IN A ROBOT KIT
Across
- Fashionably dressed
- Canadian singer since the '50s
- Take into custody
- Gangster film prop
- Well-polished
- MLB semifinal
- See 57-Across
- Baja buddy
- "I got this"
- Alpha gorilla
- Utah ski resort
- Not doing anything
- With 51-Across, what fills some signs
- Capital Territory of India
- Things in rings
- Small buzzer
- Highly inclined
- Of global extremes
- Stage work
- Beef cut
- Venomous snake
- Diminutive ending
- Shoves off
- Pachyderm projections
- Hubbub
- B-boy connection
- Halt the progress of
- Considerable courage
- What Elle might be a nickname for
- Malodor
- Notable period
- Early lessons
- Part of a Sherlock costume
- Lauder competitor
- Most important
- Container, in product names
- Most meager
Down
- Adoption advocate
- Uneasy feeling
- Hose twists
- Decibel reading
- Drawing power
- Garden plot
- Commiserative comment
- Year-end season
- Long hair
- Grammy category
- Iams alternative
- Emotional vibe
- Caesar followers
- Easily misled
- Skirmish
- Street talk
- Pass over
- Longing
- High wind
- Abbr. like Srta.
- Hired hand
- Take odds
- Family member
- Safari sighting
- Move higher
- Tough haul
- Bird: Lat.
- Had something
- Lowest limit
- Tidal adjective
- Isle near Corsica
- Forthright
- Fully prepared
- Moved higher
- Little pests
- __ Holiness (Dalai Lama address)
- Certain safe havens
- Second glove
- Volcanic particles
- Protrusion
- Meetings of the minds
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, March 12, 2026 is titled “IN A ROBOT KIT” and was constructed by Alan Levin. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.
The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.