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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, March 5, 2026

Thursday, March 5, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, March 5, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Retirement plan choice
  • 6Unnamed others
  • 10Very short pencil
  • 14Accustom
  • 15Radiant ring
  • 16Uni- cousin
  • 17Summer picnic debris
  • 20Henri's here
  • 21Worn away
  • 22Deceived
  • 23Assembly instructions part
  • 25Hot tar, e.g.
  • 27In-flight device setting
  • 33Soft rock
  • 35JD holder
  • 36Still competitive
  • 37Humorist Bombeck
  • 38Board game piece
  • 39Church ladies
  • 40Ill-gotten gains
  • 41Solder fodder
  • 42Diamond-cutting debris
  • 43FDR-era broadcast
  • 47Detrimental
  • 48MSG, for the NY Rangers
  • 52The head guy
  • 56Expend
  • 58Type of time-out
  • 59Archaeologist's find
  • 62Management level
  • 63Vocal improvisation
  • 64Handled properly
  • 65Whirl of current
  • 66__ ed. (HS class)
  • 67Poetic preposition

Down

  • 1New Zealanders, informally
  • 2Perform on a stage
  • 3Navel designation
  • 4Common MBA prerequisite
  • 5Religious dissenter
  • 6Lonely level, supposedly
  • 7Robust
  • 8Stretch out
  • 9Poetic "way out there"
  • 10Peter Pan adversary
  • 11Web-__ (what otters are)
  • 12Negate
  • 13Title for 10-Down
  • 18Bryn __ College
  • 19Purple fruit
  • 24Aesthetic taste
  • 26It's north of Mich.
  • 28Jazz singer Cleo
  • 29Very hard to see
  • 30Difficult task
  • 31By __ of (owing to)
  • 32Sci-fi visitors
  • 33Star Trek: TNG officer
  • 34D�a de San Valent�n sentiment
  • 37Sort of sprite
  • 38Had a midday meal
  • 41Up to
  • 42Maximally moist
  • 44Way to express regret
  • 45Ignores the rules
  • 46Kilowatt-__
  • 49Wonderstruck
  • 50Course listing
  • 51HP printer alternative
  • 52Hand (out)
  • 53Commando operation
  • 54Spawned
  • 55Modest reply to praise
  • 57Win over
  • 60Precognition
  • 61Vise part

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "OLD-TIME ELEMENTS".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ARetirement plan choiceKEOGH
  • 6AUnnamed othersTHEY
  • 10AVery short pencilSTUB
  • 14AAccustomINURE
  • 15ARadiant ringHALO
  • 16AUni- cousinMONO
  • 17ASummer picnic debrisWATERMELONSEEDS
  • 20AHenri's hereICI
  • 21AWorn awayEATEN
  • 22ADeceivedLEDON
  • 23AAssembly instructions partSTEPTWO
  • 25AHot tar, e.g.GOO
  • 27AIn-flight device settingAIRPLANEMODE
  • 33ASoft rockTALC
  • 35AJD holderATT
  • 36AStill competitiveINIT
  • 37AHumorist BombeckERMA
  • 38ABoard game pieceDIE
  • 39AChurch ladiesNUNS
  • 40AIll-gotten gainsLOOT
  • 41ASolder fodderTIN
  • 42ADiamond-cutting debrisDUST
  • 43AFDR-era broadcastFIRESIDECHAT
  • 47ADetrimentalILL
  • 48AMSG, for the NY RangersHOMEICE
  • 52AThe head guyMRBIG
  • 56AExpendUSEUP
  • 58AType of time-outNAP
  • 59AArchaeologist's findEARTHENWAREJARS
  • 62AManagement levelTIER
  • 63AVocal improvisationSCAT
  • 64AHandled properlySAWTO
  • 65AWhirl of currentEDDY
  • 66A__ ed. (HS class)PHYS
  • 67APoetic prepositionTWEEN
  • 1DNew Zealanders, informallyKIWIS
  • 2DPerform on a stageENACT
  • 3DNavel designationOUTIE
  • 4DCommon MBA prerequisiteGRE
  • 5DReligious dissenterHERETIC
  • 6DLonely level, supposedlyTHETOP
  • 7DRobustHALE
  • 8DStretch outELONGATE
  • 9DPoetic "way out there"YON
  • 10DPeter Pan adversarySMEE
  • 11DWeb-__ (what otters are)TOED
  • 12DNegateUNDO
  • 13DTitle for 10-DownBOSN
  • 18DBryn __ CollegeMAWR
  • 19DPurple fruitSLOE
  • 24DAesthetic tastePALATE
  • 26DIt's north of Mich.ONT
  • 28DJazz singer CleoLAINE
  • 29DVery hard to seeMINUTE
  • 30DDifficult taskONUS
  • 31DBy __ of (owing to)DINT
  • 32DSci-fi visitorsETS
  • 33DStar Trek: TNG officerTROI
  • 34DD�a de San Valent�n sentimentAMOR
  • 37DSort of spriteELF
  • 38DHad a midday mealDIDLUNCH
  • 41DUp toTIL
  • 42DMaximally moistDAMPEST
  • 44DWay to express regretSIGH
  • 45DIgnores the rulesCHEATS
  • 46DKilowatt-__HOUR
  • 49DWonderstruckINAWE
  • 50DCourse listingCARTE
  • 51DHP printer alternativeEPSON
  • 52DHand (out)METE
  • 53DCommando operationRAID
  • 54DSpawnedBRED
  • 55DModest reply to praiseITRY
  • 57DWin overSWAY
  • 60DPrecognitionESP
  • 61DVise partJAW

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The Thursday, March 5, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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