"Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak.

The answer to “"Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak.” in the New York Times crossword is SIN — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 14, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 40-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“"Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak.” answer

SIN (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SIN

SIN is the 3-letter solution that fits ""Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak." in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 14, 2026 (40-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SIN mean?

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

When else has “"Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak.” 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 14, 2026 (most recent) → SIN
• March 14, 2025 → SIN

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