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New York Times, Saturday, August 22, 2026

Author:
Adrian Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
47-Across : Refrain from foul language, say
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
194/7/20218/22/20264
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Adrian Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JVZ} This is puzzle # 19 for Adrian Johnson. Grid flow: 48.9 Saturday freshness: 36%
Jim Horne notes:

"Volume control device?" Clever.

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© 2026, The New York Times8/22/26 ( No. 28,046 )
Across
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Dish such as Germany's hasenpfeffer : RABBITSTEW
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Set of 24 for a box jellyfish : EYES
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"Hello?" follower : ANYONEHOME
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Straight-up : REAL
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Beset by impossible circumstances : INEXTREMIS
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___ noche (tonight, in Spanish) : ESTA
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"Let's talk about it afterward" : NOSPOILERS
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From scratch : ANEW
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Haul : LUG
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Convinced of : SOLDON
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Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s : BIFOCALS
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Hardly a luxury : NEED
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Fellow fellows : BRETHREN
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Net alternative : GROSS
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Mideast shrub with leaves that are chewed as a stimulant : QAT
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It includes a series of stations : ROUTE
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"Lemme think ..." : UHH
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Irreverence, of a sort : SNARK
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Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri : COLUMBIA
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What might wind up in your mattress? : COIL
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Refrain from foul language, say : KEEPITPG
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Follow around : SHADOW
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Portal released concurrently with Windows 95 : MSN
51
Many a guest writer's piece : OPED
52
Genetically rare feline that represents autumn in Chinese astronomy : WHITETIGER
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Tied up with? : DREW
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It's commonly made upside down : BANANACAKE
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___ Lydic of "The Daily Show" : DESI
61
"This is a travesty!" : IMOUTRAGED
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Acknowledged : SEEN
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"Relax, it'll be fine" : DONTSTRESS
Down
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"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow : RAIN
2
Common word in Latin dating : ANNO
3
Tournament passes? : BYES
4
Analytical graphic that divides data into quartiles : BOXPLOT
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Having communication : INTOUCH
6
She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie" : TERIGARR
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Author Silverstein : SHEL
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"As I see it ..." : TOME
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Many members of Kuwait's al-Sabah royal line : EMIRS
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Crisco competitor : WESSON
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Volume control device? : EREADER
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"Absolutely, positively!" : YESNODOUBT
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Down the hatch, perhaps : EATEN
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Popular topping for fish tacos : SLAW
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Segment : LEG
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Smoking events, for short : BBQS
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Major exporter of pistachios : IRAN
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Tidbits of Greek culture? : FETACHEESE
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Francis's successor : LEO
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Dipped (out) : SNUCK
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Icebreaker, e.g. : SHIP
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Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks : SHAG
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Support while "en pointe" : TOE
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I, O, U and Y, but not A or E : ELEMENTS
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Success in another's field, say : ROADWIN
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Engage in tomfoolery : KID
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Arriviste : UPSTART
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Subcompact vehicle : MINICAR
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Contract winner, typically : LOWBID
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Binge : SPREE
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Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop : WHAMO
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The longer they are, the harder they'll be to beat : ODDS
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Part of : INON
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Lacking slack : TAUT
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Greenish plum variety : GAGE
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Barely makes (out) : EKES
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Wine list header : REDS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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