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New York Times, Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Author:
Dario Salvucci
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
58-Across : Engineering competition with two "battling" devices
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Dario Salvucci

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Salvucci. Grid flow: 33.8 Wednesday freshness: 72%
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© 2026, The New York Times5/27/26 ( No. 27,959 )
Across
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He's always hard to find : WALDO
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State tree of Massachusetts and North Dakota : ELM
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Popular pub pastime : DARTS
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Superman is one, notably : ALIEN
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"O Sole ___" : MIO
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Best effort : AGAME
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Red flag for a mortgage applicant : BADCREDIT
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November 19, 1863 : FOURSCOREAND
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Things exchanged at an altar : IDOS
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Univ. in Troy, N.Y. : RPI
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Includes in an email : CCS
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Sorcerer : MAGE
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January 20, 1961 : ASKNOTWHAT
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Lennon's mate ... and onetime bandmate : ONO
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Low-lying landform : GLEN
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Filming location for the archaeological dig in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" : SAHARA
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Musical piece with repeated themes : RONDO
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Delhi lentil stew : DAL
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Not one for company : LONER
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Worship, in a way : PRAYTO
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Osso buco meat : VEAL
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See : GET
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August 28, 1963 : HAVEADREAM
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Numbers that aren't entered on bowling scorecards : TENS
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Hit way up in the air, as a baseball : SKY
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"Li'l ol' me?!" : MOI
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Gossip : DISH
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Noun or verb ... or a description of 20-, 30-, or 46-Across? : PARTOFSPEECH
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Engineering competition with two "battling" devices : ROBOTSUMO
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Round house : IGLOO
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Multiple-choice choices, maybe : ABORC
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"Feliz ___ Novo!" : ANO
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"Rocky" actress Shire : TALIA
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Walk-off inning, usually : NINTH
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Ignited : LIT
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Big name in shapewear : SPANX
Down
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Dickens's Oliver Twist, for one : WAIF
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Style magnate Gucci : ALDO
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Stead : LIEU
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"Honey" alternative : DEARIE
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Tripping, perhaps : ONLSD
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Decorated with a raised design : EMBOSSED
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One with a fake account? : LIAR
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"The ___ Prometheus," Mary Shelley's subtitle to "Frankenstein" : MODERN
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"Fiddlesticks!" : DARNITALL
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Like many wines and cheeses : AGED
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"Far out" : RAD
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"Please, no more!" : TMI
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Fine just the way things are : SET
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Pitch-altering clamps on guitars : CAPOS
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Steam engine need : COAL
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Nickels and dimes : CHANGE
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Veer this way and that : CAREEN
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Gets going : STARTS
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Transforms (into) : MORPHS
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All-powerful avatar in "Ready Player One" : ANORAK
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College chant accompanying "Beat Army!" : GONAVY
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Rapscallion : KNAVE
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"Sorry, do I know them?" : WHO
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Question from one smoker to another : GOTAMATCH
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Salon supply : DYE
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Speedy driver, slangily : LEADFOOT
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Locker room emanations : ODORS
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Friends in Cannes : AMIS
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Something you do every day, say : RITUAL
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Sister outlet to Banana Republic : THEGAP
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Rotisserie rods : SPITS
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Word with wine or city : PORT
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All-encompassing prefix? : OMNI
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2004's "___ Enchanted" : ELLA
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Nickel or dime : COIN
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Elaborate trick : HOAX
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Sought a seat : RAN
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Japanese sash : OBI
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When doubled, a chocolaty treat : BON

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