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New York Times, Thursday, June 11, 2026

Author:
Nikhil Bailey
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Poker holding of four cards of the same suit
TotalDebut
16/11/2026
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Nikhil Bailey

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bailey. Grid flow: 26.4 Thursday freshness: 52%
Jim Horne notes:
Sound out the numbers in the theme clues as Roman Numerals: TWO CAPTAIN → I I (aye aye) CAPTAIN HUNDRED LEGS → C (sea) LEGS FORTY ... read more
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H
2
A
3
L
4
F
5
A
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C
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M
8
E
9
S
10
O
11
A
12
K
13
S
14
A
R
A
L
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L
O
O
S
E
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U
L
N
A
17
M
E
N
U
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T
W
O
C
A
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P
T
A
I
N
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M
A
S
S
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L
E
S
S
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F
A
I
N
T
S
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H
A
R
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V
O
T
E
25
H
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U
27
N
D
R
E
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D
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L
E
G
S
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C
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D
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C
33
O
P
E
R
A
G
O
E
R
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S
H
O
O
35
N
O
V
A
36
O
N
A
I
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R
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A
L
U
M
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K
N
E
W
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O
P
T
I
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C
L
O
B
E
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S
E
R
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F
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O
R
T
Y
S
H
E
E
T
S
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M
A
R
S
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K
A
I
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A
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F
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R
A
I
D
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A
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C
I
D
T
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R
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I
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P
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F
O
U
R
L
E
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A
G
U
E
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E
A
S
E
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R
O
S
E
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A
C
R
E
S
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M
R
N
A
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O
D
E
S
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L
E
A
S
T
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S
E
T
S
© 2026, The New York Times6/11/26 ( No. 27,974 )
Across
1
Word before baked or naked : HALF
5
Pinnacles : ACMES
10
Thousand ___, city that's part of Greater Los Angeles : OAKS
14
___ Sea, body of water that lost 90% of its volume to irrigation : ARAL
15
Not secured : LOOSE
16
Arm part : ULNA
17
It might have many sides : MENU
18
"Yes, sir!," to an ancient Roman? : TWOCAPTAIN
20
Like photons, but not protons : MASSLESS
22
Passes out : FAINTS
23
Sarcastic laugh syllable : HAR
24
Yea or nay : VOTE
25
Sailor's bearings, to an ancient Roman? : HUNDREDLEGS
30
Flu-fighting org. : CDC
33
Met someone? : OPERAGOER
34
"Begone!" : SHOO
35
Milky Way explosion : NOVA
36
Live : ONAIR
38
Many a commencement speaker, in brief : ALUM
39
Had the answer : KNEW
40
Your mind's eye? : OPTICLOBE
42
"To be," in Iberia : SER
43
Certain Microsoft Office files, to an ancient Roman? : FORTYSHEETS
45
Destination for 2025's ESCAPADE satellites : MARS
46
"Cobra ___" (Netflix series) : KAI
47
Chicken : AFRAID
50
Something you might keep tabs on? : ACIDTRIP
55
Prestigious group of schools, to an ancient Roman? : FOURLEAGUE
57
Lack of friction : EASE
58
A wine (with an accent), or a flower (without one) : ROSE
59
Farm measures : ACRES
60
Genetic communicator, for short : MRNA
61
Lyrical works : ODES
62
Bare amount : LEAST
63
Gym units : SETS
Down
1
Jon of "Top Gun: Maverick" : HAMM
2
Integral calculation : AREA
3
Setups for some routers, in brief : LANS
4
Poker holding of four cards of the same suit : FLUSHDRAW
5
Clark Kent has one : ALTEREGO
6
Barnyard producers of 7-Down : COWS
7
Sounds produced by 6-Down : MOOS
8
Key next to a Touch Bar on some Mac laptops : ESC
9
Ocean mist : SEAFOG
10
Convex physical feature : OUTIE
11
EGOT-winning composer Menken : ALAN
12
Furrow, as one's brow : KNIT
13
Without : SANS
19
Gillette Stadium team in the N.F.L., to fans : PATS
21
TV journalist Spencer : LARA
24
Truth : VERITY
25
Traffic jam cacophony : HONKS
26
Barely winning, say : UPONE
27
Word on either side of "say" : NEVER
28
People one might meet at a drive : DONORS
29
Bounded : LEAPT
30
Olympic snowboarder Kim : CHLOE
31
Reservations : DOUBT
32
Shows up : COMES
34
Bargain hunter's targets : SALEITEMS
37
Most perilous : RISKIEST
41
Country that forms a tripoint border with Niger and Nigeria : CHAD
43
Fall short : FAIL
44
Test of will : ORDEAL
45
Stable females : MARES
47
Hairstyle sported by painter Bob Ross : AFRO
48
"There is no love sincerer than the love of ___": George Bernard Shaw : FOOD
49
Villainous ploy : RUSE
50
Eastern city with a famous mausoleum : AGRA
51
Prompts : CUES
52
Like blue lobsters : RARE
53
"That ___ funny" : ISNT
54
"Mushy" side dish with fish and chips : PEAS
56
Esteemed fighter pilot : ACE

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

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