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New York Times, Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Author:
Killian Olson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
3-Down : Swayed to the music, say
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Killian Olson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Olson. Grid flow: 27.8 Tuesday freshness: 34%
Killian Olson notes:
In an incredibly serendipitous moment last July, my parents invited me to tag along with them to visit Starving Artist Brewing in ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times3/24/26 ( No. 27,895 )
Across
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It may be found at the end of the line : FISH
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One-on-one clashes in "Hamilton" : DUELS
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Go on a spree, maybe : SHOP
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Just chillin' : IDLE
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Fury : ANGER
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"Escape (The ___ Colada Song)" (last Billboard #1 hit of the 1970s) : PINA
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"The Last Supper" painter : LEONARDODAVINCI
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Saul Goodman's field in "Better Call Saul" : LAW
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Refs' ring rulings : TKOS
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Sign at the start of a maze : ENTER
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Tie score : DRAW
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___-bitsy : ITSY
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"The Luncheon" painter : CLAUDEMONET
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Org. that issues lots of refunds : IRS
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Dominates, like a team in a blowout victory : OWNS
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Golfer's sand-filled hazard : BUNKER
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"I don't love it, I don't hate it" : MEH
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Sweet Japanese rice cake that may be filled with ice cream : MOCHI
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___ Moines, Iowa : DES
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State flower of New Mexico : YUCCA
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Soldier's food kit, for short : MRE
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Very large number : MYRIAD
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Castle in chess : ROOK
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Newly include : ADD
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"The Buffet" painter : PAULCEZANNE
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___ Mawr College : BRYN
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"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's ___.": Poor Richard's Almanack : SELF
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Spot for a sun chair : PATIO
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Pantry problem : ANTS
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___ it or lose it : USE
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What you might punnily call 17-, 27- and 48-Across, given the paintings in their clues? : STARVINGARTISTS
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Upright support in a wall : STUD
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Instrument accompanying many a singalong : PIANO
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Bring in the crops : REAP
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Parlor inkings, informally : TATS
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Not follow the path : STRAY
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Boundary-pushing : EDGY
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Permeate : FILL
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Brainstorm : IDEA
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Swayed to the music, say : SLOWDANCED
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Cornish game ___ : HEN
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Hidden area of the internet : DARKWEB
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Computer command used to fix a mistake : UNDO
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Big ones cause conflicts : EGOS
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Had the best score midgame : LED
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Monterrey Mrs. : SRA
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Like hedgehogs and cacti : SPINY
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Help for a guesser : HINT
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Not never, but never again : ONCE
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Doubles team, e.g. : PAIR
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Not much : ATAD
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Storage room in a church : VESTRY
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Fraternity/sorority event : RUSH
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Squid's squirter : INKSAC
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One may have a pocket ... or be found in one : TEE
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Punctuation found in this clue, for example : COMMA
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"Love," euphemistically : LWORD
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Race that no one can win cleanly : MUDRUN
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___ Cruz, at 6'7" the tallest shortstop in M.L.B. history : ONEIL
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"Wha?! ... That makes no sense" : IMCONFUSED
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Intel-gathering mission : RECON
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Order at a soda fountain : SHAKE
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Unscripted comedy : IMPROV
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___ Mountains, Europe/Asia boundary : URAL
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"Hurray!" : YAY
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Trounce : DESTROY
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Drink garnish : ZEST
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For the ___ : BIRDS
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[Hey you!] : PSST
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Lead-in to boy or girl : ATTA
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Like an archer's bowstring before a shot : TAUT
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Biology lab gel : AGAR
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Grammy alternative : NANA
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Kind of party : STAG
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Award that the best plays are nominated for : ESPY
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Computer networking addresses, for short : IPS
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Small complaint : NIT
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High dudgeon : IRE

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

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