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New York Times, Saturday, May 2, 2026

Author:
Hannah Slovut-Einertson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly
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Hannah Slovut

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Slovut. Grid flow: 46.1 Saturday freshness: 92%
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© 2026, The New York Times5/2/26 ( No. 27,934 )
Across
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Extremely ambitious projects : MOONSHOTS
10
Lifeless : FLAT
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Bare : AUNATUREL
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Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant : RARER
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Handle in a theater : STAGENAME
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Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard : ALANA
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Rests (on) : HINGES
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Harshest punishment a website can give : PERMABAN
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Hypnotized : UNDER
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"Don't look!" : NOPEEKING
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Walk like a rhino : PLOD
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Follower of box or bumper : CAR
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Drops while running, say : SWEAT
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___ Marzano tomato : SAN
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"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter : GENA
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Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones) : HORNS
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Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly : COLORWARS
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Soft rock : SHALE
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Minty candy brand : YORK
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One wrapping up a meal before eating anything? : BOA
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When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius : WORDS
39
Winning X or O : TOE
40
Common parade sight : BAND
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It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow : LATESTFAD
43
Rounded up? : DOMED
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"Me first ..." : ILLSTART
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Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion : RAWBAR
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Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" : ELISA
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Sign on a convenience store window : ATMINSIDE
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Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish : DONER
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Flip : GOBANANAS
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Joins a union? : WEDS
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"Moving on ..." : SOANYWAYS
Down
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Composite numbers? : MASHUPS
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1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers : OUTINLA
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How an annoying conversation might go : ONANDON
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Rode, in a way : NAGGED
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Be in a decision-making position : STEER
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"Mulan" antagonists : HUNS
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"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita : ORA
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Disappearing ink? : TEMPORARYTATTOO
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Be out : SLEEP
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Supporting structure : FRAMEWORK
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Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to '02 : LALAKERS
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Preceder of Sea or horse : ARABIAN
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Residents without a title : TENANTS
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Buzzed : RANG
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Pass along, online : RESHARE
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iPod model : NANO
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Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano : CELESTA
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Symbols of success : GOLDSTARS
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Touched lovingly : CARESSED
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Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary : WOOD
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Put up with : SWALLOW
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Call it! : HOTLINE
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Little girl, in Italian : BAMBINA
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Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product : ONEADAY
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Formal speech : ADDRESS
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Cutting tool with an arch : BOWSAW
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Told a tale : LIED
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Hand grenades, informally : FRAGS
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"Full House" father : DANNY
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Film director Johnson : RIAN
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Credential for many a C.E.O. : MBA

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8 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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