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Evan Kalish
Evan Kalish

NY Times, Sun Aug 2, 2026 PUNS & ANAGRAMS

Author:
Evan Kalish
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 42
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M
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P
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B
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G
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O
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L
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Across
1
Terse assertion from a bush or flower : IMPLANT
8
Rights org. the A.P. can cover : NAACP
13
Arbor + boa on a tropical island : BORABORA
15
Woman who sings triads : ASTRID
17
Who attended the open rave in Argentina : EVAPERON
18
Put Spanish cooties together : SPLICE
19
A holiday either way : TET
20
Cars with A-1 mats : MIATAS
22
__ __le perso__ : MAN
23
Guy who tans : STAN
26
__tea__th__ : SLY
27
Resisting a ____ (pulling an all-nighter) : REST
28
Pro ____ (expert at chilling out) : ZAC
30
Central topic at a nail salon : OPI
32
Enlightened leader saving Arendelle, initially : ELSA
33
Reason for spellcaster scratching her head : ITCH
34
Actor Wilder's version of snooker : GENEPOOL
36
HI NDER NDER : ONEHITWONDERS
38
A coach, too, can drink this : HOTCOCOA
39
For example, a commercial shout : EGAD
40
Priest held back by Schwarzenegger : EZRA
41
Tyrant's end : ANT
42
T__ __i__or : RAT
43
Who sings a Christmas song in reverse : LEON
44
Like wintry roads, I see : ICY
46
Reply to Rush V.I.P., oddly : RSVP
49
Part of the Duke URL : EDU
50
__oss __nd __ __andl__r's pa__ : RACHEL
53
Kind of sable : ERA
55
Like LeBron vis-à-vis less honorable players : NOBLER
57
"Vote rocker Ocasek!" : ELECTRIC
60
Soccer cry heard with milk : AULAIT
61
Pests are not given these keys : SPARESET
62
President Roosevelt's bed attire : TEDDY
63
Reticence that fishy Nessie has : SHYNESS
Down
1
Sarcastic reply to a bite : IBET
2
Some five relocations : MOVES
3
Rap tutees for actor Chris : PRATT
4
Pal up : LAP
5
Prez destined to be a great leader : ABE
6
Letter that can replace the asterisk to complete a word: *ATURE : NORM
7
Number of French riots : TROIS
8
It began as an agency in 1958 : NASA
9
Pass African menaces : ASPS
10
What lies centrally in Georgia: Abbr. : ATL
11
Villainous Cmdr. Lorie : CRIMELORD
12
So as pics that are works of art : PICASSOS
14
Classic timepieces when a catalog's delivered : ANALOGWATCHES
16
Concerning teeth in golden talisman : DENTAL
21
Blood category said to be a mistake : TYPEO
24
Like the makers of Tenochtitlán but not Nazca et al. : AZTECAN
25
It's found in oven - a chocolate chip : NACHO
27
Peers at duplications : REPEATS
29
Chicago is a no-go for her : CHICA
31
Sinners at heart : INNER
33
Uh-oh, where to find all the letters of "our belt" : INTROUBLE
35
Fellow who raged : EDGAR
36
Exuded slowly due to zoo : OOZEDOUT
37
Mixer : miner :: toxic : ____ : TONIC
38
The gang raised ____ city in Montana : HELENA
45
Screams on a Yes LP : YELPS
47
Serve poetry : VERSE
48
Even parts of perkiness are missing : PRIES
50
Ride with Tara or Harry : REID
51
Martyr who's endlessly pretentious : ARTY
52
Hale biblical matriarch : LEAH
54
What someone in a cast does : ACTS
56
Youth who's not quite a lady : LAD
58
Follower of Mimi : CRY
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__w__ __ty halved : TEN
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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