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New York Times, Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Author:
Jeremy Venook
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
When Hamilton and Burr had their duel
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Jeremy Venook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Venook. Grid flow: 30.8 Tuesday freshness: 71%
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© 2026, The New York Times8/18/26 ( No. 28,042 )
Across
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Assistance : HELP
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Dickens villain ___ Heep : URIAH
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Bears' lairs : DENS
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Plant with many topical uses : ALOE
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Downright unpleasant : NASTY
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Meaning of "vidi," in Caesar's boast : ISAW
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Classic Beethoven piano piece : MOONLIGHTSONATA
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Fed. agency overseeing the stock market : SEC
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To blame : ATFAULT
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Online Q&A : AMA
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___ ex machina : DEUS
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Home to Kosovo and Monaco: Abbr. : EUR
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Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land" : CITYOFSTARS
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"Chiseled" muscles : ABS
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Of yore : OLDEN
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Snippet in a film review show : MOVIECLIP
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"Looper" director Johnson : RIAN
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Sarcastic title girl of 1990s-2000s MTV : DARIA
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Utah skiing destination : ALTA
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Coverers of current events : NEWSMEDIA
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Boss (around) : ORDER
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Phoenix basketball player : SUN
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1983 Eurythmics hit whose full title includes "(Are Made of This)" : SWEETDREAMS
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Popular fantasy role-playing game, in brief : DND
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Spies : SEES
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"___-haw!" : YEE
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It has its x's and y's : ALGEBRA
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T-shirt or blouse : TOP
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Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle : MUSICOFTHENIGHT
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Story of one's life? : OBIT
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Beforehand : PRIOR
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Singer Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide" : NOAH
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Hot : SEXY
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17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across : SONGS
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Person regularly sought out for advice : GOTO
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Scene stealer : HAM
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Eponym of a chess rating system : ELO
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British bathroom : LOO
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Writes : PENS
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International aid org. : UNICEF
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Cloth covered in dust, say : RAG
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"... or so" : ISH
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Lead-in to "boy!" or "girl!" : ATTA
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Madness : HYSTERIA
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Kuwaiti currency : DINAR
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The elder of a pair of biblical twins : ESAU
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The "N" of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. : NATL
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Smack, as flies : SWAT
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Gave false hopes : LEDON
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Coming in handy : OFUSE
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Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets : ACORNS
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Environs : MILIEU
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When Hamilton and Burr had their duel : ATDAWN
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Manufactured in America : USMADE
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What gossipers and tall buildings are full of : STORIES
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Desires : YENS
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Fly in the sky : AVIATE
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Like some theme park passes : ALLDAY
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"Oh, buzz off" : BITEME
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Thin on the ground : SPARSE
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Give a hoot : CARE
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Morning condensation : DEWDROPS
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Channel that rebranded with "NOW" in its name in 2025 : MSNBC
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"Citizen Kane" director Welles : ORSON
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Forfends : DETERS
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Part of a pantheon : DEITY
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"Famous" cookie baker : AMOS
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Anti-friction fluid : LUBE
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High-end private jet, familiarly : GSIX
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Hairstyle associated with Jimi Hendrix and Angela Davis : AFRO
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Send an instant message : PING
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Sardine container : TIN
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Refuse to share : HOG
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Glop : GOO
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Mario has a red "M" on his : HAT
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Howe'er : THO

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

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