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Andrew Ries
Andrew Ries

NY Times, Sun Sep 27, 2026 Puns and Anagrams

47-Down : I'm born to be used as a symphony key

Author:
Andrew Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 28
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© 2026, The New York Times
Across
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Title character in a play by Shakespeare, W. : ANTONYM
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Fishing hauls she sees at piers : CATCHES
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More flashy, I'd argue : GAUDIER
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AB     CDEFGHI ... : ABALONE
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Woman with a superlative fashion magazine : ESTELLE
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Feeling that makes me sorer : REMORSE
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Shout after I left Ohio : OHO
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Church officer's articles in Spanish and German : ELDER
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Erases, not using a #2 : EASES
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Just watches lunks, after a change of heart : LURKS
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Rep's follower : AID
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Jack who ran for office in "Boardwalk Empire" : KEMP
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Run quickly - : DASH
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List of deadly sins: ____, B) Pride, C) Envy ... : AGREED
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Degree held by Kim Basinger : MBA
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Guy Nora A. returns to : AARON
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Slowed some rods : DOWELS
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__SSIG__M__N__ : WORKWITHOUTANET
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Benefits of saliva : AVAILS
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Like bows made of cedar : ARCED
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Half-hinged : GED
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Crete's hush-hush thing : SECRET
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Online dude's river : EBRO
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One of the Rich Boys : ERIC
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Put on backward : NOD
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Let in a spot by a Cambridge school : ADMIT
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What hungry dogs young or old do : DROOL
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Social media handle for Old West lawman Masterson : ATBAT
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Heart of widow's sworn oath : IDO
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Newsier dogs : WIENERS
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"Luke, Leia ____?" ("Who is your favorite 'Star Wars' character?") : ORLANDO
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Fruit grown in a tropic : APRICOT
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Hot, as how deli meat may be served : ONAROLL
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Feels dull pain again : REACHES
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Refusal that can draw one's ire : NOSIREE
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Antiquated load, e.g. : AGEOLD
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A N.H., U.S.A., city : NASHUA
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Ones to whom students owe trust : TUTORS
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It comes after Dec. : ODE
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Character with many lines in "Frasier" : NILES
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Cr__ or b__ __ __ow : YELL
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Equine mired with no eye : MRED
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One of Stephen King's racier novels : CARRIE
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Name of every other gambler : ABE
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Unlikely to snarl at me : TAME
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Conceal a lock : CLOAK
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More hens for equestrians : HORSEMEN
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Beel's enemy band : ENSEMBLE
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Looks beyond sea steps : SEESPAST
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Dale famous for racing Dan Rather : EARNHARDT
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Uniform color of a cookie said to be changed inside : KHAKI
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What de furnace is connected to : DEDUCT
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A siren out of bed : ARISEN
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Dress up : GOT
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Over__ __ __he aff__ction : DOTE
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"____ well" (cobbler's slogan) : AWLS
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__ __lke__ in ankl__-__eep : WADED
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Fought Dr. Wawa, e.g. : WAGEDWAR
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Like fruits and vegetables that I reprove : OVERRIPE
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When NBC played big band music or aired a quiz show : RADIOERA
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Rest's end : ORE
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Locales where anglers cast so often : COASTS
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I'm born to be used as a symphony key : BMINOR
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B__a__n befu__ __ __ __r : RIDDLE
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Love to cheer Peter : OTOOLE
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Like a dunce cap scam I see : CONIC
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Book of Alta's places : ATLAS
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First name among Pole champions : LECH
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Rising freshman : BOON
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Beginnings of a river north of Rome : ARNO
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____ houses (places that sell sushi) : ROE
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Man backing an investment : ARI
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle.

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