Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, March 9, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 9, 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
- 1Remove wrinkles from clothes
- 5Pet adoption group: Abbr.
- 9Building's corridors
- 14Voice-amplifying device, for short
- 15Typical Jordanian
- 16Approximately
- 17Rodent with sharp quills
- 19Cross home plate
- 20Facts and figures, for short
- 21Grain storage towers
- 23Use a needle and thread
- 24Throat-clearing sound
- 26Mystery novel's hints
- 28Got angry
- 31Most recent
- 33Yale student
- 34Business competitor
- 36Farmer's ground
- 39Valentine flower with thorns
- 43Examine by touch
- 44Extra car tire
- 45Midmorning hour
- 46Pops, as balloons
- 49Needed to scratch
- 51Juliet's love
- 52Animal with antlers
- 53"However..."
- 54Banish
- 57__ Arabia (Mideast nation)
- 61Adds to the poker pot
- 63Fastener with a guard to cover the point
- 65Unravel, as a mystery
- 66Was untruthful
- 67Unpleasant aroma
- 68Leg joints
- 69Makes a mistake
- 70"__ of your business!"
Down
- 1Mischievous kids
- 2Very funny person
- 3Gumbo vegetable
- 4Flower liquid collected by bees
- 5Maple tree fluid
- 6Spectrum-showing crystal
- 7"What __ do for you?"
- 8Adam's second son
- 9Big inconvenience
- 10Alphabet beginning
- 11Molar a dentist can tighten
- 12Entices
- 13Slow-cooker beefy meal
- 18Theater greeters
- 22Trick-or-treat month: Abbr.
- 25Modify, as writing
- 27Russia, on old maps
- 28__-addressed stamped envelope
- 29Burn-soothing plant
- 30Champagne container
- 31Night-table lights
- 32__ mater (former school)
- 35"Bulletproof" garment
- 37"That's clear now"
- 38Give temporarily
- 40In a sad mood
- 41Great Lake near Niagara Falls
- 42Loathe a lot
- 47__ Pieces (snack brand)
- 48Chicago White __ (baseball team)
- 50Tot's coloring stick
- 51Talk nonstop
- 52Delay for a while
- 53Lie in the sun
- 55Dot of land in an ocean
- 56Wild animal's home
- 58Off-the-neck hairstyle
- 59Pop singer Celine
- 60Concerning, in a memo
- 62New Year's __ (annual party day)
- 64Magazine execs: Abbr.
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 39-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "DON'T GET STUCK".
All 78 answers
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- 1ARemove wrinkles from clothesIRON
- 5APet adoption group: Abbr.SPCA
- 9ABuilding's corridorsHALLS
- 14AVoice-amplifying device, for shortMIKE
- 15ATypical JordanianARAB
- 16AApproximatelyABOUT
- 17ARodent with sharp quillsPORCUPINE
- 19ACross home plateSCORE
- 20AFacts and figures, for shortSTATS
- 21AGrain storage towersSILOS
- 23AUse a needle and threadSEW
- 24AThroat-clearing soundAHEM
- 26AMystery novel's hintsCLUES
- 28AGot angrySAWRED
- 31AMost recentLATEST
- 33AYale studentELI
- 34ABusiness competitorRIVAL
- 36AFarmer's groundSOIL
- 39AValentine flower with thornsLONGSTEMMEDROSE
- 43AExamine by touchFEEL
- 44AExtra car tireSPARE
- 45AMidmorning hourTEN
- 46APops, as balloonsBURSTS
- 49ANeeded to scratchITCHED
- 51AJuliet's loveROMEO
- 52AAnimal with antlersDEER
- 53A"However..."BUT
- 54ABanishEXILE
- 57A__ Arabia (Mideast nation)SAUDI
- 61AAdds to the poker potANTES
- 63AFastener with a guard to cover the pointSAFETYPIN
- 65AUnravel, as a mysterySOLVE
- 66AWas untruthfulLIED
- 67AUnpleasant aromaODOR
- 68ALeg jointsKNEES
- 69AMakes a mistakeERRS
- 70A"__ of your business!"NONE
- 1DMischievous kidsIMPS
- 2DVery funny personRIOT
- 3DGumbo vegetableOKRA
- 4DFlower liquid collected by beesNECTAR
- 5DMaple tree fluidSAP
- 6DSpectrum-showing crystalPRISM
- 7D"What __ do for you?"CANI
- 8DAdam's second sonABEL
- 9DBig inconvenienceHASSLE
- 10DAlphabet beginningABC
- 11DMolar a dentist can tightenLOOSETOOTH
- 12DEnticesLURES
- 13DSlow-cooker beefy mealSTEW
- 18DTheater greetersUSHERS
- 22DTrick-or-treat month: Abbr.OCT
- 25DModify, as writingEDIT
- 27DRussia, on old mapsUSSR
- 28D__-addressed stamped envelopeSELF
- 29DBurn-soothing plantALOE
- 30DChampagne containerWINEBOTTLE
- 31DNight-table lightsLAMPS
- 32D__ mater (former school)ALMA
- 35D"Bulletproof" garmentVEST
- 37D"That's clear now"ISEE
- 38DGive temporarilyLEND
- 40DIn a sad moodGLUM
- 41DGreat Lake near Niagara FallsERIE
- 42DLoathe a lotDETEST
- 47D__ Pieces (snack brand)REESES
- 48DChicago White __ (baseball team)SOX
- 50DTot's coloring stickCRAYON
- 51DTalk nonstopRUNON
- 52DDelay for a whileDEFER
- 53DLie in the sunBASK
- 55DDot of land in an oceanISLE
- 56DWild animal's homeLAIR
- 58DOff-the-neck hairstyleUPDO
- 59DPop singer CelineDION
- 60DConcerning, in a memoINRE
- 62DNew Year's __ (annual party day)EVE
- 64DMagazine execs: Abbr.EDS
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