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New York Times, Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Author:
Adam Vincent
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)
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Adam Vincent

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 39 Missing: {BFJQW} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Vincent. Grid flow: 26.8 Tuesday freshness: 64%
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© 2026, The New York Times7/28/26 ( No. 28,021 )
Across
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Insolence : SASS
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Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" : ODELL
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Be in need of ibuprofen, say : ACHE
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Word with cap or socks : KNEE
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Diet that eschews processed food : PALEO
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In a minute : SOON
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With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues : ITSNOTHING
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Massage gun target : KNOT
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Wyoming mountain range : TETONS
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"Out with ya now!" : GIT
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Tax pro : CPA
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Primer mes del año : ENERO
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*Essential oil with a musky scent : PATCHOULI
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Myrmecology subject : ANT
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Bonfire remains : ASH
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Concerning hearing : AURAL
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*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001) : MASSACHUSETTS
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Ruminant's mouthful : CUD
37
Secondary social media account : ALT
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*"Until next time!" : CATCHYOULATER
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United : ASONE
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Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner" : OER
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Palindromic kitchen brand : OXO
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*Academy Award, e.g. : STATUETTE
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___ Taco (ice cream treat) : CHOCO
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The "S" of macOS: Abbr. : SYS
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Beam : RAY
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Bubble tea bubbles : PEARLS
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Some first responders, for short : EMTS
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See 17-Across : TOSNEEZEAT
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Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies : RIAN
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Once more : AGAIN
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Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm : EAVE
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Rat (on) : TELL
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Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe : TAMPS
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Iditarod conveyance : SLED
Down
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Sporting group at a cold-weather school : SKITEAM
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Insect's feeler : ANTENNA
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Six-line poems : SESTETS
4
Honorific for many Spanish teachers : SENOR
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Finishes deliberating : OPTS
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"Well, lah-di-___!" : DAH
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Name that's an anagram of an untruth : ELI
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Units in horse racing : LENGTHS
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Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle : LOGIC
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Query : ASK
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Plays the yes-man : CONCURS
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Muss and fuss : HOOPLA
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Involve : ENTAIL
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1969 "bed-in" participant : ONO
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"___ be the day!" : THATLL
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Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member : PAH
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Sun Devils' sch. : ASU
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"Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album) : OUTTA
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Triflingly little : SCANT
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Artistic visionary : AUTEUR
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Org. mentioned in many zombie movies : CDC
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Evian, Perrier or Badoit : EAU
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Along a gulf, say : COASTAL
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Sweaty stretching session : HOTYOGA
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Up to this point : YET
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Mined find : ORE
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"Oof, painfully true" : TOOREAL
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Part of a country located entirely within another country : EXCLAVE
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Landed for the night : ROOSTED
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Claim to be true : ASSERT
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Hinder : STYMIE
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Bother, as one's conscience : EATAT
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Letter that can take a cedilla : CEE
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Puts through a harsh initiation : HAZES
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Items sometimes chained to a desk : PENS
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Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief : SNL
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Rock singer ___ Fender : SAM
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Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar : NIP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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