"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms

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Across

  1. 1Replay technique, informally
  2. 6"Baby ___" (2008 comedy)
  3. 10"Fiddlesticks!"
  4. 13Woodworking machine
  5. 14Burden
  6. 15A big one might be challenging to work with
  7. 16Sewing/cooking class, informally
  8. 17User of the Force
  9. 18Mrs. in Spain
  10. 19Remove from power
  11. 20Boarding pass info
  12. 21Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel
  13. 23Restaurant booking, for short
  14. 24"Shoulda listened to me!"
  15. 26Rang out
  16. 27Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport
  17. 29Milan's La ___
  18. 32Dole (out)
  19. 33Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV
  20. 35Bring shame upon
  21. 37"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms
  22. 38Always there
  23. 39Lead-in to determined or destined
  24. 40Otolaryngologist, for short
  25. 42Estrange
  26. 44N.B.A. great ___ Archibald
  27. 46Wrath
  28. 47Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel
  29. 49Golf gimme
  30. 51Center of a Scrabble board
  31. 55Puma's pad?
  32. 57D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief
  33. 59Bass, e.g.
  34. 60CVS Health subsidiary
  35. 61Law enforcer in Leicester
  36. 63Decide to deal with at a later time
  37. 65Labor Day follower: Abbr.
  38. 66With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle
  39. 68See 66-Across
  40. 69Prefix with -logue
  41. 70"You just made that up!"
  42. 71Feature of the Cyclops
  43. 72You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief
  44. 73With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress
  45. 74Dips a toe in, say

Down

  1. 1This might be ground-breaking
  2. 2San Diego suburb
  3. 3Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr.
  4. 4Comes face to face with
  5. 5Choreograph
  6. 6Magic power
  7. 7Freshly
  8. 8Stuff that's slung
  9. 9Parenthetical remark
  10. 10"That's enough out of you!"
  11. 11Accept the terms of
  12. 12Pack rat
  13. 13Summer vacation locale
  14. 20Letter in support, informally
  15. 22"Blitzkrieg Bop" band
  16. 25Approximate no.
  17. 26Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe
  18. 28Endures
  19. 30Media sales agent, in brief
  20. 31Be on one's back
  21. 34Face card's value, often
  22. 36One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony
  23. 38Real genius
  24. 39Org. often concerned with fund-raising
  25. 41Super Mario Bros. platform
  26. 42Performs at a Thunderbirds show
  27. 43Lists of starters
  28. 45Packed it in
  29. 46Big Dutch bank
  30. 48Leif, to Eric the Red
  31. 50"Deadwood" actor McShane
  32. 52Typewriter feature
  33. 53Spots where pins are dropped?
  34. 54Pee Wee of baseball
  35. 56Serve, as soup
  36. 58See 73-Across
  37. 61Pack it in?
  38. 62Gumbo ingredient
  39. 64Enemy of Wonder Woman
  40. 67Bocce player's skill
  41. 68Trendy

The answer to “"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms” in the New York Times crossword is NOR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 5, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 37-Across. 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.

“"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms” answer

NOR (3 letters)

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Why the answer is NOR

NOR is the 3-letter solution that fits ""Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 5, 2026 (37-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NOR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NOR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(conjunction)

  • used before the second or further of two or more alternatives (the first being introduced by a negative such as ‘neither’ or ‘not’) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen
  • used to introduce a further negative statement
  • than

When else has “"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → NOR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms”?

The answer is NOR, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 5, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms”?

3 letters: NOR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 5, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 37-Across.

Can “"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms” 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 5, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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