Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom” from the New York Times crossword of March 1, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 1, 2026
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SMURF is the answer to “Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 5-letter answer that starts with S.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: MFUSR.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel”.
More clues from the New York Times (March 1, 2026)
Across
- 1. Supply for Hershey5 letters, starts with CCOCOA
- 6. State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr.3 letters, starts with AARK
- 9. Move awkwardly (up)7 letters, starts with CCLAMBER
- 16. Sources of fur in some luxury clothing5 letters, starts with CCHINC
- 17. "The Sopranos" airer3 letters, starts with HHBO
- 18. Carpool home from the bar, say9 letters, starts with SSHAREACAB
- 20. Piece of junk?9 letters, starts with SSPAMEMAIL
- 22. Eldest of a trio of musical brothers10 letters, starts with KKEVINJONAS
- 24. Bush family member5 letters, starts with LLAURA
- 25. "Sorry to say …"4 letters, starts with AALAS
- 27. No-goodniks8 letters, starts with SSOANDSOS
- 29. Is in Montreal?3 letters, starts with EEST
- 30. Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically5 letters, starts with RRAINY
- 33. Prophet4 letters, starts with SSEER
- 35. Prefix meaning everything4 letters, starts with OOMNI
- 36. Job for a detective4 letters, starts with CCASE
- 37. Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom5 letters, starts with SSMURF
- 39. Wolf (down)5 letters, starts with SSNARF
- 42. Valley of the Kings viper3 letters, starts with AASP
- 43. Employ3 letters, starts with UUSE
- 44. 2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates8 letters, starts with CCAPTAINP
- 46. Halloween-themed event5 letters, starts with HHAUNT
- 48. Imaging procedures that measure metabolism8 letters, starts with PPETSCANS
- 51. Tri-, tripled4 letters, starts with NNONA
- 53. Philippine seaport with a repetitive name6 letters, starts with IILOILO
- 56. Cougar4 letters, starts with PPUMA
- 57. Staying power, informally4 letters, starts with LLEGS
- 59. Large mall space8 letters, starts with GGALLERIA
- 61. Typical marketing expense5 letters, starts with AADFEE
- 63. Hold on to4 letters, starts with SSAVE
- 64. Rn : radon :: Sn : ___3 letters, starts with TTIN
- 65. Radar abnormalities5 letters, starts with BBLIPS
- 66. Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville3 letters, starts with AALI
- 67. Certain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid13 letters, starts with SSLIPPERYSLOPE
- 71. Bed on a base3 letters, starts with CCOT
- 72. Spawn5 letters, starts with BBEGET
- 74. Crestfallen3 letters, starts with SSAD
- 75. Air Max maker4 letters, starts with NNIKE
- 76. Hall's musical partner5 letters, starts with OOATES
- 78. Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound8 letters, starts with BBRITISHS
- 80. Composer Zimmer4 letters, starts with HHANS
- 81. Godly-minded4 letters, starts with PPURE
- 82. Connect6 letters, starts with AATTACH
- 83. Popular surfing destination4 letters, starts with MMAUI
- 85. It might be at the end of the road8 letters, starts with CCULDESAC
- 89. Request from5 letters, starts with AASKOF
- 91. Very quickly pop in and out?8 letters, starts with TTELEPORT
- 94. Member of la familia3 letters, starts with TTIA
- 95. Symbol of wisdom3 letters, starts with OOWL
- 97. Hindu teacher5 letters, starts with SSWAMI
- 99. What might support an arm5 letters, starts with SSLING
- 100. Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name4 letters, starts with PPERM
- 101. Groups of whales4 letters, starts with PPODS
- 103. Lavish care (on)4 letters, starts with DDOTE
- 105. Eerie and then some5 letters, starts with BBONEC
- 107. Cool, old-style3 letters, starts with HHEP
- 108. Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe8 letters, starts with SSEAWATER
- 111. Polynesian party4 letters, starts with LLUAU
- 113. Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"5 letters, starts with NNEILL
- 115. Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives10 letters, starts with SSTATESEALS
- 117. Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind"9 letters, starts with SSPINALTAP
- 121. Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science9 letters, starts with AAGONISTIC
- 122. Bulb type, for short3 letters, starts with LLED
- 123. Staticky laundry phenomenon5 letters, starts with CCLING
- 124. Postscript7 letters, starts with EENDNOTE
- 125. Bovine found in high-altitude regions3 letters, starts with YYAK
- 126. Drums up interest in5 letters, starts with HHYPES
Down
- 1. Includes in a chain, in a way3 letters, starts with CCCS
- 2. "Give me a break!"8 letters, starts with OOHPLEASE
- 3. Mole, maybe8 letters, starts with CCIAASSET
- 4. Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call6 letters, starts with OONMUTE
- 5. Taiwan-based computer company4 letters, starts with AACER
- 6. "I've got it!"3 letters, starts with AAHA
- 7. Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base3 letters, starts with RRBI
- 8. Source of caffeine7 letters, starts with KKOLANUT
- 9. It's all there in black and white5 letters, starts with CCHESS
- 10. British bathroom3 letters, starts with LLAV
- 11. Out of bed6 letters, starts with AARISEN
- 12. Hanukkah candle holder7 letters, starts with MMENORAH
- 13. ___ California4 letters, starts with BBAJA
- 14. "Micro" or "macro" class4 letters, starts with EECON
- 15. Stranger, informally5 letters, starts with RRANDO
- 18. Music that's a little offbeat?3 letters, starts with SSKA
- 19. Common accompaniment for butter chicken11 letters, starts with BBASMATIRICE
- 21. Deface3 letters, starts with MMAR
- 23. ___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)4 letters, starts with SSONS
- 26. Constellation shaped like a harp4 letters, starts with LLYRA
- 28. Nurse3 letters, starts with SSIP
- 31. Sanskrit word for "sitting posture"5 letters, starts with AASANA
- 32. Little demons4 letters, starts with IIMPS
- 34. TV giant with a Deportes channel4 letters, starts with EESPN
- 36. Curve together, as one's hands3 letters, starts with CCUP
- 38. They might be head-scratching11 letters, starts with FFINGERNAILS
- 40. Commuter travel method4 letters, starts with RRAIL
- 41. Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf9 letters, starts with FFULLBEARD
- 44. Bumpy ride?5 letters, starts with CCAMEL
- 45. Denials3 letters, starts with NNOS
- 47. Season in December4 letters, starts with NNOEL
- 49. Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle3 letters, starts with SSPF
- 50. Pool implements9 letters, starts with CCUESTICKS
- 52. Spry5 letters, starts with AAGILE
- 54. Fat-removing procedures, in brief5 letters, starts with LLIPOS
- 55. Kiln on a hops farm4 letters, starts with OOAST
- 57. Org. on TV's "9-1-1"4 letters, starts with LLAPD
- 58. Day before a big day3 letters, starts with EEVE
- 60. Year in Portugal3 letters, starts with AANO
- 61. [Mayday! Mayday!]5 letters, starts with AALERT
- 62. What's stored in the cloud11 letters, starts with DDIGITALDATA
- 63. Issue for a dehydrated muscle5 letters, starts with SSPASM
- 64. Expressions of shame4 letters, starts with TTSKS
- 66. "Fernando" group, 19764 letters, starts with AABBA
- 68. "Somewhat"3 letters, starts with IISH
- 69. Dark half of a famous duality3 letters, starts with YYIN
- 70. Young turkey5 letters, starts with PPOULT
- 73. GPS guesses, for short4 letters, starts with EETAS
- 77. Begin, with "off"3 letters, starts with TTEE
- 79. Display4 letters, starts with SSHOW
- 80. Selection at a paint store, perhaps3 letters, starts with HHUE
- 81. Completely rid (of)5 letters, starts with PPURGE
- 84. In the middle of a tussle4 letters, starts with AATIT
- 85. ___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.)4 letters, starts with CCONN
- 86. Sturdy boot feature8 letters, starts with SSTEELTIP
- 87. The sky is its limit8 letters, starts with AAIRPLANE
- 88. GoPro, e.g., informally3 letters, starts with CCAM
- 90. Slowly appears on scene7 letters, starts with FFADESIN
- 92. Exile locale for Napoleon4 letters, starts with EELBA
- 93. With devotion7 letters, starts with PPIOUSLY
- 95. Special ___3 letters, starts with OOPS
- 96. Sources of distress4 letters, starts with WWOES
- 98. To a greater degree6 letters, starts with MMORESO
- 100. Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly6 letters, starts with PPHILLY
- 102. Metal-shaping tool5 letters, starts with SSWAGE
- 104. Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do"5 letters, starts with EELLIE
- 106. Division of Warner Bros. Discovery3 letters, starts with CCNN
- 109. Loads4 letters, starts with AATON
- 110. Operate, as a bar4 letters, starts with TTEND
- 112. Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl3 letters, starts with UUSC
- 114. ___ other4 letters, starts with EEACH
- 116. QB's stat: Abbr.3 letters, starts with AATT
- 118. Tiny projectile in a food fight3 letters, starts with PPEA
- 119. Texter's "Not sure"3 letters, starts with IIDK
- 120. Book divisions: Abbr.3 letters, starts with PPGS
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Questions
What is the answer to “Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom”?
SMURF, 5 letters.
When was “Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of March 1, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with S.