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DON'T GET STUCK

Monday, March 9, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Remove wrinkles from clothes 4 ℓ
  2. Building's corridors 5 ℓ
  3. Pet adoption group: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  4. Pops, as balloons 6 ℓ
  5. Needed to scratch 6 ℓ
  6. Juliet's love 5 ℓ
  7. Animal with antlers 4 ℓ
  8. __ Arabia (Mideast nation) 5 ℓ
  9. Banish 5 ℓ
  10. "However..." 3 ℓ
  11. Adds to the poker pot 5 ℓ
  12. Fastener with a guard to cover the point 9 ℓ
  13. Unravel, as a mystery 5 ℓ
  14. Was untruthful 4 ℓ
  15. Unpleasant aroma 4 ℓ
  16. Leg joints 5 ℓ
  17. Makes a mistake 4 ℓ
  18. "__ of your business!" 4 ℓ
  19. Voice-amplifying device, for short 4 ℓ
  20. Typical Jordanian 4 ℓ
  21. Approximately 5 ℓ
  22. Rodent with sharp quills 9 ℓ
  23. Cross home plate 5 ℓ
  24. Grain storage towers 5 ℓ
  25. Use a needle and thread 3 ℓ
  26. Facts and figures, for short 5 ℓ
  27. Throat-clearing sound 4 ℓ
  28. Mystery novel's hints 5 ℓ
  29. Got angry 6 ℓ
  30. Most recent 6 ℓ
  31. Farmer's ground 4 ℓ
  32. Business competitor 5 ℓ
  33. Yale student 3 ℓ
  34. Valentine flower with thorns 15 ℓ
  35. Midmorning hour 3 ℓ
  36. Extra car tire 5 ℓ
  37. Examine by touch 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mischievous kids 4 ℓ
  2. Slow-cooker beefy meal 4 ℓ
  3. Entices 5 ℓ
  4. Molar a dentist can tighten 10 ℓ
  5. Alphabet beginning 3 ℓ
  6. Big inconvenience 6 ℓ
  7. Adam's second son 4 ℓ
  8. "What __ do for you?" 4 ℓ
  9. Spectrum-showing crystal 5 ℓ
  10. Maple tree fluid 3 ℓ
  11. Flower liquid collected by bees 6 ℓ
  12. Gumbo vegetable 4 ℓ
  13. Very funny person 4 ℓ
  14. __ Pieces (snack brand) 6 ℓ
  15. Chicago White __ (baseball team) 3 ℓ
  16. Tot's coloring stick 6 ℓ
  17. Talk nonstop 5 ℓ
  18. Delay for a while 5 ℓ
  19. Concerning, in a memo 4 ℓ
  20. Pop singer Celine 4 ℓ
  21. Off-the-neck hairstyle 4 ℓ
  22. Wild animal's home 4 ℓ
  23. Dot of land in an ocean 4 ℓ
  24. Lie in the sun 4 ℓ
  25. Magazine execs: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  26. New Year's __ (annual party day) 3 ℓ
  27. Theater greeters 6 ℓ
  28. Trick-or-treat month: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  29. Modify, as writing 4 ℓ
  30. Russia, on old maps 4 ℓ
  31. Burn-soothing plant 4 ℓ
  32. __-addressed stamped envelope 4 ℓ
  33. Champagne container 10 ℓ
  34. Night-table lights 5 ℓ
  35. __ mater (former school) 4 ℓ
  36. Give temporarily 4 ℓ
  37. "That's clear now" 4 ℓ
  38. "Bulletproof" garment 4 ℓ
  39. In a sad mood 4 ℓ
  40. Loathe a lot 6 ℓ
  41. Great Lake near Niagara Falls 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 9, 2026 is titled “DON'T GET STUCK” 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.

Newsday DON'T GET STUCK Crossword March 9 2026 Answers