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New York Times, Monday, July 13, 2026

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Human's earliest phase, according to Freud
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 105 for Ms. Lempel. Grid flow: 34.5 Monday freshness: 66%
Jim Horne notes:
ORAL STAGE makes its NYT debut today, reinforcing Ms. Lempel's reputation for delightfully cheeky entries. Some of her other debuts: ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times7/13/26 ( No. 28,006 )
Across
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Similar (to) : AKIN
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Taters : SPUDS
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Whole bunch : SLEW
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Titillating : RACY
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Over-the-top enthusiasm : MANIA
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Ice cream holder : CONE
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Meccano offering for budding builders : ERECTORSET
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Taj Mahal city : AGRA
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Catch red-handed : NAB
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Fairy tale fiend : OGRE
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Ancient inhabitants of the Andes : INCAS
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Ring-shaped coral reef : ATOLL
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Human's earliest phase, according to Freud : ORALSTAGE
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Like the man on an annual People magazine cover : SEXIEST
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Crimebuster : COP
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Ann Patchett novel "___ Canto" : BEL
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Suffix with lemon or orange : ADE
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"Of course!" : YES
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Relieves (of) : RIDS
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Metaphorical Cold War barrier : IRONCURTAIN
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"Deadly" transgressions : SINS
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Structure for hydroelectric power : DAM
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Hypotheticals : IFS
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PC exit key : ESC
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No-good dog : CUR
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Watches on Hulu, say : STREAMS
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Small aircraft for short flights : TURBOPROP
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Beauty maven Lauder : ESTEE
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Three-note chord : TRIAD
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Christmas Eve service : MASS
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Laudatory verse : ODE
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Not as much : LESS
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Toys ... or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across? : PLAYTHINGS
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Polish for publishing : EDIT
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Treat for Winnie-the-Pooh : HONEY
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"Begone!" : SCAT
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Spoonful of medicine, maybe : DOSE
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Water or rust, chemically : OXIDE
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One who saves the day : HERO
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Large venues : ARENAS
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Martial art in which folks get their kicks : KARATE
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Refrigerator, quaintly : ICEBOX
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Home of the Empire State Bldg. : NYC
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Unhealthy haze : SMOG
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Mimic : PARROT
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Indy racer Al or Bobby : UNSER
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Yahtzee cube : DIE
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Was successful in musical chairs : SAT
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Minimal : SCANT
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Woodsy abode : LOGCABIN
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Furious : ENRAGED
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Sneaky types : WEASELS
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Ohio port on Lake Erie : TOLEDO
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Co. with a lot of connections? : ISP
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Tall tale tellers : LIARS
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Taiwanese computer giant : ACER
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Went ballistic : LOSTIT
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Humorous parody : SENDUP
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"Dee-lish!" : YUM
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Expands, as dough with yeast : RISES
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Experiencing great difficulty : INCRISIS
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Singer Vikki with three Grammys : CARR
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With a clean slate : AFRESH
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Avoided a trial, say : SETTLED
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Emphatic affirmative : ISUREDO
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Common fish-and-chips fish : COD
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Fixed at the vet : SPAYED
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Immediately : ATONCE
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Brooklyn's ___ Evers College : MEDGAR
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Looks after : SEESTO
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Sew loosely : BASTE
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Saudi neighbor : OMANI
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Eyelid affliction : STYE
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Vietnamese soup with rice noodles : PHO
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Salmon on a bagel : LOX
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Suffix with bull or bear : ISH

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

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