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New York Times, Saturday, January 10, 2026

Author:
Kameron Austin Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Art form featuring performers in kishin (demon) and okina (old man) masks
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Kameron Austin Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Collins. Grid flow: 52.1 Saturday freshness: 29%
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© 2026, The New York Times1/10/26 ( No. 27,822 )
Across
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"What a darling outfit!" : YOULOOKFAB
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Inflatable transport : RAFT
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The kelpie of Celtic mythology, for one : WATERHORSE
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___ palm : ACAI
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Big name in classifieds : CRAIGSLIST
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Sound made by a toaster? : TING
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"Avatar: Fire and ___" (2025 film) : ASH
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Mars comes third in it : ANNEE
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Creep : SIDLE
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Former employer of Edward Snowden, for short : NSA
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Utmost extent : NTHPOWER
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Improvised onstage : VAMPED
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Really involved : ORNATE
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Barbecue order : RIBS
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Without revealing one's true intentions, maybe : COYLY
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What a mess! : STY
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Morse code components : DITS
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Free of charge : NOFEE
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Syngman ___, first president of South Korea : RHEE
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Limón who was the U.S.'s first Latina poet laureate : ADA
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Total stranger, in slang : RANDO
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"Suds" : BEER
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Andrew ___, banking tycoon who served as Treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932 : MELLON
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"Rats!" : OHCRUD
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Trimmer target : NOSEHAIR
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Vigor : ZIP
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Doggedness : DRIVE
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Volume units : SONES
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Loser in certain re-enactments, informally : REB
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Harsh quality : EDGE
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Aggressive state of mind : ATTACKMODE
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Math function : SINE
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Art form featuring performers in kishin (demon) and okina (old man) masks : NOHTHEATER
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Woman of the d'Urbervilles : TESS
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Something pulled while walking the dog : YOYOSTRING
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Service org. since the 1850s : YWCA
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Sporting blades : OARS
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Jazz site : UTAH
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Kauai keepsake : LEI
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Phenomena once known as "les petites morts" ("little deaths") : ORGASMS
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"That dis was goo-ood!!" : OHSNAP
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German cathedral city, to locals : KOLN
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Gay man, per historical slang inspired by Judy Garland : FRIENDOFDOROTHY
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Plus : ASSET
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"You ___!" ("Agreed!") : BET
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Share : RATION
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Gave a faded look, as jeans : ACIDWASHED
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A star might attract one : FANLETTER
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Gemstone with gold-yellow bands : TIGEREYE
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Lively for one's age : SPRY
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Picks up : NABS
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Darn it! : HOLE
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Figures checked by nurses : VITALSIGNS
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Field for the philosopher David Hume, informally : ECON
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Loyal to a drastic extent : RIDEORDIE
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Action star Michelle : YEOH
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Utmost : DAMNDEST
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Meemaw : NANA
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Go for another round : REUP
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Architect Ludwig Mies van der ___ : ROHE
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Slow-cooked entree : BRISKET
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Big banks : LEVEES
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Poles can be found next to them : CZECHS
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Retort at recess : ISTOO
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Iceland is its only member that doesn't have a standing army : NATO
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Alternative to naan : ROTI
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Shangri-la : EDEN
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Result of breaking the ice? : BERG
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"___ Given Sunday" (1999 football drama) : ANY
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Scuff, say : MAR

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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