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New York Times, Friday, February 6, 2026

Author:
Geoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Reds' fandom?
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312/10/20242/6/20263
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2410/21/20222/6/202617
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60000135
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21.5717545.876%
Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Schorkopf. This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Musa. Grid flow: 33.5 Friday freshness: 37%
Jim Horne notes:

I've heard IT'S A SMALL WORLD referred to as the Curse of Disneyland. Take that ride once, and you'll never get the song out of your head.

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© 2026, The New York Times2/6/26 ( No. 27,849 )
Across
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Tiny feature of a spork : PRONG
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Certain computer picture files : JPGS
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Isn't oneself? : ACTS
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Reds' fandom? : OENOPHILIA
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Like a pointless point : MOOT
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Nick of time : LASTSECOND
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Digging : INTO
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Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch" : ELI
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Finishes a season, say : WRAPS
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Tavern menu header : ONTAP
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Iconic Disneyland ride : ITSASMALLWORLD
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Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short : DELT
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Popular font : ARIAL
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Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one : ALE
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"That's awful!" : ICK
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Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand : TNT
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Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947 : CIA
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Mason, e.g. : HARDHAT
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Suddenly quit texting, say : GHOSTED
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Estádio do Maracanã cheer : OLE
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Edge of a snifter : RIM
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"___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel : EVA
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Played out : OLD
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"Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping : PANEL
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First name in soul music : ETTA
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Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities : LIFESTYLECREEP
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Embedded design : INLAY
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Reach out to : HITUP
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Crime ring, for short? : APB
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Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically : GOAT
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Challenge for a gamer : BOSSBATTLE
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Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding : ANGI
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Sarcastic reply to a threat : IMSOSCARED
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Settle into a new home : NEST
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Word with wax or butter : BEAN
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Bantu ___ (hairstyle) : KNOTS
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Piece of equipment for some dancers : POLE
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U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025 : REALID
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Opposite of remote : ONSITE
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"Kidding!" : NOT
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What gives you the time and place? : GPSWATCH
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Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip : JICAMA
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Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures : PLOPART
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Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore : GINSLING
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Lachrymose : SAD
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Kind of acid : AMINO
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Shrink : CONTRACT
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Whopper : TOTALLIE
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Suddenly conk out : STOPDEAD
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"Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric) : HERS
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Parliament constituent : OWL
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Entered a bear market, say : SLID
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Woodworking tool : LATHE
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Jeweler's unit : KARAT
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Rowdy : HOOLIGAN
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Like a Swiss Army knife : ALLINONE
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Relationship warning signs : REDFLAGS
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Dwelling that epitomizes simple living : TINYHOME
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Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say : OVERPACK
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Quench : SATE
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Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids" : MELISSA
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Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang : PSY
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Divulges : LETSON
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Commedia dell'arte setting : TEATRO
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Auxiliary program : APPLET
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Fail spectacularly : EATIT
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Modern name of the first National League champions (1876) : CUBS
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Places for clams and oysters : BEDS
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Tie one on at dinner : BIB
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Earn a bronze? : TAN

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