NYT Crossword: solutions for Sunday, March 16

      The New York Times has a wide array of word games available today — with options like Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there is something for everyone — yet the newspaper's traditional crossword puzzle remains the most popular. The daily crossword is packed with intriguing trivia, aids in enhancing cognitive agility, and naturally offers you some bragging rights if you manage to complete it daily. While the NYT puzzle can seem daunting at times, solving crosswords is a skill that requires practice — don’t feel disheartened if you can’t fill in every single word. If you're struggling with today’s NYT Crossword, we're here to assist. Below are all the answers for today's clues:

      1 Cornrow or challah feature : BRAID

      2 Playwright Federico García ___ : LORCA

      3 Like freshly poured concrete : UNSET

      4 Medical buildup of fluid : EDEMA

      5 – : DENIM

      6 Verbally reacts to in awe : AAHSAT

      7 Links letters : PGA

      8 Where Waterloo is : BELGIUM

      9 Picks : SELECTS

      10 – : STRAP

      11 Something you might get a break with? : CUE

      12 Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome : ODE

      13 “Les ___” : MIZ

      14 Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin : POE

      15 Prior to, old-style : AFORE

      16 German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the “sweeper-keeper” role : NEUER

      17 “Abominable” ones : YETIS

      19 Rap title? : LIL

      21 BART stop, for short : SFO

      23 Gave the go-ahead : OKD

      27 Scot’s denial : NAE

      31 Eggy holiday drinks : NOGS

      33 Port city near Mount Carmel : HAIFA

      34 High up : ALOFT

      35 A persnickety person might pick it : NIT

      36 Frodo’s enchanting friend : GANDALF

      38 What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you : DENYIT

      40 Alternative to .net : ORG

      41 King of Castile : REY

      42 Device whose keypad often has Braille on it : ATM

      43 Catch in the act : NAB

      44 Florentine artist known for frescoes : GIOTTO

      45 “The Jetsons” boy : ELROY

      46 – : PEELS

      49 It’s one thing after another : LIST

      50 Have as food, formally : EATOF

      51 Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state : SNOWE

      52 Taste or touch : SENSE

      54 Light to stop at : RED

      55 Like the best bonds, perhaps : SAFEST

      58 Primps : PREENS

      59 Slow, musically : LENTO

      63 Brit’s jolly cry of approval : GOODOH

      64 Lacking a knack for : BADAT

      65 Zola who wrote “J’Accuse …!” : EMILE

      66 Critic’s common seating preference : AISLE

      67 Lets go of : UNHANDS

      68 Some green cars : TESLAS

      69 – : FACED

      70 Hawkeye’s real first name in the “Avengers” movies : CLINT

      72 Smile : BEAM

      73 Bamboozled : HAD

      75 Boxer Roberto who fought Sugar Ray Leonard : DURAN

      76 Chimp’s cousin : ORANG

      78 Attach, with “on” : TIE

      79 Attach, with “on” : ADD

      80 Cote quote? : BAA

      81 ___ dog : SLY

      84 Author Rice : ANNE

      86 “Agnus ___” : DEI

      87 Hopes that one might : SEEKSTO

      88 Live, in a way : UNTAPED

      92 Girl who’s “sweet as apple cider,” per an old song : IDA

      93 Admission : ACCESS

      94 Tree with oblong yellow-green fruit : PAPAW

      95 What’s on the fast track? : ACELA

      96 Navy group : SEALS

      97 – : NOTES

      99 Tiny bit : TAD

      100 Bars of soap : CAKES

      101 Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool : AMANA

      102 Morning in Monaco : MATIN

      103 Word with French or bench : PRESS

      104 – : FIRES

      107 Latvia, e.g., once: Abbr. : SSR

      109 Drug sold in 77-Across : LSD

      111 Compound found in marijuana, for short : CBD

      112 Start of a bray or conclusion of a giggle : HEE

      113 Sch. calendar abbr. : PTA

      114 “___ be a pleasure” : ITD

      116 Call off : END