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New York Times, Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Author:
Drew Schmenner
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Learn all the latest info
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Drew Schmenner

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVXYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Schmenner. Grid flow: 32.8 Tuesday freshness: 66%
Jim Horne notes:

STIR, GET UP, STRETCH, and then SHOWER. The day begins...

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© 2026, The New York Times3/3/26 ( No. 27,874 )
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Garam ___ (South Asian spice blend) : MASALA
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Historic tree in Boston Common : ELM
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Stinging, as an odor : ACRID
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Notices : ESPIES
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Not worth a ___ : SOU
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He-Man's superheroine twin sister : SHERA
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Intentionally cause drama : STIRTHEPOT
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Classical Indian stringed instrument : SITAR
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Painting and sculpture : ARTS
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Actor McKellen who played Magneto : IAN
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"Don't you agree with me?," informally : AMIRITE
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"Come to our rescue!" : SOS
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Learn all the latest info : GETUPTOSPEED
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Image problem? : BLUR
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"Say it ___ so!" : AINT
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Is awesome, in slang : SLAPS
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Online connection : LINK
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Tie-dyed bit of attire, often : TEE
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"Before we discuss other matters ..." or a hint to the starts of 18-, 26-, 47- and 60-Across : FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
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Word after photo or covert : OPS
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Regrets : RUES
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Defeats going away : ROUTS
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Cheeky attitude : SASS
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Southern cornbread : PONE
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Promgoers' luxurious rides : STRETCHLIMOS
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Kind of oil extracted from hemp, for short : CBD
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"They already left" : TOOLATE
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Scorching : HOT
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Black bits in cookies and cream : OREO
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Beneath : UNDER
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Present for an expectant mom or bride-to-be : SHOWERGIFT
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Brother's daughter : NIECE
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Caller of balls and strikes : UMP
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Person with mainstream likes, pejoratively : NORMIE
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Residents of Edinburgh and Glasgow : SCOTS
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" author : POE
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Sounds from baby robins : TWEETS
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Flat-topped hills : MESAS
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Houston ballplayer : ASTRO
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Raps freestyle, in slang : SPITSBARS
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Broadcasts : AIRS
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Allow to : LET
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Less rosy-cheeked : ASHIER
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Channel for collegiate sports fans : ESPNU
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Where to go in the U.K.? : LOO
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Changing genetically : MUTATING
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Basketball datum : ASSIST
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Cricket's call : CHIRP
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Knot again : RETIE
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Absolutely steaming : IRATE
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Showed some courage : DARED
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Have a meal : EAT
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Abbey residents : MONKS
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Sudden burst of wind : GUST
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Advil targets : PAINS
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Vinyl records, familiarly : LPS
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Where to catch a Bay Area flight : SFO
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Stiff upper ___ : LIP
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Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music" : LIESL
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Genre for wannabe sleuths : TRUECRIME
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Winter setting in D.C. : EST
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Sci-fi space travelers : ETS
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Plot of land : TRACT
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Keeps from being publicly known : HUSHESUP
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Some natural hairstyles, informally : FROS
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+ or – particle : ION
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Looks slack-jawed (at) : STARES
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Like a cocktail with an extra shot : POTENT
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Leaves shocked : STUNS
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What accompanies gin and a lime wedge : TONIC
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Event with cowboys and clowns : RODEO
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Vote into office : ELECT
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"With any luck ..." : IHOPE
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Cut the grass : MOW
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Prove appropriate for : BEFIT
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Lavishes love (on) : DOTES
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Shrek, e.g. : OGRE
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Type of medical network, for short : HMO
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Part of a seat assignment : ROW

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