Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle featured in New York Times puzzle on March 7, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DOTTED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOTTED Like the layout of the central 13 black squares in this puzzle (6) New York Times Mar 7, 2026
3% CLOUD With this puzzle's central black squares, ecstasy (5) New York Times Dec 22, 2020
2% ENIGMATIC Puzzling (9) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
2% VELVETROPE Barrier to entry for some, as seen in this puzzle's colored squares (10) New York Times Midi Mar 6, 2026
2% PAT Butter square (3) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
2% DARK With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle (4) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
2% ATSEA Puzzled (5) Thomas Joseph Mar 4, 2026
2% AREA Square footage (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 2, 2026
2% TILE Scrabble square (4)
2% MIDWAY At a central point (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 27, 2026

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