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New York Times, Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Author:
Hoang-Kim Vu
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Supporters of a king or queen?
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Hoang-Kim Vu

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQX} Grid has repeated answers. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Vu. Grid flow: 10.8 Wednesday freshness: 77%
Jim Horne notes:
It's Earth Day! REDUCE: Circled letters reduce the longer answers to shorter synonyms. ENCOURAGED→URGED, DAUBS→DABS, INSTRUCTOR→TUTOR. ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times4/22/26 ( No. 27,924 )
Across
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"All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques : STAGE
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Countertop piece : SLAB
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First things first for a chef : PREP
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Villain in the Bible's Christmas story : HEROD
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Titanic : HUGE
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Lead-in to pad or port : HELI
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Spurred on : ENCOURAGED
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God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn : ODIN
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Condition that may involve stimming, for short : ADHD
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"Good grief!" : SHEESH
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Trojan's sch. : USC
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Some buggies, for short : ATVS
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Rakish : LOUCHE
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Exercise for the arms and back : PULLUP
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Emerge once more : REAPPEAR
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Not squarely balanced : ATILT
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Like some Scots : CELTIC
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Ax : CAN
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Applies, as facial cream : DAUBS
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Paint container : CAN
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Opposed (to) : AVERSE
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Studies all night, say : CRAMS
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You might pass to one : TEAMMATE
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Like some Scots : GAELIC
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Small advancement : INROAD
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En ___ (with all the judges present) : BANC
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One might be used for battering : RAM
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Tiny slice : SLIVER
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Cry of pain : YEOW
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Apple on a desk? : IMAC
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One offering lessons : INSTRUCTOR
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"Strega ___" (1975 children's book) : NONA
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Genesis grandchild : ENOS
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Material for a ceramicist : GLAZE
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It might grow slowly on a face : GRIN
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Fibrous : ROPY
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"The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships" : HELEN
Down
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___ butter : SHEA
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Mind : TEND
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Grand entryway : ARCH
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Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group) : GOODALL
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Professor's URL ender : EDU
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Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders : SHAHS
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It's going downhill fast! : LUGE
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James who wrote "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" : AGEE
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Supporters of a king or queen? : BEDSLATS
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Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon : PHO
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With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto ... as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle : REDUCE
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Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door" : ELISHA
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One of two on a scorpion : PINCER
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"Let me know if you're coming" : RSVP
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Kachina doll carvers : HOPI
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Alternative to "tsk" : TUT
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Bars on an energy bar, say, for short : UPC
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K Street grp. : PAC
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Tony winner Hagen : UTA
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Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy : LIN
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See 11-Down : REUSE
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German river to the North Sea : ELBE
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Icon on an online shop : CART
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Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python : DEADLIER
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Golden Bears' school, familiarly : CAL
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"___ dreaming?" : AMI
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Grp. in the Situation Room : NSC
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"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you") : AMO
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Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short : VMAS
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Is able to : CAN
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See 11-Down : RECYCLE
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Draining : TIRING
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Win over : ENAMOR
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Italian luxury brand : ARMANI
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Teri of "Tootsie" : GARR
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Nickname alternative for Liz : BETSY
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___ uncertain terms (clearly) : INNO
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Letters on a Cognac bottle : VSOP
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"And some other authors": Abbr. : ETAL
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Seep : OOZE
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Carolina ___ : WREN
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John : CAN
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"That stinks!" : UGH

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

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