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Going Down Fast

New York Times, Sunday, March 1, 2026

Author:
Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Sources of fur in some luxury clothing
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Jeffrey Martinovic

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 86 Missing: {QXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Proulx. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Martinovic. Grid flow: 42.6 Sunday freshness: 18%
Will Shortz notes:
Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic are students at Western University, in London, Ontario, where they have been friends since they met in a first-year business course. Matt's love of ... read more
Constructor notes:
Jeffrey: What an honour to be published alongside Matt for his debut! Matt is an amazing person; easygoing, but exceptionally creative and clever, making for a great collaborator. He was ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

A recent Sunday puzzle used IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE to have answers fall off a cliff. Today's puzzle accomplishes a similar effect with a gentler SLIPPERY SLOPE.

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© 2026, The New York Times3/1/26 ( No. 27,872 )
Across
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Supply for Hershey : COCOA
6
State home to the only public diamond mine in the U.S.: Abbr. : ARK
9
Move awkwardly (up) : CLAMBER
16
Sources of fur in some luxury clothing : CHINCHILLAS
17
"The Sopranos" airer : HBO
18
Carpool home from the bar, say : SHAREACAB
20
Piece of junk? : SPAMEMAIL
22
Eldest of a trio of musical brothers : KEVINJONAS
24
Bush family member : LAURA
25
"Sorry to say ..." : ALAS
27
No-goodniks : SOANDSOS
29
Is in Montreal? : EST
30
Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically : RAINY
33
Prophet : SEER
35
Prefix meaning everything : OMNI
36
Job for a detective : CASE
37
Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom : SMURF
39
Wolf (down) : SNARF
42
Valley of the Kings viper : ASP
43
Employ : USE
44
2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates : CAPTAINPHILLIPS
46
Halloween-themed event : HAUNT
48
Imaging procedures that measure metabolism : PETSCANS
51
Tri-, tripled : NONA
53
Philippine seaport with a repetitive name : ILOILO
56
Cougar : PUMA
57
Staying power, informally : LEGS
59
Large mall space : GALLERIA
61
Typical marketing expense : ADFEE
63
Hold on to : SAVE
64
Rn : radon :: Sn : ___ : TIN
65
Radar abnormalities : BLIPS
66
Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville : ALI
67
Certain fallacy ... or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid : SLIPPERYSLOPE
71
Bed on a base : COT
72
Spawn : BEGET
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Crestfallen : SAD
75
Air Max maker : NIKE
76
Hall's musical partner : OATES
78
Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound : BRITISHSHILLING
80
Composer Zimmer : HANS
81
Godly-minded : PURE
82
Connect : ATTACH
83
Popular surfing destination : MAUI
85
It might be at the end of the road : CULDESAC
89
Request from : ASKOF
91
Very quickly pop in and out? : TELEPORT
94
Member of la familia : TIA
95
Symbol of wisdom : OWL
97
Hindu teacher : SWAMI
99
What might support an arm : SLING
100
Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name : PERM
101
Groups of whales : PODS
103
Lavish care (on) : DOTE
105
Eerie and then some : BONECHILLING
107
Cool, old-style : HEP
108
Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe : SEAWATER
111
Polynesian party : LUAU
113
Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park" : NEILL
115
Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives : STATESEALS
117
Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind" : SPINALTAP
121
Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science : AGONISTIC
122
Bulb type, for short : LED
123
Staticky laundry phenomenon : CLING
124
Postscript : ENDNOTE
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Bovine found in high-altitude regions : YAK
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Drums up interest in : HYPES
Down
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Includes in a chain, in a way : CCS
2
"Give me a break!" : OHPLEASE
3
Mole, maybe : CIAASSET
4
Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call : ONMUTE
5
Taiwan-based computer company : ACER
6
"I've got it!" : AHA
7
Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base : RBI
8
Source of caffeine : KOLANUT
9
It's all there in black and white : CHESS
10
British bathroom : LAV
11
Out of bed : ARISEN
12
Hanukkah candle holder : MENORAH
13
___ California : BAJA
14
"Micro" or "macro" class : ECON
15
Stranger, informally : RANDO
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Music that's a little offbeat? : SKA
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Common accompaniment for butter chicken : BASMATIRICE
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Deface : MAR
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___ of Liberty (American Revolution group) : SONS
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Constellation shaped like a harp : LYRA
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Nurse : SIP
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Sanskrit word for "sitting posture" : ASANA
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Little demons : IMPS
34
TV giant with a Deportes channel : ESPN
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Curve together, as one's hands : CUP
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They might be head-scratching : FINGERNAILS
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Commuter travel method : RAIL
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Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf : FULLBEARD
44
Bumpy ride? : CAMEL
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Denials : NOS
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Season in December : NOEL
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Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle : SPF
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Pool implements : CUESTICKS
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Spry : AGILE
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Fat-removing procedures, in brief : LIPOS
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Kiln on a hops farm : OAST
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Org. on TV's "9-1-1" : LAPD
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Day before a big day : EVE
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Year in Portugal : ANO
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[Mayday! Mayday!] : ALERT
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What's stored in the cloud : DIGITALDATA
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Issue for a dehydrated muscle : SPASM
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Expressions of shame : TSKS
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"Fernando" group, 1976 : ABBA
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"Somewhat" : ISH
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Dark half of a famous duality : YIN
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Young turkey : POULT
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GPS guesses, for short : ETAS
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Begin, with "off" : TEE
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Display : SHOW
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Selection at a paint store, perhaps : HUE
81
Completely rid (of) : PURGE
84
In the middle of a tussle : ATIT
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___ Smythe Trophy (award for the N.H.L. playoff M.V.P.) : CONN
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Sturdy boot feature : STEELTIP
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The sky is its limit : AIRPLANE
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GoPro, e.g., informally : CAM
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Slowly appears on scene : FADESIN
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Exile locale for Napoleon : ELBA
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With devotion : PIOUSLY
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Special ___ : OPS
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Sources of distress : WOES
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To a greater degree : MORESO
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Where Benjamin Franklin is buried, familiarly : PHILLY
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Metal-shaping tool : SWAGE
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Singer Goulding with the 2015 hit "Love Me Like You Do" : ELLIE
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Division of Warner Bros. Discovery : CNN
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Loads : ATON
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Operate, as a bar : TEND
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Sch. about 10 miles from the Hollywood Bowl : USC
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___ other : EACH
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QB's stat: Abbr. : ATT
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Tiny projectile in a food fight : PEA
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Texter's "Not sure" : IDK
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Book divisions: Abbr. : PGS

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

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