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New York Times, Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Author:
Wade Bednar
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
29-Down : People hold complicated positions on it
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Wade Bednar

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bednar. Grid flow: 41.0 Tuesday freshness: 55%
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© 2026, The New York Times8/11/26 ( No. 28,035 )
Across
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Popular tablets : IPADS
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Big name in food wholesale : SYSCO
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"Exit full screen" key : ESC
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Still in bed : NOTUP
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Just peachy : AOKAY
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By way of : VIA
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Psychedelic rock band with the 2003 tune "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," with "the" : FLAMINGLIPS
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Sam-___ (Seuss character) : IAM
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No rookie : OLDPRO
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Missions, in brief : OPS
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Red denizen of Sesame Street : ELMO
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Problem for a plumber : LEAK
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Lollygag : IDLE
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Against : ANTI
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German film composer who wrote "Cornfield Chase" and "Time" : HANSZIMMER
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Things to be mowed : LAWNS
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Passage ceremonies : RITES
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Word with cutie or sweetie : PIE
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Mario's video game brother : LUIGI
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Goat's bleat : MAA
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Scold : CHIDE
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Hosp. areas with gurneys : ORS
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In a cheery manner : GAILY
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Tender spots : SORES
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Hip-hop group that wrote "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Ya Neck" : WUTANGCLAN
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Trifling : MERE
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"... or ___!" (threat) : ELSE
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Opinion, informally : TAKE
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Alternative to truth : DARE
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"Abso-freakin-lutely!" : DOI
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Big export of Myanmar : RUBIES
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Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy : RUM
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First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy ... or a hint to 17-, 30- and 47-Across : SONGDYNASTY
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Portfolio portion, in brief : IRA
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Peripheral : OUTER
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Religion of the Maldives : ISLAM
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"There, there" accompanier : PAT
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Stash away : STORE
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Prey for polar bears : SEALS
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Deets : INFO
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Opinion survey : POLL
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Ever so slightly : ATAD
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Bit of Chinese food : DUMPLING
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Steeple topper : SPIRE
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Droop : SAG
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"This is probably dumb but I'm doing it anyway" hashtag : YOLO
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Go past : SKIP
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Flip over, as a boat : CAPSIZE
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Yiddish laments : OYS
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The Soviet Union, to Reagan : EVILEMPIRE
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Thailand, before 1939 : SIAM
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Military wear, for short : CAMO
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Head of a noted animal rescue project : NOAH
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Stately tree : ELM
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Like a comeuppance, perhaps : KARMIC
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LPs and 45s : DISCS
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"I'll ___ it" : ALLOW
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Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco : NAURU
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People hold complicated positions on it : TWISTERMAT
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Singer Horan of One Direction : NIALL
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Patronize, as a hotel : STAYAT
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Duck down : EIDER
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Angel ___, holder of the W.N.B.A. single-season record for offensive rebounds : REESE
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Stop and Yield : SIGNS
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Headquarters : HOMEBASE
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Got too old : AGEDOUT
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Pub drink : ALE
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___ a soul : NARY
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Mila of "That '70s Show" : KUNIS
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What icicles do : DRIP
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Field you can feel, maybe : AURA
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"You're ___ something!" : ONTO
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Longtime Disney boss Bob : IGER
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Cuba, por ejemplo : ISLA
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And other authors: Abbr. : ETAL
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Jazz singer Sylvia : SYMS
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Castaway's call : SOS
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"Dr." from Compton : DRE

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