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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, March 6, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, March 6, 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

  • 1Intensified
  • 6Trudge through mud
  • 10Cookbook qty.
  • 14Ghostbusters goo
  • 15Reclusive
  • 16Cork's country
  • 17Smoke detector sounds
  • 18Cookie finisher
  • 19Sci-fi counselor of '90s TV
  • 20Don highly stylish clothing
  • 231910s Hupmobile competitor
  • 24Fencing deception
  • 25Where vinyl is bought
  • 31Mini, e.g.
  • 32Pore-tightening cosmetic
  • 33Home sellers' resource, briefly
  • 36Docs for ducks
  • 37Contemptible person
  • 38Rendezvous with
  • 39__-ops (opinion influencers)
  • 40Drink slowly
  • 41Scorch some
  • 42Movie house booth
  • 44GM division since 1908
  • 46Combustion engine syst.
  • 47High jinks
  • 53Script instruction
  • 54Ski resort's tentlike structure
  • 55No moniker for Twist
  • 57She sits beside Zeus on Olympus
  • 58Present prefix
  • 59Blunders
  • 60Tough journey
  • 61Former Security Council member
  • 62The __ of the five vowels is nowhere in the clues or solution

Down

  • 1PC port
  • 2Beseeched
  • 3Common fishing spot
  • 4Tiberius, Nero, etc.
  • 5Concluding course
  • 6Thin cut
  • 7Motive preceder
  • 8"She's the only __ trust"
  • 9Hygienic, like doctors' tools
  • 10'80s block-dropping blockbuster
  • 11Odyssey tempter
  • 12"Here's to Oktoberfest!"
  • 13Telefono MNO
  • 21Turf sold in rolls
  • 22Look closely
  • 25Evite reply
  • 26Squeezes (out)
  • 27Beijing or Boulder
  • 28Heron kin
  • 29Put ___ (employed)
  • 30Inception
  • 33On the __ (getting better)
  • 34World's biggest tire producer
  • 35Slow cooker concoction
  • 37"I'm envious!"
  • 38"New York, New York" singer in the film
  • 40Delightful
  • 41DJ's bye-bye
  • 42Short-form video host
  • 43Discontinued Pokemon console
  • 44Competitive lightweight
  • 45Join forces
  • 47Liquefy
  • 48Borrows without expecting to return
  • 49Coffee vessels
  • 50Recipe step
  • 51Pronounce indistinctly
  • 52Close kin
  • 56WV winter hrs.

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 14 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "THE PURLOINED LETTER".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AIntensifiedUPPED
  • 6ATrudge through mudSLOG
  • 10ACookbook qty.TSPS
  • 14AGhostbusters gooSLIME
  • 15AReclusiveLONE
  • 16ACork's countryEIRE
  • 17ASmoke detector soundsBEEPS
  • 18ACookie finisherICER
  • 19ASci-fi counselor of '90s TVTROI
  • 20ADon highly stylish clothingDRESSTOIMPRESS
  • 23A1910s Hupmobile competitorREO
  • 24AFencing deceptionFEINT
  • 25AWhere vinyl is boughtRECORDSTORES
  • 31AMini, e.g.SKIRT
  • 32APore-tightening cosmeticTONER
  • 33AHome sellers' resource, brieflyMLS
  • 36ADocs for ducksVETS
  • 37AContemptible personLOUSE
  • 38ARendezvous withMEET
  • 39A__-ops (opinion influencers)PSY
  • 40ADrink slowlyNURSE
  • 41AScorch someSINGE
  • 42AMovie house boothTICKETWINDOW
  • 44AGM division since 1908BUICK
  • 46ACombustion engine syst.IGN
  • 47AHigh jinksMONKEYBUSINESS
  • 53AScript instructionEXIT
  • 54ASki resort's tentlike structureYURT
  • 55ANo moniker for TwistOLLIE
  • 57AShe sits beside Zeus on OlympusLETO
  • 58APresent prefixOMNI
  • 59ABlundersFLUBS
  • 60ATough journeyTREK
  • 61AFormer Security Council memberUSSR
  • 62AThe __ of the five vowels is nowhere in the clues or solutionFIRST
  • 1DPC portUSB
  • 2DBeseechedPLED
  • 3DCommon fishing spotPIER
  • 4DTiberius, Nero, etc.EMPERORS
  • 5DConcluding courseDESSERT
  • 6DThin cutSLIT
  • 7DMotive precederLOCO
  • 8D"She's the only __ trust"ONEI
  • 9DHygienic, like doctors' toolsGERMFREE
  • 10D'80s block-dropping blockbusterTETRIS
  • 11DOdyssey tempterSIREN
  • 12D"Here's to Oktoberfest!"PROST
  • 13DTelefono MNOSEIS
  • 21DTurf sold in rollsSOD
  • 22DLook closelyPEER
  • 25DEvite replyRSVP
  • 26DSqueezes (out)EKES
  • 27DBeijing or BoulderCITY
  • 28DHeron kinSTORK
  • 29DPut ___ (employed)TOUSE
  • 30DInceptionONSET
  • 33DOn the __ (getting better)MEND
  • 34DWorld's biggest tire producerLEGO
  • 35DSlow cooker concoctionSTEW
  • 37D"I'm envious!"LUCKYYOU
  • 38D"New York, New York" singer in the filmMINNELLI
  • 40DDelightfulNICE
  • 41DDJ's bye-byeSIGNOFF
  • 42DShort-form video hostTIKTOK
  • 43DDiscontinued Pokemon consoleWII
  • 44DCompetitive lightweightBOXER
  • 45DJoin forcesUNITE
  • 47DLiquefyMELT
  • 48DBorrows without expecting to returnBUMS
  • 49DCoffee vesselsURNS
  • 50DRecipe stepSTIR
  • 51DPronounce indistinctlySLUR
  • 52DClose kinSIBS
  • 56DWV winter hrs.EST

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