NYT Crossword Answers - Mar 21

By Boaz Moser and Jacob Reed

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Across

  1. 1Basketball's quadruple double, e.gRARITY
  2. 7Not done naturally, in a waySTAGED
  3. 13Prosciutto, e.g.CUREDHAM
  4. 15Player in the A.L. EastORIOLE
  5. 16Image on a South African KrugerrandANTELOPE
  6. 17Whip (up)RUSTLE
  7. 18CorsairRAIDER
  8. 19Loses powerDIES
  9. 21Something typically left in the U.S., but not in JapanTIP
  10. 22Site with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" categoryETSY
  11. 23It's a short walk from homeFIRSTBASE
  12. 25"Who ___?" (informal question)DAT
  13. 26Item not found much in cars nowadaysATLAS
  14. 28Many an M.B.A.'s undergrad major, informallyECON
  15. 29Bad thing to blowBIGLEAD
  16. 31Item that might be on a listERRAND
  17. 33For a songCHEAPASDIRT
  18. 35"About damn time!"ATLAST
  19. 37Show again, as a historical eventREENACT
  20. 39"How you ___?" ("Friends" catchphrase)DOIN
  21. 40"Hot-diggity" or "Cool it"SLANG
  22. 41ObfuscatedHID
  23. 43Attire often used in filming C.G.I. scenes, informallyMOCAPSUIT
  24. 46Home of the Cotahuasi Canyon, which is more than two miles deepPERU
  25. 47With 48-Across, cousin of sleetICE
  26. 48See 47-AcrossRAIN
  27. 49Tribal spiritualistSHAMAN
  28. 51Begin listening to a podcast, sayTUNEIN
  29. 53PepsiCo productGATORADE
  30. 55How Mario introduces himself in video gamesITSAME
  31. 56Really stands outSPARKLES
  32. 57Be on the precipiceTEETER
  33. 58Historical recordsANNALS

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  1. 1Not pay as one goesRUNATAB
  2. 2Freedom of expression?ARTISTICLICENSE
  3. 3Like wetlands, typicallyREEDY
  4. 4Chilling, maybeIDLE
  5. 5God who wears the belt MegingjördTHOR
  6. 6Big fat mouthYAP
  7. 7Dressing targetsSORES
  8. 8Target of the 1890 Sherman ActTRUST
  9. 9Some digital assistants, informallyAIS
  10. 10Pokémon taglineGOTTACATCHEMALL
  11. 11Ralph who wrote the novel "Juneteenth"ELLISON
  12. 12Spot for cannonballsDEEPEND
  13. 13MindedCARED
  14. 14People always getting favorable news coverageMEDIADARLINGS
  15. 20Org. with a commissionerIRS
  16. 23To-doFLAP
  17. 24Sports great who said "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be"BERRA
  18. 26Sierra Nevadas, e.g.ALES
  19. 27Handful on the farmTEAT
  20. 30Country represented by the Black Star of AfricaGHANA
  21. 31Heaven on earthEDEN
  22. 32DialRING
  23. 34Rear endSEAT
  24. 35"Fess up!"ADMITIT
  25. 36"Totes adorbs!"TOOCUTE
  26. 38PhilippicsTIRADES
  27. 40___ generisSUI
  28. 42Features of the sci-fi planet ArrakisDUNES
  29. 44Of the highest qualityPRIME
  30. 45More reasonableSANER
  31. 46"Animal skin," in AleutPARKA
  32. 49Eminem hit whose title became a neologism for "fan"STAN
  33. 50Eritrea's locale in AfricaHORN
  34. 52Inhale, so to speakEAT
  35. 54Therapists' org.APA

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Basketball's quadruple double, e.g — Answer: RARITY
  2. 7. Not done naturally, in a way — Answer: STAGED
  3. 13. Prosciutto, e.g. — Answer: CUREDHAM
  4. 15. Player in the A.L. East — Answer: ORIOLE
  5. 16. Image on a South African Krugerrand — Answer: ANTELOPE
  6. 17. Whip (up) — Answer: RUSTLE
  7. 18. Corsair — Answer: RAIDER
  8. 19. Loses power — Answer: DIES
  9. 21. Something typically left in the U.S., but not in Japan — Answer: TIP
  10. 22. Site with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" category — Answer: ETSY
  11. 23. It's a short walk from home — Answer: FIRSTBASE
  12. 25. "Who ___?" (informal question) — Answer: DAT
  13. 26. Item not found much in cars nowadays — Answer: ATLAS
  14. 28. Many an M.B.A.'s undergrad major, informally — Answer: ECON
  15. 29. Bad thing to blow — Answer: BIGLEAD
  16. 31. Item that might be on a list — Answer: ERRAND
  17. 33. For a song — Answer: CHEAPASDIRT
  18. 35. "About damn time!" — Answer: ATLAST
  19. 37. Show again, as a historical event — Answer: REENACT
  20. 39. "How you ___?" ("Friends" catchphrase) — Answer: DOIN
  21. 40. "Hot-diggity" or "Cool it" — Answer: SLANG
  22. 41. Obfuscated — Answer: HID
  23. 43. Attire often used in filming C.G.I. scenes, informally — Answer: MOCAPSUIT
  24. 46. Home of the Cotahuasi Canyon, which is more than two miles deep — Answer: PERU
  25. 47. With 48-Across, cousin of sleet — Answer: ICE
  26. 48. See 47-Across — Answer: RAIN
  27. 49. Tribal spiritualist — Answer: SHAMAN
  28. 51. Begin listening to a podcast, say — Answer: TUNEIN
  29. 53. PepsiCo product — Answer: GATORADE
  30. 55. How Mario introduces himself in video games — Answer: ITSAME
  31. 56. Really stands out — Answer: SPARKLES
  32. 57. Be on the precipice — Answer: TEETER
  33. 58. Historical records — Answer: ANNALS

Down

  1. 1. Not pay as one goes — Answer: RUNATAB
  2. 2. Freedom of expression? — Answer: ARTISTICLICENSE
  3. 3. Like wetlands, typically — Answer: REEDY
  4. 4. Chilling, maybe — Answer: IDLE
  5. 5. God who wears the belt Megingjörd — Answer: THOR
  6. 6. Big fat mouth — Answer: YAP
  7. 7. Dressing targets — Answer: SORES
  8. 8. Target of the 1890 Sherman Act — Answer: TRUST
  9. 9. Some digital assistants, informally — Answer: AIS
  10. 10. Pokémon tagline — Answer: GOTTACATCHEMALL
  11. 11. Ralph who wrote the novel "Juneteenth" — Answer: ELLISON
  12. 12. Spot for cannonballs — Answer: DEEPEND
  13. 13. Minded — Answer: CARED
  14. 14. People always getting favorable news coverage — Answer: MEDIADARLINGS
  15. 20. Org. with a commissioner — Answer: IRS
  16. 23. To-do — Answer: FLAP
  17. 24. Sports great who said "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be" — Answer: BERRA
  18. 26. Sierra Nevadas, e.g. — Answer: ALES
  19. 27. Handful on the farm — Answer: TEAT
  20. 30. Country represented by the Black Star of Africa — Answer: GHANA
  21. 31. Heaven on earth — Answer: EDEN
  22. 32. Dial — Answer: RING
  23. 34. Rear end — Answer: SEAT
  24. 35. "Fess up!" — Answer: ADMITIT
  25. 36. "Totes adorbs!" — Answer: TOOCUTE
  26. 38. Philippics — Answer: TIRADES
  27. 40. ___ generis — Answer: SUI
  28. 42. Features of the sci-fi planet Arrakis — Answer: DUNES
  29. 44. Of the highest quality — Answer: PRIME
  30. 45. More reasonable — Answer: SANER. Hint: Use this comparative when someone's judgment has become more sensible. 🧠
  31. 46. "Animal skin," in Aleut — Answer: PARKA
  32. 49. Eminem hit whose title became a neologism for "fan" — Answer: STAN
  33. 50. Eritrea's locale in Africa — Answer: HORN
  34. 52. Inhale, so to speak — Answer: EAT
  35. 54. Therapists' org. — Answer: APA

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Basketball's quadruple double, e.gRARITY
7Not done naturally, in a waySTAGED
13Prosciutto, e.g.CUREDHAM
15Player in the A.L. EastORIOLE
16Image on a South African KrugerrandANTELOPE
17Whip (up)RUSTLE
18CorsairRAIDER
19Loses powerDIES
21Something typically left in the U.S., but not in JapanTIP
22Site with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" categoryETSY
23It's a short walk from homeFIRSTBASE
25"Who ___?" (informal question)DAT
26Item not found much in cars nowadaysATLAS
28Many an M.B.A.'s undergrad major, informallyECON
29Bad thing to blowBIGLEAD
31Item that might be on a listERRAND
33For a songCHEAPASDIRT
35"About damn time!"ATLAST
37Show again, as a historical eventREENACT
39"How you ___?" ("Friends" catchphrase)DOIN
40"Hot-diggity" or "Cool it"SLANG
41ObfuscatedHID
43Attire often used in filming C.G.I. scenes, informallyMOCAPSUIT
46Home of the Cotahuasi Canyon, which is more than two miles deepPERU
47With 48-Across, cousin of sleetICE
48See 47-AcrossRAIN
49Tribal spiritualistSHAMAN
51Begin listening to a podcast, sayTUNEIN
53PepsiCo productGATORADE
55How Mario introduces himself in video gamesITSAME
56Really stands outSPARKLES
57Be on the precipiceTEETER
58Historical recordsANNALS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Not pay as one goesRUNATAB
2Freedom of expression?ARTISTICLICENSE
3Like wetlands, typicallyREEDY
4Chilling, maybeIDLE
5God who wears the belt MegingjördTHOR
6Big fat mouthYAP
7Dressing targetsSORES
8Target of the 1890 Sherman ActTRUST
9Some digital assistants, informallyAIS
10Pokémon taglineGOTTACATCHEMALL
11Ralph who wrote the novel "Juneteenth"ELLISON
12Spot for cannonballsDEEPEND
13MindedCARED
14People always getting favorable news coverageMEDIADARLINGS
20Org. with a commissionerIRS
23To-doFLAP
24Sports great who said "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be"BERRA
26Sierra Nevadas, e.g.ALES
27Handful on the farmTEAT
30Country represented by the Black Star of AfricaGHANA
31Heaven on earthEDEN
32DialRING
34Rear endSEAT
35"Fess up!"ADMITIT
36"Totes adorbs!"TOOCUTE
38PhilippicsTIRADES
40___ generisSUI
42Features of the sci-fi planet ArrakisDUNES
44Of the highest qualityPRIME
45More reasonableSANER
46"Animal skin," in AleutPARKA
49Eminem hit whose title became a neologism for "fan"STAN
50Eritrea's locale in AfricaHORN
52Inhale, so to speakEAT
54Therapists' org.APA

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