NYT Crossword March 14, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Behave like an ass 4 5A 18th-century British P.M. William Pitt, e.g. 4 9A Come back 5 14A Recipient of a key to the city, say 9 16A Shocked ... shocked! 5 17A Like Thunderdell, the monster slain by Jack the Giant Killer 9 18A Des'ree's "You ___ Be" 5 19A Mottled 6 20A Sch. whose symbol is the Native American war leader Osceola 3 22A Title role for Paul Newman, 1963 3 23A 41-Across maker 6 24A Top option 3 25A Sporting blades 4 26A Flutters 4 27A Jewelry that may double as a fastener 9 30A "Aliens ___ My Homework," children's comedy/sci-fi book by Bruce Coville 3 31A 007 feature of 1979 9 32A Writer of the 1969 hit "The Boxer" 9 33A Hip places? 9 34A Bosom buddy 3 37A They croak as soon as they grow up 9 38A Go bad 4 39A Easy gait 4 40A "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak. 3 41A 23-Across debut of 1999 6 43A Deep-frying vessel 3 44A Many an "SVU" extra 3 45A Displays with variety 6 46A Following closely behind 5 48A Where travelers might take the plunge on vacation 9 51A Keep 5 52A Inner tube? 9 53A Takes a hit 5 54A Baby bottle component 4 55A U Beauty competitor 4

Down

1D Counter order 3 2D Subject of outdoor paintings by Renoir, Monet and Homer 7 3D Follower 7 4D Vulgarians 6 5D Some deflections for argument's sake 12 6D "Bombshell: The ___ Lamarr Story" (2017 documentary) 4 7D Hotness 3 8D Really, really believing 10 9D Classic meat sauce 4 10D Freudian origin of defense mechanisms 3 11D Strands from the litter? 7 12D Rise on the market 6 13D Auditions 5 15D Latvian, old-style 4 21D Noted series with over 200 Emmys … and an Oscar 12 23D Letters for those awaiting specifics 3 24D Something cut or defused 7 25D Ready for business 4 28D Just go along 10 29D Ring stats 4 31D Promenade 4 32D Tanning target 4 33D Social media community for avid readers 7 34D Shimmering substance in the skin-care aisle 7 35D Animal identity in role play 7 36D Title for a holy person 3 37D Lickety-split 6 38D Become suddenly awake and focused 6 39D Distort 5 42D Address strings 4 44D Farm females 4 45D Flour used to make paratha 4 47D Raw material 3 49D All together 3 50D Law of La Mancha 3