WITH REMOTES
Across
- Keyboard key for capitalization
- Layer of paint
- __ and cheese (kid's lunch)
- Dollars and cents
- Forms of verbs
- Royal chair
- Close friend
- Thin batteries
- It has a car entrance-raising remote
- Mixed breed dog
- Shakespeare's river
- Slice, as a turkey
- "Not guilty," for example
- Sycamores and oaks
- Hefty book
- Office helper: Abbr.
- Lamb's mother
- Nasal sound of scorn
- Fragrant furniture wood
- Invoice
- French fashion mag
- Pleasant smell
- Initial poker payment
- Wedding ceremony exchanges
- Gave temporarily
- It has a channel-changer remote
- Magazine execs: Abbr.
- Holds tightly (to)
- Royal palace
- Very pale
- Fairy tale bullies
- Highest-quality
- Salt Lake City's state
- Golfer's shout
- Submarine tracker
- Tiny skin opening
- India's continent
- Urban district
- Extra auto tire
Down
- "Shoo!"
- School exams
- "Moving right __..."
- __ days (days of yore)
- Cooling device with a blade-speed remote
- Hold tightly
- Female singing range
- Short skirt
- Visit faraway places
- Widespread renown
- Beloved celebrity
- "__ we go again!"
- Nullify
- Votes into office
- Gulf Coast Florida city
- Transports by truck
- Evaluates
- Window glass
- Capital of Italy
- State confidently
- Mend, as socks
- Creme-filled cookie
- __ and done with (finished)
- Take a break
- Male singing range
- Notions
- Lion zodiac sign
- Home temperature regulator with a remote
- Paper coffee containers
- At the apex of
- __ Lee (frozen dessert brand)
- Pester
- Actor Penn or Connery
- A Great Lake
- Sail the seven __
- Flagmaker Betsy
- Leak slowly
- Put a new price label on
- Long, long time
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 2, 2026 is titled “WITH REMOTES” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.
The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.