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New York Times, Friday, July 24, 2026

Author:
Geoffrey Schorkopf
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
33-Across : Segue into a thesis statement
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Geoffrey Schorkopf

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Schorkopf. Grid flow: 38.2 Friday freshness: 12%
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© 2026, The New York Times7/24/26 ( No. 28,017 )
Across
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Bit of radiological work : SCAN
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Component that may emerge from Earth's asthenosphere : MAGMA
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What drones might be mistaken for : UFOS
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Dudes : MACS
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Dirt pie ingredients : OREOS
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As it's happening : LIVE
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Criminals in the oil industry? : ARTFORGERS
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"Your guide to a better future" website : CNET
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It makes one red in the face : CLOWNNOSE
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Animals considered divine messengers in Shinto culture : DEER
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Aperitif with black currant liqueur : KIR
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Not full-bodied : LITE
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Like a politically diverse U.S. state : PURPLE
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When doubled, like a perfect outcome : WIN
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Start of a protest : BUT
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"Mark Twain" biographer Chernow : RON
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Not show-stopping? : BINGEWATCHING
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Segue into a thesis statement : HERESTHETHING
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"Don't sweat the small stuff!" : LIFESTOOSHORT
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Spanish diminutive suffix : ITO
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Fire : CAN
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One of 17 in Monopoly: Abbr. : AVE
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Drinks are on me! : BARCAR
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Terminal datum : GATE
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Like a strong bond : AAA
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Mine line : SEAM
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Group with defining traits? : WORDNERDS
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Foul mood : SNIT
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Tropical fruit with white flesh and a deep-red rind : MANGOSTEEN
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All the ___ : RAGE
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"That much is obvious" : IKNOW
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A tall one may be inflated : TALE
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2019 Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator : IGOR
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Rimes with rhymes : LEANN
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Beta tester, e.g. : USER
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Insulting talk, informally : SMACK
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U.S. soccer legend ___ Lloyd : CARLI
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Fox or Foxx : ACTOR
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Warning next to a suspicious link, perhaps : NSFW
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Venus, or sometimes Mercury : MORNINGSTAR
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Lingo : ARGOT
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Silly sorts : GEESE
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Cry from a toddler during snack time : MORE
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Jack or jenny : ASS
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Bad gut feeling? : ULCER
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Text that's often unread : FINEPRINT
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Stretttccched out : OVERLONG
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Place : SET
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Modern deception : ONLINESCAM
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Cookware sometimes used over campfires : DUTCHOVENS
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"Drop it!" : PUTTHATDOWN
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Language of Barbados: Abbr. : ENG
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Tool for a sting : WIRE
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Hons : BAES
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Words said while preparing to leave : BEFOREIGO
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School described as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen" : ETON
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Follower of "Doctor" or "That's" : WHO
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Bring on : HIRE
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Run into trouble : HITASNAG
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Gay ___ (1970s movement) : LIB
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Serve a function : CATER
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Fixin' to : GONNA
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Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" : ARGON
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Tracts : AREAS
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Singer whose album titles represent ages : ADELE
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Recipient of Emmys in different categories for the same role : ASNER
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Respond to the alarm : WAKE
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"Is the whole world against me?" : ETTU
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Guru's honorific : SRI
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"Cool" quantity : MIL

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