NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 16

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Across

  1. 1Jeans material
  2. 6Some P.D. alerts
  3. 10Leaves a relationship
  4. 1814-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzas
  5. 20"The African Queen" scriptwriter
  6. 21Per-hour cost to record music, say
  7. 22Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later
  8. 24Completely exclude
  9. 25Low-fat dairy desserts
  10. 26Columbus's birthplace
  11. 28L.L. Bean competitor
  12. 29Dug through for digital analysis
  13. 30Auto racer ___ Patrick
  14. 32Subway commuters, informally
  15. 37Promoted boastfully
  16. 39Others, to Ovid
  17. 40Old-fashioned garnishes
  18. 47M.L.B. V.I.P.s
  19. 48Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person
  20. 53Selling points?
  21. 55[Boo-hoo!]
  22. 56Hamlet or Laertes
  23. 57Longtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau name
  24. 58Dabbles in
  25. 60Loads
  26. 61Ratted
  27. 62Make ready for new use
  28. 63Exhibits brilliance
  29. 64Something one might need to look good in the morning
  30. 68Article of faith
  31. 69Not-so-joltin' joe?
  32. 71___ group (chemistry classification)
  33. 72Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe
  34. 73Good lighting?
  35. 74Spill the tea
  36. 75Playground retort
  37. 77Doses of a certain hallucinogen
  38. 82___ breve
  39. 83Russian range
  40. 84Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands
  41. 85Much high school gossip
  42. 87Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquy
  43. 89Got up and at 'em
  44. 90Official who reports to a president
  45. 91Reddish-brown shade
  46. 94Secretly communicating in class
  47. 98Make out
  48. 100Settings for telling some ghost stories
  49. 105Superb, in slang
  50. 106In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony
  51. 108Fried fare often served with marinara
  52. 110Discards from fuzzy fruits
  53. 115Blade runner?
  54. 117Reassurance after bandaging a boo-boo
  55. 118Till bills
  56. 119Actress Richards of "Starship Troopers"
  57. 120Felt absolutely determined about
  58. 121Betting site's quote
  59. 122Like the typefaces Helvetica and Arial

Down

  1. 1Cornrow or challah feature
  2. 2Playwright Federico García ___
  3. 3Like freshly poured concrete
  4. 4Medical buildup of fluid
  5. 5-
  6. 6Verbally reacts to in awe
  7. 7Links letters
  8. 8Where Waterloo is
  9. 9Picks
  10. 10-
  11. 11Something you might get a break with?
  12. 12Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome
  13. 13"Les ___"
  14. 14Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin
  15. 15Prior to, old-style
  16. 16German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" role
  17. 17"Abominable" ones
  18. 19Rap title?
  19. 21BART stop, for short
  20. 23Gave the go-ahead
  21. 27Scot's denial
  22. 31Eggy holiday drinks
  23. 33Port city near Mount Carmel
  24. 34High up
  25. 35A persnickety person might pick it
  26. 36Frodo's enchanting friend
  27. 38What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you
  28. 40Alternative to .net
  29. 41King of Castile
  30. 42Device whose keypad often has Braille on it
  31. 43Catch in the act
  32. 44Florentine artist known for frescoes
  33. 45"The Jetsons" boy
  34. 46-
  35. 49It's one thing after another
  36. 50Have as food, formally
  37. 51Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state
  38. 52Taste or touch
  39. 54Light to stop at
  40. 55Like the best bonds, perhaps
  41. 58Primps
  42. 59Slow, musically
  43. 63Brit's jolly cry of approval
  44. 64Lacking a knack for
  45. 65Zola who wrote "J'Accuse ...!"
  46. 66Critic's common seating preference
  47. 67Lets go of
  48. 68Some green cars
  49. 69-
  50. 70Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies
  51. 72Smile
  52. 73Bamboozled
  53. 75Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard
  54. 76Chimp's cousin
  55. 78Attach, with "on"
  56. 79Attach, with "on"
  57. 80Cote quote?
  58. 81___ dog
  59. 84Author Rice
  60. 86"Agnus ___"
  61. 87Hopes that one might
  62. 88Live, in a way
  63. 92Girl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old song
  64. 93Admission
  65. 94Tree with oblong yellow-green fruit
  66. 95What's on the fast track?
  67. 96Navy group
  68. 97-
  69. 99Tiny bit
  70. 100Bars of soap
  71. 101Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool
  72. 102Morning in Monaco
  73. 103Word with French or bench
  74. 104-
  75. 107Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr.
  76. 109Drug sold in 77-Across
  77. 111Compound found in marijuana, for short
  78. 112Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggle
  79. 113Sch. calendar abbr.
  80. 114"___ be a pleasure"
  81. 116Call off

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Jeans material — Answer: BLUED
  2. 6. Some P.D. alerts — Answer: APBS
  3. 10. Leaves a relationship — Answer: SCOMPANY
  4. 18. 14-line poem with only two rhymes across three stanzas — Answer: RONDEL
  5. 20. "The African Queen" scriptwriter — Answer: AGEE
  6. 21. Per-hour cost to record music, say — Answer: STUDIOFEE
  7. 22. Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later — Answer: ARSENIOHALL
  8. 24. Completely exclude — Answer: FREEZEOUT
  9. 25. Low-fat dairy desserts — Answer: ICEMILKS
  10. 26. Columbus's birthplace — Answer: GENOA
  11. 28. L.L. Bean competitor — Answer: REI
  12. 29. Dug through for digital analysis — Answer: DATAM
  13. 30. Auto racer ___ Patrick — Answer: DANICA
  14. 32. Subway commuters, informally — Answer: PHANGERS
  15. 37. Promoted boastfully — Answer: TOUTED
  16. 39. Others, to Ovid — Answer: ALIA
  17. 40. Old-fashioned garnishes — Answer: ORANGEP
  18. 47. M.L.B. V.I.P.s — Answer: GMS
  19. 48. Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person — Answer: ELIOTNESS
  20. 53. Selling points? — Answer: RETAILERS
  21. 55. [Boo-hoo!] — Answer: SNIFF
  22. 56. Hamlet or Laertes — Answer: DANE
  23. 57. Longtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau name — Answer: GYMBOREE
  24. 58. Dabbles in — Answer: PLAYSAT
  25. 60. Loads — Answer: ATON
  26. 61. Ratted — Answer: TOLD
  27. 62. Make ready for new use — Answer: REFIT
  28. 63. Exhibits brilliance — Answer: GLOWS
  29. 64. Something one might need to look good in the morning — Answer: BEAUTYS
  30. 68. Article of faith — Answer: TENET
  31. 69. Not-so-joltin' joe? — Answer: FCOFFEE
  32. 71. ___ group (chemistry classification) — Answer: AMINO
  33. 72. Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe — Answer: BEETS
  34. 73. Good lighting? — Answer: HALO
  35. 74. Spill the tea — Answer: DISH
  36. 75. Playground retort — Answer: DOESNOT
  37. 77. Doses of a certain hallucinogen — Answer: ACIDTABS
  38. 82. ___ breve — Answer: ALLA
  39. 83. Russian range — Answer: URALS
  40. 84. Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands — Answer: ADENOIDAL
  41. 85. Much high school gossip — Answer: TEENDRAMA
  42. 87. Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquy — Answer: SUN
  43. 89. Got up and at 'em — Answer: DTHEDAY
  44. 90. Official who reports to a president — Answer: DEAN
  45. 91. Reddish-brown shade — Answer: SIENNA
  46. 94. Secretly communicating in class — Answer: PASSINGN
  47. 98. Make out — Answer: DETECT
  48. 100. Settings for telling some ghost stories — Answer: CAMPF
  49. 105. Superb, in slang — Answer: ACE
  50. 106. In 2021 she became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony — Answer: OSAKA
  51. 108. Fried fare often served with marinara — Answer: CALAMARI
  52. 110. Discards from fuzzy fruits — Answer: PEACHPITS
  53. 115. Blade runner? — Answer: SPEEDSKATER
  54. 117. Reassurance after bandaging a boo-boo — Answer: ALLBETTER
  55. 118. Till bills — Answer: TENS
  56. 119. Actress Richards of "Starship Troopers" — Answer: DENISE
  57. 120. Felt absolutely determined about — Answer: WASDEADS
  58. 121. Betting site's quote — Answer: ODDS
  59. 122. Like the typefaces Helvetica and Arial — Answer: SANSS

Down

  1. 1. Cornrow or challah feature — Answer: BRAID
  2. 2. Playwright Federico García ___ — Answer: LORCA
  3. 3. Like freshly poured concrete — Answer: UNSET
  4. 4. Medical buildup of fluid — Answer: EDEMA
  5. 5. - — Answer: DENIM
  6. 6. Verbally reacts to in awe — Answer: AAHSAT
  7. 7. Links letters — Answer: PGA
  8. 8. Where Waterloo is — Answer: BELGIUM
  9. 9. Picks — Answer: SELECTS
  10. 10. - — Answer: STRAP
  11. 11. Something you might get a break with? — Answer: CUE
  12. 12. Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome — Answer: ODE
  13. 13. "Les ___" — Answer: MIZ
  14. 14. Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin — Answer: POE
  15. 15. Prior to, old-style — Answer: AFORE
  16. 16. German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" role — Answer: NEUER
  17. 17. "Abominable" ones — Answer: YETIS
  18. 19. Rap title? — Answer: LIL
  19. 21. BART stop, for short — Answer: SFO
  20. 23. Gave the go-ahead — Answer: OKD
  21. 27. Scot's denial — Answer: NAE
  22. 31. Eggy holiday drinks — Answer: NOGS
  23. 33. Port city near Mount Carmel — Answer: HAIFA
  24. 34. High up — Answer: ALOFT
  25. 35. A persnickety person might pick it — Answer: NIT
  26. 36. Frodo's enchanting friend — Answer: GANDALF
  27. 38. What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you — Answer: DENYIT
  28. 40. Alternative to .net — Answer: ORG
  29. 41. King of Castile — Answer: REY
  30. 42. Device whose keypad often has Braille on it — Answer: ATM
  31. 43. Catch in the act — Answer: NAB
  32. 44. Florentine artist known for frescoes — Answer: GIOTTO
  33. 45. "The Jetsons" boy — Answer: ELROY
  34. 46. - — Answer: PEELS
  35. 49. It's one thing after another — Answer: LIST
  36. 50. Have as food, formally — Answer: EATOF
  37. 51. Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state — Answer: SNOWE
  38. 52. Taste or touch — Answer: SENSE
  39. 54. Light to stop at — Answer: RED
  40. 55. Like the best bonds, perhaps — Answer: SAFEST
  41. 58. Primps — Answer: PREENS
  42. 59. Slow, musically — Answer: LENTO
  43. 63. Brit's jolly cry of approval — Answer: GOODOH
  44. 64. Lacking a knack for — Answer: BADAT
  45. 65. Zola who wrote "J'Accuse ...!" — Answer: EMILE
  46. 66. Critic's common seating preference — Answer: AISLE
  47. 67. Lets go of — Answer: UNHANDS
  48. 68. Some green cars — Answer: TESLAS
  49. 69. - — Answer: FACED
  50. 70. Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies — Answer: CLINT
  51. 72. Smile — Answer: BEAM
  52. 73. Bamboozled — Answer: HAD
  53. 75. Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard — Answer: DURAN
  54. 76. Chimp's cousin — Answer: ORANG
  55. 78. Attach, with "on" — Answer: TIE
  56. 79. Attach, with "on" — Answer: ADD
  57. 80. Cote quote? — Answer: BAA
  58. 81. ___ dog — Answer: SLY
  59. 84. Author Rice — Answer: ANNE
  60. 86. "Agnus ___" — Answer: DEI
  61. 87. Hopes that one might — Answer: SEEKSTO
  62. 88. Live, in a way — Answer: UNTAPED
  63. 92. Girl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old song — Answer: IDA
  64. 93. Admission — Answer: ACCESS
  65. 94. Tree with oblong yellow-green fruit — Answer: PAPAW
  66. 95. What's on the fast track? — Answer: ACELA
  67. 96. Navy group — Answer: SEALS
  68. 97. - — Answer: NOTES
  69. 99. Tiny bit — Answer: TAD
  70. 100. Bars of soap — Answer: CAKES
  71. 101. Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool — Answer: AMANA
  72. 102. Morning in Monaco — Answer: MATIN
  73. 103. Word with French or bench — Answer: PRESS
  74. 104. - — Answer: FIRES
  75. 107. Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr. — Answer: SSR
  76. 109. Drug sold in 77-Across — Answer: LSD
  77. 111. Compound found in marijuana, for short — Answer: CBD
  78. 112. Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggle — Answer: HEE
  79. 113. Sch. calendar abbr. — Answer: PTA
  80. 114. "___ be a pleasure" — Answer: ITD
  81. 116. Call off — Answer: END

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