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New York Times, Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Author:
Paul Hudes and Margot Kohn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
41-Across : https://www.zillow.com?
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hudes. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Kohn. Grid flow: 44.3 Tuesday freshness: 52%
Jim Horne notes:
Each theme entry is a familiar two-word phrase whose second word doubles as a piece of internet terminology, and each is cleverly ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times9/1/26 ( No. 28,056 )
Across
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Fill the role of : ACTAS
6
Informed : TOLD
10
River in which baby Moses was found : NILE
14
Comedians' event : ROAST
15
Sword with a bowl-shaped guard : EPEE
16
Burden to bear : ONUS
17
https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil? : BURIALSITE
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"Ism" that might result from a schism : SECT
20
Conditionally released : ONPAROLE
21
Tropical fruit with black seeds : PAPAYA
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Some N.F.L. blockers: Abbr. : RTS
24
Org. for Martina Hingis and Martina Navratilova : WTA
25
Noted magnate on the Titanic : ASTOR
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https://www.hot-dog.org? : SAUSAGELINK
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Risky bets : FLIERS
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Convened : MET
33
Shakespearean father of three : LEAR
35
Dings on a car : DENTS
36
Out of patience, with "up" : FED
37
Green sauce : PESTO
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Prone to throwing caution to the wind : RASH
39
Unfavorable review : PAN
40
Split, as the Red Sea : PARTED
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https://www.zillow.com? : HOMEADDRESS
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Plants that have been around on Earth for 375+ million years : FERNS
45
O'Hare posting, for short : ETA
46
"My guy!" : BRO
49
Dabble in : PLAYAT
51
Psychedelic experience : ACIDTRIP
53
Like Javan rhinos : RARE
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https://www.congress.gov? : SENATEPAGE
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Ilhan in Congress : OMAR
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Bad to the bone : EVIL
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"Not gonna happen!" : NEVER
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Pickle : MESS
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Secluded valley : DELL
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Writer ___ Rogers St. Johns : ADELA
Down
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Shady spot : ARBOR
2
Dracula, for one : COUNT
3
Camping covers : TARPS
4
Where Uzbeks and Uyghurs live : ASIA
5
Highest-grossing movie of the 1970s : STARWARS
6
Magnetic induction units : TESLAS
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Andy Taylor's boy on old TV : OPIE
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Cry on a tennis court : LET
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Firmly held : DEEPSET
10
"Don't ruin the ending for me!" : NOSPOILERS
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Genuinely : INEARNEST
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"Peanuts" girl : LUCY
13
This, in Tijuana : ESTA
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HBO's "The White ___" : LOTUS
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Locale of Coca-Cola's headquarters: Abbr. : ATL
25
Like fine wine : AGED
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Amy Poehler's onetime partner on "Weekend Update" : SETHMEYERS
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Update, perhaps : AMEND
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Model Moss : KATE
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Four-term prez : FDR
30
Wife of Jacob : LEAH
31
To the degree that : INSOFARAS
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Fishing pole : ROD
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Fidget spinners and Labubu dolls, for two : FADS
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Rose Bowl city : PASADENA
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Pulled down a pair? : PANTSED
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Like un homme with a Napoleon complex : PETIT
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Distinct stretch of years : ERA
43
Think back on : RECALL
46
Push through : BRAVE
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Orion's left-foot star : RIGEL
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"Norma" or "Tosca" : OPERA
49
Senior event : PROM
50
Uncool : LAME
51
Indigo dye : ANIL
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Rolled out unannounced? : TPED
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Preceding night : EVE

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