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Nuclear Fusion

New York Times, Sunday, April 19, 2026

Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Where "The Four Agreements" and "The Five Love Languages" may be shelved
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Michael Lieberman

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Lieberman. Grid flow: 45.5 Sunday freshness: 86%
Jim Horne notes:
Rebus answers work normally for Across answers. For Down answers, rebus squares are considered in pairs, one above the other. Each final answer is two 4-letter words, using the first ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times4/19/26 ( No. 27,921 )
Across
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Not noteworthy : HOHUM
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What might be found at the end of a rainbow : PRISM
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Exchange : SWAP
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Contents of Lago de Maracaibo : AGUA
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Emerged : AROSE
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___ pasta (rhyming fusion dish) : RASTA
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Chinese gooseberry, by another name : KIWI
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Shredded : TORN
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Traveled from Syros to Naxos to Mykonos, say : ISLANDHOPPED
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"That was rejuvenating!" : IFEELGREAT
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Pop artist Lichtenstein : ROY
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Fill-in : TEMP
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Sold for some quick cash, say : PAWNED
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Path for a bride : AISLE
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Penny-pinching : CHEAP
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["Unbe-frickin-lievable!"] : SOMAD
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Title in old St. Petersburg : TSAR
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Wasn't messing around, say : PLAYEDTOWIN
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Cabal's schemes : SECRETPLOTS
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Smooths, in a way : SANDS
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Dooley Wilson's role in "Casablanca" : SAM
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Abstract Expressionist Frankenthaler : HELEN
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Understand : GET
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Target for salicylic acid : ACNE
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They've got no complaints : HAPPYCAMPERS
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Solstice time : JUNE
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Constellation feline : LEO
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Defensive fortification : PALISADE
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Winged beings of folklore : FAE
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Multivolume ref. work : OED
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Style that's short on the sides and long in the back : MULLET
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Fatty tuna, at a sushi bar : TORO
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Where something irksome might stick : CRAW
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Canned sales pitch : SPIEL
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Masonry unit : CINDERBLOCK
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What lovers often overlook : FLAWS
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Almost any word that ends in "-ize" : VERB
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It's verboten : NONO
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Have eyes for : DESIRE
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Long-running CBS forensic drama : CSI
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Old name for Tokyo : EDO
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Beef bourguignon or chicken paprikash : MEATSTEW
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Singer Carly ___ Jepsen : RAE
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Some ranch sounds : MOOS
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Listings on a band T-shirt : CONCERTDATES
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Keep it up when feeling down : CHIN
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Half of a candy duo : IKE
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Ranks : TIERS
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Was in charge of : RAN
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Caribbean nation whose name means "land of high mountains" : HAITI
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Popular poker variant : TEXASHOLDEM
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Baby book datum : BIRTHWEIGHT
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Many a "good buddy" : CBER
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Public transit system : METRO
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"For we walk by ___ , not by sight": II Corinthians 5:7 : FAITH
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Big name in power tools : STIHL
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S, in the NATO alphabet : SIERRA
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Some cameras, for short : SLRS
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___ Schwarz : FAO
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How a misfit might feel : OUTOFPLACE
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Inbox zero targets : UNREADEMAILS
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Mega- : UBER
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Like an eager beaver : AGOG
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One place for a massage : SCALP
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Heavy metal instrument in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" : ANVIL
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Wine list heading : REDS
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! : BANG
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Small-plate servings : TAPAS
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Grandchild of un abuelo : NIETO
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Locks up? : HAIR
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Thereabouts : ORSO
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"Mamma mia!" : HOLYCANNOLI
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Women's World Cup powerhouse : USA
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Counselor's charges : MENTEES
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Elaborate invitation from a senior, maybe : PROMPOSAL
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Actress Reneé of "The Sex Lives of College Girls" : RAPP
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MSN, for one : ISP
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Trample : STEPON
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Palindromic title : MADAM
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Superficial : SKINDEEP
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One who said "I do" : WIFE
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Knocked for a loop : AWED
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Pizza ___ : PIE
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Relating to part of the heart : ATRIAL
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Doesn't stick to the plan : GOESROGUE
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River through Orsk : URAL
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Get in on a deal : ANTE
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Race that's too close to call : DEADHEAT
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Desperate final effort : LASTGASP
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Words traced on a dirty car : WASHME
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Evil counterpart in an 1886 novella : HYDE
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Flanders neighbor : SIMPSON
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More fraught : TENSER
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Book before Proverbs : PSALMS
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Get ready to skate : LACEUP
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Elk : WAPITI
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Roman à ___ : CLEF
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Request in billiards or beer pong : RERACK
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Watch over : TEND
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Office building abbr. : STE
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Milliner's handiwork : HAT
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Mowing, mulching, raking, etc. : YARDCARE
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Decorator : ADORNER
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Basset hounds have big ones : JOWLS
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One-named sports legend : PELE
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Some jeans : LEVIS
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Three or four, say : AFEW
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Extract said to promote relaxation : CBDOIL
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Ton of cargo : BOATLOAD
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It contains all of (and all the letters of) Toronto : ONTARIO
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One who's screen-sharing : COSTAR
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Congrats from across the room : AIRHIGHFIVE
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Ghostly being : WRAITH
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Dismissive response on movie night : SEENIT
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Parish leader : RECTOR
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Bouvier ___ Flandres (Belgian dog breed) : DES
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Crown and ___ (alliterative bar order) : COKE
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"Can't wait!" : SOEXCITED
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Linear, for short : ONED
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Eponymous hypnotist : MESMER
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Entrances and exits of camp dwellings : TENTFLAPS
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Alma mater for Marvel's Tony Stark and DC Comics's Lex Luthor, in brief : MIT
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Cadbury confection : CREMEEGG
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Nickname that omits -lin : CAIT
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Prestigious trophy name : HEISMAN
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Loathes : ABHORS
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Where "The Four Agreements" and "The Five Love Languages" may be shelved : SELFHELP
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Fernet-___ (Italian digestif brand) : BRANCA
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Most merchandise at Ace and True Value : HARDWARE
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Rely on : TRUST
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Ill-humored : SOUR
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Fallopian conduit : TUBE
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Really long yarn : SAGA
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The New York Times's "T," on a phone screen : ICON
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Actress Ward : SELA
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Landed : ALIT
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World capital that's home to the Kon-Tiki Museum : OSLO
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Slang term for a recording studio : LAB
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Genre for Cypress Hill or the Sugarhill Gang : RAP
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Alex and ___ (jewelry company) : ANI

Answer summary:
15 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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