Attacks from all sides Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Attacks from all sides” from the New York Times crossword of March 22, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 22, 2026
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BESETS is the answer to “Attacks from all sides”. It means to assail.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To assail.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: SEBSTE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Attacks”.
More clues from the New York Times (March 22, 2026)
Across
- 1. Catalyst for reckless behavior4 letters, starts with DDARE
- 5. More than enough5 letters, starts with AAMPLE
- 10. Resting places5 letters, starts with TTOMBS
- 15. Resin source3 letters, starts with SSAP
- 18. Tippy-top4 letters, starts with AAPEX
- 19. Green ___5 letters, starts with BBERET
- 20. Basic tier on a popular ridesharing app5 letters, starts with UUBERX
- 21. Bygone bird4 letters, starts with DDODO
- 22. Triangle, for one10 letters, starts with IINSTRUMENT
- 24. Prerelease prototypes5 letters, starts with BBETAS
- 25. List-shortening abbreviation4 letters, starts with EETAL
- 26. Fixed fees8 letters, starts with SSETRATES
- 27. The circles in 22-Across?12 letters, starts with AAREYOUWITHME
- 30. Nauru's capital5 letters, starts with YYAREN
- 31. Digital ID?3 letters, starts with SSSN
- 33. Canon competitor5 letters, starts with EEPSON
- 34. Island chains4 letters, starts with LLEIS
- 35. Betwixt4 letters, starts with AAMID
- 37. Eucalyptus eater5 letters, starts with KKOALA
- 39. Liturgical book6 letters, starts with MMISSAL
- 41. Modern trend of employees doing the bare minimum13 letters, starts with QQUIETQUITTING
- 45. The circles in 41-Across?7 letters, starts with CCUETIPS
- 46. Coffee holders4 letters, starts with UURNS
- 47. ___ planning6 letters, starts with EESTATE
- 48. Came to a conclusion5 letters, starts with EENDED
- 50. Enterprise that might offer disposable slippers3 letters, starts with SSPA
- 51. Power suffix?3 letters, starts with AADE
- 52. Harvard extension3 letters, starts with EEDU
- 53. Big parties7 letters, starts with AAFFAIRS
- 55. Bed liner?4 letters, starts with SSILT
- 56. Gussied (up)5 letters, starts with DDUDED
- 58. "Totally tubular!"3 letters, starts with RRAD
- 61. Kind4 letters, starts with SSORT
- 62. Tony winner ___ Lenya5 letters, starts with LLOTTE
- 64. Highchair wear7 letters, starts with BBABYBIB
- 67. The circles in 64-Across?7 letters, starts with BBEELINE
- 69. "___ on you!"5 letters, starts with SSHAME
- 71. Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)"4 letters, starts with LLOEB
- 73. Liquor-free3 letters, starts with DDRY
- 74. "No help needed here!"5 letters, starts with IIMSET
- 78. Leave speechless4 letters, starts with SSTUN
- 79. Each of the tiny tufts of a dandelion has one7 letters, starts with SSEEDLET
- 82. Addams Family member3 letters, starts with IITT
- 84. Rowboat blade3 letters, starts with OOAR
- 85. One of a pair of lines drawn in hangman3 letters, starts with AARM
- 86. ___ Haute, Ind.5 letters, starts with TTERRE
- 87. Seven days in San Juan6 letters, starts with SSEMANA
- 90. Firework part4 letters, starts with FFUSE
- 91. The circles in 93-Across?7 letters, starts with TTEASETS
- 93. On easy street13 letters, starts with SSITTINGPRETTY
- 96. "Secret" holiday figures6 letters, starts with SSANTAS
- 97. 1980s video game character who hops between cubes5 letters, starts with QQBERT
- 98. MacFarlane who voiced Ted in "Ted"4 letters, starts with SSETH
- 99. Degrees for C.F.O.s4 letters, starts with MMBAS
- 100. Numbers game5 letters, starts with LLOTTO
- 103. Help3 letters, starts with AAID
- 105. Altiplano animal5 letters, starts with LLLAMA
- 108. The circles in 115-Across?12 letters, starts with SSEESEYETOEYE
- 111. Family members8 letters, starts with MMAFIOSOS
- 113. Romeo's last words4 letters, starts with IIDIE
- 114. States for the record5 letters, starts with AAVOWS
- 115. Nickname of Oak Ridge, Tenn., built in 1942 for the Manhattan Project10 letters, starts with AATOMICCITY
- 117. Some reds, for short4 letters, starts with ZZINS
- 118. Send payment5 letters, starts with RREMIT
- 119. Nasal cavity5 letters, starts with SSINUS
- 120. Winslet with five Golden Globes4 letters, starts with KKATE
- 121. Part of E.S.L.: Abbr.3 letters, starts with EENG
- 122. Dresden denials5 letters, starts with NNEINS
- 123. Where the Rosetta Stone was discovered5 letters, starts with EEGYPT
- 124. Little twerp4 letters, starts with SSNOT
Down
- 1. Jay Gatsby's obsession in "The Great Gatsby"5 letters, starts with DDAISY
- 2. Breathing issue5 letters, starts with AAPNEA
- 3. Subdued10 letters, starts with RRESTRAINED
- 4. Go to ___8 letters, starts with EEXTREMES
- 5. Touch4 letters, starts with AABUT
- 6. Oft-reposted internet content5 letters, starts with MMEMES
- 7. Publicist's handout8 letters, starts with PPRESSKIT
- 8. Duo with the 1999 hit "Steal My Sunshine"3 letters, starts with LLEN
- 9. James in the Blues Hall of Fame4 letters, starts with EETTA
- 10. Cooking vessel used in making angel food cake7 letters, starts with TTUBEPAN
- 11. Excels at Simon Says, say5 letters, starts with OOBEYS
- 12. Hashtag that trended in 20175 letters, starts with MMETOO
- 13. Indiana governor Mike5 letters, starts with BBRAUN
- 14. Austin music-and-media festival, familiarly4 letters, starts with SSXSW
- 15. "I guess the time has come"10 letters, starts with SSOTHISISIT
- 16. Bulge in some throats10 letters, starts with AADAMSAPPLE
- 17. Flag bearer4 letters, starts with PPOLE
- 21. Find abhorrent6 letters, starts with DDETEST
- 23. Rehearsed the whole show, in theater lingo5 letters, starts with RRANIT
- 28. Raised designs7 letters, starts with RRELIEFS
- 29. Admission of duplicity5 letters, starts with IILIED
- 32. ___ bene4 letters, starts with NNOTA
- 36. Eliminated for not following the rules, informally4 letters, starts with DDQED
- 38. Start of an encouragement4 letters, starts with AATTA
- 39. Granola kin6 letters, starts with MMUESLI
- 40. Hurdle for an aspiring atty.4 letters, starts with LLSAT
- 41. Difficult ice skating maneuver, in brief4 letters, starts with QQUAD
- 42. Language of Pakistan's national anthem4 letters, starts with UURDU
- 43. Illegal activity generating considerable interest?5 letters, starts with UUSURY
- 44. Ready to go, with "up"6 letters, starts with GGEARED
- 45. Captain's subordinate: Abbr.3 letters, starts with CCDR
- 49. Component of fertilizer and gunpowder5 letters, starts with NNITER
- 52. Cheese ball?4 letters, starts with EEDAM
- 54. Key ___3 letters, starts with FFOB
- 55. Iris holder4 letters, starts with SSTEM
- 57. Israel's first U.N. ambassador4 letters, starts with EEBAN
- 59. Less incompetent5 letters, starts with AABLER
- 60. Some radio tubes6 letters, starts with DDIODES
- 63. "Will do!"4 letters, starts with OONIT
- 65. Attacks from all sides6 letters, starts with BBESETS
- 66. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air"3 letters, starts with BBEL
- 68. Recumbent5 letters, starts with LLYING
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- 75. From Bhutan or Bangladesh10 letters, starts with SSOUTHASIAN
- 76. The right direction?4 letters, starts with EEAST
- 77. "South Park" co-creator Parker4 letters, starts with TTREY
- 78. Exams for srs.4 letters, starts with SSATS
- 80. Settings for some TV dramas, in brief3 letters, starts with EERS
- 81. Chapeau perch4 letters, starts with TTETE
- 83. Light hits4 letters, starts with TTAPS
- 86. Pester5 letters, starts with TTEASE
- 88. Actress Sorvino4 letters, starts with MMIRA
- 89. Sb, on the periodic table8 letters, starts with AANTIMONY
- 90. Tufted parts of horses' legs8 letters, starts with FFETLOCKS
- 92. Equilibria6 letters, starts with SSTASES
- 94. Batteries for brains?7 letters, starts with IIQTESTS
- 95. Archaeologist's find5 letters, starts with RRELIC
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- 107. To date5 letters, starts with AASYET
- 108. Small, say4 letters, starts with SSIZE
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- 110. Freedom from fretting4 letters, starts with EEASE
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Questions
What is the answer to “Attacks from all sides”?
BESETS, 6 letters: to assail.
When was “Attacks from all sides” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of March 22, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with B.