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New York Times, Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire"
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Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 86 for Mr. Agard. Grid flow: 14.7 Tuesday freshness: 96%
Erik Agard notes:
I love the songs cited in the puzzle, but my favorites from the album would have to be "As" and "Another Star." And "Saturn" ... and ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
MSG in NYC refers to Madison Square Garden. ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times9/22/26 ( No. 28,077 )
Across
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Makes a sullen face : POUTS
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Beetle amulet in ancient Egypt : SCARAB
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Sudden and unexpected : ABRUPT
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Was overprotective, in a way : HOVERED
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___ algebra : LINEAR
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Still in its packaging : UNOPENED
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50/52-Across musician : STEVIEWONDER
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#1 hit from 50/52-Across ("You can feel it all over") : SIRDUKE
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Like a scratchy voice : RASPY
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Best possible : IDEAL
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Billionaires' boats : YACHTS
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Resident of Africa's fourth-largest country : LIBYAN
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Secrecy contracts, in brief : NDAS
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Name that's a body part backward : RAE
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Obligation : ONUS
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#1 hit from 50/52-Across ("Why did those days ever have to go?") : IWISH
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Greek "I" : IOTA
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Perched : SAT
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Fraudulent offer : SCAM
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Not sinking : AFLOAT
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Like pagodas and some cakes : TIERED
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"Clemency" star Woodard : ALFRE
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___ point (center) : FOCAL
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With 52-Across, double album released on September 28, 1976, that spent 13 straight weeks at #1 : SONGSIN
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See 50-Across : THEKEYOFLIFE
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Spy's identifier : CODENAME
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Bloc party? : NATION
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Whistlers in the kitchen : KETTLES
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___ Kreme : KRISPY
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Doughnut quantities : DOZENS
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Work ___ : ETHIC
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Buddy : PAL
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___-Wan Kenobi : OBI
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Vase with a base : URN
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Popular times for tacos : TUESDAYS
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Pancake-flipping tool : SPATULA
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Feng ___ : SHUI
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Scoop holder : CONE
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Declare definitively : AVOW
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Segments of news shows : REPORTS
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Venues for concerts and competitions : ARENAS
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Road curves : BENDS
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"Star ___ II: The Wrath of Khan" : TREK
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Profound : DEEP
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Like some humor and runs : DRY
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"Oy ___!" : VEY
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Grain storage structures : SILOS
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Broadway star Menzel : IDINA
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Argue against : REBUT
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"Demon Slayer" or "Attack on Titan" : ANIME
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Contents of plastic sleeves or jewel cases, informally : CDS
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"lol" : HAHA
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"Love it!" : NICE
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They might be thatched : ROOFS
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Pioneer in arcade games : ATARI
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Devoured : EATEN
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"This means ___!" : WAR
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Cry in response to a doorbell : ILLGETIT
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Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire" : SILENTZ
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Celebratory hoopla : FANFARE
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Start liking : TAKETO
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Broadband connection type, in brief : DSL
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Government agcy. founded to enforce antitrust laws : FTC
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"I see" : OHOK
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Formally yielded : CEDED
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Pig's cry : OINK
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Ivy League school in New Haven : YALE
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Sign of things to come : OMEN
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___ up (come clean) : FESS
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"... or thereabouts" : ISH
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Nail polish brand : OPI
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It has M.S.G. in it : NYC

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