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New York Times, Saturday, July 11, 2026

Author:
Jim Quinlan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Classic Indian film series by Satyajit Ray, with "The"
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Jim Quinlan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {DQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Quinlan. Grid flow: 52.6 Saturday freshness: 8%
Jim Horne notes:

The SAVANNAH BANANAS are hilarious. They play baseball under slightly, uh, modified rules. My favorite: if a fan in the stands catches a foul ball, it's an out!

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© 2026, The New York Times7/11/26 ( No. 28,004 )
Across
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___ bowl : POKE
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Eschews English, say : SKIPSCLASS
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Dragon's spot : LAIR
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.08 for 49 of the 50 states : LEGALLIMIT
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"Not good ..." : OHNO
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Classic Indian film series by Satyajit Ray, with "The" : APUTRILOGY
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Some docking helpers : TUGS
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"Sweeney Todd" subject : PIES
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Heading on a Spanish menu : CARNE
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However, in a tweet : THO
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Statue in East Asian temples : JOSS
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Org. with an annual Thanksgiving competition : AKC
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Business tycoon Sam : WALTON
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"Splendid" things in a Khaled Hosseini title : SUNS
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Offering at a BBQ joint : BIB
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Words to a genie : IWISH
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"Keep Commerce Human" sloganeer : ETSY
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Angsty feeling associated with exclusion : FOMO
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Team sometimes called the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball : SAVANNAHBANANAS
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Something often labeled with the name of a gem or precious metal : TIER
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Bush and Obama had theirs : ERAS
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Eurasian divide : URALS
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"Spamalot" title : SIR
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Get out of Dodge : BOLT
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Cheap tissue descriptor : ONEPLY
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___ joint : GIN
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Some DNA sharers : SIBS
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Huck Finn's father : PAP
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Metaphorical beginning or ending : ASHES
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Being in Bordeaux : ETRE
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First name in classic horror : BELA
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G-rated verbal double-take : WHATTHEHEY
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School on the Thames : ETON
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Nookie nook? : LOVERSLANE
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Isn't wrong? : AINT
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What's kraken? : SEAMONSTER
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Big 12 team from Salt Lake City : UTES
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Features of many M. Night Shyamalan films : PLOTTWISTS
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Home to Pearl Harbor : OAHUHAWAII
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Bandleader who mentored Louis Armstrong : KINGOLIVER
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Greek counterpart of 12-Down : EROS
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Haphazardly add : SLAPON
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Military hats that may be worn with epaulets : KEPIS
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"Well, it seems nothing more can be done" : IGUESSTHATSTHAT
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Some congratulations : PATS
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Classic analog camera style : SLR
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Falls for some bait, maybe : CLICKS
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Aromatic bloom : LILAC
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Roman counterpart of 4-Down : AMOR
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Finalize, in a way : SIGN
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Target of a therapeutic tea bag : STYE
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One of 21 popes : JOHN
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Actress Taylor-Joy : ANYA
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Title abolished in 1917 : TSAR
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Some ports, for short : USBS
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Julia Child catchphrase : BONAPPETIT
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Statement of existential solitude : IMALLALONE
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Best-selling comedic autobiography of 2011 : BOSSYPANTS
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Title seen in a tea caddy : EARL
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Price of passage : FARE
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Arkansas : Nebraska :: Argon : ___ : NEON
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Some characters in the Tony winning play "Doubt" : NUNS
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Dining spot with a European vibe : BISTRO
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Subservient sort : OBEYER
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Boxing ring encouragement : GETEM
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Voltaire's penultimate play : IRENE
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Tools in a saddle shop : AWLS
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Clog, e.g. : SHOE
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"___ Nagila" (Jewish folk song) : HAVA
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Some creatures in the ocean's "midnight zone" : EELS
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Courting gentleman : BEAU
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On-air marketplace, for short : HSN

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

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