NYT Crossword March 12 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joe MarquezEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2R3C4A5D6E7E8R9S10S11U12E13Z14MAHLER15COT16AFRO17BRAINA18HAR19DCORE20LENTO21LOSAES22ERG23T24AO25TNT26F27U28R29E30VENT31S32GO33TANA34P35ELE36GTO37EXULTS38OMAN39EAS40EL41CLIP42SAND43AL44ADO45CELS46SIESTA47DIV48EIN49ELS50OD51D52TEN53A54C55T56SNAR57ES58C59ANOE60P61U62REEVIL63MORGUE64UNIX65INS66ORIENT67BODY68SKA69WEALTH

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AGame point?6 lettersARCADE
10AMideast's Gulf of ___4 lettersSUEZ
15ACamper's foldout3 lettersCOT
16ANatural hairstyle4 lettersAFRO
18AIncredibly committed8 lettersHARDCORE
20ASlowly, in scores5 lettersLENTO
22A100 nanojoules3 lettersERG
23ACitrus portmanteau3 lettersTAO
26ADoraphobe's fear3 lettersFUR
29ABookings for a D.J.6 lettersEVENTS
37ARejoices6 lettersEXULTS
39AStand for a portrait5 lettersEASEL
41ASnippet4 lettersCLIP
42ASlip-on or slide6 lettersSANDAL
44AHullabaloo3 lettersADO
45ACollectible frames4 lettersCELS
46ARest period6 lettersSIESTA
47AGet right down to business6 lettersDIVEIN
50AFunny3 lettersODD
52AHalf a score3 lettersTEN
56ASome double-headed drums6 lettersSNARES
58ACamper's craft5 lettersCANOE
60ATurpitude8 lettersPUREEVIL
65AToeholds3 lettersINS
66AGet positioned6 lettersORIENT
67ALush hair's quality4 lettersBODY
68ACaribbean music genre3 lettersSKA
69AAbundance6 lettersWEALTH
DOWN
1DSaunter5 lettersAMBLE
3DMove to pass, perhaps11 lettersCHANGELANES
4DTouched down4 lettersALIT
5DSymbolize6 lettersDENOTE
7DGuitar pedal effect4 lettersECHO
8DComedic takedown5 lettersROAST
9DMad scientist in a 1964 Kubrick title11 lettersSTRANGELOVE
10DNatural fluid containers4 lettersSACS
13DActress Kravitz3 lettersZOE
19DStep in rehab5 lettersDETOX
27DUp to5 lettersUNTIL
28DBarely speaks5 lettersRASPS
30DHawks5 lettersVENDS
31D"Such a shame"5 lettersSOSAD
33DStanley of "Conclave"5 lettersTUCCI
34DGroup surrounding a star5 lettersPOSSE
35DItem in a drafts folder5 lettersEMAIL
40DText tweaks5 lettersEDITS
43DMake right5 lettersATONE
48DCry for more6 lettersENCORE
51DHurricane or mudslide5 lettersDRINK
54DBe important5 lettersCOUNT
55DThings to bare5 lettersTEETH
56DHot4 lettersSEXY
60DTrivia night locale3 lettersPUB
61DShout in a card game3 lettersUNO
62DPurge3 lettersRID
63DDo some lawn work3 lettersMOW
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