NYT Crossword Answers 03/19/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Exploiting an I.R.S. loophole, e.g. TAXDODGE
• 9A Forensic analyst’s workspace DNALAB
• 15A Like the national dish tavë kosi (baked lamb with yogurt sauce) ALBANIAN
• 16A Moon that’s a neighbor of Ganymede and Io EUROPA
• 17A A boatload FOODLESS
• 18A How Jean Valjean repeatedly breaks out in “Les Misérables” INSONG
• 19A Where to find the towns Bigfoot and Tarzan TEXAS
• 20A The o’s in xoxo, symbolically HUGS
• 22A Scratches (out) EKES
• 23A Cards in a wallet or purse, informally IDS
• 25A Resident of Muscat ROMANIA
• 27A Clothes that are ready to be thrown away RAGS
• 30A Mimicked APED
• 32A Online gamer’s bane LAG
• 33A Like some flaws IFATALL
• 35A Rump TAILEND
• 39A “Decidedly not” NAY
• 40A Homophone of 39-Across NEE
• 41A Peeve IRK
• 42A ___ Lasso, fictional A.F.C. Richmond coach TED
• 43A Big Bad Wolf’s disguise GRANDMA
• 45A ___ badge EMERITA
• 47A Opposite of paleo- NEO
• 48A Voice of the modern age SIRI
• 50A Site for indie designers ETSY
• 51A Crooner Mel STORMED
• 53A Beginning of the spelling of “Hera” ETA
• 55A U-___ (German subway) BAHN
• 56A It has Earth’s highest and lowest points ASIA
• 58A N.C.A.A.’s ___ Eight ELITE
• 62A Certain fatty acids, informally OMEGAS
• 64A Certain hockey and soccer infractions ? or a hint to this puzzle’s circled and shaded squares OFFSIDES
• 66A Country singer Lee Ann WOMACK
• 67A At peak pique CROSSEST
• 68A Gaelic gals LASSES
• 69A Locations for some posers YOGAMATS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D First president to sit in the Oval Office TAFT
• 2D It’s vera soothing! ALOE
• 3D Halo console XBOX
• 4D Jean Arp, e.g. DADAIST
• 5D Tripping, in a way ONLSD
• 6D German “the” DIE
• 7D Deep cut GASH
• 8D Lock in, so to speak ENSURE
• 9D Thomas Jefferson’s belief DEISM
• 10D Part of an order NUN
• 11D Ordnance depot ARSENAL
• 12D “Hey, no argument here” LOOKIGETIT
• 13D Nighttime woe APNEA
• 14D Luggage BAGS
• 21D Master class? GODTIER
• 24D Setting for Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” SALEM
• 26D Analogous ALIKE
• 27D Word with napkin or nose RING
• 28D Miles away AFAR
• 29D Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out,” to name two GAYANTHEMS
• 31D Tickles PLEASES
• 34D Choice words ANDOR
• 36D Actor Hammer ARMIE
• 37D Lepidopterists’ needs NETS
• 38D Operation Neptune, familiarly DDAY
• 44D Electric sign filler NEONGAS
• 46D Showing things as they are REALISM
• 49D Utter foolishness IDIOCY
• 51D Nation whose name sounds like a plea for seconds SAMOA
• 52D Catchers’ wear MASKS
• 54D ___ Virtue, three-time gold medalist ice dancer TESSA
• 55D Word after finger or poke BOWL
• 57D Do for Jimi Hendrix AFRO
• 59D “Here’s an ___ ?” IDEA
• 60D Final, e.g. TEST
• 61D Contractors’ figs. ESTS
• 63D Of first rank ACE
• 65D Noted San Francisco weather phenomenon FOG