"The kissing disease" Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “"The kissing disease"” from the New York Times crossword of March 15, 2026? It has 4 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 15, 2026
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MONO is the answer to “"The kissing disease"”. It means an infectious disease.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
An infectious disease.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OMON.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Prefix for "tone"”.
More clues from the New York Times (March 15, 2026)
Across
- 1. Dwelling5 letters, starts with AABODE
- 6. One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum6 letters, starts with CCONSUL
- 12. Plagiarized7 letters, starts with CCRIBBED
- 19. Notion that's difficult to dispel6 letters, starts with IIDEEFIXE
- 21. Roll on, as time6 letters, starts with EELAPSE
- 22. One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded7 letters, starts with RROMAINE
- 23. Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy6 letters, starts with DDEFJAM
- 24. Stockholder's portion6 letters, starts with DDIVIDEND
- 25. Handled vessel in a museum7 letters, starts with AAMPHORA
- 26. 1977 Robin Cook medical thriller4 letters, starts with CCOMA
- 27. Bon ___ ("Skinny Love" band)4 letters, starts with IIVER
- 28. Brand of canned beans4 letters, starts with GGOYA
- 30. Greedy sort3 letters, starts with PPIG
- 31. Soon, to Shakespeare4 letters, starts with AANON
- 33. Lying about4 letters, starts with IIDLE
- 35. 2 tbsp., for acidity10 letters, starts with LLEMONJUICE
- 38. Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins4 letters, starts with HHOLM
- 39. ___ Jones, bobsledder and hurdler who has competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics4 letters, starts with LLOLO
- 40. Mushroom prized by chefs5 letters, starts with MMOREL
- 41. Psychologist Solomon4 letters, starts with AASCH
- 42. Lair5 letters, starts with HHIDEOUT
- 44. Do something perfectly6 letters, starts with NNAILIT
- 46. Easily duped5 letters, starts with NNAIVE
- 48. ___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature6 letters, starts with AARSENE
- 50. Peepers keepers?4 letters, starts with LLIDS
- 51. One clove, crushed6 letters, starts with GGARLIC
- 55. Chaucer collection5 letters, starts with TTALES
- 57. 5/8 or 2/144 letters, starts with VVDAY
- 59. One might be noble3 letters, starts with GGAS
- 60. "Foucault's Pendulum" author3 letters, starts with EECO
- 61. Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life"5 letters, starts with SSTARR
- 63. All-star pitcher Hershiser4 letters, starts with OOREL
- 65. Sch. whose team name is a poisonous nut3 letters, starts with OOSU
- 67. The Bard of ___4 letters, starts with AAVON
- 68. Thanksgiving is always on the fourth one in Nov.4 letters, starts with TTHUR
- 69. Infamous warning for 126-Across … and for solvers, when filling in seven squares in this puzzle?11 letters, starts with BBEWARETHEIDES
- 73. Creature to take a gander at on Haleakala?4 letters, starts with NNENE
- 74. Lacking adornment4 letters, starts with BBALD
- 75. Digressive remark3 letters, starts with AASIDE
- 76. Tabby talk4 letters, starts with MMEOW
- 77. Rushes5 letters, starts with RRACES
- 79. ___ Lanka3 letters, starts with SSRI
- 80. "Daughter," in Hebrew3 letters, starts with BBAT
- 82. Harvest4 letters, starts with RREAP
- 84. Hole on a belt5 letters, starts with NNOTCH
- 86. Ground, black, to taste6 letters, starts with PPEPPER
- 88. Chop, mince, grate, etc.4 letters, starts with PPREP
- 90. Holiday harmonies6 letters, starts with CCAROLS
- 93. Cute, woolly farm animals5 letters, starts with LLAMBS
- 96. Period of glaciation6 letters, starts with IICEAGE
- 98. Title role for both Patti LuPone and Madonna5 letters, starts with EEVITA
- 100. Uncle Remus title4 letters, starts with BBRER
- 102. Tree from which turpentine may be derived5 letters, starts with LLARCH
- 104. Hullabaloo4 letters, starts with RROAR
- 106. Word before stick or after Scotland4 letters, starts with YYARD
- 107. One cup, seasoned and lightly toasted until crispy10 letters, starts with BBREADCUBES
- 109. "The kissing disease"4 letters, starts with MMONO
- 110. Some savanna groups4 letters, starts with PPRIDES
- 111. "___ for Ricochet" (Sue Grafton mystery)3 letters, starts with RRIS
- 112. Got ready to drive?4 letters, starts with TTEED
- 113. Commoner4 letters, starts with PPLEB
- 115. Human rights lawyer Clooney4 letters, starts with AAMAL
- 117. Ones changing the narrative?7 letters, starts with EEDITORS
- 120. Chillaxing6 letters, starts with AATEASE
- 122. Word on a protest sign6 letters, starts with RRESIST
- 125. One, coddled or raw; add an extra for a richer flavor7 letters, starts with EEGGYOLK
- 126. This puzzle's subject, in two very different ways6 letters, starts with CCAESAR
- 127. Samurai sword6 letters, starts with KKATANA
- 128. Kind of overload7 letters, starts with SSENSORY
- 129. Stile coins that have gone out of style6 letters, starts with TTOKENS
- 130. Contemptuously laughed at5 letters, starts with DDERIDED
Down
- 1. Provided assistance3 letters, starts with AAIDED
- 2. Spelling ___3 letters, starts with BBEE
- 3. Spicy, say8 letters, starts with OOFFCOLOR
- 4. 3/4 teaspoon, Grey Poupon preferred12 letters, starts with DDIJONMUSTARD
- 5. End-of-semester hurdle4 letters, starts with EEXAM
- 6. Soupçon feature7 letters, starts with CCEDILLA
- 7. 1/2 cup, slowly drizzled and whisked to form an emulsion8 letters, starts with OOLIVEOIL
- 8. Area with pews4 letters, starts with NNAVE
- 9. Certain silk spinner4 letters, starts with SSPIDER
- 10. Onetime org. for Jimmy Carter and J.F.K.3 letters, starts with UUSN
- 11. Bean counter's book6 letters, starts with LLEDGER
- 12. Its box is yellow and green, with many colors in between7 letters, starts with CCRAYOLA
- 13. ___ Empire5 letters, starts with RROMAN
- 14. Rapscallion3 letters, starts with IIMP
- 15. Curmudgeon's exclamation3 letters, starts with BBAH
- 16. "Sully" or "Spartacus"6 letters, starts with BBIOPIC
- 17. Add value to6 letters, starts with EENRICH
- 18. Rejuvenate digitally5 letters, starts with DDEAGE
- 20. The first one was sent in 19715 letters, starts with EEMAIL
- 29. A calf born with two heads, some say4 letters, starts with OOMEN
- 31. Satisfied sigh3 letters, starts with AAHH
- 32. "Haven't a clue"4 letters, starts with NNOIDEA
- 34. Gift recipient5 letters, starts with DDONEE
- 35. "___ luck!"5 letters, starts with LLOTSA
- 36. Cups o' joe5 letters, starts with JJAVAS
- 37. The "U" of UX4 letters, starts with UUSER
- 40. George Eliot masterpiece … or a punny hint to seven squares in this puzzle11 letters, starts with MMIDDLEMARCH
- 43. Eye drop?4 letters, starts with TTEAR
- 45. "What am I, chopped ___?"5 letters, starts with LLIVER
- 47. Swiatek who has won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon3 letters, starts with IIGA
- 49. Workers' rights org.4 letters, starts with NNLRB
- 52. Army Corps of Engineers project5 letters, starts with LLEVEE
- 53. Pictures on a screen5 letters, starts with IICONS
- 54. Alternative to a cup4 letters, starts with CCONE
- 56. Scatters, as seeds4 letters, starts with SSOWS
- 58. Start of a pirate-y pillaging song4 letters, starts with YYOHO
- 59. Tour leader3 letters, starts with GGUIDE
- 61. Go halfsies, say5 letters, starts with SSHARE
- 62. Flower with a cup-shaped bloom5 letters, starts with TTULIP
- 64. Las Vegas football player4 letters, starts with RRAIDER
- 66. In stitches4 letters, starts with SSEWN
- 67. 2 tbsp., for a briny flavor12 letters, starts with AANCHOVYPASTE
- 68. Baking meas.4 letters, starts with TTBSP
- 70. Make a fast not last?3 letters, starts with EEAT
- 71. Conical dwelling5 letters, starts with TTEPEE
- 72. Mlle. in Madrid4 letters, starts with SSRTA
- 78. One of a hundred for Pooh and friends4 letters, starts with AACRE
- 80. Part of a Santa Claus costume5 letters, starts with BBEARD
- 81. Adjustable feature of an office chair, maybe3 letters, starts with AARM
- 83. "Pharsalia" and the "Aeneid"5 letters, starts with EEPICS
- 85. Poseidon's domain5 letters, starts with OOCEAN
- 87. Entreaty4 letters, starts with PPLEA
- 89. 1/2 cup, freshly grated8 letters, starts with PPARMESAN
- 91. 1997 Jim Carrey comedy8 letters, starts with LLIARLIAR
- 92. Big step4 letters, starts with SSTRIDE
- 94. Alternative to X7 letters, starts with BBLUESKY
- 95. Kemo ___4 letters, starts with SSABE
- 97. Peanuts7 letters, starts with GGOOBERS
- 99. Expensive Super Bowl features3 letters, starts with AADS
- 100. One way to cross the Rubicon6 letters, starts with BBRIDGE
- 101. Step down6 letters, starts with RRESIGN
- 103. Black out, in a way6 letters, starts with RREDACT
- 105. "The Fountainhead" protagonist5 letters, starts with RROARK
- 107. Longtime Saints QB Drew ___5 letters, starts with BBREES
- 108. "Refreshing" web shortcut5 letters, starts with CCTRLR
- 113. Open before December 25?4 letters, starts with PPEEK
- 114. Operate on with light4 letters, starts with LLASE
- 116. Olden honeyed drink4 letters, starts with MMEAD
- 118. Expressions of appreciation, in texts3 letters, starts with TTYS
- 119. Tic-tac-toe win3 letters, starts with OOOO
- 121. "The ___ of Pooh"3 letters, starts with TTAO
- 123. Slyly disparaging3 letters, starts with SSNIDE
- 124. Bit3 letters, starts with TTAD
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the New York Times on December 22, 2025.
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Questions
What is the answer to “"The kissing disease"”?
MONO, 4 letters: an infectious disease.
When was “"The kissing disease"” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of March 15, 2026, and 1 more time before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with M.