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New York Times, Thursday, April 16, 2026

Author:
Rafael Musa and Sala Wanetick
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
49-Across : This isn't working!
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2610/21/20224/16/202619
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
60001145
CircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
21.5618146.275%
Rafael Musa
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
39/2/20244/16/20263
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100200
ScrabDebutFlowFresh
1.52722.731%
Sala Wanetick

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 75, Blocks: 46 Missing: {HJQXZ} Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Musa. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Wanetick. Grid flow: 22.0 Thursday freshness: 50%
Jim Horne notes:
15 Down answers that go DOWN TO A T (that is, down to the block of T-shaped black squares) add that terminal T to match the clue. ... read more
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A
2
T
3
R
4
I
5
A
6
A
7
T
8
E
9
U
10
P
11
P
A
I
N
M
12
E
13
D
14
O
15
T
T
E
S
S
A
16
P
O
P
D
I
V
A
17
P
A
L
A
T
E
S
18
P
I
N
E
Y
19
E
R
A
S
E
20
F
21
A
L
C
O
N
S
22
N
O
S
E
E
23
U
24
M
25
A
R
I
26
P
27
B
S
28
M
M
A
29
K
I
N
30
D
31
D
A
R
E
32
S
33
B
E
N
T
34
E
D
G
E
35
I
S
A
A
C
36
A
D
O
S
37
L
38
A
V
39
R
40
E
S
41
S
42
C
43
R
I
B
E
44
S
45
G
I
G
A
46
B
47
I
48
T
49
L
E
I
S
U
R
E
50
A
P
O
L
O
G
Y
51
A
D
P
52
C
53
R
Y
54
N
O
R
55
T
E
S
56
S
57
A
R
O
M
58
A
59
P
I
T
A
60
E
T
A
S
61
S
E
V
E
N
62
A
T
T
N
63
D
O
W
N
64
S
T
E
R
N
65
T
O
A
T
© 2026, The New York Times4/16/26 ( No. 27,918 )
Across
1
Ventricle suppliers : ATRIA
6
Accepted unquestioningly : ATEUP
11
Rx for a root canal : PAINMED
14
___ Moshfegh, "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" novelist : OTTESSA
16
Performer known for her runs : POPDIVA
17
Sommeliers' assets : PALATES
18
Like some gins and cleaning products : PINEY
19
Wipe clean : ERASE
20
Fast fliers : FALCONS
22
Insect nicknamed for its small size : NOSEEUM
25
"Midsommar" director Aster : ARI
26
"Nova" network : PBS
28
Sport that takes place in an octagon, in brief : MMA
29
Ilk : KIND
31
Risks it : DARES
33
Leaning : BENT
34
Upper hand : EDGE
35
"I, Robot" author Asimov : ISAAC
36
Big deals : ADOS
37
Facilities, informally : LAV
39
Booking, for short : RES
41
Torah writers : SCRIBES
45
Unit for ultra-high-speed internet : GIGABIT
49
This isn't working! : LEISURE
50
Fault line? : APOLOGY
51
Home security co. : ADP
52
Wail : CRY
54
Word seen between here and there : NOR
55
Joel's smuggling partner on "The Last of Us" : TESS
57
Bouquet : AROMA
59
Tzatziki scooper : PITA
60
Big payroll service co. : ETAS
61
Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom Brady : SEVEN
62
Abbr. seen before a person's name : ATTN
63
With 65-Across, with extreme precision ... or a hint to reading 15 of this puzzle's answers : DOWN
64
Serious : STERN
65
See 63-Across : TOAT
Down
1
X, for one : APP
2
Fields medalist Terence : TAO
3
Like a lake on a breezy day : RIPPLING
4
Charge : INDICT
5
Question from someone seeking reassurance : AMINOT
6
"Finally!" : ATLAST
7
Service with cups and saucers : TEASET
8
Dear : ESTEEMED
9
Exercise : USE
10
Negation word in French : PAS
12
Occasion : EVENT
13
Previous times : DAYSPAST
14
Welcome sight in musical chairs : OPENSEAT
15
Source of a deal with The Devil? : TAROT
20
Sham : FAKE
21
Like most of Nevada : ARID
23
"Yeah, nice try" : UMNO
24
Gymnasts' rolls? : MATS
27
Kid who might get grounded : BRAT
30
Take off the market : DELIST
31
Reroute : DIVERT
32
Something a reality show lacks : SCRIPT
33
Igneous rock that composes most of Venus's surface : BASALT
38
Be against, in a way : ABUT
40
Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in brief : EGOT
41
Planned : SLATED
42
Officially give : CEDETO
43
Tool with coarse teeth : RIPSAW
44
"It's a ___!" : SECRET
45
Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, say : GAYMER
46
Fish whose name is Spanish for "pretty" : BONITO
47
"There's no stopping me!" : IGOTTA
48
Ruler with an iron fist : TYRANT
53
Meander : ROVE
56
Fig. with two hyphens : SSN
57
Modern intensifying suffix : ASS
58
Journalist Curry : ANN
59
Glib : PAT

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