NYT Crossword March 12 2026 Answers
All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1AGame point?6 lettersSee answer ›7ASettings for "Nurse Jackie" and "The Pitt," in brief3 lettersSee answer ›10AMideast's Gulf of ___4 lettersSee answer ›14A"Das Lied von der Erde" composer6 lettersSee answer ›15ACamper's foldout3 lettersSee answer ›16ANatural hairstyle4 lettersSee answer ›17ACelebrity supercouple of the 2000s6 lettersSee answer ›18AIncredibly committed8 lettersSee answer ›20ASlowly, in scores5 lettersSee answer ›21ASecond-most-populous city in the U.S.6 lettersSee answer ›22A100 nanojoules3 lettersSee answer ›23ACitrus portmanteau3 lettersSee answer ›25ASticks around for a demo?3 lettersSee answer ›26ADoraphobe's fear3 lettersSee answer ›29ABookings for a D.J.6 lettersSee answer ›32ADid very well on the final, say6 lettersSee answer ›34AStar of a three-time World Cup champion team4 lettersSee answer ›36AClassic ’60s muscle car3 lettersSee answer ›37ARejoices6 lettersSee answer ›38ASultanate that once controlled Zanzibar4 lettersSee answer ›39AStand for a portrait5 lettersSee answer ›41ASnippet4 lettersSee answer ›42ASlip-on or slide6 lettersSee answer ›44AHullabaloo3 lettersSee answer ›45ACollectible frames4 lettersSee answer ›46ARest period6 lettersSee answer ›47AGet right down to business6 lettersSee answer ›49ASports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy"3 lettersSee answer ›50AFunny3 lettersSee answer ›52AHalf a score3 lettersSee answer ›53AWork on a picture, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›56ASome double-headed drums6 lettersSee answer ›58ACamper's craft5 lettersSee answer ›60ATurpitude8 lettersSee answer ›63ASetting for "Quincy, M.E.," on 1970s-’80s TV6 lettersSee answer ›64AOperating system developed at Bell Labs4 lettersSee answer ›65AToeholds3 lettersSee answer ›66AGet positioned6 lettersSee answer ›67ALush hair's quality4 lettersSee answer ›68ACaribbean music genre3 lettersSee answer ›69AAbundance6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DSaunter5 lettersSee answer ›2DLike black opals vis-à-vis diamonds5 lettersSee answer ›3DMove to pass, perhaps11 lettersSee answer ›4DTouched down4 lettersSee answer ›5DSymbolize6 lettersSee answer ›6D"Folklore" or "Evermore," for Taylor Swift3 lettersSee answer ›7DGuitar pedal effect4 lettersSee answer ›8DComedic takedown5 lettersSee answer ›9DMad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick title11 lettersSee answer ›10DNatural fluid containers4 lettersSee answer ›11DWhat a drone might be mistaken for3 lettersSee answer ›12DCarry the ball in volleyball, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›13DActress Kravitz3 lettersSee answer ›19DStep in rehab5 lettersSee answer ›21D"Whole ___ Red" (2020 Playboi Carti album)5 lettersSee answer ›24DActivist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movement11 lettersSee answer ›26DHeavenly outcast … or a hint to something found three times in this puzzle11 lettersSee answer ›27DUp to5 lettersSee answer ›28DBarely speaks5 lettersSee answer ›30DHawks5 lettersSee answer ›31D"Such a shame"5 lettersSee answer ›33DStanley of "Conclave"5 lettersSee answer ›34DGroup surrounding a star5 lettersSee answer ›35DItem in a drafts folder5 lettersSee answer ›40DText tweaks5 lettersSee answer ›43DMake right5 lettersSee answer ›48DCry for more6 lettersSee answer ›51DHurricane or mudslide5 lettersSee answer ›54DBe important5 lettersSee answer ›55DThings to bare5 lettersSee answer ›56DHot4 lettersSee answer ›57DDisney heroine who builds her own palace4 lettersSee answer ›59DTchaikovsky's "Letter Scene," e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›60DTrivia night locale3 lettersSee answer ›61DShout in a card game3 lettersSee answer ›62DPurge3 lettersSee answer ›63DDo some lawn work3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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