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New York Times, Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Author:
Sunny Maharjan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Jaguar's home
TotalDebut
19/8/2026
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Sunny Maharjan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Maharjan. Grid flow: 30.9 Tuesday freshness: 64%
Sunny Maharjan notes:
The idea for this puzzle came tactically: 99% of puzzles employ a left-right sequence to place the theme entries. Therefore, a puzzle ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Every answer on the grid's outer edge is a shade of green.

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J
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A
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D
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E
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P
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I
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N
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E
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S
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A
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G
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E
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U
B
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R
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E
D
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T
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S
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I
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M
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N
O
V
A
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D
E
N
C
H
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N
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N
E
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G
L
O
S
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S
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S
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H
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C
K
L
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R
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L
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M
A
L
L
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I
R
A
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E
S
E
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S
T
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A
Y
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L
O
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R
E
A
L
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H
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S
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A
R
T
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S
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W
O
R
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D
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W
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A
L
G
R
E
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E
N
S
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S
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O
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S
A
D
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H
E
W
N
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E
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M
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O
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E
N
A
M
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L
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A
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S
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T
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A
R
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F
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A
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P
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L
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S
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H
A
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D
O
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F
A
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R
E
S
T
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P
R
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N
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R
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O
R
E
O
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P
E
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T
R
I
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S
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R
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A
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T
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S
A
R
A
N
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U
N
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M
O
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L
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M
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© 2026, The New York Times9/8/26 ( No. 28,063 )
Across
1
Prized gem in Chinese culture : JADE
5
Long (for) : PINE
9
Wise one : SAGE
13
Lyft competitor : UBER
14
Trims, say : EDITS
16
Bullet point on an agenda : ITEM
17
___ Scotia : NOVA
18
Actress Judi with an Oscar and a Tony : DENCH
19
Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name : NENE
20
Smooths (over) : GLOSSES
22
Pest at a comedy club : HECKLER
24
Soda bottle units : LITERS
25
Food court locale : MALL
26
"This American Life" host Glass : IRA
27
Suffix in the names of many languages : ESE
28
"Please don't go!" : STAY
30
French cosmetics company founded in 1909 : LOREAL
32
"For ___ a jolly good fellow ..." : HES
34
Crafts' partner : ARTS
36
"A Whole New ___" ("Aladdin" song) : WORLD
37
CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter : WALGREENS
40
"What a shame!" : SOSAD
43
Chopped down : HEWN
44
Broody music genre : EMO
47
Hardest substance in the human body : ENAMEL
49
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
51
Sound from a pound : ARF
53
Energy-carrying chemical found in all living things, in brief : ATP
54
Santa makes one : LIST
56
Pompadour or pigtails : HAIRDO
58
"Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the ___ one of all?" : FAIREST
60
Site of a paper jam : PRINTER
61
Milkshake flavor : OREO
62
___ dish (lab item) : PETRI
64
Father : SIRE
65
"___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) : AINT
66
Plastic wrap brand : SARAN
67
Colleges, to Aussies : UNIS
68
Stuff growing on a tree trunk : MOSS
69
Acidic ingredient in guacamole : LIME
70
Money maker : MINT
Down
1
Jaguar's home : JUNGLE
2
Totally ban : ABOLISH
3
Faithful follower : DEVOTEE
4
Clear, as a board : ERASE
5
Base of a statue : PEDESTAL
6
March 15, e.g. : IDES
7
Diarist Anaïs : NIN
8
___ Sketch (classic drawing toy) : ETCHA
9
Kitchen fixture that might have a double or single basin : SINK
10
Artist's workshop : ATELIER
11
Army leader : GENERAL
12
May birthstone : EMERALD
15
Shape of conchiglie pasta : SHELL
21
Cohort above jrs. : SRS
23
Ronald McDonald, e.g. : CLOWN
25
"This one's on me!" : MYTREAT
29
Cry of frustration : ARGH
31
"Titanic" heroine : ROSE
33
Did the backstroke, say : SWAM
35
Works with a needle : SEWS
38
One-named "Hello" singer : ADELE
39
Induct into a hall of fame, perhaps : ENSHRINE
40
Froth seen at the beach : SEAFOAM
41
Most populous Canadian province : ONTARIO
42
2014 nonfiction best seller subtitled "A Brief History of Humankind" : SAPIENS
45
"Shaken, not stirred" drink : MARTINI
46
Use DoorDash or Grubhub, e.g. : ORDERIN
48
Some speech impediments : LISPS
50
___ chi (Chinese martial art) : TAI
52
Not see the ___ for the trees : FOREST
55
Amazing bargain : STEAL
57
"To recap ..." : INSUM
59
Decays : ROTS
60
British baby carriage : PRAM
63
The first "T" in TNT : TRI

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