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New York Times, Saturday, April 25, 2026

Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
32-Across : Helpful pointer, say?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
647/28/20124/25/20269
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231.7153443.891%
Sam Ezersky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 65, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2, (1 double stack) Grid has up-down mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 64 for Mr. Ezersky. Grid flow: 78.6 Saturday freshness: 79%
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© 2026, The New York Times4/25/26 ( No. 27,927 )
Across
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Showy insect with dark eyespots on its wings : IOMOTH
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Land bordering the Sea of Azov : CRIMEA
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Tired expression : CLICHE
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Start of an old request for advice : DEARANN
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Optional button while paying via app : ADDTIP
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Image editor, informally? : PRAGENCY
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"The Rise of Skywalker" role : REY
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What power tools should be designed for : SAFEUSE
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Curved shape : BOW
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"___ Mía" (2014 Latin pop hit) : ERES
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Suffix akin to -ess : ENNE
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"There you have it!" : TADA
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Mobster's weapon : GAT
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Source of many an explosive news story : LEAK
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Get one over on : BOGEY
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"So that's how it's gonna be, I guess" : VERYWELLTHEN
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Air traveler's connection : INFLIGHTWIFI
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Helpful pointer, say? : SEEINGEYEDOG
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Indigenous land, informally : REZ
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Drink from a small cup : SAKE
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War of 1812 treaty locale : GHENT
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Dwindle : FADE
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Feminist writer ___ Mae Brown : RITA
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Apple or orange, e.g. : TREE
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Gambling site, in brief : OTB
44
Heart of downtown : MIDCITY
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Oregon senator Wyden : RON
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One of the B vitamins : NIACIN
50
Sore spots for gardeners, perhaps : KNEECAPS
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Spider-Man foe with metal "tentacles," familiarly : DOCOCK
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Driving necessity : GOLFTEE
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Down-low joints : ANKLES
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Gently suggests, as an idea : FLOATS
Down
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"You've got a friend in me" : ICARE
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"Kids these days ..." speakers : OLDERGENERATION
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Focus of an employee's first semiannual check-in, perhaps : MIDYEARFEEDBACK
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When a "sports equinox" (in which all four major U.S. leagues have games) typically occurs: Abbr. : OCT
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The thing here : THIS
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Big acronym in purifying filters : HEPA
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Quit : CEASE
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"As men in ___ strike those that wish them best": Iago : RAGE
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Choler : IRE
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Guy's carryall : MANBAG
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Make secret, in a way : ENCODE
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"Moving on ..." : ANYWAY
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Often-regretted behavior on social media, once : DRUNKTWEETING
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Conclusion of three men's World Cup finals : PENALTYKICK
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Be validated for vocalizing one's opinion : FEELHEARD
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Give designs to : STYLIZE
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"West Side Story" song that precedes the rumble : TONIGHT
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Big name in hosiery : LEGGS
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Cloud up : BEFOG
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Word on either side of "à" : VIS
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Big accomplishment, so to speak : WIN
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Kept under wraps : HID
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Book boo-boos : ERRATA
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Creature of the internet : NEOPET
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Columns on a language learner's conjugation chart : TENSES
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Actress honored with a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 : FONDA
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Consumed, quaintly : ATEOF
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Computer store purchases : MICE
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Signs : INKS
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Give a hoot? : YELL
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Cathcart's rank in "Catch-22": Abbr. : COL
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Big cheese with bread, for short : CFO

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