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New York Times, Saturday, May 9, 2026

Author:
Katie Hoody
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Down : Bath seat?
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Katie Hoody

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Hoody. Grid flow: 71.1 Saturday freshness: 21%
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© 2026, The New York Times5/9/26 ( No. 27,941 )
Across
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Gold meddlers? : ALCHEMISTS
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One making calls on the fly? : BIRD
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You or me, e.g. : MEREMORTAL
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___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread) : ALOO
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Exclamation of surprise from a host : YOUREEARLY
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Place for a post : BLOG
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Dr. J, for all of his N.B.A. career : SIXER
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Perspective : TAKE
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Husky hellos? : ARFS
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Reached new heights : GREW
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Low-level clouds : STRATI
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Central Plains nation governed by the Nasharo Council : PAWNEE
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Storage unit : BYTE
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Portable retirement option : COT
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Black-and-white debut of 1912 : OREO
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Like something no money can buy : FREE
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Accomplished : ADEPT
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List of qualifications? : KINDASORTAMAYBE
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Fragrant compound released during fermentation : ESTER
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Pomegranate morsel : ARIL
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Certain razorback : BOAR
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Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names : RHO
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Still active after all these years : SPRY
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Looks all over : SCOURS
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___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread) : PANEER
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Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of it : SKOR
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Things to let: Abbr. : APTS
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"I could be wrong, but ...," for short : IMHO
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Tropical ring : ATOLL
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Hoot : RIOT
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2000 parody of a 62-Across : SCARYMOVIE
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"That's for sure" : TRUE
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Postponed court date? : MAKEUPGAME
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No time like the present : YORE
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Skirt with a bunch of leaves, perhaps : STEAKSALAD
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___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 1987 : AMYS
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Name of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlapped : LEOI
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Central point : CRUX
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"This is for you" : HERE
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Spring up : EMERGE
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One of the Three Stooges : MOE
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Extra hot : IRATE
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Parlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its name : STRAWBERRYSHAKE
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Lecture : TALK
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Least straightforward, say : SLYEST
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Weighty subject of some children's books : BABAR
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Statement that may be followed by a dash : ILLRACEYOU
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Where spirits are high? : ROOFTOPBAR
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Vacationers' hires, perhaps : DOGSITTERS
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Makes some calls : REFS
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Kings of Los Angeles, e.g. : TEAM
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Event at which you hope to get good deals? : POKERPARTY
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Radio journalist with the 2023 memoir "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening" : ARISHAPIRO
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Traveled to perform : WENTONTOUR
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Central point : NODE
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Legendary Himalayan climber : YETI
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Sound made by many fans : ROAR
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Clemson's ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history) : DABO
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Bath seat? : ARSE
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Setup for an extra point : ALSO
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Color separators : PRISMS
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What may slow the pace of some legs in a marathon : CRAMPS
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Perfume with an accent on its fourth letter : ESTEE
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Won land : KOREA
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What some bio majors do prep work for : MCAT
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Garment that once indicated citizenship : TOGA
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A zero is one : OVAL
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Kilo follower : LIMA
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Certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in brief : LEED
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New ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges) : YUK

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

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