- 5DMore saintlyHOLIER
- 6DLong, heroic sagaEPIC
- 7D__-pedi (salon service)MANI
- 8DUrgent requestPLEA
- 9DPlane tripFLIGHT
- 10DFashionably nostalgicRETRO
- 11DMental sparkIDEA
- 12D24-hr. cash dispensersATMS
- 13DBetsy of flag fameROSS
- 21DBurst of lightFLASH
- 22DReclusive personLONER
- 26DSum calculatedTOTAL
- 27DTraveled a curved pathARCED
- 28DApplies gently, as makeupDABS
- 29D"Haven't __ you somewhere before?"IMET
- 30DNursery rhyme lamb ownerMARY
- 31DWithout a warrantyASIS
- 32DTalkative birdMYNA
- 33DRaggedy dollANDY
- 34DPigpenSTY
- 36DMartini liquorGIN
- 37DDeg. in financeMBA
- 39DExclusive groupELITE
- 40DFull-length, as a filmUNCUT
- 45DAnnoyNETTLE
- 47DPungent burger toppingsONIONS
- 48DFalls in frozen flakesSNOWS
- 50D__ by (obey, as a law)ABIDE
- 51DHighest sudoku numbersNINES
- 52DWorkshop gripperCLAMP
- 53DRock singer __ JohnELTON
- 54D"Ornery" fellowCUSS
- 55DFairy tale's first wordONCE
- 56DFairy tale's second wordUPON
- 57DHighway exitRAMP
- 58DPooch-biting bugFLEA
- 59DExpected landing hrs.ETAS
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