Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, March 12, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Fashionably dressed
- 6Take into custody
- 9Canadian singer since the '50s
- 13Of global extremes
- 14Stage work
- 15Beef cut
- 16Venomous snake
- 18Diminutive ending
- 19Hubbub
- 20Shoves off
- 21Pachyderm projections
- 22B-boy connection
- 23Halt the progress of
- 24Considerable courage
- 29What Elle might be a nickname for
- 30Malodor
- 31Notable period
- 34Early lessons
- 35Part of a Sherlock costume
- 36Lauder competitor
- 37Container, in product names
- 38Most important
- 40Most meager
- 42Gangster film prop
- 45Well-polished
- 47MLB semifinal
- 48"I got this"
- 49Baja buddy
- 51See 57-Across
- 54Utah ski resort
- 55Alpha gorilla
- 57With 51-Across, what fills some signs
- 58Not doing anything
- 59Capital Territory of India
- 60Things in rings
- 61Small buzzer
- 62Highly inclined
Down
- 1Adoption advocate
- 2Emotional vibe
- 3Iams alternative
- 4Grammy category
- 5Long hair
- 6Year-end season
- 7Commiserative comment
- 8Garden plot
- 9Drawing power
- 10Decibel reading
- 11Hose twists
- 12Uneasy feeling
- 14Safari sighting
- 17Move higher
- 21Tough haul
- 22Bird: Lat.
- 23Had something
- 24Tidal adjective
- 25Isle near Corsica
- 26Lowest limit
- 27Forthright
- 28Fully prepared
- 32Moved higher
- 33Little pests
- 35__ Holiness (Dalai Lama address)
- 36Certain safe havens
- 38Second glove
- 39Volcanic particles
- 40Protrusion
- 41Meetings of the minds
- 43Caesar followers
- 44Easily misled
- 45Street talk
- 46Skirmish
- 49Hired hand
- 50Abbr. like Srta.
- 51High wind
- 52Longing
- 53Pass over
- 55Family member
- 56Take odds
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 24-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "IN A ROBOT KIT".
All 78 answers
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- 1AFashionably dressedSMART
- 6ATake into custodyNAB
- 9ACanadian singer since the '50sANKA
- 13AOf global extremesPOLAR
- 14AStage workROLE
- 15ABeef cutLOIN
- 16AVenomous snakeCOPPERHEAD
- 18ADiminutive endingLING
- 19AHubbubADO
- 20AShoves offSAILS
- 21APachyderm projectionsTUSKS
- 22AB-boy connectionASIN
- 23AHalt the progress ofARREST
- 24AConsiderable courageNERVESOFSTEEL
- 29AWhat Elle might be a nickname forELOISE
- 30AMalodorREEK
- 31ANotable periodERA
- 34AEarly lessonsABCS
- 35APart of a Sherlock costumeHAT
- 36ALauder competitorAVON
- 37AContainer, in product namesPAK
- 38AMost importantMAIN
- 40AMost meagerBAREST
- 42AGangster film propBRASSKNUCKLES
- 45AWell-polishedSMOOTH
- 47AMLB semifinalALCS
- 48A"I got this"LETME
- 49ABaja buddyAMIGO
- 51ASee 57-AcrossGAS
- 54AUtah ski resortALTA
- 55AAlpha gorillaSILVERBACK
- 57AWith 51-Across, what fills some signsNEON
- 58ANot doing anythingIDLE
- 59ACapital Territory of IndiaDELHI
- 60AThings in ringsGEMS
- 61ASmall buzzerBEE
- 62AHighly inclinedSTEEP
- 1DAdoption advocateSPCA
- 2DEmotional vibeMOOD
- 3DIams alternativeALPO
- 4DGrammy categoryRAP
- 5DLong hairTRESSES
- 6DYear-end seasonNOEL
- 7DCommiserative commentALAS
- 8DGarden plotBED
- 9DDrawing powerALLURE
- 10DDecibel readingNOISELEVEL
- 11DHose twistsKINKS
- 12DUneasy feelingANGST
- 14DSafari sightingRHINO
- 17DMove higherRAISE
- 21DTough haulTREK
- 22DBird: Lat.AVIS
- 23DHad somethingATE
- 24DTidal adjectiveNEAP
- 25DIsle near CorsicaELBA
- 26DLowest limitROCKBOTTOM
- 27DForthrightFRANK
- 28DFully preparedSET
- 32DMoved higherROSE
- 33DLittle pestsANTS
- 35D__ Holiness (Dalai Lama address)HIS
- 36DCertain safe havensARKS
- 38DSecond gloveMATE
- 39DVolcanic particlesASH
- 40DProtrusionBULGE
- 41DMeetings of the mindsACCORDS
- 43DCaesar followersROMANS
- 44DEasily misledNAIVE
- 45DStreet talkSLANG
- 46DSkirmishMELEE
- 49DHired handAIDE
- 50DAbbr. like Srta.MLLE
- 51DHigh windGALE
- 52DLongingACHE
- 53DPass overSKIP
- 55DFamily memberSIB
- 56DTake oddsBET
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The Thursday, March 12, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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