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Roundabouts

New York Times, Sunday, March 29, 2026

Author:
Michael and Oliver Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Tired old advertising mascot?
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 84 Missing: {JQX} Grid has mirror symmetry. There are unchecked squares Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Schlossberg. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Schlossberg. Grid flow: 17.6 Sunday freshness: 76%
Will Shortz notes:
Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. Oliver is his 15-year-old son, an aspiring artist and musician at Bend's Cascade School of Music. This puzzle's theme was inspired by the ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
I'll explain the first traffic circle. The rest work identically. 37-Across is Convenience Store, so MART. For 48-Down, go back to MART and take the first exit to get MARTIAL ART For ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times3/29/26 ( No. 27,900 )
Across
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Max : ATMOST
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Play part : ACT
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Alternative to a .doc : PDF
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In Norse myth, world held up by the branches of the tree Yggdrasil : ASGARD
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"You sure?" : THATSO
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Camera type, in brief : SLR
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Maker of the old Flying Cloud auto : REO
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Conical dwelling : TEEPEE
23
W.W. I helmet : TINHAT
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At it : TOILING
26
Seized with the teeth : BITOFF
27
"The Office" accountant who kept a cat in her desk drawer : ANGELA
28
Traveling for pleasure, informally : ONVACAY
29
Internet-influenced writing genre : ALTLIT
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Use mouthwash, say : GARGLE
32
Targeted : AIMED
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"Rubbish!" : MYFOOT
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Religious title that translates to "ocean monk" : DALAILAMA
37
Convenience store : MART
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Stickler for military discipline : MARTINET
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Anora's nickname in "Anora" : ANI
42
Nevertheless : BUT
43
Rear end : BUTTOCKS
47
Four Corners tribe : UTE
49
Mammals also known as firefoxes : REDPANDAS
53
20/20 : ONE
54
Heart on one's sleeve, perhaps, in brief : TAT
55
Hotmail alternative : AOL
57
Condition treated with a CPAP machine : APNEA
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Prefix with dermis : EPI
60
English letter that looks like a Greek rho : PEE
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What a pictogram of a man with a walking stick might indicate : TRAILHEAD
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Xenon and krypton, e.g. : RAREGASES
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Cue : SIGNAL
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The Orioles, on a scoreboard : BAL
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They're cast in November : BALLOTS
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Most prevalent : RIFEST
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Father of Zeus : CRONUS
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Long (for) : HANKER
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"The Rock" : ALCATRAZ
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Gray or yellow, perhaps : AGE
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"Are you really gonna make me?" : DOIGOTTA
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Levi's competitor : LEE
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No man's land, for short : DMZ
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Flaky fish : COD
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Drink suffix : ADE
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Predator that might hunt by electrolocation : EEL
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Classic Andy Warhol subject : MARILYN
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Turn into logs : SAWUP
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Show that inspired the famous misquote "Just the facts, ma'am" : DRAGNET
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Yoga pose : ASANA
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Cut finely : MINCE
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Polynesian title heroine of film : MOANA
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Wisc. neighbor : MICH
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Brand from Anheuser-Busch : MICHELOB
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Branch : ARM
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French brandy : ARMAGNAC
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What not to wear to a wedding, it's said : WHITE
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Odd-numbered page : RECTO
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Polishes, as text : EDITS
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GarageBand platform : IOS
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Unexpected upsides : SILVERLININGS
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"How neat!" : OOH
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"As if!" : NOT
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What you do when you tour a certain SoCal campus, phonetically? : UCLA
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Carnaval locale, familiarly : RIO
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Real comedian : RIOT
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Purported sighting recorded by Puritan governor John Winthrop in 1639 : UFO
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125-Across occupants : ETS
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Hammer part : PEEN
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Hither and ___ : YON
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Notice : ESPY
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Nickname derived from the Hebrew name Shoshana : SUE
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Flour in Indian cooking : ATTA
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"The ___ is ..." : THING
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Japanese comic style : MANGA
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Part of OTOH : OTHER
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Common vessel for a cosmopolitan : MARTINIGLASS
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Completely wreck : TOTAL
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Concerning : ASTO
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Pertaining to genetic copies : CLONAL
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Sporcle or Jeopardy! World Tour : TRIVIAAPP
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Orbitz competitor : PRICELINE
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Response to "Gracias" : DENADA
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Geezer : FOGY
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In check : ATBAY
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Alternatives to zippers on blue jeans : BUTTONFLIES
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Unsettle : GETTO
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Speed skater Ohno : APOLO
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Make over, as a factory : REFIT
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Artful : DEFT
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Entertainer's creation at a child's birthday party : BALLOONANIMAL
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Gertrude who swam the English Channel : EDERLE
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German rifle maker : MAUSER
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Had a couple of brats? : ATE
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Many a hedge fund hire, in brief : MBA
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Unlikely Best in Show winners : MUTTS
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Company that made Missile Command : ATARI
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Mark down, say : RETAG
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Tree cluster : COPSE
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They're over two feet : KNEES
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Spot in the Bible? : SEEST
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Kendo or aikido : MARTIALART
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Tots' pops : DADAS
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"Star Wars" title : DARTH
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"Mayor Pete" : BUTTIGIEG
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"Good heavens!" : OHLORDY
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More cheerful and lively : PERKIER
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Early empire builder : INCA
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Humming : ABUZZ
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Carne ___ : ASADA
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Lead-in to futurism : AFRO
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Tired old advertising mascot? : MICHELINMAN
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Fancy dress : BALLGOWN
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It's the end of the world as we know it : ARMAGEDDON
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Longest book in the Book of Mormon : ALMA
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Grazing places : LEAS
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Potters, e.g. : CERAMISTS
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Purple smoothie add-in : ACAIBERRY
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"A passport to human development," per the United Nations : EDUCATION
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Unshakable : TENACIOUS
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Typical high schooler : TEEN
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Utah ski town : ALTA
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Still fighting : INIT
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Prepares to skate, say : LACESUP
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Gooey treat : SMORE
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Leader ousted in 1955 : PERON
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Mass pardon : AMNESTY
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Provoke : GOAD
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Word with cooler or country : WINE
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Real comedian : HOOT
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One of the Obamas : MICHELLE
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Muse of history : CLIO
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Some expensive suits : ARMANIS
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Vegan cooking staple : TOFU
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Moccasin, e.g. : SHOE
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Clinch : ICE
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Rental on moving day : VAN
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Spleen : IRE
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Grp. on the right : GOP

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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