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New York Times, Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Author:
Daniel Bodily
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Bizet's "Habanera," for one
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Daniel Bodily

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QWX} This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Bodily. Grid flow: 32.7 Tuesday freshness: 32%
Daniel Bodily notes:
Baba ghanouj or baba ghanoush? Both are valid it turns out, as are a half dozen other spellings. If that dish ever comes up in a ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

In English, it's unusual for words to end with J. This grid has five Down answers that are phonetically J LO. That is, J is at the lowest (bottom) part of the answer.

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U
2
S
3
B
4
O
5
P
6
T
7
F
8
R
9
I
10
L
11
L
12
S
13
M
A
R
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I
N
E
R
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L
A
C
E
U
P
16
P
R
I
M
E
R
I
17
B
18
I
D
U
N
N
O
19
S
I
T
H
20
M
A
21
O
R
I
22
O
A
T
23
I
O
24
T
25
A
26
B
A
T
O
27
N
28
F
29
A
S
T
B
R
30
E
A
K
31
D
A
32
N
33
A
34
A
S
H
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S
I
N
G
36
J
T
I
L
37
E
38
D
A
R
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T
40
A
D
H
41
O
42
C
43
E
C
O
N
44
S
N
A
R
45
F
46
A
F
A
47
R
48
K
E
Y
49
A
J
A
R
50
E
N
T
R
Y
51
V
I
S
A
52
M
E
53
T
R
O
54
B
E
A
M
55
A
56
D
57
O
58
S
H
R
U
59
B
60
M
I
61
S
62
O
63
M
U
R
64
P
H
Y
65
J
U
66
M
67
P
O
N
I
T
68
O
N
Z
O
O
M
69
S
E
A
S
A
L
T
70
S
K
O
P
J
E
71
T
N
T
72
J
L
O
© 2026, The New York Times3/10/26 ( No. 27,881 )
Across
1
___-C cable (computer connector) : USB
4
Decide (to) : OPT
7
Bells and whistles : FRILLS
13
Seattle M.L.B. player : MARINER
15
Get ready to enter the rink : LACEUP
16
Cut above the rest? : PRIMERIB
18
"Haven't the foggiest" : IDUNNO
19
"Star Wars" antagonist : SITH
20
New Zealand native : MAORI
22
Grain used in making Cheerios : OAT
23
Something I can stand for? : IOTA
26
Conductor's stick : BATON
28
Quick transition on the basketball court : FASTBREAK
31
___ Owens (birth name of Queen Latifah) : DANA
34
Hardwood tree ... or what's left after it burns : ASH
35
Serenade : SING
36
8-pointer in Scrabble : JTILE
38
Blowgun projectile : DART
40
For a single purpose, as a committee : ADHOC
43
Class for a future stockbroker, informally : ECON
44
Wolf (down) : SNARF
46
Not close : AFAR
48
Word with shift or skeleton : KEY
49
Not completely closed : AJAR
50
Permit for an international traveler : ENTRYVISA
52
Subway system : METRO
54
Equipment for a gymnast : BEAM
55
Tizzy : ADO
58
Apt anagram of BRUSH : SHRUB
60
Kind of soup from Japan : MISO
63
Eddie who voiced Donkey in "Shrek" : MURPHY
65
Get right to work : JUMPONIT
68
Like many virtual meetings : ONZOOM
69
Natural seasoning : SEASALT
70
Capital of North Macedonia : SKOPJE
71
Dangerous sort of stick : TNT
72
Bronx-born star, to fans ... or a phonetic hint to 3-, 8- 17-, 32- and 45-Down : JLO
Down
1
They wear masks at home : UMPS
2
Bollywood wrap : SARI
3
Focus of Gandhi protests : BRITISHRAJ
4
With 5-Down, strict sales limit, informally : ONE
5
See 4-Down : PER
6
Version of a car model : TRIM
7
Show romantic interest, in a way : FLIRT
8
One playing 45s, informally : RADIODJ
9
Hosp. area for serious cases : ICU
10
Jay formerly of late-night TV : LENO
11
Sol's sister, in Roman myth : LUNA
12
Espy : SPOT
14
"Whew! Sweat is dripping off me" : IMHOT
17
Mediterranean dish whose name can be translated as "pampered daddy" : BABAGHANOUJ
21
___ leaf cluster (decoration on a medal) : OAK
24
Network for many TV reruns : TBS
25
Bizet's "Habanera," for one : ARIA
27
Comedian Bargatze : NATE
28
Razor scooters and Rubik's Cubes, once : FADS
29
Yoga pose : ASANA
30
Something a Möbius strip lacks : END
32
All-time best-selling female rapper worldwide : NICKIMINAJ
33
Medicinal plants : ALOES
37
Big name in New Age music : ENYA
39
Trolley : TRAM
41
Again and again : OFT
42
Low-___ diet : CARB
45
Drink that's just been squeezed, say : FRESHOJ
47
Alternative to white or whole wheat : RYE
50
Mispell a word, say : ERR
51
"Let's go, muchacho!" : VAMOS
53
Herb in the mint family : THYME
55
Biblical prophet that's 51-Down without its first letter : AMOS
56
Slam-___ (easy success) : DUNK
57
Grain-shaped pasta : ORZO
59
Ignominious failure : BUST
61
Place for a pie to cool, stereotypically : SILL
62
"A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film) : OTTO
64
Bubble wrap sound : POP
66
Fraternity members : MEN
67
Friendly touch : PAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle.

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