New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 03/12/2026. The March 12 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Game point?ARCADE
- 7a Settings for “Nurse Jackie” and “The Pitt,” in briefERS
- 10a Mideast’s Gulf of ___SUEZ
- 14a “Das Lied von der Erde” composerMAHLER
- 15a Camper’s foldoutCOT
- 16a Natural hairstyleAFRO
- 17a Celebrity supercouple of the 2000sBRAINA
- 18a Incredibly committedHARDCORE
- 20a Slowly, in scoresLENTO
- 21a Second-most-populous city in the U.S.LOSAES
- 22a 100 nanojoulesERG
- 23a Citrus portmanteauTAO
- 25a Sticks around for a demo?TNT
- 26a Doraphobe’s fearFUR
- 29a Bookings for a D.J.EVENTS
- 32a Did very well on the final, sayGOTANA
- 34a Star of a three-time World Cup champion teamPELE
- 36a Classic ?60s muscle carGTO
- 37a RejoicesEXULTS
- 38a Sultanate that once controlled ZanzibarOMAN
- 39a Stand for a portraitEASEL
- 41a SnippetCLIP
- 42a Slip-on or slideSANDAL
- 44a HullabalooADO
- 45a Collectible framesCELS
- 46a Rest periodSIESTA
- 47a Get right down to businessDIVEIN
- 49a Sports great Ernie known as “The Big Easy”ELS
- 50a FunnyODD
- 52a Half a scoreTEN
- 53a Work on a picture, perhapsACT
- 56a Some double-headed drumsSNARES
- 58a Camper’s craftCANOE
- 60a TurpitudePUREEVIL
- 63a Setting for “Quincy, M.E.,” on 1970s-?80s TVMORGUE
- 64a Operating system developed at Bell LabsUNIX
- 65a ToeholdsINS
- 66a Get positionedORIENT
- 67a Lush hair’s qualityBODY
- 68a Caribbean music genreSKA
- 69a AbundanceWEALTH
- Down
- 1d SaunterAMBLE
- 2d Like black opals vis-à-vis diamondsRARER
- 3d Move to pass, perhapsCHANGELANES
- 4d Touched downALIT
- 5d SymbolizeDENOTE
- 6d “Folklore” or “Evermore,” for Taylor SwiftERA
- 7d Guitar pedal effectECHO
- 8d Comedic takedownROAST
- 9d Mad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick titleSTRANGELOVE
- 10d Natural fluid containersSACS
- 11d What a drone might be mistaken forUFO
- 12d Carry the ball in volleyball, e.g.ERR
- 13d Actress KravitzZOE
- 19d Step in rehabDETOX
- 21d “Whole ___ Red” (2020 Playboi Carti album)LOTTA
- 24d Activist/scholar known for her work in the prison abolition movementANGELADAVIS
- 26d Heavenly outcast ? or a hint to something found three times in this puzzleFALLENANGEL
- 27d Up toUNTIL
- 28d Barely speaksRASPS
- 30d HawksVENDS
- 31d “Such a shame”SOSAD
- 33d Stanley of “Conclave”TUCCI
- 34d Group surrounding a starPOSSE
- 35d Item in a drafts folderEMAIL
- 40d Text tweaksEDITS
- 43d Make rightATONE
- 48d Cry for moreENCORE
- 51d Hurricane or mudslideDRINK
- 54d Be importantCOUNT
- 55d Things to bareTEETH
- 56d HotSEXY
- 57d Disney heroine who builds her own palaceELSA
- 59d Tchaikovsky’s “Letter Scene,” e.g.ARIA
- 60d Trivia night localePUB
- 61d Shout in a card gameUNO
- 62d PurgeRID
- 63d Do some lawn workMOW