NYT Crossword · 46 Across
“Easily duped” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, March 15, 2026 as 46 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, March 15, 2026 · 46 Across
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Across
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- 6One of two elected magistrates to the ancient cursus honorum crossword clue6 letters
- 12Plagiarized crossword clue7 letters
- 19Notion that's difficult to dispel crossword clue8 letters
- 21Roll on, as time crossword clue6 letters
- 22One large head, shredded, with the outer leaves discarded crossword clue7 letters
- 23Record label for the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy crossword clue6 letters
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- 30Greedy sort crossword clue3 letters
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- 33Lying about crossword clue4 letters
- 352 tbsp., for acidity crossword clue10 letters
- 38Ian who portrayed Bilbo Baggins crossword clue4 letters
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- 40Mushroom prized by chefs crossword clue5 letters
- 41Psychologist Solomon crossword clue4 letters
- 42Lair crossword clue7 letters
- 44Do something perfectly crossword clue6 letters
- 48___ Lupin, gentleman thief of literature crossword clue6 letters
- 50Peepers keepers? crossword clue4 letters
- 51One clove, crushed crossword clue6 letters
- 55Chaucer collection crossword clue5 letters
- 575/8 or 2/14 crossword clue4 letters
- 59One might be noble crossword clue3 letters
- 60"Foucault's Pendulum" author crossword clue3 letters
- 61Drummer with the coffee table book "Another Day in the Life" crossword clue5 letters
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- 75Digressive remark crossword clue5 letters
- 76Tabby talk crossword clue4 letters
- 77Rushes crossword clue5 letters
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- 86Ground, black, to taste crossword clue6 letters
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- 100Uncle Remus title crossword clue4 letters
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- 128Kind of overload crossword clue7 letters
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- 130Contemptuously laughed at crossword clue7 letters
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- 5End-of-semester hurdle crossword clue4 letters
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- 13___ Empire crossword clue5 letters
- 14Rapscallion crossword clue3 letters
- 15Curmudgeon's exclamation crossword clue3 letters
- 16"Sully" or "Spartacus" crossword clue6 letters
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- 18Rejuvenate digitally crossword clue5 letters
- 20The first one was sent in 1971 crossword clue5 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Easily duped”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with N and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Easily duped” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 46 Across.
What is the answer to the “Easily duped” crossword clue?
The answer is NAIVE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.