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Andrew Ries
NY Times, Sun Mar 15, 2026 Cryptic Crossword
Author:
Andrew Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 65
1 D | O | 2 M | I | 3 C | I | 4 L | E | | 5 S | 6 M | I | 7 L | E | 8 S |
O | | E | | H | | A | | 9 G | | A | | E | | T |
10 L | E | T | T | E | R | S | | 11 O | N | S | T | A | G | E |
D | | R | | E | | T | | E | | C | | R | | A |
12 R | O | O | S | T | | 13 S | U | S | T | A | I | N | E | D |
U | | A | | A | | | | D | | R | | | | Y |
14 M | A | R | T | H | A | 15 S | T | E | W | A | R | 16 T | | |
S | | E | | | | A | | A | | | | A | | 17 A |
| | 18 A | D | 19 E | S | T | E | F | I | 20 D | E | L | E | S |
21 A | | | | M | | C | | | | E | | I | | S |
22 D | E | 23 N | M | O | T | H | E | 24 R | | 25 T | E | S | L | A |
D | | E | | T | | E | | A | | R | | M | | S |
26 S | P | A | N | I | E | L | | 27 S | E | A | W | A | Y | S |
U | | R | | O | | S | | T | | C | | N | | I |
28 P | O | S | I | N | G | | 29 P | A | R | T | I | S | A | N |
© 2026, The New York Times
Across
1
Easily taught about fundamental elements of medicine in place of residency (8) :
DOMICILE5
R. Mitchum's "Ryan's Daughter" co-star prepares for a shot (6) :
SMILES10
11
Cutting the intro, montage captures bit of subtle acting (7) :
ONSTAGE12
Aussie animals ultimately hunt where birds hang out (5) :
ROOST13
Sought a legal remedy, claiming corrupt judge's ruling (9) :
SUSTAINED14
Hurry inside emporium with craft food and drink expert (6,7) :
MARTHASTEWART18
22
Woman who leads Democrat and "none of the above" around November (3,6) :
DENMOTHER25
Least-repaired auto brand (5) :
TESLA26
Dog leaps in excitedly (7) :
SPANIEL27
Announced bishop's office assesses St. Lawrence and others (7) :
SEAWAYS28
Hippos in gulf essentially sitting (6) :
POSING29
Average talking head is an ardent supporter (8) :
PARTISAN
Down
1
Musician's set includes classic blues (8) :
DOLDRUMS2
Encountered loud noise over each densely populated region (5,4) :
METROAREA3
Fast runner is one who cuts corners, as they say in Boston (7) :
CHEETAH4
Shoemaker's gear hangs in there (5) :
LASTS6
A blemish covered by mom's cosmetic product (7) :
MASCARA7
Pick up front part of landing net (5) :
LEARN8
Date's rocking yellow uniform (6) :
STEADY9
Bashing foes, e.g., D.A. loses hearing (4,4) :
GOESDEAF15
The class fashioned book bags (8) :
SATCHELS16
In part, transcendentalism answers rejecters of evil (9) :
TALISMANS17
Booth, for one or two, seats pair of introverts (8) :
ASSASSIN19
Feeling created by raising volume one tiny bit (7) :
EMOTION20
Take away retro vehicle owned by Times editor (7) :
DETRACT21
Tots bothering dad to have dinner (4,2) :
ADDSUP23
Moves toward Arkansas in three directions (5) :
NEARS24
Rats out a worshiper of Jah (5) :
RASTA
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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