New York Times Answers - Thursday, 1st March 2018 There are 40 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 1st March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sorority letterZETAAAcross 5: Spread aroundSTREWAAcross 10: Leader in whitePOPEAAcross 14: Mao Zedong or Mahatma GandhiICONAAcross 15: Castle with famous stepsIRENEAAcross 16: ___ Karakum (Asian desert)ARALAAcross 17: ConservativeTORYAAcross 18: "Bring it on!" or "Let's rumble!"FIGHTINGWORDSAAcross 20: Narrow marginINCHAAcross 21: Fictional home in GeorgiaTARAAAcross 22: Spinny billiards shotMASSEAAcross 23: Potato harvesting aidHOEAAcross 25: HardlySELDOMAAcross 27: Writing/editing aidWORD PROCESSORAAcross 30: Band with the aptly titled album "Powerage"ACDCAAcross 34: Girl's name that's a body part in reverseRAEAAcross 35: Argentine author Jorge ___ BorgesLUISAAcross 36: "Yeah, right"OHSUREAAcross 38: Haute couture inits.YSLAAcross 39: Shape on a suspension bridgeARCAAcross 40: School yardstick, for shortGPAAAcross 41: No mas!PASAAcross 42: Bring aboutLEADTOAAcross 44: Pupil surrounderIRISAAcross 45: ___ budgetONAAAcross 46: Dum-dumYO-YOAAcross 47: Recommend, as an applicantPUTINAWORDFORAAcross 50: Was on firstOPENEDAAcross 52: One might be nervousTICAAcross 53: Where many people make connectionsOHAREAAcross 56: Take a headerTRIPAAcross 58: HonkerNOSEAAcross 61: Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzleWORD SQUAREAAcross 63: Like gooICKYAAcross 64: "Don't look at me!"NOTIAAcross 65: Playwright ChekhovANTONAAcross 66: Gritty genreNOIRAAcross 67: Kind of terrierSKYEAAcross 68: Awkward period, oftenTEENSAAcross 69: Up (for) or down (for)GAMEDDown 1: Baked pasta dishZITIDDown 2: Taxing subject, briefly?ECONDDown 3: Pre-Olympic eventTORCHRELAYDDown 4: "Moving right along ..."ANYHOODDown 5: StrainSIFTDDown 6: Period when mammals first appearedTRIASSICDDown 7: BackslideREGRESSDDown 8: Treat as a saintENHALODDown 9: MonsoonlikeWETDDown 10: Wide-brimmed hatsPANAMASDDown 11: Assns.ORGSDDown 12: Things at the ends of dogs' legsPAWORDSDDown 13: OtherwiseELSEDDown 19: Texter's qualifierIMODDown 24: Show of brillianceECLATDDown 26: Pay a visitDROP INDDown 27: How some jokes are deliveredWORDRYLYDDown 28: Evening strollPASEODDown 29: Blue area on a Risk boardEUROPEDDown 31: Place for a marshmallowCUPOFCOCOADDown 32: Product with a pipe on its packagingDRANODDown 33: Annual cinéma awardCESARDDown 37: AttacksHASATDDown 40: Where a bowl is setGRIDIRONDDown 43: Last-ditchDO-OR-DIEDDown 44: Repeat for emphasisITERATEDDown 48: DisharmonizeUNTUNEDDown 49: Entertaining, in a wayWORDININGDDown 51: Foot: Lat.PESDDown 53: Has control overOWNSDDown 54: Tee shot goofHOOKDDown 55: BohemianARTYDDown 57: WritesPENSDDown 59: Take the top offSKIMDDown 60: Literary heroine who says "Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine"EYREDDown 62: Chewed stimulant in the MideastQAT