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New York Times Crossword March 12 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword March 12 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Game point?ARCADE6Across1 Settings for "Nurse Jackie" and "The Pitt," in briefERS3Across7 Mideast's Gulf of ___SUEZ4Across10 "Das Lied von der Erde" composerMAHLER6Across14 Camper's foldoutCOT3Across15 Natural hairstyleAFRO4Across16 Celebrity supercouple of the 2000sBRAINA6Across17 Incredibly committedHARDCORE8Across18 Slowly, in scoresLENTO5Across20 Second-most-populous city in the U.S.LOSAES6Across21 100 nanojoulesERG3Across22 Citrus portmanteauTAO3Across23 Sticks around for a demo?TNT3Across25 Doraphobe's fearFUR3Across26 Bookings for a D.J.EVENTS6Across29 Did very well on the final, sayGOTANA6Across32 Star of a three-time World Cup champion teamPELE4Across34 Classic ’60s muscle carGTO3Across36 RejoicesEXULTS6Across37 Sultanate that once controlled ZanzibarOMAN4Across38 Stand for a portraitEASEL5Across39 SnippetCLIP4Across41 Slip-on or slideSANDAL6Across42 HullabalooADO3Across44 Collectible framesCELS4Across45 Rest periodSIESTA6Across46 Get right down to businessDIVEIN6Across47 Sports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy"ELS3Across49 FunnyODD3Across50 Half a scoreTEN3Across52 Work on a picture, perhapsACT3Across53 Some double-headed drumsSNARES6Across56 Camper's craftCANOE5Across58 TurpitudePUREEVIL8Across60 Setting for "Quincy, M.E.," on 1970s-’80s TVMORGUE6Across63 Operating system developed at Bell LabsUNIX4Across64 ToeholdsINS3Across65 Get positionedORIENT6Across66 Lush hair's qualityBODY4Across67 Caribbean music genreSKA3Across68 AbundanceWEALTH6Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SaunterAMBLE5Down1 Like black opals vis-à-vis diamondsRARER5Down2 Move to pass, perhapsCHANGELANES11Down3 Touched downALIT4Down4 SymbolizeDENOTE6Down5 "Folklore" or "Evermore," for Taylor SwiftERA3Down6 Guitar pedal effectECHO4Down7 Comedic takedownROAST5Down8 Mad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick titleSTRANGELOVE11Down9 Natural fluid containersSACS4Down10 What a drone might be mistaken forUFO3Down11 Carry the ball in volleyball, e.g.ERR3Down12 Actress KravitzZOE3Down13 Step in rehabDETOX5Down19 "Whole ___ Red" (2020 Playboi Carti album)LOTTA5Down21 Activist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movementANGELADAVIS11Down24 Heavenly outcast … or a hint to something found three times in this puzzleFALLENANGEL11Down26 Up toUNTIL5Down27 Barely speaksRASPS5Down28 HawksVENDS5Down30 "Such a shame"SOSAD5Down31 Stanley of "Conclave"TUCCI5Down33 Group surrounding a starPOSSE5Down34 Item in a drafts folderEMAIL5Down35 Text tweaksEDITS5Down40 Make rightATONE5Down43 Cry for moreENCORE6Down48 Hurricane or mudslideDRINK5Down51 Be importantCOUNT5Down54 Things to bareTEETH5Down55 HotSEXY4Down56 Disney heroine who builds her own palaceELSA4Down57 Tchaikovsky's "Letter Scene," e.g.ARIA4Down59 Trivia night localePUB3Down60 Shout in a card gameUNO3Down61 PurgeRID3Down62 Do some lawn workMOW3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.