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New York Times, Friday, February 13, 2026

Author:
Evan Mulvihill
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest
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Evan Mulvihill

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 71, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQWX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Mulvihill. Grid flow: 49.3 Friday freshness: 72%
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© 2026, The New York Times2/13/26 ( No. 27,856 )
Across
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Org. with checkpoints : TSA
4
Poke accompaniment, at times : PSST
8
Shoe-shaping tools : LASTS
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"Abso-freaking-lutely!" : HELLYEAH
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A red plastic one might be worn on Halloween : FIREHAT
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Skating venue : ICEARENA
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"Thumbs-down from me" : IVOTENO
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Bonkers : NUTSO
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A little sore, say : MIFFED
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It's what you should take, in brief : RDA
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Lundi ___, festive Monday observance in New Orleans : GRAS
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Went after : TAILED
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Catches : NABS
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Casual assent : YEP
27
Dating qualifier : CIRCA
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Really fancy? : COVET
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They don't give you the full picture : MOVIETRAILERS
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The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 2017 : DIAMONDEARRING
34
Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest : MINNESOTANICE
35
Le contraire de "après" : AVANT
36
Clear a sentence? : ERASE
37
"Girl!" : SIS
40
Goddess often depicted with peacocks : HERA
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Someone singing "Something" : BEATLE
43
Alphabetically last nutrient in a multivitamin, often : ZINC
44
Counsel council, for short : ABA
45
Gives a wave, maybe : SAYSHI
46
"Andor" actor ___ Luna : DIEGO
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Research scientist's jotting : LABNOTE
49
Visitor to a fertility clinic. maybe : EGGDONOR
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Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden" : ORIOLES
52
1976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witch : RHIANNON
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Provincetown catch : SCROD
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Hit's counterpart : STAY
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Spots : ADS
Down
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Widget : THINGY
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Guarded : SECURE
3
It's handled at the bar : ALETAP
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One with a burning passion? : PYRO
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Bishop's locale : SEE
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Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governance : SANMARINO
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Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milk : THAIICEDTEAS
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___ experience : LIVED
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Longtime teammate of Derek Jeter, familiarly : AROD
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Group of reps : SET
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Poem so beloved by Abraham Lincoln that he carried it in his pocket and memorized it : THERAVEN
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Sheryl ___, author of the 2013 best seller "Lean In" : SANDBERG
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Many a bonny bairn : LASS
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Sharp wind? : FIFE
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Offerings at a reception : TOASTS
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Ones who don't believe in global revolutions? : FLATEARTHERS
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Saves for later, in a way : TIVOS
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"Seriously!" : NOLIE
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Teammate of Cupid in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" : COMET
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Mythological figure who turns men into pigs : CIRCE
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Spiritual sustenance : MANNA
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Sped right through the stop signal : RANALIGHT
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Pop up : ARISE
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Ones offering cheap shots? : DIVEBARS
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How the Quran is written : INARABIC
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Honolulu thank you : MAHALO
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Ferruginous pigment : SIENNA
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Close (with) : INGOOD
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Puts down : SCORNS
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Like some breath : BATED
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Blinkers? : EYES
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Canyon with a much-hiked section called the Narrows : ZION
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Word with guitar or go : SOLO
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Historic event the French call "le jour J" : DDAY
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"___ I!" (negative reply) : NOR
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Director Coppola of 2024's "The Last Showgirl" : GIA

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