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New York Times, Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Down : [Alas!]
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8011/11/19845/3/20263
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311.57619849.7
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 79 for Mr. Diehl. Grid flow: 45.6 Tuesday freshness: 83%
Jim Horne notes:

RegEx is great for finding answers that fit the AEIOU pattern.

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© 2026, The New York Times4/14/26 ( No. 27,916 )
Across
1
Safe place to stand on a diamond : BASE
5
Bout rout : KAYO
9
Chatted via Teams, say : IMED
13
Tail-less cat breed : MANX
14
Still single : UNWED
15
Defense grp. since 1949 : NATO
16
"Been a while! Any updates?" : WHATSNEWWITHYOU
19
Take giant steps : STRIDE
20
"Oof, that's rough" : OHDANG
21
Locale for a lab rat : CAGE
22
Board game set in a mansion : CLUE
24
To the ___ degree : NTH
26
Talks through a sticking point, say : HASHESITOUT
32
Angers : IRES
34
Big name in pest control : DCON
35
Catch the vibe of : SENSE
36
Network junction points : NODES
38
Force of habit, for some, in brief : OCD
39
Chess defeats : MATES
40
Basic unit of work : JOULE
41
Boring routines : RUTS
43
Whiskey portion of a boilermaker : SHOT
44
Online storage option since 2011 : APPLEICLOUD
47
Cincinnati trio? : ENS
48
Capital of Qatar : DOHA
49
Batch of ale : BREW
51
Disney film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Let It Go" : FROZEN
55
Temp workers dressed in red : SANTAS
57
Ranch fixtures for livestock : WATERINGTROUGHS
61
Colorful eye part : IRIS
62
Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across : AEIOU
63
"Come on already!" : DOIT
64
Direction for prairie schooners : WEST
65
___ tide : NEAP
66
"Green-eyed" emotion : ENVY
Down
1
Mini maker : BMW
2
Circus crowd chorus : AAHS
3
Grabbed, as sale items : SNATCHEDUP
4
Surplus : EXTRA
5
Lederhosen typically end just above one : KNEE
6
"Totes adorbs!" : AWW
7
Bowmaker's wood : YEW
8
Repulsive : ODIOUS
9
Like most TV shows, nowadays : INHD
10
Chichén Itzá people : MAYA
11
Prep school on the Thames : ETON
12
___ Ross, George Clooney's role on "ER" : DOUG
14
Zombie's status : UNDEAD
17
[Alas!] : SIGH
18
Belief in God or gods : THEISM
22
Count in the cereal aisle : CHOCULA
23
Furnish with temporarily : LENDTO
24
Expert in stealth : NINJA
25
Scouting party : TROOP
27
Burn while ironing, say : SCORCH
28
Lipton choices : TEAS
29
Done with boozing : ONTHEWAGON
30
Apply to, as an ointment : USEON
31
Lab work : TESTS
33
Auction off : SELL
37
Lawn-starting tool : SEEDER
42
Automaker with a six-star logo : SUBARU
45
___ Sea, body between Sicily and Greece : IONIAN
46
Early 007 adversary : DRNO
50
Piano practice piece : ETUDE
51
"Just so you know," online : FWIW
52
Few and far between : RARE
53
Soul legend Redding : OTIS
54
Salsa quality : ZEST
55
Dot on a transit map : STOP
56
Jailhouse weapon : SHIV
58
Originally named : NEE
59
Actress Scala : GIA
60
Complete dump : STY

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