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New York Times, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Author:
Jess Shulman and Amie Walker
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
33/24/20224/1/20262
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0101100
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111.601634.935%
Jess Shulman
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612/25/20234/1/20264
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1221000
RebusCircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
111.633240.635%
Amie Walker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Shulman. This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Walker. Grid flow: 41.1 Wednesday freshness: 43%
Jim Horne notes:

The theme answer phrases describe the circled letters. Q is the START of QUICK, U is at the center (HEART) of YOUNG, I is the SECOND letter in LINE, and P is at the FRONT of PAY.

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B
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L
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A
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M
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E
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C
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A
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S
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H
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V
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I
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S
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A
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B
O
G
I
E
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O
H
I
O
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E
G
O
S
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Q
U
I
C
K
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S
T
A
R
T
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G
O
S
H
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S
I
L
K
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O
T
S
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D
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O
G
T
O
Y
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S
E
E
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S
T
O
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T
A
C
I
T
27
Y
O
U
N
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G
A
T
H
E
A
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R
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T
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D
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O
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W
D
Y
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R
T
E
S
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S
U
E
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E
T
A
S
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I
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K
E
A
S
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T
A
M
S
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N
O
T
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A
N
N
E
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C
R
Y
P
T
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S
E
C
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O
N
D
I
N
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L
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I
N
E
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H
I
T
I
T
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O
H
N
E
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A
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T
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L
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E
T
L
I
E
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E
C
O
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F
L
E
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A
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A
S
H
E
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P
58
A
Y
U
P
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F
R
O
N
T
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S
T
I
R
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O
R
E
S
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R
O
U
S
T
63
S
A
S
S
64
P
E
S
T
65
O
G
D
E
N
© 2026, The New York Times4/1/26 ( No. 27,903 )
Across
1
"Don't ___ me!" : BLAME
6
Alternative to check or card : CASH
10
World traveler's need : VISA
14
Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term : BOGIE
15
Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents : OHIO
16
They can be bruised or inflated : EGOS
17
Quip, part 1 : QUICKSTART
19
"Golly!" : GOSH
20
Epitome of smoothness : SILK
21
Nail-biting sports periods, for short : OTS
22
Bone that squeaks, maybe : DOGTOY
24
Takes care of : SEESTO
26
Implied : TACIT
27
Quip, part 2 : YOUNGATHEART
31
Apple pan ___ (baked pastry) : DOWDY
34
Waze ways: Abbr. : RTES
35
Go a-courtin'? : SUE
36
Airline predictions, for short : ETAS
37
Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases : IKEAS
39
Scottish caps : TAMS
40
"Fear ___" : NOT
41
Either of two wives of Henry VIII : ANNE
42
Vault in a mummy movie : CRYPT
43
Quip, part 3 : SECONDINLINE
47
Cry from a bandleader : HITIT
48
"Wow, cool!" : OHNEAT
51
Leave undisturbed : LETLIE
53
Environmentally friendly: Prefix : ECO
54
Word before market or collar : FLEA
56
Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
57
Quip, part 4 : PAYUPFRONT
60
Awaken slowly : STIR
61
Mine finds : ORES
62
Awaken rudely : ROUST
63
Cheek : SASS
64
"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book) : PEST
65
Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!" : OGDEN
Down
1
Outdoor events with grills, for short : BBQS
2
Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep" : LOUIS
3
Light on one's feet : AGILE
4
Happy Meal chain, informally : MICKEYDS
5
"Yikes!" : EEK
6
Second wedding anniversary material : COTTON
7
Moments of understanding : AHAS
8
Walter Scott or Isaac Newton : SIR
9
Occasions for getting gussied up : HOTDATES
10
Kind of burger that lacks meat : VEGGIE
11
"Listen, hear me out on this ..." : IGOTTASAY
12
Meh : SOSO
13
Like a burnt-out firepit : ASHY
18
Annual D.C. address, for short : SOTU
23
Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over" : OCHS
25
Kind of burger that lacks meat : SOY
26
"Toodle-oo!" : TATA
28
Environmentally friendly : GREEN
29
Rear end : RUMP
30
Word repeated while trying out a microphone : TEST
31
Cozy rooms : DENS
32
Midwestern native : OTOE
33
"Look what I can do!" : WATCHTHIS
37
Genre that combines mainstream and underground music : INDIEPOP
38
Do some crafting : KNIT
39
Amphibian with specialized toe pads : TREEFROG
41
Opposed : ANTI
42
MS NOW competitor : CNN
44
Edmonton's hockey team : OILERS
45
Swarming insect : LOCUST
46
Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name : IHOP
49
So others can hear : ALOUD
50
Nervous : TENSE
51
Gal in Glasgow : LASS
52
"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
53
What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji : EYES
55
Subject line abbr. : ATTN
58
"How ___ you?" : ARE
59
Natural hairstyle, for short : FRO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle.

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