Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 4, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleWHAT ARE THE ODDS
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Metallic envelope closer (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCLASP→
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Job benefit, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPERK→
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Toy for a snowy day (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Juliet's love (5)
Starts with R, ends with OROMEO→
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"It's my turn!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMON→
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Cover with concrete (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPAVE→
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Singly (10)
Starts with O, ends with EONEATATIME→
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__ so (nevertheless) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
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Ink-filled implements (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPENS→
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Animals encountered by Goldilocks (10)
Starts with T, ends with STHREEBEARS→
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London or Louisville (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCITY→
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Kept out of sight (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHID→
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Inheritance (6)
Starts with L, ends with YLEGACY→
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Jogger's gait (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Yale student (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Wed secretly (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELOPE→
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Serving from a caterer (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEAL→
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Adolescent (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
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Eisenhower or MacArthur's top rank (15)
Starts with F, ends with LFIVESTARGENERAL→
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Two-year-olds (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOTS→
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Alternatively (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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"All kidding __..." (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASIDE→
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Urban rds. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
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Family diagram (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Declare under oath (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATTEST→
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Lamb's father (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
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Pigsty dinner (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
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Golf clubs for fairways (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSEVENIRONS→
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Footnote abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIBID→
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Part of the eye with color (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
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Common work shift start (10)
Starts with N, ends with KNINEOCLOCK→
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Quart fraction (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPINT→
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__ part (role-play) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AACTA→
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Sherlock creator's middle name (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCONAN→
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Takes a glance at (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
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Glance (at) (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLOOK→
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Covered with rocks (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSTONY→
Down
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Cotton or soybeans (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCROP→
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Unassisted (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELONE→
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Prayer's final word (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Ocean-view paintings (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSEASCAPES→
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Soup cookware (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPOT→
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Brief but meaningfully worded (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPITHY→
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Mideast ruler (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
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It surrounds the Vatican (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
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Desk's leg space (8)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEEHOLE→
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Velocity (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSPEED→
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Volcanic output (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
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Unceasingly (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
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Family rooms (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDENS→
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ABA member (4)
Starts with A, ends with YATTY→
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Tiny piece (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBIT→
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Chills with cubes (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
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Some car turns (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEFTS→
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Poet TS (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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Nations' managements: Abbr. (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGOVTS→
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Brief in speech (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERSE→
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Extreme anger (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAGE→
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Strange and spooky (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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Goes first (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEADS→
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Bay or cove (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINLET→
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Stallion or rooster (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMALE→
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Person flying experimental planes (9)
Starts with T, ends with TTESTPILOT→
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Bus station (8)
Starts with T, ends with LTERMINAL→
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USA alliance (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
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Light brown (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
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Moreover (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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Stops for a break (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
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Crafty person (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSNEAK→
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Samples, as soup (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIPS→
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Lake bordering Ohio (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Grape plant (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVINE→
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San Juan, Puerto __ (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORICO→
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Not fooled by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
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Lawyer's pro __ work (4)
Starts with B, ends with OBONO→
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Optimist's assertion (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICAN→
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Big Apple-based fashion label (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDKNY→
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Duplicate emails, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for March 4, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jerry Clarkson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Metallic envelope closer (CLASP); Job benefit, for short (PERK); Toy for a snowy day (SLED).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
