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Sound It Out

New York Times, Sunday, March 22, 2026

Author:
Alex Eaton-Salners
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Nickname of Oak Ridge, Tenn., built in 1942 for the Manhattan Project
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Alex Eaton-Salners

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 71 Missing: {J} This is puzzle # 77 for Mr. Eaton-Salners. Grid flow: 34.5 Sunday freshness: 58%
Will Shortz notes:
Alex Eaton-Salners is an in-house attorney for Sandisk, a technology company headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. This is his 55th crossword for The Times starting in 2017. He says his best ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times3/22/26 ( No. 27,893 )
Across
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Catalyst for reckless behavior : DARE
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More than enough : AMPLE
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Resting places : TOMBS
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Resin source : SAP
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Tippy-top : APEX
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Green ___ : BERET
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Basic tier on a popular ridesharing app : UBERX
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Bygone bird : DODO
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Triangle, for one : INSTRUMENT
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Prerelease prototypes : BETAS
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List-shortening abbreviation : ETAL
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Fixed fees : SETRATES
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The circles in 22-Across? : AREYOUWITHME
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Nauru's capital : YAREN
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Digital ID? : SSN
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Canon competitor : EPSON
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Island chains : LEIS
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Betwixt : AMID
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Eucalyptus eater : KOALA
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Liturgical book : MISSAL
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Modern trend of employees doing the bare minimum : QUIETQUITTING
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The circles in 41-Across? : CUETIPS
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Coffee holders : URNS
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___ planning : ESTATE
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Came to a conclusion : ENDED
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Enterprise that might offer disposable slippers : SPA
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Power suffix? : ADE
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Harvard extension : EDU
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Big parties : AFFAIRS
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Bed liner? : SILT
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Gussied (up) : DUDED
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"Totally tubular!" : RAD
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Kind : SORT
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Tony winner ___ Lenya : LOTTE
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Highchair wear : BABYBIB
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The circles in 64-Across? : BEELINE
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"___ on you!" : SHAME
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Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" : LOEB
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Liquor-free : DRY
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"No help needed here!" : IMSET
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Leave speechless : STUN
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Each of the tiny tufts of a dandelion has one : SEEDLET
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Addams Family member : ITT
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Rowboat blade : OAR
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One of a pair of lines drawn in hangman : ARM
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___ Haute, Ind. : TERRE
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Seven days in San Juan : SEMANA
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Firework part : FUSE
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The circles in 93-Across? : TEASETS
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On easy street : SITTINGPRETTY
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"Secret" holiday figures : SANTAS
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1980s video game character who hops between cubes : QBERT
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MacFarlane who voiced Ted in "Ted" : SETH
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Degrees for C.F.O.s : MBAS
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Numbers game : LOTTO
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Help : AID
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Altiplano animal : LLAMA
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The circles in 115-Across? : SEESEYETOEYE
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Family members : MAFIOSOS
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Romeo's last words : IDIE
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States for the record : AVOWS
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Nickname of Oak Ridge, Tenn., built in 1942 for the Manhattan Project : ATOMICCITY
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Some reds, for short : ZINS
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Send payment : REMIT
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Nasal cavity : SINUS
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Winslet with five Golden Globes : KATE
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Part of E.S.L.: Abbr. : ENG
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Dresden denials : NEINS
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Where the Rosetta Stone was discovered : EGYPT
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Little twerp : SNOT
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Jay Gatsby's obsession in "The Great Gatsby" : DAISY
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Breathing issue : APNEA
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Subdued : RESTRAINED
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Go to ___ : EXTREMES
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Touch : ABUT
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Oft-reposted internet content : MEMES
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Publicist's handout : PRESSKIT
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Duo with the 1999 hit "Steal My Sunshine" : LEN
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James in the Blues Hall of Fame : ETTA
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Cooking vessel used in making angel food cake : TUBEPAN
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Excels at Simon Says, say : OBEYS
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Hashtag that trended in 2017 : METOO
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Indiana governor Mike : BRAUN
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Austin music-and-media festival, familiarly : SXSW
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"I guess the time has come" : SOTHISISIT
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Bulge in some throats : ADAMSAPPLE
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Flag bearer : POLE
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Find abhorrent : DETEST
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Rehearsed the whole show, in theater lingo : RANIT
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Raised designs : RELIEFS
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Admission of duplicity : ILIED
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___ bene : NOTA
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Eliminated for not following the rules, informally : DQED
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Start of an encouragement : ATTA
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Granola kin : MUESLI
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Hurdle for an aspiring atty. : LSAT
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Difficult ice skating maneuver, in brief : QUAD
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Language of Pakistan's national anthem : URDU
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Illegal activity generating considerable interest? : USURY
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Ready to go, with "up" : GEARED
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Captain's subordinate: Abbr. : CDR
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Component of fertilizer and gunpowder : NITER
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Cheese ball? : EDAM
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Key ___ : FOB
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Iris holder : STEM
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Israel's first U.N. ambassador : EBAN
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Less incompetent : ABLER
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Some radio tubes : DIODES
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"Will do!" : ONIT
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Attacks from all sides : BESETS
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"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" : BEL
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Recumbent : LYING
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Arrived en masse : STREAMEDIN
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You or me, say : HUMANBEING
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Film crew assistant : BESTBOY
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From Bhutan or Bangladesh : SOUTHASIAN
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The right direction? : EAST
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"South Park" co-creator Parker : TREY
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Exams for srs. : SATS
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Settings for some TV dramas, in brief : ERS
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Chapeau perch : TETE
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Light hits : TAPS
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Pester : TEASE
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Actress Sorvino : MIRA
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Sb, on the periodic table : ANTIMONY
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Tufted parts of horses' legs : FETLOCKS
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Equilibria : STASES
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Batteries for brains? : IQTESTS
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Archaeologist's find : RELIC
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Surge protector? : LEVEE
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People of the Mexican altiplano : OTOMI
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Bring to a garage for repairs : TOWIN
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Block, beaver-style : DAMUP
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Memorable saying : MOTTO
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To date : ASYET
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Small, say : SIZE
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It may be hard to believe : YARN
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Freedom from fretting : EASE
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___ bump : FIST
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Comedian Notaro : TIG

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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