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New York Times, Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Author:
Jonathan Raksin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu
TotalDebut
11/20/2026
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Jonathan Raksin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQV} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Raksin. Grid flow: 17.1 Tuesday freshness: 73%
Jonathan Raksin notes:
Very excited to be making my New York Times debut! I've (technically) been a solver since I was around ten years old. On Sunday ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Different kinds of ECHO can be found in the NATO ALPHABET, an AMAZON WAREHOUSE, and THE GRAND CANYON.

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A
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R
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T
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H
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B
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T
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A
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T
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L
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R
E
X
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M
A
R
Y
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G
R
E
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E
K
M
Y
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T
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H
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O
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L
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Y
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R
A
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N
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W
A
W
A
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A
M
A
Z
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O
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N
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W
A
R
E
H
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O
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U
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S
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E
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R
O
T
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W
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T
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T
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H
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G
R
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N
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D
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C
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O
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N
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O
R
C
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P
A
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C
H
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L
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O
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C
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A
T
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N
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H
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P
O
D
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P
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S
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L
I
T
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F
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R
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N
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T
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Y
E
S
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T
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C
S
H
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© 2026, The New York Times1/20/26 ( No. 27,832 )
Across
1
Small bouquets : POSIES
7
"In that case ..." : IFSO
11
Cleopatra's killer : ASP
14
One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé : GRAMMY
15
Short piano piece : SONATINA
17
Improvises : ADLIBS
18
One who's hanging around : LOITERER
19
It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu : NATOALPHABET
21
The Falcons, on scoreboards : ATL
24
Follower of "T." : REX
25
Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà" : MARY
26
Hellenistic storytelling : GREEKMYTHOLOGY
32
Parade spoiler : RAIN
33
East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name : WAWA
34
Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers : AMAZONWAREHOUSE
42
Flatbread from India : ROTI
43
Fight night souvenir, perhaps : WELT
44
Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages : THEGRANDCANYON
50
Düsseldorf denial : NEIN
51
Video game creature often depicted with green skin : ORC
52
One place to find a Brazilian : SPA
53
Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is : ECHOLOCATION
59
Group of orcas : WHALEPOD
60
Groups of scouts : TROOPS
64
Suddenly motivated, with "under" : LITAFIRE
65
Stuck : INARUT
66
"Amen!" : YES
67
Romeo or Juliet, notably : TEEN
68
D flat equivalent : CSHARP
Down
1
Tour overseer, for short : PGA
2
Chicago airport code : ORD
3
___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet) : SAL
4
Poker declaration : IMIN
5
Set sail : EMBARK
6
The "S" of A.B.S. : SYSTEM
7
Mallorca, por ejemplo : ISLA
8
One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase : FOOL
9
Scissor cut : SNIP
10
Words with one's right hand raised : OATH
11
Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado : AIRBAG
12
Visibly disdainful : SNEERY
13
Shindig : PARTY
16
"I love you," in Spanish : TEAMO
20
Prefix for element #8 : OXY
21
Indian tourist city : AGRA
22
Transport between terminals : TRAM
23
"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
27
Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem) : ENZ
28
American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits : TWAIN
29
Sarcastic laugh syllable : HAR
30
Be behind : OWE
31
___-di-dah : LAH
35
See 47-Down : ORG
36
Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and" : NOR
37
Sports grp. for Coco Gauff : WTA
38
Not lease, say : OWN
39
One-eighties : UEYS
40
Unappetizing food : SLOP
41
Europe's highest volcano : ETNA
44
Computer whiz : TECHIE
45
Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals" : HIHATS
46
___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown : ENOLA
47
With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia : DOT
48
Any poster on Yelp, essentially : CRITIC
49
Squirrel's hoard : ACORNS
50
Just now : NEWLY
54
West side? : LEFT
55
Mayberry boy of '60s TV : OPIE
56
McIntosh (or Macintosh) component : CORE
57
Port of Yemen : ADEN
58
One famously preparing for a flood : NOAH
61
"... ___ lack thereof" : ORA
62
Brita competitor : PUR
63
Pennzoil competitor : STP

Answer summary:
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