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New York Times, Monday, May 18, 2026

Author:
Rena Cohen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Governing body in the Harry Potter universe
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Rena Cohen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Cohen. Grid flow: 23.2 Monday freshness: 21%
Jim Horne notes:

Theme answers start with BABY, TOY, MINI, and WEE — all words that mean SMALL.

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T
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T
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R
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© 2026, The New York Times5/18/26 ( No. 27,950 )
Across
1
Like a game that has gone into a penalty shootout : TIED
5
Luxury handbag brand : PRADA
10
Petri dish gel : AGAR
14
West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 : UCLA
15
Stereotypical meal for a college student : RAMEN
16
"Veni, ___, vici" : VIDI
17
Like the Code of Hammurabi : BABYLONIAN
19
Enterprise rival : AVIS
20
Got to one's feet : AROSE
21
Elmer's product : GLUE
23
"There's a cockroach!" : EEK
24
Patch up some clothes, say : SEW
25
Pioneering hybrid car : TOYOTAPRIUS
29
Pouty expression : MOUE
30
Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
31
Rae who played President Barbie in "Barbie" : ISSA
34
Tackling of the quarterback : SACK
37
Nebraska's largest city : OMAHA
40
Governing body in the Harry Potter universe : MINISTRYOFMAGIC
43
Fibrous part of broccoli : STALK
44
Nothin' : NADA
45
Cool, slangily : DOPE
46
"___ Calm and Carry On" : KEEP
48
Region : AREA
50
Gardener's tool : WEEDWHACKER
54
Kit ___ bar : KAT
57
Woodcutter's tool : AXE
58
Beauty queen's accessory : SASH
59
Garlicky condiment : AIOLI
61
Eye irritation : STYE
63
Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across : STARTSMALL
66
___ leches cake : TRES
67
Oopsie : ERROR
68
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
69
Toward sunrise : EAST
70
"Same!" : SODOI
71
Stereotypically antisocial pets : CATS
Down
1
Large brass instruments : TUBAS
2
"You have my sympathy" : ICARE
3
Macaroni shape : ELBOW
4
14 of these make up a fortnight : DAYS
5
Con's opposite : PRO
6
Sprinted : RAN
7
Friend in Mexico : AMIGO
8
Gave out cards : DEALT
9
Zinnia or sunflower : ANNUAL
10
Director DuVernay : AVA
11
Attempt something : GIVEITAGO
12
"Au revoir!" : ADIEU
13
Puts on the line : RISKS
18
Oscar winner Jared : LETO
22
English town famous for its salts : EPSOM
26
Throw out of office : OUST
27
Long (for) : YEARN
28
Holiday Inn competitor : RAMADA
29
Sent by post : MAILED
31
Writes to on WhatsApp, in brief : IMS
32
Puppy school command : SIT
33
Roll of two ones : SNAKEEYES
35
"Ta-ta," in a text : CYA
36
Camera company known for its "moments" : KODAK
38
With it : HIP
39
Unreturned serve : ACE
41
Distorts, as data : SKEWS
42
Ticket price : FARE
47
The "terrible twos" and the "threenager" years, for example : PHASES
49
Chapters of history : ERAS
50
Squander : WASTE
51
Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang : EXTRA
52
Houston baseballer : ASTRO
53
Swiss ___ (salad green) : CHARD
54
Marsupial often mistermed a "bear" : KOALA
55
Apportion : ALLOT
56
There are 100 of these in every Scrabble game : TILES
60
Apple desktop : IMAC
62
Superlative suffix : EST
64
Down Under bounder, for short : ROO
65
Prefix between bi- and tetra- : TRI

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

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