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New York Times, Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Author:
Adam Vincent
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Casting groups?
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Adam Vincent

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 42 Missing: {XZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Vincent. Grid flow: 36.7 Wednesday freshness: 77%
Jim Horne notes:
If your BINGO card is missing something from the B column, you might give a shout when you hear the sounds hidden in these answers: RUBY ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times3/18/26 ( No. 27,889 )
Across
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Young grasshopper : NYMPH
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Dibs, e.g. : CLAIM
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Org. that offers one "L" of a ride? : CTA
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___ a la brasa (Peruvian chicken dish) : POLLO
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Game to play when the spirit moves you? : OUIJA
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Minnesota's state bird : LOON
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*Restaurant chain named after a Rolling Stones song : RUBYTUESDAY
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Big name in cosmetics : AVON
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Make like a hot dog : PANT
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"X-Men" villain who can manipulate metals : MAGNETO
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Summer camp craft : CANOE
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*Without malice : BENIGNLY
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^ : CARET
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Numbers on botellas de vino : ANOS
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Asks oneself "What if?" : MUSES
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Silk Road locale, largely : ASIA
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Missed, as a chance : BLEW
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Music genre that partly grew out of indie rock : EMO
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*"What a great idea!" : THATDBEWONDERFUL
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Page for learning more, for short : FAQ
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You might take a spin in this : TUTU
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Kentucky ___, annual horse race since 1875 : OAKS
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Oddity : QUIRK
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Investment option, informally : ROTH
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Microwaved : NUKED
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*Having a perfect record : UNBEATEN
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Exhibits model behavior? : POSES
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It covers a fair amount of ground without moving : AREARUG
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Musical instrument in the Guinness logo : HARP
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Classic wood for boatbuilding : TEAK
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*Similac or Enfamil : BABYFORMULA
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West Coast N.F.L. team : RAMS
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Save on wedding invitations, in a way : ELOPE
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Got in a row? : OARED
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Publishing gatekeepers, in brief : EDS
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Extend, as a membership : RENEW
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"You got it!!" ... or a possible cry after hearing the calls hidden in the answers to the starred clues? : BINGO
Down
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"Morning Edition" airer : NPR
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Gender-neutral pronoun : YOU
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Org. associated with a museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. : MLB
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Practice, as a trade : PLY
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Meal cooked in simmering broth : HOTPOT
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Either brother who wrote 1996's "Fargo" : COEN
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What Dante's second circle of hell represents : LUST
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Humanitarian support : AID
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Pulitzer-winning "Fat Ham" playwright : IJAMES
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Like many ruins in Belize : MAYAN
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Casting groups? : COVENS
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Play a bit of horn, say : TOOTLE
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Bugs : ANNOYS
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Indulgently lazy : LANGUOROUS
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Country known for luxury tourism, in brief : UAE
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"I wanna have that!" : GIMME
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Bank robber's bagful : CASH
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Puccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g. : ARIA
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They can't abide messes : NEATFREAKS
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Take one's leave : BOWOUT
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"Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a ___ does not": Ernest Hemingway : CAT
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Renaissance faire tipple : ALE
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Discoverer of the principle behind F=ma : NEWTON
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Certain chip flavoring, informally : BBQ
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Student's email address ender : EDU
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Westernmost African capital : DAKAR
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___ degree : NTH
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Bogus : FAKE
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Luau instruments, informally : UKES
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It may be taken at the start of a trip : LSD
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Deux + deux : QUATRE
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Email sorting option : UNREAD
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Skyscraper's skeleton, often : IBEAMS
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Lavishly entertain : REGALE
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"Sure thing!" : NOPROB
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Modern ending with You : TUBER
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In favor of : PRO
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Fanfare : HYPE
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Three or four, say : AFEW
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"___ voyage!" : BON
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Month after avril : MAI
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Item in a museum of antiquities : URN
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That's the kicker! : LEG
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Kerfuffle : ADO

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