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New York Times, Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Author:
Brad Lively
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared
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Brad Lively

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Lively. Grid flow: 25.1 Tuesday freshness: 37%
Jim Horne notes:

Papa, Padre, Dad, and Pop are all words for an old man, and each shares its answer with a circled C.

1
T
2
E
3
L
4
L
5
J
6
E
7
L
8
L
9
O
10
A
11
H
12
A
13
B
14
A
L
A
S
15
A
R
O
A
R
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P
A
I
R
17
P
A
P
A
18
L
C
R
O
S
S
19
J
U
D
O
20
A
T
S
T
A
K
E
21
T
O
22
T
A
L
23
S
E
E
24
L
E
D
25
O
P
E
26
D
27
S
28
M
A
D
29
C
30
O
31
M
P
A
D
R
E
32
G
33
A
E
L
34
L
E
D
E
35
N
A
I
L
36
O
L
D
M
A
37
N
A
N
D
T
38
H
E
S
E
A
39
R
A
V
E
40
B
I
T
S
41
U
S
S
R
42
C
R
A
W
43
D
A
D
S
44
G
R
E
45
S
E
N
O
R
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R
O
D
47
S
48
A
49
P
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T
R
E
51
A
52
D
53
I
P
L
54
A
N
T
O
55
W
56
H
A
T
57
P
O
58
P
T
H
E
C
O
R
K
59
H
U
G
H
60
P
R
I
Z
E
61
E
R
I
E
62
O
B
E
Y
63
S
A
T
Y
R
64
D
E
A
R
© 2026, The New York Times6/16/26 ( No. 27,979 )
Across
1
Bluffer's giveaway : TELL
5
Dessert that wiggles : JELLO
10
Obsessive captain of fiction : AHAB
14
"___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" : ALAS
15
Like a loud crowd : AROAR
16
Trio minus one : PAIR
17
Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars : PAPALCROSS
19
Martial art with shoulder throws : JUDO
20
On the line : ATSTAKE
21
Bottom of a long column, say : TOTAL
23
"Capisce?" : SEE
24
Spearheaded : LED
25
Think pieces, for short : OPEDS
28
Incensed : MAD
29
Amigo : COMPADRE
32
Ancient Brit for whom a language was named : GAEL
34
Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo : LEDE
35
It scratches the itch : NAIL
36
Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle? : OLDMANANDTHESEA
39
Party with glowsticks : RAVE
40
Smidgens : BITS
41
The Beatles' "Back in the ___" : USSR
42
Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs" : CRAWDADS
44
Test for a future Ph.D. : GRE
45
Monsieur, in Madrid : SENOR
46
Fishing tool : ROD
47
Maple tree harvest : SAP
50
Where the rubber meets the road : TREAD
53
"That's my next move" : IPLANTO
55
"... ???" : WHAT
57
Open some bubbly with a bang : POPTHECORK
59
"Logan" actor Jackman : HUGH
60
"The Price Is Right" unveiling : PRIZE
61
Cleveland's lake : ERIE
62
Be a good dog, say : OBEY
63
Half-goat follower of Dionysus : SATYR
64
Honeybunch : DEAR
Down
1
Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g. : TAPAS
2
Fill with joy : ELATE
3
Momentary slip : LAPSE
4
Exam for a future J.D. : LSAT
5
Very muscular, in slang : JACKED
6
Dropped the ball : ERRED
7
"Facilities," in Britain : LOO
8
Place for the highest-scoring golfer : LAST
9
Ish : ORSO
10
College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.? : APJAPANESE
11
Really booked it : HAULEDASS
12
Charitable contributions, collectively : AID
13
"Dude!" : BRO
18
Fingers-in-ears syllables : LALALA
22
Word with tank or tip : TOP
26
Less sweet, as a wine : DRIER
27
"House" actress Ward : SELA
28
Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared : MEMEWORTHY
29
Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly : CENTS
30
Casino calculations : ODDS
31
Rendezvoused with : MET
32
Blinding light : GLARE
33
Upper hand : ADVANTAGE
34
Put down gently : LAID
36
Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters : ORCS
37
Org. with Bulls and Bucks : NBA
38
Obstacle to overcome : HURDLE
43
"The Chronic" rapper, informally : DRE
44
Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota : GOPHER
46
Fancy-schmancy : RITZY
47
[Zzzz] : SNORE
48
Light-filled lobbies : ATRIA
49
Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas : POKER
51
Plates to share, informally : APPS
52
Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish : DORA
54
Crushed, as a test : ACED
55
Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___ : WHO
56
Center of activity : HUB
58
Part of a speedway or the stomach : PIT

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

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