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New York Times, Monday, August 3, 2026

Author:
Willa Angel Chen Miller
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Surgery that leaves the patient looking better?
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Willa Angel Chen Miller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Miller. Grid flow: 28.1 Monday freshness: 39%
Jim Horne notes:

Terrific clues today, especially for a Monday:

XWord Info sometimes has BETA features, and I believe Trump, not unlike NERO, has won every game of golf.

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© 2026, The New York Times8/3/26 ( No. 28,027 )
Across
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What's paid : COST
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Slowpoke in a "mobile home" : SNAIL
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Figure that might be measured in acres : AREA
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What a diaper pail helps minimize : ODOR
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___ bear (cuddly toy) : TEDDY
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Device used in a lactation room : PUMP
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Size between mini and maxi : MIDI
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Humiliate : ABASE
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Ancient Peruvian society : INCA
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Idler along the seashore : BEACHBUM
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"Pumpkin eater" in a nursery rhyme : PETER
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Speak at the top of one's lungs : YELL
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Needle-working craft : CROCHET
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Kitchen appliance for desserts : ICECREAMMAKER
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Division in a supermarket : AISLE
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Travel like slime : OOZE
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One lacking refinement : OAF
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Chess game's end : MATE
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Children's author A.A. ___ : MILNE
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Throw with force : HURL
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___ constrictor : BOA
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Phase in which users help catch bugs : BETA
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Instrument on which reveille is played : BUGLE
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Series that may feature forensics experts : TRUECRIMESHOW
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Ninja's quality : STEALTH
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___ whiskey : MALT
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Surgery that leaves the patient looking better? : LASIK
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Adjective describing 20-, 26- and 42-Across : CHILLING
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Guesstimates for when planes are due, for short : ETAS
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Donation at some Red Cross events : BLOOD
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"Best Dad ___" (message on a mug) : EVER
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"The King" in soccer : PELE
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Competitive thing to "bring" : AGAME
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Still red, as steak : RARE
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Uno + dos : TRES
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All gone from the dinner plate : EATEN
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Winter forecast : SNOW
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Head-scratcher? : COMB
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Garfield's perky-eared canine buddy : ODIE
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Coke or Pepsi : SODA
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Toddler's wheels : TRICYCLE
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Horses' hangout : STABLE
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Cosmic cloud : NEBULA
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Eve's man : ADAM
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Passports and driver's licenses, for short : IDS
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Aid in making soap : LYE
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Per individual : APIECE
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Rehearsal : RUNTHROUGH
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Host with a mic : EMCEE
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A world ___ : APART
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"Present!" : HERE
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Hawaiian seafood dish : POKE
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"Let's go, man!" : CMON
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Demolish : RAZE
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First two syllables of "I am what I am," aptly : IAMB
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Farewell in Florence : CIAO
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Opportunity to buy some antiques : ESTATESALE
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Back tooth : MOLAR
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Guthrie who sang "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" : ARLO
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Went by plane : FLEW
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Convene : MEET
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What a mosquito bite causes : ITCH
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Swindling sorts : HUSTLERS
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Swoleness : BULK
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Taco ___ : BELL
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Rewards for excellent employees : RAISES
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Stereotypical cry after "Honey ..." : IMHOME
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___ voyage (first trip) : MAIDEN
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Caught some Z's : SLEPT
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Product of Maine or Idaho, informally : TATER
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Jacket : COAT
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Pavlov known for canine experiments : IVAN
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Roman emperor who competed in the Olympics (and "won" every event he was in) : NERO
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Got bigger : GREW
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Snookums : BAE
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Alternative to JFK and EWR : LGA

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