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Big Draw

New York Times, Sunday, June 21, 2026

Author:
Hannah Slovut-Einertson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Across : They're just one problem after another
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Hannah Slovut

This puzzle:

Rows: 27, Columns: 17 Words: 144, Blocks: 80 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Slovut. Grid flow: 30.8 Sunday freshness: 86%
Will Shortz notes:
Hannah Slovut-Einertson, of Golden Valley, Minn., is the data director for an organization that provides support to state legislative campaigns across ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times6/21/26 ( No. 27,984 )
Across
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Letters accompanying applications, for short : RECS
5
Includes without others knowing, in a way : BCCS
9
"I haven't a clue" : BEATSME
16
Plant with an edible inner gel : ALOE
17
Up to snuff : ABLE
18
All over the place : ERRATIC
19
Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally : OFFROADED
21
Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across) : NECKING
22
Unreal? : FAKE
23
Verify, as an editor might : FACTCHECK
25
Launch points in disc golf : TEEPADS
28
"Everything good?," as a cook might ask : TASTEOK
29
Laptop mode : SLEEP
30
Tap products : ALES
32
ID used for far more than its name suggests : SSN
33
Do wrong : ERR
34
They're just one problem after another : IQTESTS
37
Spanish direction : ESTE
41
Whatchamacallit : NOUN
43
"One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song) : TIN
44
Belgrade resident : SERB
47
Word on either side of "to" : TOE
48
Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally : GYNO
49
Like some flights: Abbr. : INTL
51
Restrict : TIEDOWN
53
Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's name : CAPOTE
55
Areas of influence : SPHERES
56
Part of many a mailing address, in brief : POBOX
59
White dwarf phenomenon : NOVA
61
___ so often : EVERY
62
Traps during a storm, perhaps : ICESIN
64
Vermont summer hrs. : EDT
66
Certain natural hairstyle : LOCS
67
"Boy, you're asking too much" ... or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across? : THATSATALLORDER
71
Popular browser for accessing the dark web : TOR
72
"Is it OK for us to leave?" : CANWEGO
73
It's one for the history books : EON
76
Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to A : WORLDGIRAFFEDAY
81
Japanese audio brand : AIWA
82
Secondary account, in social media slang : ALT
83
Boundaries : LIMITS
84
Be part of, as a film : ACTIN
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"Surprised to see you here!" : OHHI
88
Limber : LITHE
89
Hindu god with an elephant head : GANESHA
92
Satchel with a gendered name : MANBAG
94
Defeats without difficulty : ACESOUT
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"I ___ you!" : ENVY
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Indian royal : RAJA
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Certain sib : SIS
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M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team's : METS
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"Go on, beat it!" : GIT
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Pizazz : ELAN
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"Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?") : PASA
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Cancels out : NEGATES
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Common holder of pens : MUG
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Mathematical constant equal to two times pi : TAU
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Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot" : PERE
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Give a buzz : PHONE
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Farm play area : CORNPIT
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Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes : SPOONER
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Takes little effort : COMESEASY
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Minimally : ATAD
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Habitat for [circled letters] : SAVANNA
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Starchy plant part in Asian cooking : LOTUSROOT
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Something running at a bar : OPENTAB
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Fateful day : IDES
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Digital know-it-all : SIRI
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Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo : WENTIPO
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Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize : TATE
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Reindeer cousins : ELKS
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Big name in the pasta aisle : RAO
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One often pictured wearing pointy shoes : ELF
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Task for an office gofer, maybe : COFFEERUN
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Colorful wrap : SERAPE
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Spoke sheepishly? : BAAED
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Compound found in marijuana, for short : CBD
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What sets the tone : CLEF
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Calms : SEDATES
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Natural predispositions : BENTS
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Builds : ERECTS
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National park in Utah : ARCHES
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"Here, try a sample" : TAKEONE
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Driver's alternative to automatic : STICK
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Semiaquatic carnivore : MINK
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Med. diagnostic : ECG
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Closest living relative of the [circled letters] : OKAPI
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Show groups : CASTS
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Golfer Yani : TSENG
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"The Jetsons" son : ELROY
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Attended, as a lecture : SATINON
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Temporarily gave : LENTTO
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This goes in one ear : QTIP
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{1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6} : SETS
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Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps : STORECREDIT
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Term for groups of [circled letters] : TOWERS
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Teeny-tiny : EENSY
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Free : NOCOST
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Sometimes-intentional jeans feature : RIP
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Looked upon : BEHELD
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"I want you to be honest ..." : LEVELWITHME
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R&B group Bell Biv ___ : DEVOE
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Follower of "x" or "y" : AXIS
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Pennsylvania school, for short : PITT
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Diez minus dos : OCHO
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Testify : BEARWITNESS
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Chicago's ___ Planetarium : ADLER
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Salt's formula : NACL
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Threads around a forum? : TOGA
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"Look at this!" : TADA
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Part of WASP : ANGLO
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"HAHAHAHA!" : ROFL
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Vow : OATH
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Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief : NYSE
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Tot's injuries : OWIES
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Price for a return, perhaps : RANSOM
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Sneaker brand : FILA
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Political exile : EMIGRE
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Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters] : ACACIA
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Audibly shocked : AGASP
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Big garage, essentially : HANGAR
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They're sent after save-the-date cards : INVITES
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Tone : HUE
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Memo abbr. : ATTN
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Eight bits : BYTE
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Nutty extract : ALMONDOIL
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French for "yellow" : JAUNE
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Tick off : ANGER
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Filter option : SEPIA
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Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at 'em" : ATOMANT
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Becomes wild, as a party : GETSLIT
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Fur pattern on a [circled letters] : SPOTS
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Self-reflective question : ARENTI
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Start to take off, as a onesie : UNSNAP
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Practically speechless? : HOARSE
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Spelling bee? : COVEN
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Late singer Bryson : PEABO
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YouTube button with two lines : PAUSE
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Bit of superhero wear : CAPE
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"Star Wars" character whose species is never named : YODA
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"You reap what you ___" : SOW
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Holiday whose name means "festival" : TET
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Mork's home planet : ORK
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"Indeed" : TIS

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

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