Crossword Answers For: Monday, March 9, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Treaty between nations => PACT
Down: Diamond corner => BASE
Down: Highest point => ACME
Down: Aroma => ODOR
Down: Soak in the tub => BATHE
Down: Guacamole scoop => CHIP
Down: Last stretch before graduation => SENIORYEAR
Down: Increase in altitude => RISE
Down: North Pole helper => ELF
Down: __ Angeles Sparks => LOS
Down: Stop talking! => SILENCE
Down: Playground board with two seats => SEESAW
Down: Relax, soldier => ATEASE
Down: Beam of light => RAY
Down: Make into law => ENACT
Down: U.S. ID issuer => SSA
Down: Broken mirror, to some => OMEN
Down: Get hitched => WED
Down: White-barked trees => ASPENS
Down: Go on a tirade => RANT
Down: Red Monopoly piece => HOTEL
Down: Palm with berries => ACAI
Down: Noisy summer insect => CICADA
Down: Meat in a croque monsieur => HAM
Down: California wine valley => NAPA
Down: Pint night purchase => ALE
Down: Respected villager => ELDER
Down: Zilch => NIL
Down: Door's open => COMEIN
Down: Prepare to skate, or what can be found in 3-, 8-, 10-, and 33-Down? => LACEUP
Down: Bold alternative? => ITALICS
Down: Fragrant evergreen => FIR
Down: Org. whose seal depicts an eagle atop a key => NSA
Down: You got a deal! => SOLD
Down: Fruity fall beverage => APPLECIDER
Down: Riverdale actress Reinhart => LILI
Down: Strung along => LEDON
Down: Title for New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko => DAME
Down: If all __ fails ... => ELSE
Down: Defect => FLAW
Down: Unrefined minerals => ORES
Down: Prepares for a photograph => POSES
Down: One-named Hello singer => ADELE
Down: Business meetings over the phone => CONFERENCECALLS
Down: The first T of TNT => TRI
Down: Howls at the moon => BAYS
Down: Enjoyed some tteokbokki, say => ATE
Down: Peak in the Cascade Range => SHASTA
Down: Stillness before a storm => EERIECALM
Down: Units of land area => ACRES
Down: Zodiac cycle in which the Rabbit follows the Tiger => CHINESECALENDAR
Down: Catchall category: Abbr. => MISC
Down: Heaviest fencing sword => EPEE
Down: Body part that can be furrowed => BROW
Down: CeraVe rival => OLAY
Down: Muscles near delts => LATS
Down: North Pole VIP => SANTA
Down: What happened next? => ANDTHEN
Down: Fair-hiring initials => EEO
Down: Just like that sound => SNAP
Down: Iran's continent => ASIA
Down: Dolphin with eye patches => ORCA
Down: Postal delivery => MAIL
Down: Baby humpback => WHALECALF
Down: Become frantic => PANIC
Down: Serving of corn => EAR
Down: The Substance Oscar nominee Moore => DEMI
Down: Quash, as a rumor => DISPEL
Down: DEA agent => NARC
Down: Song from a bygone era => OLDIE
Down: Property claim => LIEN
Down: I'm at your service => USEME
Down: Trims (down) => PARES
Down: Part of an archipelago => ISLE
Down: Work hard => TOIL
Down: __ state: focused mindset => FLOW
Down: Kissing on the kiss cam, say => PDA
Down: Swear words? => IDO

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 79 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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