NYT Crossword March 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Exploiting an I.R.S. loophole, e.g. 8 9A Forensic analyst's workspace 6 15A Like the national dish tavë kosi (baked lamb with yogurt sauce) 8 16A Moon that's a neighbor of Ganymede and Io 6 17A A boatload 8 18A How Jean Valjean repeatedly breaks out in "Les Misérables" 6 19A Where to find the towns Bigfoot and Tarzan 5 20A The o's in xoxo, symbolically 4 22A Scratches (out) 4 23A Cards in a wallet or purse, informally 3 25A Resident of Muscat 7 27A Clothes that are ready to be thrown away 4 30A Mimicked 4 32A Online gamer's bane 3 33A Like some flaws 7 35A Rump 7 39A "Decidedly not" 3 40A Homophone of 39-Across 3 41A Peeve 3 42A ___ Lasso, fictional A.F.C. Richmond coach 3 43A Big Bad Wolf's disguise 7 45A ___ badge 7 47A Opposite of paleo- 3 48A Voice of the modern age 4 50A Site for indie designers 4 51A Crooner Mel 7 53A Beginning of the spelling of "Hera" 3 55A U-___ (German subway) 4 56A It has Earth's highest and lowest points 4 58A N.C.A.A.'s ___ Eight 5 62A Certain fatty acids, informally 6 64A Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares 8 66A Country singer Lee Ann 6 67A At peak pique 8 68A Gaelic gals 6 69A Locations for some posers 8

Down

1D First president to sit in the Oval Office 4 2D It's vera soothing! 4 3D Halo console 4 4D Jean Arp, e.g. 7 5D Tripping, in a way 5 6D German "the" 3 7D Deep cut 4 8D Lock in, so to speak 6 9D Thomas Jefferson's belief 5 10D Part of an order 3 11D Ordnance depot 7 12D "Hey, no argument here" 10 13D Nighttime woe 5 14D Luggage 4 21D Master class? 7 24D Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" 5 26D Analogous 5 27D Word with napkin or nose 4 28D Miles away 4 29D Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" and Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out," to name two 10 31D Tickles 7 34D Choice words 5 36D Actor Hammer 5 37D Lepidopterists' needs 4 38D Operation Neptune, familiarly 4 44D Electric sign filler 7 46D Showing things as they are 7 49D Utter foolishness 6 51D Nation whose name sounds like a plea for seconds 5 52D Catchers' wear 5 54D ___ Virtue, three-time gold medalist ice dancer 5 55D Word after finger or poke 4 57D Do for Jimi Hendrix 4 59D "Here's an ___ …" 4 60D Final, e.g. 4 61D Contractors' figs. 4 63D Of first rank 3 65D Noted San Francisco weather phenomenon 3