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New York Times, Friday, January 30, 2026

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
28-Down : Florida setting for "The Birdcage"
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Robyn Weintraub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQV} This is puzzle # 52 for Ms. Weintraub. Grid flow: 62.7 Friday freshness: 13%
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© 2026, The New York Times1/30/26 ( No. 27,842 )
Across
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Puppetry and animation : ARTS
5
Piedmont province with a namesake wine : ASTI
9
Stopped lying : SATUP
14
Title for Jane Goodall : DAME
15
"Those guys?" : THEM
16
___ Summer (program for Annapolis freshmen) : PLEBE
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Switch to a shorter line, say : EDIT
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Product that might feature a dandelion on the label : WEEDKILLER
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Spare part? : PIN
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Melts down : GOESBERSERK
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Mention in passing : TOUCHON
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It's -90° at the South Pole: Abbr. : LAT
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Like racehorses' hooves : SHOD
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Ship-stabilizing materials : BALLASTS
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Some repurposed cornfields : MAZES
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Small branch of Marvel Comics? : BABYGROOT
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Pick : ELECT
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Common adult ed. class : ESL
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Brand whose logo has an A-shaped caliper : ACURA
37
Doesn't take the regular train home, maybe : WORKSLATE
39
Mylar alternative : LATEX
40
Capture a moment, in fiction : STOPTIME
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Even outcome : WASH
42
Chaney of classic horror : LON
43
Enter here! : TEXTBOX
46
"Don't kid yourself" : FACEREALITY
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Elicit the facepalm emoji, say : ERR
52
"Don't panic!" : REMAINCALM
53
"Later, luv" : TATA
54
Materialized : AROSE
55
Leader of China? : INDO
56
Feeling the flu, say : ACHY
57
Steps on a scale : TONES
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"Whoa ... that's too much for my brain to handle!" : DEEP
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Characters from Crete and Sparta? : RHOS
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Skilled : ADEPT
2
Call ahead, in a way : RADIO
3
End of a NASA countdown : TMINUSZERO
4
Completist's goal : SET
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"The Handmaid's Tale" author : ATWOOD
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Eggshell, for one : SHEEN
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Much merch : TEES
8
Cinephile's online resource : IMDB
9
Milky Way, e.g. : SPIRALGALAXY
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Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps : ALLSTARCAST
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HDTV component? : TELE
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Transportation company in more than 60 countries : UBER
13
Bonus : PERK
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___ green : KELLY
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Tales told by flashlight : GHOSTSTORIES
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Request from someone who has completed all the courses? : CHECKPLEASE
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Turkey Day instruction : BASTE
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Fit : ABLE
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Florida setting for "The Birdcage" : SOUTHBEACH
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Whizzed : TORE
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"Elvis at ___" (classic album of Memphis recordings) : STAX
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British rowhouses : MEWS
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Every day, say : ALOT
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More than just smile : BEAM
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Fabric made from flax : LINEN
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It might get put through the wringer : WETMOP
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Jalapeño topper : TILDE
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Popular brand of 18-Across : ORTHO
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Looks below the surface? : XRAYS
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Group of Alpha males? : FRAT
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Nestlé's bubbly chocolate brand : AERO
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"This way, guys!" : CMON
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Certain psychedelic : ACID
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Pool assignment : LANE
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Bitumen lookalike : TAR

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

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