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New York Times, Saturday, July 25, 2026

Author:
Katie Hoody
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : "It was only a practice round!"
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Katie Hoody

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Hoody. Grid flow: 56.6 Saturday freshness: 12%
Jim Horne notes:

Outstanding clues today.

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© 2026, The New York Times7/25/26 ( No. 28,018 )
Across
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Fashionable spots? : POLKADOTS
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Meeting that's been cut short? : SESH
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Device used in making snow cones : ICECRUSHER
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Lead : CLUE
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What might provide you an opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes? : GARAGESALE
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Group with the hits "Honey, Honey" and "Money, Money, Money" : ABBA
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Something won by successful Olympians : GLORY
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Alternative to caps: Abbr. : ITAL
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Emmy winner Ann of "The Handmaid's Tale" : DOWD
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"Awesome!" : YAY
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Shared fantasies? : LIED
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"The gloves are off!" : ITSWAR
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Lab in one's house, maybe : PET
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Like some high-fiber snacks : OATY
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Ingredient in Swedish knäckebröd : RYE
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"Wrong answer" : NOPE
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Grind up, in a way : CHEW
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Rite-of-passage events for high schoolers : PROMS
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"You and me both" : IMINTHESAMEBOAT
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Waft fragrant smoke around : CENSE
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Actress Taylor-Joy : ANYA
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Tricksters : IMPS
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Prey for a mountain lion : ELK
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It has its time and place: Abbr. : APPT
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Things that could happen : IFS
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Light : GENTLE
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Let on a court, say : CALL
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Co-founder of the A.C.L.U.'s Women's Rights Project, familiarly : RBG
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Plains people : OTOE
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Second person seen in "Hamlet" : THOU
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Immodest outburst : IRULE
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The so-called "hurricane bird," because of its reputation for seeking shelter from storms at the last possible moment : IBIS
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Knockout alternative : ROUNDROBIN
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"Santa Claus in Camp" artist, 1863 : NAST
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"This has waited long enough, yes?" : ISNTITTIME
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Like koalas, in Australia : GREY
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Some craft outlets : ETSYSHOPS
Down
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One of a nursery rhyme quintet : PIGGY
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Seat of Marion County, Fla. : OCALA
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Jim Croce's ___ Brown, who is "meaner than a junkyard dog" : LEROY
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1980s Chrysler innovation : KCAR
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It's made of diamonds : ARGYLE
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Directly : DUE
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Actor/playwright Davis who wrote "Purlie Victorious" : OSSIE
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"It was only a practice round!" : THATDOESNTCOUNT
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Ward of "Sisters" : SELA
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A great deal : SCADS
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Coach's lack, often : ELBOWROOM
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Underground scheme? : SUBWAYMAP
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Providers of support for travelers : HEADRESTS
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Fired up again : RELIT
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Shingles problem that a set of nails might address : ITCH
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Word with set, cast or writer : TYPE
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Predigital recording devices : PENS
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Where an annoying person might be told to go? : AWAY
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"Good job!" : NICEGOING
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A.M. station : OMELETBAR
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Ambient sound said to be more soothing than its "white" counterpart : PINKNOISE
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Whole lot (of) : HEAP
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Tally of those driven home, for short : RBIS
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Color of an ovarian cancer awareness ribbon : TEAL
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One might check a box for it : MAIL
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Kind of dish : PETRI
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Dallies : FLIRTS
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Easily set off : TESTY
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What some sisters become : AUNTS
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Secretary of state beginning in 2025 : RUBIO
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Game day sight : BLIMP
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Pool set? : GENES
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They might be thrown out if they run : HOSE
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Philip with two National Book Awards : ROTH
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Unprofessional letters? : DIY

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