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New York Times, Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Author:
Paul Coulter
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
59-Across : See 17-Across
TotalDebutLatest
86/5/20171/6/2026
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21.583528.538%
Paul Coulter

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Coulter. Grid flow: 26.0 Tuesday freshness: 67%
Jim Horne notes:

In this puzzle, the circled letters don't combine to create a word. Instead, each theme answer has NO (the first way) followed by IT and then ON (which is NO the other way.)

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U
2
H
3
U
4
R
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A
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S
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I
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G
9
M
10
A
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O
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T
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S
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L
E
T
A
T
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I
L
I
A
D
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N
E
O
17
T
H
E
R
E
18
S
N
O
T
W
O
19
I
M
S
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R
I
R
I
21
A
B
S
22
L
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D
O
P
A
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A
M
I
N
25
O
R
I
T
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Y
27
O
F
O
N
E
28
P
A
N
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O
D
O
R
S
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P
31
H
32
A
33
S
E
34
R
Y
E
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I
K
36
E
37
A
38
S
E
T
I
N
39
O
40
P
P
O
S
41
I
T
I
O
N
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I
M
A
N
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M
A
G
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D
O
N
N
Y
45
L
E
46
V
A
R
47
A
48
D
E
49
N
O
W
I
N
S
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I
T
U
A
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T
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I
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O
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N
55
D
O
W
S
E
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B
L
M
57
R
O
M
O
58
A
C
E
59
W
60
A
61
Y
S
A
B
62
O
U
T
I
T
63
D
A
B
64
A
L
O
E
S
65
M
C
A
T
S
66
A
P
B
67
S
T
U
N
T
68
G
E
S
S
O
© 2026, The New York Times1/6/26 ( No. 27,818 )
Across
1
Lt. ___, communications officer on the original "Star Trek" : UHURA
6
Letter between rho and tau : SIGMA
11
N.H.L. tiebreakers : OTS
14
Allow to attack : LETAT
15
Epic that ends "Such was the funeral of Hector, tamer of horses" : ILIAD
16
Prefix with liberal : NEO
17
With 59-Across, "This is beyond a doubt" ... or a punny hint to 24-, 38- and 49-Across : THERESNOTWO
19
Online chats, in brief : IMS
20
Nickname for Rihanna : RIRI
21
Tummy muscles : ABS
22
Drug used to treat Parkinson's : LDOPA
24
The only person to have the opinion : AMINORITYOFONE
28
Criticize harshly : PAN
29
Unpleasant smells : ODORS
30
Temporary state : PHASE
34
Bread for a ham sandwich : RYE
35
Its products often include wordless assembly instructions : IKEA
38
Contrast : SETINOPPOSITION
42
One-named supermodel : IMAN
43
GQ or Cosmo : MAG
44
Singer/dancer/actor ___ Osmond : DONNY
45
Burton of "Star Trek: T.N.G." : LEVAR
47
Fruity drink : ADE
49
Thing bound to end in failure : NOWINSITUATION
55
Search for water, in a way : DOWSE
56
Racial justice movement, for short : BLM
57
Analyst/ex-QB Tony ___ : ROMO
58
Splendid serve : ACE
59
See 17-Across : WAYSABOUTIT
63
Apply gently : DAB
64
Succulents that soothe : ALOES
65
Exams for future docs : MCATS
66
P.D. alert : APB
67
Daredevil's deed : STUNT
68
Painter's plaster : GESSO
Down
1
The "U" in UHF : ULTRA
2
Pronoun pair : HEHIM
3
Amniocentesis targets : UTERI
4
___ to go (stoked) : RARIN
5
Broke bread : ATE
6
Penalty box, in hockey lingo : SINBIN
7
Also-ran's remark : ILOST
8
"Am-scray!" : GIT
9
Gullet : MAW
10
One-named Cuban-born designer who fashioned Nancy Reagan's red outfits : ADOLFO
11
Thin paper : ONIONSKIN
12
Phoenix neighbor : TEMPE
13
"Slammin' Sammy" of baseball : SOSA
18
Poet Teasdale who won a Pulitzer for her volume "Love Songs" : SARA
23
Spicy Sweet Chili chip : DORITO
25
Dentist's directive : OPEN
26
Toy that might "walk the dog" : YOYO
27
Keats creations : ODES
30
Tire inflation meas. : PSI
31
Bottom line? : HEM
32
In short supply, as energy : ATALOWEBB
33
Muscle-bone connectors : SINEWS
34
D&D, e.g. : RPG
36
Forever and a day : EON
37
To some extent : ANY
39
Country in which men traditionally wear robes called dishdashas : OMAN
40
Links numbers : PARS
41
It comes to mind : IDEA
46
Consider : VIEWAS
47
"Finally!" : ATLAST
48
___ luck : DUMB
49
"For real!," in modern slang : NOCAP
50
"Ghosts" playwright Henrik : IBSEN
51
Cease-fire : TRUCE
52
Minute amounts : IOTAS
53
Drops : OMITS
54
"Au contraire!" : NOTSO
55
Art pioneered by Arp : DADA
60
Key known as "Option" on a Mac : ALT
61
"That means ___!" : YOU
62
"Srsly?!" : OMG

Answer summary:
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