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New York Times, Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Author:
John Liber
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : *Where new features are released?
TotalDebut
16/30/2026
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ScrabFlowFresh
1.5363.160%
John Liber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Liber. Grid flow: 63.1 Tuesday freshness: 95%
Jim Horne notes:

MT words are two-word phrases starting M__ T__.

1
S
2
L
3
A
4
M
5
W
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H
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O
8
A
9
G
10
O
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T
12
P
O
L
O
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S
14
P
I
O
U
S
15
O
N
E
16
A
L
E
V
E
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H
I
G
G
S
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D
E
A
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M
A
G
I
C
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T
O
U
C
H
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M
A
D
S
22
L
E
T
O
N
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A
T
24
L
A
R
G
E
25
B
26
R
A
T
27
M
E
28
A
L
T
I
C
K
E
T
29
R
E
S
H
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O
E
31
S
L
O
T
H
32
A
N
S
E
L
33
O
K
S
34
H
I
35
P
36
P
37
O
38
A
D
39
O
U
T
40
D
O
N
O
R
S
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M
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I
43
S
T
E
R
T
O
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A
D
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E
W
E
S
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I
N
T
E
N
D
S
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P
A
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S
T
E
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L
A
I
R
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E
M
51
P
T
Y
W
O
R
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D
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S
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A
L
L
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F
R
A
I
L
56
I
O
N
I
A
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D
I
E
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D
I
R
T
Y
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G
L
A
N
D
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Y
E
S
61
A
N
T
S
62
S
P
E
D
© 2026, The New York Times6/30/26 ( No. 27,993 )
Across
1
Professional wrestler's takedown : SLAM
5
Halt, to a horse : WHOA
9
"You've ___ this!" : GOT
12
Business-casual tops worn in the summer : POLOS
14
Devout : PIOUS
15
Beatles compilation album with 27 chart-topping hits : ONE
16
Big name in pain relief : ALEVE
17
Peter ___, physicist with a field and a particle named for him : HIGGS
18
Anti-trafficking agcy. : DEA
19
*Knack for success : MAGICTOUCH
21
Makes angry, old-style : MADS
22
Reveal : LETON
23
Still on the run : ATLARGE
25
Something grilled at a tailgating party : BRAT
27
*Source of ongoing income, informally : MEALTICKET
29
Do more work on, as a farrier might : RESHOE
31
Slow-moving tree-dweller : SLOTH
32
Landscape photographer Adams : ANSEL
33
Green-lights : OKS
34
Surprisingly dangerous "river horse" : HIPPO
38
Warning before your breaking point? : ADOUT
40
Fund-raising drive participants : DONORS
41
*Reckless motorist in "The Wind in the Willows" : MISTERTOAD
45
Mothers in a flock : EWES
46
Plans (to) : INTENDS
47
Ctrl+V action : PASTE
49
Dragon's den : LAIR
50
Remarks void of meaning ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues : EMPTYWORDS
54
What the prefix "omni-" means : ALL
55
Easily broken : FRAIL
56
Ancient Greek region along the Aegean coast : IONIA
57
Rolled randomizer : DIE
58
Like some martinis and jokes : DIRTY
59
Sweat ___ : GLAND
60
"Sure thing!" : YES
61
Workers in a colony : ANTS
62
Made haste : SPED
Down
1
Meat sold in a can : SPAM
2
Showgirl at the Copacabana, in song : LOLA
3
Vessel for a pub pint : ALEGLASS
4
*Where new features are released? : MOVIETHEATER
5
Nintendo Switch predecessor : WIIU
6
"Sooooey!" and "Here, piggy, piggy!" : HOGCALLS
7
Really should : OUGHTTO
8
Total jerk : ASS
9
Suddenly cease all communication : GODARK
10
Tightly wound, maybe : ONEDGE
11
Mad Hatter's collection : TEASET
13
Breakaway group : SECT
14
Word after smart or flip : PHONE
20
Thick book : TOME
21
*Metal lathes and drill presses : MACHINETOOLS
24
Printmaking process, for short : LITHO
25
Supportive undergarment : BRA
26
Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain : REN
28
Extend an invitation for : ASKTO
30
Bygone : OLDEN
33
Get the better of : OUTSMART
35
Get 40 winks in 20 minutes, say : POWERNAP
36
Historic introduction? : PRE
37
Pre-C.I.A. spy group : OSS
39
Get a pizza delivered, perhaps : ORDERIN
40
Historic Normandy date : DDAY
41
Chivalrous address to a noblewoman : MILADY
42
Bad way to get caught : INALIE
43
Julia of "10 Things I Hate About You" : STILES
44
In an appropriate way : APTLY
48
Big gulp : SWIG
51
Cherry discards : PITS
52
Break bread : DINE
53
Org. promoting responsible choices for youth : SADD
55
Medicine-approving grp. : FDA

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

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