Run out of juice, as a phone

The answer to “Run out of juice, as a phone” in the New York Times Midi crossword is DIE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 7, 2026 at 20-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Run out of juice, as a phone” answer

DIE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is DIE

DIE is the 3-letter solution that fits "Run out of juice, as a phone" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 7, 2026 (20-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DIE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DIE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Run out of juice, as a phone” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 7, 2026 (most recent) → DIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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