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New York Times, Thursday, March 5, 2026

Author:
Hanh Huynh
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Always there
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Hanh Huynh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 86, Blocks: 44 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Huynh. Grid flow: 11.0 Thursday freshness: 2%
Jim Horne notes:
Sometimes you need to put, or at least imagine, something in the black squares. In this case, you'll gradually discover that, to ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times3/5/26 ( No. 27,876 )
Across
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Replay technique, informally : SLOMO
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"Baby ___" (2008 comedy) : MAMA
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"Fiddlesticks!" : BAH
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Woodworking machine : SHAPER
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Burden : ONUS
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A big one might be challenging to work with : EGO
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Sewing/cooking class, informally : HOMEEC
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User of the Force : JEDI
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Mrs. in Spain : SRA
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Remove from power : OVERTHROW
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Boarding pass info : ROW
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Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel : DRIER
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Restaurant booking, for short : RES
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"Shoulda listened to me!" : SEE
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Rang out : PEALED
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Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport : ELAL
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Milan's La ___ : SCALA
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Dole (out) : METE
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Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV : ITT
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Bring shame upon : DISHONOR
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"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms : NOR
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Always there : EVERPRESENT
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Lead-in to determined or destined : PRE
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Otolaryngologist, for short : ENT
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Estrange : ALIENATE
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N.B.A. great ___ Archibald : NATE
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Wrath : IRE
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Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel : VINS
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Golf gimme : TAPIN
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Center of a Scrabble board : STAR
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Puma's pad? : INSOLE
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D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief : AGS
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Bass, e.g. : ALE
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CVS Health subsidiary : AETNA
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Law enforcer in Leicester : CONSTABLE
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Decide to deal with at a later time : TABLE
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Labor Day follower: Abbr. : TUE
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With 68-Across, long-shot candidates ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle : DARK
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See 66-Across : HORSES
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Prefix with -logue : EPI
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"You just made that up!" : LIAR
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Feature of the Cyclops : ONEEYE
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You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief : SSN
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With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress : EMMA
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Dips a toe in, say : TESTS
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This might be ground-breaking : SHOVEL
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San Diego suburb : LAMESA
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Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr. : OPER
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Comes face to face with : MEETS
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Choreograph : ORCHESTRATE
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Magic power : MOJO
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Freshly : ANEW
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Stuff that's slung : MUD
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Parenthetical remark : ASIDE
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"That's enough out of you!" : BESILENT
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Accept the terms of : AGREETO
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Pack rat : HOARDER
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Summer vacation locale : SHORE
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Letter in support, informally : REC
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"Blitzkrieg Bop" band : RAMONES
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Approximate no. : EST
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Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe : PASSINGSHOT
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Endures : LIVESON
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Media sales agent, in brief : ADREP
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Be on one's back : LIE
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Face card's value, often : TEN
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One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony : HER
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Real genius : EINSTEIN
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Org. often concerned with fund-raising : PTA
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Super Mario Bros. platform : NES
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Performs at a Thunderbirds show : AVIATES
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Lists of starters : LINEUPS
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Packed it in : ATE
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Big Dutch bank : ING
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Leif, to Eric the Red : SON
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"Deadwood" actor McShane : IAN
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Typewriter feature : TABSET
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Spots where pins are dropped? : ALLEYS
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Pee Wee of baseball : REESE
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Serve, as soup : LADLE
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See 73-Across : STONE
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Pack it in? : CRAM
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Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
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Enemy of Wonder Woman : ARES
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Bocce player's skill : AIM
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Trendy : HOT

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