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New York Times, Friday, August 28, 2026

Author:
Jack Hatchett
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Members of a Gen Z subculture with online origins
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Jack Hatchett

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Hatchett. Grid flow: 73.3 Friday freshness: 49%
Jim Horne notes:
I had to look this one up: The term E-girl (short for Electronic Girl) refers to a youth subculture that emerged in the late 2010s, ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times8/28/26 ( No. 28,052 )
Across
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"Oh, what the hell" : SCREWIT
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Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus" : HELEN
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Worrier's words : IHOPENOT
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Like a parkour practitioner : AGILE
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Politician's response, maybe : NONANSWER
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Step in the shower : RINSE
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Christian ___ : ERA
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Beamed over : TELEPORTED
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"Would ya look at that ..." : WELLWELLWELL
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Milieu for bathyspheres, with "the" : DEEPS
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"Ignorance is bliss," e.g. : OLDSAW
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Compañeras : AMIGAS
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Rabbit's title : BRER
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Lead-in to field or fifties : MID
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Big house : MANOR
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___ polo (sport played in Pakistan) : YAK
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Asteroids system : ATARI
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Flame proof? : ASH
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___ collar : ETON
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Yellow-and-black ideogram : SMILEY
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World's second-most-populous island : HONSHU
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Hosting, informally : MCING
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They might raise your kids : BOOSTERSEATS
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"Easy-peasy!" : ITSABREEZE
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Customizable avatar for Nintendo games : MII
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Natural exfoliant : LOOFA
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Houdini specialty : ESCAPEACT
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Flower in a Whitman poem written as an elegy for Lincoln : LILAC
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Kim Cattrall's role on "Sex and the City" : SAMANTHA
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Move stealthily : SLINK
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Setting for an uphill climb : LOWGEAR
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Certain elastic band : SINEW
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Washing the dishes, e.g. : CHORE
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Brazilian soccer star known for his dribbling flair : RONALDINHO
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Org. that might do some spring cleaning? : EPA
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Actress Ming-Na of "Mulan" : WEN
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Shoe fitting concerns : INSTEPS
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Golf bag attachments : TOWELS
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Frequent collaborator with Bill Murray : HAROLDRAMIS
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Members of a Gen Z subculture with online origins : EGIRLS
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Screen capture? : LINT
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Choice word : ELSE
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Sine qua non : NEED
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Something read at a table : TELL
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Overhaul : REWORK
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Creator of the Hawaiian Islands, in myth : PELE
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Building block : LEGO
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"Our luck has turned!" : WEARESOBACK
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Blend : AMALGAMATE
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Word with live or chicken : WIRE
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Residency org. : AMA
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Brewing stuff : MASH
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Outlaw : BAN
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Unprofessional letters? : DIY
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"The thing is ..." : YOUSEE
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Sticking point : TINE
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Lightning conductor? : THOR
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Rock subgenre portmanteau : SCREAMO
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Jazz aficionado, e.g. : NBAFAN
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Spirit seen on el Día de los Muertos : MEZCAL
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The 12th crew member in "Ocean's Twelve" : TESS
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Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer Penicheiro : TICHA
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Electric instrument played on Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" : SITAR
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Afflictions : ILLS
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Work like a dog : TOIL
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Star turns at a concert : SOLI
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Print maker : PAW
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Subj. with two A.P. exams : ENG

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