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New York Times, Saturday, March 28, 2026

Author:
Katie Hoody
Editor:
Will Shortz
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQV} Grid has double diagonal symmetry. This is puzzle # 7 for Ms. Hoody. Grid flow: 63.3 Saturday freshness: 67%
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© 2026, The New York Times3/28/26 ( No. 27,899 )
Across
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Hurried : SWIFT
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A microwave might use one when running : KILOWATT
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Vessel often stored upside down : CANOE
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"No hard feelings, right?" : AREWECOOL
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Part of a blues collection? : AZURE
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Amped-up coverage : MEDIAHYPE
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Young in old Hollywood : LORETTA
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Bit of shorthand in some age cohorts : GEN
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Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief : PDA
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Pays (up) : PONIES
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"___ Contes d'Hoffmann" (Offenbach opera) : LES
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[It's gone!] : POOF
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It has holes and cuts : GRATER
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Like some humor that's more likely to elicit a chuckle than a guffaw : DROLL
29
Short-lived particle : PION
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"Weapon" used in some playful jousts : POOLNOODLE
34
Period ending in dezembro : ANO
35
Members of a kitchen cabinet : CRONIES
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One of two typically used when rowing, in brief : LAT
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"No need to worry about that" : ITLLBEFINE
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Wendy's, but not Jimmy John's, say : HERS
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They're typically around two feet : SHOES
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Start of a Christmas carol in Latin : ADESTE
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Let use for a stretch : LEND
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Settings for some docs : ERS
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Software giant in the Fortune 100 : ORACLE
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One side in the first international soccer match (1872): Abbr. : ENG
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Stat impacted by weight and speed : MPG
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Pokémon that wakes only to eat : SNORLAX
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Down the road : YETTOCOME
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Assume : USURP
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Affirm something under oath : SWEARONIT
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Letter after Sierra : TANGO
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Moves without urgency : SAUNTERS
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Comic Wanda : SYKES
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Where locks are set : SCALP
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Out the ___ : WAZOO
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Add to a columbarium, say : INURN
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Like an American in Paris : FOREIGN
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Wobble : TEETER
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Hindu counterpart of Eros : KAMA
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Enragement : IRE
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Short addition above or below a musical staff : LEDGERLINE
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Targets of some kisses : OWIES
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Disaccustom : WEAN
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German lament : ACH
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It's smaller than its miniature relative : TOYPOODLE
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Opposite of a bargain price : TOPDOLLAR
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Advertising handouts : LEAFLETS
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Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? : TSAPRE
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Producers of an annual light show : LEONIDS
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Plus : PRO
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Beyond repair : TOOFARGONE
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Salon choices : DOS
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Some psychedelic patterns : PAISLEYS
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Happening and being talked about : INTHENEWS
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Chinese brew : OOLONGTEA
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Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016) : NEESON
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Paramount subsidiary : CBS
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Had a following : LED
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Product of some grapevines : HEARSAY
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Flathead and brook are varieties of these : TROUTS
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Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003 : EPCOT
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Indication of having hit rock bottom : CLUNK
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Living ___ : LARGE
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Former M.L.B. team with the mascot Youppi! : EXPOS
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Emily Dickinson's early period : MORN
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Exercise groups : SETS
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___ particle : TAU
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Dominican poet Pedro ___ : MIR

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