Monday Monday, July 27, 2026

New York Times, Monday, July 27, 2026

Aidan Deshong Ed. Will Shortz 71 clues Across 33 Down 38
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ACROSS 33
1 Male deer STAG
5 National sport of Japan SUMO
9 Posh N.Y.C. neighborhood SOHO
13 Post-it ___ NOTE
14 Privy to INON
15 Mideast ruler EMIR
16 "Either way is fine with me" IDONTCARE
18 Prefix with hit or bit MEGA
19 Citrusy Japanese sauce PONZU
20 Manipulate into doubting one's memory or experience GASLIGHT
22 Friendly emoticon SMILEYFACE
24 Relieve, as pain SOOTHE
28 Long-running forensics series CSI
29 Only state with a nonrectangular flag OHIO
30 Title for a married woman MRS
33 Fairy tale opening word ONCE
36 Country in Oceania named for a biblical king SOLOMONISLANDS
40 "Star Wars" character ___ Ren KYLO
41 ___ Wednesday ASH
42 Interlocking toy brand LEGO
43 Four-wheeler, for short ATV
45 Kicked out of office OUSTED
47 Pet for Franklin Roosevelt or George W. Bush, informally SCOTTIEDOG
52 As a precaution TOBESAFE
53 Competitor at an esports tournament GAMER
58 All tied up EVEN
59 Smartphone setting that removes all color from the screen ... or a feature of this puzzle? GRAYSCALE
61 Currency in Chihuahua PESO
62 Job for an actor ROLE
63 Run in neutral IDLE
64 Ruminate (over) STEW
65 "A Bug's Life" bugs ANTS
66 Out of battery DEAD
DOWN 38
1 Scissors sound SNIP
2 Heading on a list of tasks TODO
3 Lots and lots ATON
4 Age group that includes 2000s kids GENZ
5 [Yes, I know that's a typo] SIC
6 Eel, at a Japanese restaurant UNAGI
7 Fable's takeaway MORAL
8 "Just a moment!" ONESEC
9 Penultimate tournament round SEMIFINALS
10 Last Greek letter OMEGA
11 Pitch that's hard to hit? HIGHC
12 Give a formal speech ORATE
17 Heinie TUSH
21 Sprayable disinfectant brand LYSOL
23 Officewide message MEMO
24 Signal at sea SOS
25 "Um, sure" OHOK
26 Covered in grease OILY
27 "You missed your chance" TOOLATENOW
31 Single-stranded molecule RNA
32 Palindromic sib SIS
34 Tech review site CNET
35 Living on the ___ EDGE
37 Big name in applesauce MOTTS
38 "Go away, fly!" SHOO
39 Grass bought in rolls SOD
44 "The little blue pill" VIAGRA
46 Branded fluffy slippers UGGS
47 Things taken on a walk? STEPS
48 Violate the Tenth Commandment COVET
49 Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone OBESE
50 Zac of "High School Musical" EFRON
51 Handed out, as playing cards DEALT
54 Low scorer on a pH test ACID
55 Constructed MADE
56 Name that can be parsed as "the the" in Spanish ELLA
57 Portland college attended by Steve Jobs REED
60 "Certainly!" YES

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