NYT Crossword Answers 03/06/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A First impression of a new video game? STARTBUTTON
• 12A After-afterthought, for short PPS
• 15A Drone’s image AERIALPHOTO
• 16A Choler IRE
• 17A “We should grab a meal sometime” LETSDOLUNCH
• 18A Snaps PIX
• 19A A narwhal’s “horn,” technically speaking TUSK
• 20A Many Snapchats, informally VIDS
• 21A Unfolds, with “out” OPENS
• 23A Author Roald Dahl, during World War II SPY
• 24A Command+F, on a Mac FIND
• 25A Veronica ___, author of the “Divergent” novels ROTH
• 26A Reached the top of one’s game PEAKED
• 28A Grain that once fed the Roman army FARRO
• 29A Heroic tale of romance GEST
• 30A Seeing someone wealthier, say DATINGUP
• 32A Worker involved in firings? POTTER
• 34A Montenegrin, e.g. BALKAN
• 35A You can’t cut through it CULDESAC
• 37A Fictional subjects of 13 movies between 2000 and 2020 XMEN
• 38A Fiery spirit ARDOR
• 39A Sylvan WOODED
• 41A The Green Hornet’s sidekick KATO
• 42A “___ have guessed?!” WHOD
• 43A “Uh-huh!” YEP
• 46A Medgar ___, one inspiration for the 1964 protest anthem “Mississippi Goddam” EVERS
• 48A Device such as a qamutiik, an Inuk means of Arctic transportation SLED
• 49A Relinquish CEDE
• 50A “Missile” in many a slapstick fight PIE
• 51A Eschewing modesty, say LIVINGLARGE
• 54A Home security inits. since 1874 ADT
• 55A Summer confection ICECREAMBAR
• 56A “Hard pass” NAH
• 57A Digital deals for young people? PINKYSWEARS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D NH4NO3 and others SALTS
• 2D Get set to drive TEEUP
• 3D Bohemian ARTSY
• 4D Consideration in setting insurance rates RISK
• 5D Just a ___ TAD
• 6D Emits a stream of hot air BLOVIATES
• 7D Satellite transmission path UPLINK
• 8D Hit the ground loudly THUDDED
• 9D Hyperbolic amount of work TONS
• 10D Unscripted, for short? OTC
• 11D Neighborhood once home to N.Y.C.’s so-called “Gasoline Alley” NOHO
• 12D The world’s biggest one contains seven keyboards PIPEORGAN
• 13D Publisher’s order PRINTRUN
• 14D Pleasurable place to do business? SEXSHOP
• 22D Made the fool PRANKED
• 24D Grow progressively more rancid FESTER
• 26D Lab access point? PETDOOR
• 27D Trifling bit DAB
• 28D Made a scene, say FILMED
• 29D Some yellowish canines GOLDTEETH
• 31D Shelters some look to when duty calls? TAXDODGES
• 32D The good life, in Spanish vernacular PURAVIDA
• 33D Like some emotions and recruits RAW
• 35D One might frequently be buttered up CAKEPAN
• 36D Feature of Alfalfa’s hair in “The Little Rascals” COWLICK
• 40D Annual award for short stories OHENRY
• 43D ___ Buena (island in San Francisco Bay) YERBA
• 44D Exiled character in “King Lear” EDGAR
• 45D Age-mates PEERS
• 47D Little mistake SLIP
• 48D Longtime soccer manager ___-Göran Eriksson SVEN
• 49D Cost in total, with “to” CAME
• 52D Pas ___ (somewhere else: Fr.) ICI
• 53D “It’s the ___!” LAW