Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"

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  1. 1First impression of a new video game?
  2. 12After-afterthought, for short
  3. 15Drone's image
  4. 16Choler
  5. 17"We should grab a meal sometime"
  6. 18Snaps
  7. 19A narwhal's "horn," technically speaking
  8. 20Many Snapchats, informally
  9. 21Unfolds, with "out"
  10. 23Author Roald Dahl, during World War II
  11. 24Command+F, on a Mac
  12. 25Veronica ___, author of the "Divergent" novels
  13. 26Reached the top of one's game
  14. 28Grain that once fed the Roman army
  15. 29Heroic tale of romance
  16. 30Seeing someone wealthier, say
  17. 32Worker involved in firings?
  18. 34Montenegrin, e.g.
  19. 35You can't cut through it
  20. 37Fictional subjects of 13 movies between 2000 and 2020
  21. 38Fiery spirit
  22. 39Sylvan
  23. 41The Green Hornet's sidekick
  24. 42"___ have guessed?!"
  25. 43"Uh-huh!"
  26. 46Medgar ___, one inspiration for the 1964 protest anthem "Mississippi Goddam"
  27. 48Device such as a qamutiik, an Inuk means of Arctic transportation
  28. 49Relinquish
  29. 50"Missile" in many a slapstick fight
  30. 51Eschewing modesty, say
  31. 54Home security inits. since 1874
  32. 55Summer confection
  33. 56"Hard pass"
  34. 57Digital deals for young people?

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  1. 1NH4NO3 and others
  2. 2Get set to drive
  3. 3Bohemian
  4. 4Consideration in setting insurance rates
  5. 5Just a ___
  6. 6Emits a stream of hot air
  7. 7Satellite transmission path
  8. 8Hit the ground loudly
  9. 9Hyperbolic amount of work
  10. 10Unscripted, for short?
  11. 11Neighborhood once home to N.Y.C.'s so-called "Gasoline Alley"
  12. 12The world's biggest one contains seven keyboards
  13. 13Publisher's order
  14. 14Pleasurable place to do business?
  15. 22Made the fool
  16. 24Grow progressively more rancid
  17. 26Lab access point?
  18. 27Trifling bit
  19. 28Made a scene, say
  20. 29Some yellowish canines
  21. 31Shelters some look to when duty calls?
  22. 32The good life, in Spanish vernacular
  23. 33Like some emotions and recruits
  24. 35One might frequently be buttered up
  25. 36Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"
  26. 40Annual award for short stories
  27. 43___ Buena (island in San Francisco Bay)
  28. 44Exiled character in "King Lear"
  29. 45Age-mates
  30. 47Little mistake
  31. 48Longtime soccer manager ___-Göran Eriksson
  32. 49Cost in total, with "to"
  33. 52Pas ___ (somewhere else: Fr.)
  34. 53"It's the ___!"

The answer to “Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"” in the New York Times crossword is COWLICK — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 6, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 36-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.

“Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"” answer

COWLICK (7 letters)

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Why the answer is COWLICK

COWLICK is the 7-letter solution that fits "Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 6, 2026 (36-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COWLICK mean?

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

(noun)

  • a lock of hair hanging or projecting over a person's forehead

When else has “Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"” appeared?

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March 6, 2026 (most recent) → COWLICK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"”?

The answer is COWLICK, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"”?

7 letters: COWLICK.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 6, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 36-Down.

Can “Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"” 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 6, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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