Indulgently lazy

The answer to “Indulgently lazy” in the New York Times crossword is LANGUOROUS — a 10-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 18, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Indulgently lazy” answer

LANGUOROUS (10 letters)

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Why the answer is LANGUOROUS

LANGUOROUS is the 10-letter solution that fits "Indulgently lazy" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 18, 2026 (16-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LANGUOROUS mean?

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

When else has “Indulgently lazy” appeared?

New York Times 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 18, 2026 (most recent) → LANGUOROUS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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