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New York Times, Friday, June 19, 2026

Author:
Jack Hatchett
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Sudden reversal of fortune, in literature
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16/19/2026
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Jack Hatchett

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QVXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hatchett. Grid flow: 65.6 Friday freshness: 68%
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© 2026, The New York Times6/19/26 ( No. 27,982 )
Across
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Cut of beef used in Santa Maria-style barbecue : TRITIP
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___ Wilson, four-time M.V.P. of the 27-Down : AJA
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Common export, nowadays : PDF
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Field trip? : HOMERUNTROT
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Section of a timeline : ERA
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Chef's complimentary bite : AMUSEBOUCHE
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Staff : ROD
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Reacted to capturing a championship, perhaps : WEPT
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Dish often served with tartar sauce, informally : FISHNCHIPS
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Terrorizer of Amity Island, in a 1975 blockbuster film : SHARK
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Finishes filming : WRAPS
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Epitome of thinness : WAFER
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Mushroom named for its resemblance to a body part : WOODEAR
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"You've gotta be kidding me!" : OHCOMEONNOW
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Off-grid connection? : THE
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Former attorney general Bill : BARR
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Short cut : BOB
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"___ Green" (Kermit the Frog song) : BEIN
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Skater who lit the Olympic cauldron in 1998 : ITO
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Political philosopher who wrote "The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly" : THOMASPAINE
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Maker of sole music? : TAPSHOE
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Succeed in : WINAT
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Stamp purchase : SHEET
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Companion of Ash and Misty in Pokémon anime : BROCK
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Cold one enjoyed during a hot wash : SHOWERBEER
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Word with ball or board : SNOW
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Spot for a flask : LAB
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"That sounds brave ... but very stupid!" : DONTBEAHERO
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Date in France? : AMI
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One concerned with transparency in the workplace? : GLASSBLOWER
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Bench press target, informally : PEC
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Hebrew name meaning "high" : ELI
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Chinese revolutionary Sun ___ : YATSEN
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Spring event : THAW
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Twin city? : ROME
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Morning announcement : IMUP
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Tries to identify, as a medical issue : TESTSFOR
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Red state : IRE
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20-Across, e.g. : PUBFARE
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A military parade might go through it : ARCH
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Director of "Face/Off" and "Mission: Impossible II" : JOHNWOO
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Admitted fault : ATECROW
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Sudden reversal of fortune, in literature : PERIPETEIA
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Mentions one's ring size, maybe : DROPSAHINT
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They're hot, until they're not : FADS
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Film ___ : NOIR
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Certain canine : TUSK
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Conned : HAD
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Clothing line : HEM
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"Too bad!" : WHATASHAME
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Preferring to keep one's feet on the ground? : ACROPHOBIC
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See 7-Across : WNBA
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French director Clair : RENE
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Last words? : OBIT
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Instrument usually pitched in C : OBOE
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Awards season announcement, for short : NOM
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What might go off the rails? : BANKSHOT
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Guitarist who played the first-ever rock concert at the Sistine Chapel : THEEDGE
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Item in a basket at the dinner table : HOTROLL
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Felt completely confident in : SWOREBY
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Insta post : PIC
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Patch, say : SEW
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"All ___ are off!" : BETS
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Losing side in the Battle of Shiloh, informally : REBS
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Insult, metaphorically : SLAP
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Children of, in Hebrew : BNAI
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What's going on : NEWS
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Willie ___, first Black player in the N.H.L. : OREE
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Run-down : WORN
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Like : ALA

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11 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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