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New York Times, Saturday, August 8, 2026

Author:
Kameron Austin Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
33-Down : Warding (off)
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Kameron Austin Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Collins. Grid flow: 67.1 Saturday freshness: 88%
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© 2026, The New York Times8/8/26 ( No. 28,032 )
Across
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Fling : TOSS
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Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu" : SARI
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Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless" : CBS
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Nocturnal sounds in the woods : HOOTS
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Waffle : HEMANDHAW
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Woodard with multiple Emmys : ALFRE
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Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" : ERICCARLE
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Slippery slope : WATERSLIDE
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Crowd (in) : PILE
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Summertime top : SLEEVELESST
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Group of reps : SET
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Kind of coating applied to metal : ANTIRUST
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Go for again : RETRY
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Load from the dock : STEEVE
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University of California campus site : DAVIS
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Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains") : ETNA
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O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" : MAGI
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Braided rope made of rawhide : RIATA
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Limited : FINITE
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"Comprende?" : GETME
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They're taken off for boudoir photos : LENSCAPS
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Relieved response : AAH
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Greek dish made with an abundance of spinach : SPANAKOPITA
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La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
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Instrument measuring liquid density : HYDROMETER
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French beauty : BELLEAMIE
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Section of a golf bag : IRONS
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Pawn-capturing move : ENPASSANT
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Hard French cheese : COMTE
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Map lines: Abbr. : RDS
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Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called Kun : PENG
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Capone's foe : NESS
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Warms up : THAWS
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"Fancy!" : OOLALA
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Warms up, say : SOFTENS
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Word-of-mouth promoters : STREETTEAM
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Investment bond in W.W. II : SERIESE
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During : AMIDST
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Tries to outrun : RACES
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Forbes competitor : INC
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Corpus ___ : CHRISTI
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Ostentatious spenders, in slang : BALLERS
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Term of endearment, in one spelling : SWEETY
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Napkins, to Brits : SERVIETTES
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Damn fine : HELLUVA
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Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet" : DAP
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Court name : SERENA
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Displaying a wide range of emotions, say : TRAGICOMIC
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Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarly : EVITAPERON
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Big name in comfortable footwear : DANSKO
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Tower with daily calls to prayer : MINARET
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Hit from behind : REAREND
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Words following a suggestion to try something : ITHELPS
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Warding (off) : FENDING
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Perfect example : EPITOME
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Person you practically have to drag out of a party, say : GABBER
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One requesting simpler terms? : LAYMAN
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Channel inserts : STENTS
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Short-lived interest : PHASE
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Parliamentary seats? : ARSES
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Per : ALA
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For a medium, it's easy! : ESP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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