N.F.L. coach Quinn

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Across

  1. 1Decorative, so to speak
  2. 12"Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer
  3. 15Ahead
  4. 16E, in a code
  5. 17Affliction also known as "cold neuralgia"
  6. 183,600 secondi
  7. 19Computer runs
  8. 20Company acquired by Panasonic in 2009
  9. 21Malarkey
  10. 22"Do we have a problem here?"
  11. 24L.A. subdivision?
  12. 25Epithet for Bill Clinton
  13. 26Some coffee merchants' offerings
  14. 28Hackman's "The Royal Tenenbaums" co-star
  15. 29One whose work is barely seen?
  16. 33"You should keep those details to yourself"
  17. 36Slightly off
  18. 37Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband
  19. 38Some brunch dishes
  20. 41Restraining maneuver in judo
  21. 42How journalists and detectives may act
  22. 46Firs and beeches, but not furs and beaches
  23. 47Tahoe runner
  24. 50Treat that occasionally catches fire
  25. 51Light
  26. 52Kitchen gizmo
  27. 54Bit of bellyaching
  28. 55Served as
  29. 56"You win, all right? Geez!"
  30. 58Store in oak casks, say
  31. 59Spoke before the court
  32. 60No no
  33. 61Totally missing the big picture

Down

  1. 1E-card site with a reduplicative name
  2. 2Spread
  3. 3Like noble gases, chemically
  4. 4Nearest item to pick
  5. 5Land consisting predominantly of sedges
  6. 6Drop-___
  7. 7Like 97% of the United States, per the Census Bureau
  8. 8Old hand at shorthand
  9. 9Some choppers
  10. 10Dish whose name means "barley" in Italian
  11. 11Lilliputian
  12. 12"Seems suspect"
  13. 13Reductive neologism for a strong female lead
  14. 14Figure in Greek mythology who was brought up by a bear
  15. 21Hit 22, say
  16. 23"Squid Game" and "The Red Sleeve," for two
  17. 25Crosses to bear
  18. 27Unlit?
  19. 28Lacked an alternative
  20. 30Before, informally
  21. 31Suburban attachment?
  22. 32Camp bed
  23. 33Direction in many a spaghetti western
  24. 34Zsa Zsa Gabor entered into it nine times
  25. 35Dunks
  26. 39Rebel's opposite
  27. 40PB&J;, e.g., informally
  28. 43Greet with a beep
  29. 44Bluffer's pronouncement, maybe
  30. 45Put down on paper
  31. 47Comics often printed in black and white
  32. 48Pianist Rubinstein
  33. 49Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  34. 52Tiny opening
  35. 53George's computer friend on "The Jetsons"
  36. 56N.F.L. coach Quinn
  37. 57Forte, slangily

The answer to “N.F.L. coach Quinn” in the New York Times crossword is DAN — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 27, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 56-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.

“N.F.L. coach Quinn” answer

DAN (3 letters)

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Why the answer is DAN

DAN is the 3-letter solution that fits "N.F.L. coach Quinn" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 27, 2026 (56-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DAN mean?

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

(noun)

  • any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate

When else has “N.F.L. coach Quinn” appeared?

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March 27, 2026 (most recent) → DAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “N.F.L. coach Quinn”?

The answer is DAN, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “N.F.L. coach Quinn”?

3 letters: DAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 27, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 56-Down.

Can “N.F.L. coach Quinn” 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 27, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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