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New York Times, Thursday, April 9, 2026

Author:
Barbara Lin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Oil bigwig?
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Barbara Lin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Lin. Grid flow: 38.3 Thursday freshness: 36%
Jim Horne notes:
Desserts made literal: 4-Down: PINEAPPLE followed by CAKE UPSIDEDOWN 6-Down: BANANA, and then follow the circles as they SPLIT left and right ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times4/9/26 ( No. 27,911 )
Across
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Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingo : GOIPO
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Live the single man's life, slangily : BACHIT
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Part of some box sets : DVD
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Pungent : ACRID
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Stick (to) : ADHERE
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Joey of kid-lit : ROO
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One with thick skin, notably : RHINO
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Customizable Asian-fusion dish : NOODLEBOWL
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Charlatan : POSER
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Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarly : AROD
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"Stay" singer Lisa : LOEB
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In unison : ASONE
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To an extreme degree : AWFULLY
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[Oh no!] : GASP
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Stone that's often carved : JADE
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"And you ___ ...?" : ARE
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"No, thanks" : ILLPASS
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Tiny pieces of technology : NANOBOTS
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Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole : ROALD
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Sound of a stone landing in a pool : PLOP
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Tone used to create an antique vibe : SEPIA
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So darling : LOVEABLE
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Scare the bejesus out of : PETRIFY
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Lead-in to Pen : EPI
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Speck in the sea : ISLE
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Zebras in the field? : REFS
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Article of summer wear : TANKTOP
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On which to watch the Beeb : TELLY
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Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters : IKEA
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Bring home : EARN
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In base eight : OCTAL
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Oil bigwig? : ARTCURATOR
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Cease-fire : TRUCE
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Bit of ticket info : ROW
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Community traversed by the Pacific Coast Highway : MALIBU
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Shadow : UMBRA
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___-Man : ANT
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Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnet : SESTET
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Aerodynamic, maybe : SLEEK
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John Irving's "The World According to ___" : GARP
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Número that's half of dieciséis : OCHO
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Anatomical ring : IRIS
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Dessert with rings on top, literally : PINEAPPLEUPSIDEDOWNCAKE
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Features of leftovers, at times : ODORS
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Dessert in a boat, literally : BANANASPLIT
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Found darling : ADORED
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Jimmy known for shoes : CHOO
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"___ Gabler" (Ibsen play) : HEDDA
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Opposite of virtually, to texters : IRL
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Ball bearer : TEE
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[That looks so delicious!] : DROOL
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"Wheel of Fortune" purchase : VOWEL
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Big name in surround sound : DOLBY
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Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally : BLUEBERRYCRUMBLE
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Drinks with or without pulp, for short : OJS
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Peaked : WAN
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Cold-weather coat : FROST
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Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone" : GIRL
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Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines : ALOO
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Pole, e.g. : SLAV
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Music producer Brian : ENO
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"Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking : ADAPT
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Triangular dessert, literally : APPLETURNOVER
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Early Ron Howard TV role : OPIE
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Small squabble : TIFF
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Comments : SAYS
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Aromatic bit of attire : LEI
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Some text beneath a headshot, in brief : BIO
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Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn : EEL
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Flashing light : STROBE
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Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton" : TIARA
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So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear : AKRON
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Cereal box abbr. : NETWT
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Sounds of laughter : PEALS
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Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? : LOTUS
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Working hard : ATIT
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Lipstick unit : TUBE
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It's a lot! : ACRE
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Damage caused by a mole, maybe : LEAK
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Syllables of hesitation : UMS
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"Norma ___" : RAE

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

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