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New York Times, Saturday, April 4, 2026

Author:
Royce Ferguson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Crystal and Rock, notably
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Royce Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Ferguson. Grid flow: 45.0 Saturday freshness: 56%
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© 2026, The New York Times4/4/26 ( No. 27,906 )
Across
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Conceited sort, disrespectfully : POMPOUSASS
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They're not hard to beat : EGGS
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Win after ad out, say : BREAKSERVE
16
Tire (out) : POOP
17
Popular loaves for corned beef sandwiches : JEWISHRYES
18
Resort that bans snowboarding : ALTA
19
Protectors of a queen : SOLDIERANTS
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When Buddhism's Bodhi Day is observed: Abbr. : DEC
22
Tourist hotspot in Uttar Pradesh : AGRA
23
Epoch that marked the rise of mammals : EOCENE
25
"Heaven forbid!" : GODNO
27
Chart-toppers : HITSONGS
29
Fulfillment center? : ELS
30
Building managers, informally : SUPES
32
Best-selling 2010 Kitty Kelley celebrity biography : OPRAH
33
The sparkle in some cosmetics : MICA
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Member of a militant Islamist movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan : TALIB
37
Low-priced car introduced in 1980 : YUGO
38
One bit : ATALL
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Mentioned : CITED
42
What isn't anyone's fault? : LET
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Unconvincing way of answering "Did you finish the job?" : ITRIEDTO
45
Less likely to bite, perhaps : TAMED
47
Dennis ___, author of "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone" : LEHANE
48
The so-called "Prince of Motown" : GAYE
49
Sold-out inits. : SRO
50
Person giving anonymously : SECRETSANTA
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Gone : PAST
58
Famous French filmmaker who was the son of a famous painter : JEANRENOIR
59
Lead-in to girl : ATTA
60
Something important to do, in office-speak : ACTIONITEM
61
High-protein paste : MISO
62
"You betcha!" : YESINDEEDY
Down
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Lunchbox staples, for short : PBJS
2
"Twist, Lick, Dunk" product : OREO
3
Cry feebly : MEWL
4
Staple of many a free app : PAIDAD
5
Some silent yeses : OKSIGNS
6
Escort away : USHEROUT
7
Junípero ___, founder of the San Francisco Mission : SERRA
8
One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones" : ARYA
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Scandinavian name that becomes a number if you add an "e" inside it : SVEN
10
Type of stanza : SESTET
11
Waste watchdog, for short : EPA
12
Longstanding code of conduct : GOLDENRULE
13
Agreed to a proposal : GOTENGAGED
14
Rocket to the moon, e.g. : SPACESHOT
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Average : SOSO
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"Roger that" : COPY
25
Fashionable stars of showbiz, slangily : GLITTERATI
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Crystal and Rock, notably : OSCARHOSTS
27
Sun: Prefix : HELIO
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"Really?" : ISIT
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Target of some filters : EMAILSPAM
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Deal : PACT
34
Et ___ : ALIA
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Certain particle accelerator : BETATRON
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Fisheye, e.g. : LENS
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Nightfall : DAYSEND
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Someone having mixed success at work? : DEEJAY
46
Ogre : MEANIE
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Figures in the films "Kazaam" and "Wishmaster" : GENII
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Gospel singer Winans : CECE
52
Loose-lipped ones : RATS
53
F or G, but not H : NOTE
54
Like some tongues : TIED
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One side of the college football rivalry branded as "America's Game" : ARMY
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Eastern philosophy : TAO

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