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New York Times, Friday, May 29, 2026

Author:
Hemant Mehta
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit
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102/8/20205/29/2026
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Hemant Mehta

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {BJQV} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Mehta. Grid flow: 38.9 Friday freshness: 14%
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© 2026, The New York Times5/29/26 ( No. 27,961 )
Across
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"Oscar" of the French film industry : CESAR
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Feeling after a long hike : ACHE
10
Singer/composer Bareilles : SARA
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Prematurely : ALLTOOSOON
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Many a fund-raising target, informally : ALUM
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"We have a mutual friend?!" : SMALLWORLD
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Smurf who is more than 500 years old : PAPA
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See 20-Across : HOP
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With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem : LINDY
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They're cut to defuse an explosive : WIRES
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Cue ... or queue : LINE
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Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 : MAHOMES
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Reducing to rubble : RAZING
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Apt anagram of NOTES : TONES
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Hockey infraction : ICING
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Breezy things enjoyed at the beach : EASYREADS
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Doesn't go at full speed : TROTS
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Sack : AXE
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Walk-on : EXTRA
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They might make you one with everything : ZENSTATES
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"La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 : DUMAS
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Party poppers : CORKS
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Makes fun of mercilessly : ROASTS
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Fall sign : SCORPIO
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Agitate : ROIL
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Hits : TOKES
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Won't let it go : STEWS
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Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" : RUE
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Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit : ACME
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"Can you catch me up?" : WHATDIMISS
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Time of day either way : NOON
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Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" : TERRYGROSS
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Barriers to entry, in a way : DAMS
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Unravel at the edges : FRAY
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Variety of cold brew : NITRO
Down
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It is king, in a phrase : CASH
2
Redheaded monster on TV : ELMO
3
Thwack : SLAP
4
Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. : ATL
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Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking : ROLLINGSTOPS
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Without dissenting voices : ASONE
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It's cut after birth : CORD
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"Yowzers!" : HOLYMOSES
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What a circle lacks : END
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Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say : SAPIOSEXUAL
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Dream interrupter : ALARM
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Currency in The Legend of Zelda : RUPEE
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Hoard : AMASS
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Outstanding, in a way : OWING
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Eager buyer's question : WHEREDOISIGN
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Traps in a laundry room : LINTSCREENS
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Not a particular one : ANY
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Snack brand since 1934 : RITZ
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It might be a lot : ACRE
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Last U.S. national park, alphabetically : ZION
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Return payments? : TAXES
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Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules : EATKOSHER
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They're filled with bacon : ATMS
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"Curses, foiled again!" : DRAT
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Guff : SASS
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Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally : ARI
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Neither demure nor mindful : ROWDY
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Come to attention, in a way : STAND
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Powder in a pantry : COCOA
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Child's agreement : OKMOM
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Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps : RETRY
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Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer : TARA
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Run amok : RIOT
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Hammer-and-sickle land, for short : USSR
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Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet : ESSO
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"R U KIDDING ME?!" : WTF
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Way to look inward, in brief? : MRI

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