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New York Times, Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Author:
Victoria Fernandez Grande
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Wild West way of settling disputes
TotalDebut
14/21/2026
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1.60531.056%
Victoria Fernandez Grande

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Grande. Grid flow: 31.0 Tuesday freshness: 93%
Jim Horne notes:

"Flying start" means the theme answers start with airline names.

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Y
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I
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E
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L
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D
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S
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S
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A
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G
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E
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O
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D
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E
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P
L
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W
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N
O
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S
P
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G
U
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E
L
I
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A
B
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O
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B
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I
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L
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C
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O
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N
S
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U
N
I
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T
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E
D
W
A
Y
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A
V
E
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A
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P
R
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S
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N
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L
E
M
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O
N
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D
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E
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A
D
O
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F
R
O
N
T
I
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R
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J
U
S
T
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I
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C
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E
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L
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M
O
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L
Y
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M
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C
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C
A
F
E
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S
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I
N
N
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D
O
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D
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T
A
D
A
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W
N
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A
S
P
S
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P
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W
R
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T
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S
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H
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F
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Y
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A
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R
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D
N
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L
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S
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X
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Y
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F
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© 2026, The New York Times4/21/26 ( No. 27,923 )
Across
1
Surrenders : YIELDS
7
Wise thinker : SAGE
11
Form of poetry Pablo Neruda used to praise socks, onions and salt : ODE
14
Realm of the Aztecs or Incas : EMPIRE
15
Do some farmwork : PLOW
16
___ de plume : NOM
17
Mentor from the beyond : SPIRITGUIDE
19
Whitney who invented the cotton gin : ELI
20
Soak up : ABSORB
21
"___ have to do" : ITLL
22
Grifters' schemes : CONS
25
Major charity whose recipients include the Red Cross and Salvation Army : UNITEDWAY
28
Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr. : AVE
29
Mo. with Aries and Taurus signs : APR
31
Soon-to-be graduates : SENIORS
32
Offering from an entrepreneurial child's stand : LEMONADE
35
Song and dance : ADO
36
Wild West way of settling disputes : FRONTIERJUSTICE
41
Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda : LIN
42
In a gloomy way : MOROSELY
43
Starbucks alternatives from the Golden Arches : MCCAFES
47
B&B : INN
48
Bambi's mother, for one : DOE
49
1972 country hit for Tanya Tucker : DELTADAWN
51
Reptiles on papyrus : ASPS
52
Ballet bend : PLIE
53
Puts pen to paper : WRITES
56
"But Daddy I Love ___" (Taylor Swift song) : HIM
57
Early advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across : FLYINGSTART
62
"Blueprint" for life : DNA
63
Falsehoods : LIES
64
Chemical "twin" : ISOMER
65
"On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic) : SEX
66
Circular tent : YURT
67
Words often accompanying a present : FORYOU
Down
1
Answer equivalent to "I do" : YES
2
Mischievous devil : IMP
3
Prefix with center : EPI
4
Coins spent in Turkey : LIRAS
5
Tiny drop : DRIB
6
Tennis match units : SETS
7
Snub : SPURN
8
They may crumble under cross-examination : ALIBIS
9
Zeus or Odin : GOD
10
Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland : EWE
11
Boxing combo : ONETWO
12
Big name in rental cars : DOLLAR
13
___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates) : EMILYS
18
Haitian currency unit : GOURDE
21
Not the brightest bulbs, so to speak : IDIOTS
22
Bovine baby : CALF
23
___ the moon : OVER
24
Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" : NEMO
26
Steeping container : TEAURN
27
Finishes with : ENDSON
29
Left-wing protest group : ANTIFA
30
Tormented : PAINED
33
Like "The Tonight Show" and "Saturday Night Live" : ONLATE
34
Hesitation sound across the pond : ERM
37
Enter the chat, so to speak : JOININ
38
Some military hazards, for short : IEDS
39
Hoofbeat : CLOP
40
Visually sizes up : EYES
43
Dual degrees for physicians : MDPHDS
44
___ Dion, the "Queen of Power Ballads" : CELINE
45
Apex : CLIMAX
46
Literary friend of Finn : SAWYER
50
Body part that's flicked : WRIST
51
Businessman John Jacob ___ : ASTOR
54
"Almost time for the weekend!" : TGIF
55
Canadian gas brand : ESSO
57
Cool, in '90s slang : FLY
58
Common Chinese surname : LIU
59
Funny Schumer or Poehler : AMY
60
___ Speedwagon : REO
61
"___ dat" (slangy agreement) : TRU

Answer summary:
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