Piano player in "Casablanca"

Latest answer — June 22, 2026

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Across

  1. 1The "S" of N.S.F.W.
  2. 5Invite to enter
  3. 10Artist Salvador
  4. 14"___ Your Enthusiasm"
  5. 15Totally sus, say
  6. 16Scholarly "same"
  7. 17Wave of antigovernment protests in the early 2010s
  8. 19Old name of Thailand
  9. 20What's rolled out for yoga
  10. 21Pint in a pub, maybe
  11. 22Performance at Lincoln Center
  12. 23Heading back to where one lives
  13. 28Sitting on
  14. 30Shows signs of hunger
  15. 31Harsh, as a takedown
  16. 34Hollywood workplace
  17. 38Some undergrad degs.
  18. 39Low-tech cooler on a hot day
  19. 41Container at a beer blast
  20. 42"Wha-a-at?"
  21. 43"___ Got Talent"
  22. 46Madame : France :: ___ : Spain
  23. 48Playground denial
  24. 50Golf club often numbered 3 to 9
  25. 51Repository of seeds from all corners of the globe, informally
  26. 56What volcanoes do
  27. 57Pie ___ mode
  28. 58What the light from a lighthouse may pierce
  29. 61Singer James
  30. 62Track-and-field event with a sandpit ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23- and 51-Across
  31. 66"But ___ again ..."
  32. 67"Fingers crossed"
  33. 68Area east of the Urals
  34. 69Group
  35. 70Light brown and dull, as hair
  36. 71Actions at the Bellagio or Encore

Down

  1. 1Hoodwink
  2. 2Vibe
  3. 3Beer pong venue, maybe
  4. 4Flow out
  5. 5Garden of Eden fruit
  6. 6Brilliant at negotiating
  7. 7Ornamental fish in a pond
  8. 8Holiday ___
  9. 9MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards
  10. 10Get rid (of)
  11. 11"Goodbye, mes amis"
  12. 12"Live and ___"
  13. 13What the "face with steam from nose" emoji suggests
  14. 18Piano player in "Casablanca"
  15. 22Compel
  16. 24Pick, with "for"
  17. 25Elbow's place
  18. 26King's partner in castling
  19. 27Birds of peace
  20. 28Group whose "Gold: Greatest Hits" is the second-best-selling album in U.K. history
  21. 29Disneyland transport
  22. 32Unprecedented
  23. 33Fastened, as a corset or shoe
  24. 35Explosive personality trait
  25. 36Continental money
  26. 37Greater ___
  27. 40Grandma, affectionately
  28. 44Spreading unchecked
  29. 45Miso bean
  30. 47Zero, in soccer
  31. 49The Roku Channel, Hulu and others
  32. 51Little specifics, in slang
  33. 52One dental specialty, informally
  34. 53___ Banks (barrier islands of North Carolina)
  35. 54Narrow backstreet
  36. 55Abu Dhabi's land, for short
  37. 59Leave out
  38. 60Transcript figs.
  39. 62___ Cook, longtime tech C.E.O.
  40. 63Letter before sigma
  41. 64Debtor's note
  42. 65Boxing punch

The answer to “Piano player in "Casablanca"” in the New York Times crossword is SAM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 22, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Piano player in "Casablanca"” answer

SAM (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SAM

SAM is the 3-letter solution that fits "Piano player in "Casablanca"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 22, 2026 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SAM mean?

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

(abbreviation)

  • surface-to-air missile

When else has “Piano player in "Casablanca"” 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.

June 22, 2026 (most recent) → SAM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Piano player in "Casablanca"”?

The answer is SAM, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 22, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Piano player in "Casablanca"”?

3 letters: SAM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 22, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 18-Down.

Can “Piano player in "Casablanca"” 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 June 22, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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