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Sam Ezersky
Sam Ezersky

NY Times, Sun Jun 7, 2026 Puns and Anagrams

Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29
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W
2
I
3
N
4
G
5
S
6
P
7
A
8
N
9
G
10
A
11
D
12
G
13
E
14
T
15
O
V
E
R
H
E
R
E
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S
W
O
O
S
H
17
M
O
V
I
E
D
O
M
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N
O
H
O
P
E
19
B
R
I
N
G
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M
E
21
T
22
L
A
N
E
S
23
S
Y
S
C
O
24
A
S
H
25
E
S
26
A
R
C
27
H
A
28
S
29
I
R
A
30
T
H
A
R
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A
32
W
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N
34
T
O
35
R
S
O
S
36
B
E
N
E
37
T
A
B
38
A
S
C
O
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B
I
40
G
D
A
T
A
41
I
T
C
H
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I
L
43
L
S
E
E
44
D
O
M
45
T
E
S
S
46
A
L
A
47
R
O
48
O
49
A
R
P
50
S
L
I
P
51
S
52
F
I
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N
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I
55
S
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G
L
O
57
A
T
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N
B
A
59
E
L
I
D
E
60
A
I
R
B
E
61
D
62
E
V
63
A
N
S
T
O
N
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I
N
T
U
N
E
65
L
E
G
C
U
R
L
S
66
N
E
S
T
O
R
67
T
R
E
E
P
O
S
E
© 2026, The New York Times
Across
1
Spawning statistic for birds : WINGSPAN
9
Tagged thingamajig : GADGET
15
Eavesdrop, by the sound of it : OVERHERE
16
So how's this for Nike's logo? : SWOOSH
17
Background for a mom video : MOVIEDOM
18
Phone 0: "I can't go on" : NOHOPE
19
(Bs arranged in a circle -- see PDF) : BRING
20
Ran into a New York pro : MET
22
Paths for Nathan and Diane : LANES
23
Big food distributor in easy score : SYSCO
24
She's a waste : ASHES
26
March 2nd through 4th : ARC
27
Contains laughs : HAS
29
Glass heard on the air : IRA
30
__ __ __taway, to a pi__ate : THAR
31
Bristle in most of lawn : AWN
34
Some sculptures of roosts : TORSOS
36
What's been good in Italy? : BENE
37
Sauce that earns tacos a B for taste : TABASCO
39
INFO : BIGDATA
41
Trailer 'ookup : ITCH
42
Not aisle A or aisle B, reportedly : ILLSEE
44
Abdomen's midsection : DOM
45
____ Tate (trusts and wills lawyer) : TESS
46
In the style of the Yellowhammer State : ALA
47
F__iend of P__ __h : ROO
49
Rap artist : ARP
50
Stumbles with lisps, say : SLIPS
52
What $5 is, at the end : FINIS
56
Tag ol' crow : GLOAT
58
Org. with a travel ban? : NBA
59
Leave out a syllable of Ile-de-France : ELIDE
60
Sleeping option for a bride : AIRBED
62
Note vans in this Chicago suburb : EVANSTON
64
Where RIB is for TRIBUNE, or RBI for TURBINE : INTUNE
65
(The letters of DRUMSTICK arranged in an arc -- see PDF) : LEGCURLS
66
Empty ____ (dimwitted Trojan counselor) : NESTOR
67
Pete Rose yoga formation : TREEPOSE
Down
1
Where zero BMWs develop : WOMBS
2
"Which letter of IVY is a shade of white?" : IVORY
3
Vine's Caribbean island of origin : NEVIS
4
Dr. Seuss character with a smile over a half-inch : GRINCH
5
Female farm animals' hostages : SHEGOATS
6
Lead-in to antic : PED
7
Scent of a tomato : AROMA
8
Foe of Siemens : NEMESIS
9
Channel in Throg's Neck : GSN
10
No-shows in a slow military : AWOLS
11
Oh, ad in a Mideast capital : DOHA
12
What a hat is meant to do : GOONAHEAD
13
Language with no repeats : ESPERANTO
14
Clue from "Jeopardy!" rematches: "Edvard Munch created this famous painting in 1893" : THESCREAM
21
Pounds of borsht : THROBS
25
What life becomes when I erase my problems : EASIER
28
Like gatherings for one in SoCal : SOCIAL
30
Vowelless "What a shame" : TBD
31
Baack tto causiing ttrouble : ATITAGAIN
32
H2O H2O H2O H2O H2O : WATERLINE
33
Netball, badminton, cricket : NBCSPORTS
35
Trolling endlessly : ROLLIN
38
Sounds of realization in a high school : AHS
40
What might go around illegally reselling a former G.M. car : GEOFENCE
43
It fastens you in a lab pelt : LAPBELT
48
L L
I I
O O : OILSUP
50
Notes taker : STENO
51
Shopper with a coupon, or vice versa : SAVER
53
Intro to chemistry class : NITRO
54
Items of solid gold in a tomb, say : IDOLS
55
__m__ll, heari__g or ta__t__ : SENSE
57
"I don't want to hear an 'if,' an 'and' or ____!" : ABUT
61
Turning red : DER
63
Bagel's contents : AGE
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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