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OLD-TIME ELEMENTS

Thursday, March 5, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Retirement plan choice 5 ℓ
  2. Very short pencil 4 ℓ
  3. Unnamed others 4 ℓ
  4. FDR-era broadcast 12 ℓ
  5. Detrimental 3 ℓ
  6. MSG, for the NY Rangers 7 ℓ
  7. The head guy 5 ℓ
  8. Expend 5 ℓ
  9. Type of time-out 3 ℓ
  10. Archaeologist's find 15 ℓ
  11. Management level 4 ℓ
  12. Handled properly 5 ℓ
  13. Vocal improvisation 4 ℓ
  14. Whirl of current 4 ℓ
  15. __ ed. (HS class) 4 ℓ
  16. Poetic preposition 5 ℓ
  17. Accustom 5 ℓ
  18. Radiant ring 4 ℓ
  19. Uni- cousin 4 ℓ
  20. Summer picnic debris 15 ℓ
  21. Worn away 5 ℓ
  22. Deceived 5 ℓ
  23. Henri's here 3 ℓ
  24. Assembly instructions part 7 ℓ
  25. Hot tar, e.g. 3 ℓ
  26. In-flight device setting 12 ℓ
  27. Soft rock 4 ℓ
  28. JD holder 3 ℓ
  29. Still competitive 4 ℓ
  30. Board game piece 3 ℓ
  31. Church ladies 4 ℓ
  32. Humorist Bombeck 4 ℓ
  33. Diamond-cutting debris 4 ℓ
  34. Solder fodder 3 ℓ
  35. Ill-gotten gains 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. New Zealanders, informally 5 ℓ
  2. Title for 10-Down 4 ℓ
  3. Negate 4 ℓ
  4. Web-__ (what otters are) 4 ℓ
  5. Peter Pan adversary 4 ℓ
  6. Poetic "way out there" 3 ℓ
  7. Stretch out 8 ℓ
  8. Robust 4 ℓ
  9. Lonely level, supposedly 6 ℓ
  10. Religious dissenter 7 ℓ
  11. Common MBA prerequisite 3 ℓ
  12. Navel designation 5 ℓ
  13. Perform on a stage 5 ℓ
  14. Way to express regret 4 ℓ
  15. Ignores the rules 6 ℓ
  16. Kilowatt-__ 4 ℓ
  17. Wonderstruck 5 ℓ
  18. Course listing 5 ℓ
  19. HP printer alternative 5 ℓ
  20. Spawned 4 ℓ
  21. Hand (out) 4 ℓ
  22. Commando operation 4 ℓ
  23. Modest reply to praise 4 ℓ
  24. Win over 4 ℓ
  25. Precognition 3 ℓ
  26. Vise part 3 ℓ
  27. Bryn __ College 4 ℓ
  28. Purple fruit 4 ℓ
  29. Aesthetic taste 6 ℓ
  30. It's north of Mich. 3 ℓ
  31. Difficult task 4 ℓ
  32. Jazz singer Cleo 5 ℓ
  33. Very hard to see 6 ℓ
  34. By __ of (owing to) 4 ℓ
  35. Sci-fi visitors 3 ℓ
  36. Star Trek: TNG officer 4 ℓ
  37. Dia de San Valentin sentiment 4 ℓ
  38. Had a midday meal 8 ℓ
  39. Sort of sprite 3 ℓ
  40. Maximally moist 7 ℓ
  41. Up to 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, March 5, 2026 is titled “OLD-TIME ELEMENTS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday OLD-TIME ELEMENTS Crossword March 5 2026 Answers