Of first rank Crossword Clue

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Of first rank Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
2. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
(verb)
1. succeed at easily
2. play (a hole) in one stroke
(adjective)
1. of the highest quality

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else
RANK (verb)
1. assign a rank or rating to
2. take precedence or surpass others in rank
RANK (noun)
1. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
2. position in a social hierarchy
RANK (adjective)
1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

More NYT Crossword (3/19/2026) Answers

Across

1. Exploiting an I.R.S. loophole, e.g.

9. Forensic analyst's workspace

15. Like the national dish tavë kosi (baked lamb with yogurt sauce)

16. Moon that's a neighbor of Ganymede and Io

17. A boatload

18. How Jean Valjean repeatedly breaks out in "Les Misérables"

19. Where to find the towns Bigfoot and Tarzan

20. The o's in xoxo, symbolically

22. Scratches (out)

23. Cards in a wallet or purse, informally

25. Resident of Muscat

27. Clothes that are ready to be thrown away

30. Mimicked

32. Online gamer's bane

33. Like some flaws

35. Rump

39. "Decidedly not"

40. Homophone of 39-Across

41. Peeve

42. ___ Lasso, fictional A.F.C. Richmond coach

43. Big Bad Wolf's disguise

45. __ badge

47. Opposite of paleo-

48. Voice of the modern age

50. Site for indie designers

51. Crooner Mel

53. Beginning of the spelling of "Hera"

55. U-___ (German subway)

56. It has Earth's highest and lowest points

58. N.C.A.A.'s ___ Eight

62. Certain fatty acids, informally

64. Certain hockey and soccer infractions … or a hint to this puzzle's circled and shaded squares

66. Country singer Lee Ann

67. At peak pique

68. Gaelic gals

69. Locations for some posers

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Down

1. First president to sit in the Oval Office

2. It's vera soothing!

3. Halo console

4. Jean Arp, e.g.

5. Tripping, in a way

6. German "the"

7. Deep cut

8. Lock in, so to speak

9. Thomas Jefferson's belief

10. Part of an order

11. Ordnance depot

12. "Hey, no argument here"

13. Nighttime woe

14. Luggage

21. Master class?

24. Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"

26. Analogous

27. Word with napkin or nose

28. Miles away

29. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" and Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out," to name two

31. Tickles

34. Choice words

36. Actor Hammer

37. Lepidopterists' needs

38. Operation Neptune, familiarly

44. Electric sign filler

46. Showing things as they are

49. Utter foolishness

51. Nation whose name sounds like a plea for seconds

52. Catchers' wear

54. ___ Virtue, three-time gold medalist ice dancer

55. Word after finger or poke

57. Do for Jimi Hendrix

59. "Here's an ___ …"

60. Final, e.g

61. Contractors' figs.

65. Noted San Francisco weather phenomenon

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