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New York Times, Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Author:
Gus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : Slice of Life or nick of Time?
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Gus Bloxham
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17/14/20261
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Bharati Hemmady

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 14 Words: 71, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GJQWZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bloxham. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hemmady. Grid flow: 33.0 Tuesday freshness: 47%
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© 2026, The New York Times7/14/26 ( No. 28,007 )
Across
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Closest bud : BFF
4
Put-up job : SHAM
8
Destination for some sci-fi travelers : PAST
12
___ and dear : NEAR
13
Magician's "Look at what I just did!" : TADA
14
Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights : ALLY
15
Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor : BADAPPLES
17
Merest little chirp : PEEP
18
Folded French pancake : CREPE
19
___ mode (in the fashionable style) : ALA
20
Industry showcase : EXPO
21
Nightmares for nannies : SPOILEDBRATS
24
"We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope : ALIENS
26
Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly : AOC
27
+ or – particle : ION
28
Word after twin, tanning or trundle : BED
31
Rapper ___ Rhymes : BUSTA
35
Movie review site with a percentage rating scale : ROTTENTOMATOES
39
Schnozzle : SNOOT
40
Firefighter's tool : AXE
41
Helpful posting at a trailhead : MAP
42
"Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief : PSA
44
Curiosity and Perseverance, for two : ROVERS
47
Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping : FUNKYCHICKEN
52
Hasn't been canceled : ISON
53
Stimpy's TV companion : REN
54
___ peek : SNEAK
57
State along a river of the same name : OHIO
58
Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across : OFFCOURSE
60
Home in the woods : NEST
61
Earring type : STUD
62
Actress ___ Rachel Wood : EVAN
63
Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena : ARES
64
Align : SYNC
65
Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day : SEP
Down
1
Campsite crasher in the Rockies : BEAR
2
Gradually blends with : FADESINTO
3
Chilled coffee drink : FRAPPE
4
Longtime NASCAR sponsor : STP
5
Special request for a flight meal : HALAL
6
Singer with the best-selling album "21" : ADELE
7
Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea : MASADA
8
Slice of Life or nick of Time? : PAPERCUT
9
Assistant with a whisper mode : ALEXA
10
Gave it a rest? : SLEPT
11
Writing wrongs : TYPOS
12
Jimmy Fallon's network : NBC
16
Underappreciated worker, say : PEON
22
Library ID : ISBN
23
Tea with tapioca pearls : BOBA
24
Publicizes : AIRS
25
Lake bird with a laughing call : LOON
29
When U R due : ETA
30
Reveal private info about, in online lingo : DOX
32
"The audacity!" : SOMENERVE
33
Lachrymal unit : TEAR
34
Nile reptiles : ASPS
36
Traditional sumo hairstyles : TOPKNOTS
37
Online crafts bazaar : ETSY
38
Hired soldier, in slang : MERC
43
Unlike the direction of this clue's answer : ACROSS
45
"All right. What's the big deal?" : OKSO
46
Concert sites : VENUES
47
Shrek's beloved : FIONA
48
Escort : USHER
49
Snap, crackle or pop : NOISE
50
Sizable : HEFTY
51
For kicks and giggles : INFUN
55
"I need this immediately" : ASAP
56
"She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline) : KEN
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Public health agcy. : CDC

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