NYT Crossword March 11 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1AClause separator5 lettersSee answer ›6AChannel showing committee hearings5 lettersSee answer ›11ARequest3 lettersSee answer ›14AWinning, for the moment5 lettersSee answer ›15A"Don Giovanni" genre5 lettersSee answer ›16AContainer for sardines3 lettersSee answer ›17AIn 1968, Spencer Silver at 3M Corporation was attempting to develop a superstrong adhesive ...11 lettersSee answer ›19AMusician Yoko3 lettersSee answer ›20AOne in a hundred7 lettersSee answer ›21AAlternative to fries, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›22A___-color pasta3 lettersSee answer ›24AIn 1928, Alexander Fleming at St. Mary's Hospital in London found mold in his cultures of staphylococcus bacteria ...10 lettersSee answer ›27AVulgar6 lettersSee answer ›30AAnswer to the riddle ending "How many are going to St. Ives?"3 lettersSee answer ›31A"Olympia" painter5 lettersSee answer ›32ARan out, as time7 lettersSee answer ›36AIn 1945, Percy Spencer at the Raytheon Manufacturing Company noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket had melted close to a magnetron ...13 lettersSee answer ›39ALanguage in which "computer" is made up of the characters for "electric" and "brain"7 lettersSee answer ›40ATake one's foot off the gas5 lettersSee answer ›42AKwik-E-Mart proprietor on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSee answer ›43AAttacks6 lettersSee answer ›44AIn 1943, James Wright at General Electric was attempting to develop synthetic rubber for the war effort ...10 lettersSee answer ›50AInits. on a police forensic van3 lettersSee answer ›51ARacetrack shape4 lettersSee answer ›52ALike Mercury among all the planets vis-à-vis the sun7 lettersSee answer ›55AOne to build on3 lettersSee answer ›56AHappy chance, as illustrated by the four invention stories at 17-, 24-, 36- and 44-Across11 lettersSee answer ›60ASinger Garfunkel3 lettersSee answer ›61AUpdate, as the Constitution5 lettersSee answer ›62AVaudeville show5 lettersSee answer ›63ADeli bread option3 lettersSee answer ›64A___-turvy5 lettersSee answer ›65AParadises5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DUpper limit3 lettersSee answer ›2D"Well, that's a surprise!"3 lettersSee answer ›3DMarked by a religious zeal9 lettersSee answer ›4DJoin4 lettersSee answer ›5DTennis score after deuce4 lettersSee answer ›6DOld French tale5 lettersSee answer ›7DWith whom the dish ran away in "Hey Diddle Diddle"5 lettersSee answer ›8D___ dish5 lettersSee answer ›9DExist3 lettersSee answer ›10DRapper Lil ___ X3 lettersSee answer ›11DPart of Micronesia5 lettersSee answer ›12DMount associated with Moses5 lettersSee answer ›13DRecognized5 lettersSee answer ›18DWrap for an athlete's injury4 lettersSee answer ›21DThings a vest lacks7 lettersSee answer ›22DChannel for old westerns3 lettersSee answer ›23DWander4 lettersSee answer ›25DDeal (with)4 lettersSee answer ›26DShoe part6 lettersSee answer ›28DCommunity center for games and activities7 lettersSee answer ›29DHaving streaks6 lettersSee answer ›32DProducer of milk for Roquefort cheese3 lettersSee answer ›33D"___ Culturistas" (popular podcast)3 lettersSee answer ›34DStreet sign abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›35DClue examiner9 lettersSee answer ›37D"Movin' ___" ("The Jeffersons" theme song)4 lettersSee answer ›38DMcAuliffe's one-word reply to a German commander's demand of surrender4 lettersSee answer ›41DTire inflation meas.3 lettersSee answer ›43DPolar explorer Richard4 lettersSee answer ›44DCertain renewable energy5 lettersSee answer ›45DShade of off-white5 lettersSee answer ›46DMilky coffee drink5 lettersSee answer ›47DGeneral Assembly participant, for short5 lettersSee answer ›48DMany first-time smartphone owners5 lettersSee answer ›49DJessica who won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy"5 lettersSee answer ›53DIreland, to the Irish4 lettersSee answer ›54DHightailed it4 lettersSee answer ›56DExam for college applicants3 lettersSee answer ›57DAngsty3 lettersSee answer ›58DLarge cask3 lettersSee answer ›59D"For sure!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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