New York Times Crossword March 12 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on March 12 2026, constructed by Joe Marquez. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AGame point?›
- 7ASettings for "Nurse Jackie" and "The Pitt," in brief›
- 10AMideast's Gulf of ___›
- 14A"Das Lied von der Erde" composer›
- 15ACamper's foldout›
- 16ANatural hairstyle›
- 17ACelebrity supercouple of the 2000s›
- 18AIncredibly committed›
- 20ASlowly, in scores›
- 21ASecond-most-populous city in the U.S.›
- 22A100 nanojoules›
- 23ACitrus portmanteau›
- 25ASticks around for a demo?›
- 26ADoraphobe's fear›
- 29ABookings for a D.J.›
- 32ADid very well on the final, say›
- 34AStar of a three-time World Cup champion team›
- 36AClassic ’60s muscle car›
- 37ARejoices›
- 38ASultanate that once controlled Zanzibar›
- 39AStand for a portrait›
- 41ASnippet›
- 42ASlip-on or slide›
- 44AHullabaloo›
- 45ACollectible frames›
- 46ARest period›
- 47AGet right down to business›
- 49ASports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy"›
- 50AFunny›
- 52AHalf a score›
- 53AWork on a picture, perhaps›
- 56ASome double-headed drums›
- 58ACamper's craft›
- 60ATurpitude›
- 63ASetting for "Quincy, M.E.," on 1970s-’80s TV›
- 64AOperating system developed at Bell Labs›
- 65AToeholds›
- 66AGet positioned›
- 67ALush hair's quality›
- 68ACaribbean music genre›
- 69AAbundance›
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- 1DSaunter›
- 2DLike black opals vis-à-vis diamonds›
- 3DMove to pass, perhaps›
- 4DTouched down›
- 5DSymbolize›
- 6D"Folklore" or "Evermore," for Taylor Swift›
- 7DGuitar pedal effect›
- 8DComedic takedown›
- 9DMad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick title›
- 10DNatural fluid containers›
- 11DWhat a drone might be mistaken for›
- 12DCarry the ball in volleyball, e.g.›
- 13DActress Kravitz›
- 19DStep in rehab›
- 21D"Whole ___ Red" (2020 Playboi Carti album)›
- 24DActivist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movement›
- 26DHeavenly outcast … or a hint to something found three times in this puzzle›
- 27DUp to›
- 28DBarely speaks›
- 30DHawks›
- 31D"Such a shame"›
- 33DStanley of "Conclave"›
- 34DGroup surrounding a star›
- 35DItem in a drafts folder›
- 40DText tweaks›
- 43DMake right›
- 48DCry for more›
- 51DHurricane or mudslide›
- 54DBe important›
- 55DThings to bare›
- 56DHot›
- 57DDisney heroine who builds her own palace›
- 59DTchaikovsky's "Letter Scene," e.g.›
- 60DTrivia night locale›
- 61DShout in a card game›
- 62DPurge›
- 63DDo some lawn work›
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