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New York Times, Saturday, June 20, 2026

Author:
Katie Hoody
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid"
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Katie Hoody

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Hoody. Grid flow: 53.0 Saturday freshness: 4%
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© 2026, The New York Times6/20/26 ( No. 27,983 )
Across
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Dad's pop, perhaps : CREAMSODA
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Attempt, informally : SWING
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One might be used to launch promotional materials : AIRCANNON
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It's often set on the stove while cooking : TIMER
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That's not the whole story! : PLOTPOINT
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Fancy and then some : ADORE
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Like the eyes of an American coot : RED
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Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders? : SPOT
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___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride" : BRENDA
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Said who's who or what's what? : IDED
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Allies often share one : ENEMY
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Turnovers, but not crumpets : STAT
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"Be my guest" and "Go right ahead" : OKS
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Fixture at a chocolate factory : VAT
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Rate of passage : TOLL
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With 28-Down, set hanging by a door : SPARE
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Soprano Fleming : RENEE
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Call for a pass? : YEA
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"I've done better" : NOTMYFINESTWORK
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Hooter : OWL
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Resonates beautifully : SINGS
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What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry : CHUTE
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___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach : WEEB
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I : EGO
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Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution" : CHO
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Punch : BRIO
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State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme : LOTTO
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Support of a sort : ARCH
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"I'm not sure what to make of that" : ITSODD
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Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself" : HONG
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Natural resource seen in arboretums? : ORE
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Blushing matter : ROUGE
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Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp : SEADRAGON
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N.B.A. analyst Burke : DORIS
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"That's what they say, anyway" : ORSOIHEAR
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Smooth and shiny : SLEEK
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Celebratory opening : LETSPARTY
Down
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Destination for a day trip from Sorrento : CAPRI
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Got to : RILED
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Break the bank, say? : ERODE
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What one might put on to impress others : ACT
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Plans, with "out" : MAPS
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Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab : SNOPES
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Bulb that becomes translucent when heated : ONION
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"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid" : DONTEVENGOTHERE
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Fire ___ : ANT
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Big name in lights : STAR
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Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks : WIDEST
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"Nice try, wise guy" : IMONTOYOU
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Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic : NERDALERT
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One of a noted quintet : GREATLAKE
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Small storage units : BYTES
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Stories of college students? : DORM
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Things that lions and zebras have in common : MANES
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See 31-Across : KEYS
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Fair weather followers : SNOWBIRDS
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Saw getting turned on, say : POWERTOOL
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Chillaxing, more formally : ATLEISURE
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Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter : RINGO
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Score with some acid : ETCH
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Arena : FIELD
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"Get outta here!" : WHOA
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Get down : BOOGIE
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Some vacation rentals : CONDOS
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Moment of high spirits? : TOAST
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"Got it" : ROGER
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Rijeka native : CROAT
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___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots" : HENRY
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Anchor position : DESK
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Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis : GRIP
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___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay) : SOL
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Sound made when something snaps into place? : AHA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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