Thursday, March 12, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Game point?
- 7Settings for "Nurse Jackie" and "The Pitt," in brief
- 10Mideast's Gulf of ___
- 14"Das Lied von der Erde" composer
- 15Camper's foldout
- 16Natural hairstyle
- 17Celebrity supercouple of the 2000s
- 18Incredibly committed
- 20Slowly, in scores
- 21Second-most-populous city in the U.S.
- 22100 nanojoules
- 23Citrus portmanteau
- 25Sticks around for a demo?
- 26Doraphobe's fear
- 29Bookings for a D.J.
- 32Did very well on the final, say
- 34Star of a three-time World Cup champion team
- 36Classic '60s muscle car
- 37Rejoices
- 38Sultanate that once controlled Zanzibar
- 39Stand for a portrait
- 41Snippet
- 42Slip-on or slide
- 44Hullabaloo
- 45Collectible frames
- 46Rest period
- 47Get right down to business
- 49Sports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy"
- 50Funny
- 52Half a score
- 53Work on a picture, perhaps
- 56Some double-headed drums
- 58Camper's craft
- 60Turpitude
- 63Setting for "Quincy, M.E.," on 1970s-'80s TV
- 64Operating system developed at Bell Labs
- 65Toeholds
- 66Get positioned
- 67Lush hair's quality
- 68Caribbean music genre
- 69Abundance
Down
- 1Saunter
- 2Like black opals vis-à-vis diamonds
- 3Move to pass, perhaps
- 4Touched down
- 5Symbolize
- 6"Folklore" or "Evermore," for Taylor Swift
- 7Guitar pedal effect
- 8Comedic takedown
- 9Mad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick title
- 10Natural fluid containers
- 11What a drone might be mistaken for
- 12Carry the ball in volleyball, e.g.
- 13Actress Kravitz
- 19Step in rehab
- 21"Whole ___ Red" (2020 Playboi Carti album)
- 24Activist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movement
- 26Heavenly outcast ... or a hint to something found three times in this puzzle
- 27Up to
- 28Barely speaks
- 30Hawks
- 31"Such a shame"
- 33Stanley of "Conclave"
- 34Group surrounding a star
- 35Item in a drafts folder
- 40Text tweaks
- 43Make right
- 48Cry for more
- 51Hurricane or mudslide
- 54Be important
- 55Things to bare
- 56Hot
- 57Disney heroine who builds her own palace
- 59Tchaikovsky's "Letter Scene," e.g.
- 60Trivia night locale
- 61Shout in a card game
- 62Purge
- 63Do some lawn work
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Game point? — Answer: ARCADE
- 7. Settings for "Nurse Jackie" and "The Pitt," in brief — Answer: ERS
- 10. Mideast's Gulf of ___ — Answer: SUEZ
- 14. "Das Lied von der Erde" composer — Answer: MAHLER
- 15. Camper's foldout — Answer: COT
- 16. Natural hairstyle — Answer: AFRO
- 17. Celebrity supercouple of the 2000s — Answer: BRAINA
- 18. Incredibly committed — Answer: HARDCORE
- 20. Slowly, in scores — Answer: LENTO
- 21. Second-most-populous city in the U.S. — Answer: LOSAES
- 22. 100 nanojoules — Answer: ERG
- 23. Citrus portmanteau — Answer: TAO
- 25. Sticks around for a demo? — Answer: TNT
- 26. Doraphobe's fear — Answer: FUR
- 29. Bookings for a D.J. — Answer: EVENTS
- 32. Did very well on the final, say — Answer: GOTANA
- 34. Star of a three-time World Cup champion team — Answer: PELE
- 36. Classic '60s muscle car — Answer: GTO
- 37. Rejoices — Answer: EXULTS
- 38. Sultanate that once controlled Zanzibar — Answer: OMAN
- 39. Stand for a portrait — Answer: EASEL
- 41. Snippet — Answer: CLIP
- 42. Slip-on or slide — Answer: SANDAL
- 44. Hullabaloo — Answer: ADO
- 45. Collectible frames — Answer: CELS
- 46. Rest period — Answer: SIESTA
- 47. Get right down to business — Answer: DIVEIN
- 49. Sports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy" — Answer: ELS
- 50. Funny — Answer: ODD
- 52. Half a score — Answer: TEN
- 53. Work on a picture, perhaps — Answer: ACT
- 56. Some double-headed drums — Answer: SNARES
- 58. Camper's craft — Answer: CANOE
- 60. Turpitude — Answer: PUREEVIL
- 63. Setting for "Quincy, M.E.," on 1970s-'80s TV — Answer: MORGUE
- 64. Operating system developed at Bell Labs — Answer: UNIX
- 65. Toeholds — Answer: INS
- 66. Get positioned — Answer: ORIENT
- 67. Lush hair's quality — Answer: BODY
- 68. Caribbean music genre — Answer: SKA
- 69. Abundance — Answer: WEALTH
Down
- 1. Saunter — Answer: AMBLE
- 2. Like black opals vis-à-vis diamonds — Answer: RARER
- 3. Move to pass, perhaps — Answer: CHANGELANES
- 4. Touched down — Answer: ALIT
- 5. Symbolize — Answer: DENOTE
- 6. "Folklore" or "Evermore," for Taylor Swift — Answer: ERA
- 7. Guitar pedal effect — Answer: ECHO
- 8. Comedic takedown — Answer: ROAST
- 9. Mad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick title — Answer: STRANGELOVE
- 10. Natural fluid containers — Answer: SACS
- 11. What a drone might be mistaken for — Answer: UFO
- 12. Carry the ball in volleyball, e.g. — Answer: ERR
- 13. Actress Kravitz — Answer: ZOE
- 19. Step in rehab — Answer: DETOX
- 21. "Whole ___ Red" (2020 Playboi Carti album) — Answer: LOTTA
- 24. Activist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movement — Answer: ANGELADAVIS
- 26. Heavenly outcast ... or a hint to something found three times in this puzzle — Answer: FALLENANGEL
- 27. Up to — Answer: UNTIL
- 28. Barely speaks — Answer: RASPS
- 30. Hawks — Answer: VENDS
- 31. "Such a shame" — Answer: SOSAD
- 33. Stanley of "Conclave" — Answer: TUCCI
- 34. Group surrounding a star — Answer: POSSE
- 35. Item in a drafts folder — Answer: EMAIL
- 40. Text tweaks — Answer: EDITS
- 43. Make right — Answer: ATONE
- 48. Cry for more — Answer: ENCORE
- 51. Hurricane or mudslide — Answer: DRINK
- 54. Be important — Answer: COUNT
- 55. Things to bare — Answer: TEETH
- 56. Hot — Answer: SEXY
- 57. Disney heroine who builds her own palace — Answer: ELSA
- 59. Tchaikovsky's "Letter Scene," e.g. — Answer: ARIA
- 60. Trivia night locale — Answer: PUB
- 61. Shout in a card game — Answer: UNO
- 62. Purge — Answer: RID
- 63. Do some lawn work — Answer: MOW
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