A persnickety person might pick it

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  1. 1Jeans material
  2. 6Some P.D. alerts
  3. 10Leaves a relationship
  4. 1814-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzas
  5. 20"The African Queen" scriptwriter
  6. 21Per-hour cost to record music, say
  7. 22Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later
  8. 24Completely exclude
  9. 25Low-fat dairy desserts
  10. 26Columbus's birthplace
  11. 28L.L. Bean competitor
  12. 29Dug through for digital analysis
  13. 30Auto racer ___ Patrick
  14. 32Subway commuters, informally
  15. 37Promoted boastfully
  16. 39Others, to Ovid
  17. 40Old-fashioned garnishes
  18. 47M.L.B. V.I.P.s
  19. 48Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person
  20. 53Selling points?
  21. 55[Boo-hoo!]
  22. 56Hamlet or Laertes
  23. 57Longtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau name
  24. 58Dabbles in
  25. 60Loads
  26. 61Ratted
  27. 62Make ready for new use
  28. 63Exhibits brilliance
  29. 64Something one might need to look good in the morning
  30. 68Article of faith
  31. 69Not-so-joltin' joe?
  32. 71___ group (chemistry classification)
  33. 72Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe
  34. 73Good lighting?
  35. 74Spill the tea
  36. 75Playground retort
  37. 77Doses of a certain hallucinogen
  38. 82___ breve
  39. 83Russian range
  40. 84Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands
  41. 85Much high school gossip
  42. 87Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquy
  43. 89Got up and at 'em
  44. 90Official who reports to a president
  45. 91Reddish-brown shade
  46. 94Secretly communicating in class
  47. 98Make out
  48. 100Settings for telling some ghost stories
  49. 105Superb, in slang
  50. 106In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony
  51. 108Fried fare often served with marinara
  52. 110Discards from fuzzy fruits
  53. 115Blade runner?
  54. 117Reassurance after bandaging a boo-boo
  55. 118Till bills
  56. 119Actress Richards of "Starship Troopers"
  57. 120Felt absolutely determined about
  58. 121Betting site's quote
  59. 122Like the typefaces Helvetica and Arial

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  1. 1Cornrow or challah feature
  2. 2Playwright Federico García ___
  3. 3Like freshly poured concrete
  4. 4Medical buildup of fluid
  5. 5-
  6. 6Verbally reacts to in awe
  7. 7Links letters
  8. 8Where Waterloo is
  9. 9Picks
  10. 10-
  11. 11Something you might get a break with?
  12. 12Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome
  13. 13"Les ___"
  14. 14Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin
  15. 15Prior to, old-style
  16. 16German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" role
  17. 17"Abominable" ones
  18. 19Rap title?
  19. 21BART stop, for short
  20. 23Gave the go-ahead
  21. 27Scot's denial
  22. 31Eggy holiday drinks
  23. 33Port city near Mount Carmel
  24. 34High up
  25. 35A persnickety person might pick it
  26. 36Frodo's enchanting friend
  27. 38What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you
  28. 40Alternative to .net
  29. 41King of Castile
  30. 42Device whose keypad often has Braille on it
  31. 43Catch in the act
  32. 44Florentine artist known for frescoes
  33. 45"The Jetsons" boy
  34. 46-
  35. 49It's one thing after another
  36. 50Have as food, formally
  37. 51Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state
  38. 52Taste or touch
  39. 54Light to stop at
  40. 55Like the best bonds, perhaps
  41. 58Primps
  42. 59Slow, musically
  43. 63Brit's jolly cry of approval
  44. 64Lacking a knack for
  45. 65Zola who wrote "J'Accuse ...!"
  46. 66Critic's common seating preference
  47. 67Lets go of
  48. 68Some green cars
  49. 69-
  50. 70Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies
  51. 72Smile
  52. 73Bamboozled
  53. 75Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard
  54. 76Chimp's cousin
  55. 78Attach, with "on"
  56. 79Attach, with "on"
  57. 80Cote quote?
  58. 81___ dog
  59. 84Author Rice
  60. 86"Agnus ___"
  61. 87Hopes that one might
  62. 88Live, in a way
  63. 92Girl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old song
  64. 93Admission
  65. 94Tree with oblong yellow-green fruit
  66. 95What's on the fast track?
  67. 96Navy group
  68. 97-
  69. 99Tiny bit
  70. 100Bars of soap
  71. 101Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool
  72. 102Morning in Monaco
  73. 103Word with French or bench
  74. 104-
  75. 107Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr.
  76. 109Drug sold in 77-Across
  77. 111Compound found in marijuana, for short
  78. 112Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggle
  79. 113Sch. calendar abbr.
  80. 114"___ be a pleasure"
  81. 116Call off

The answer to “A persnickety person might pick it” in the New York Times crossword is NIT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 35-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.

“A persnickety person might pick it” answer

NIT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is NIT

NIT is the 3-letter solution that fits "A persnickety person might pick it" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 16, 2025 (35-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NIT mean?

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

(noun)

  • the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair
  • a silly or foolish person

When else has “A persnickety person might pick it” appeared?

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March 16, 2025 (most recent) → NIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “A persnickety person might pick it”?

The answer is NIT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 16, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “A persnickety person might pick it”?

3 letters: NIT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 16, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 35-Down.

Can “A persnickety person might pick it” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for March 16, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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