Street name associated with nightmares

The answer to “Street name associated with nightmares” in the New York Times crossword is ELM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 26, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Street name associated with nightmares” answer

ELM (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ELM

ELM is the 3-letter solution that fits "Street name associated with nightmares" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 26, 2026 (39-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ELM mean?

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

When else has “Street name associated with nightmares” 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 26, 2026 (most recent) → ELM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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