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New York Times, Tuesday, May 26, 2026
ACROSS 39
1 Number not representable by Roman numerals ZERO
5 What's the point of bullfighting? HORN
9 Bryce Canyon's state UTAH
13 What Thomas Carlyle called "the dismal science," for short ECON
14 Cookies featured in Weird Al's "The White Stuff" OREOS
16 Condiment in potato salad, informally MAYO
17 *Aids for biting SHARPTEETH
19 Task for a line cook, informally PREP
20 Thus far TODATE
21 ___ for thought FOOD
23 Crevice GAP
24 Ice cream drink MALT
26 *Attribute for spotting what others miss KEENEYE
28 What a scare might make you do JUMP
31 Word after hand or band SAW
33 "That's a good tip for the future" NOTED
34 Actress de Armas of "Knives Out" ANA
35 Swanky shindig GALA
36 Copenhagener, e.g. DANE
37 What the answers to the starred clues are, collectively? BODYOFKNOWLEDGE
42 $50/hour, e.g. RATE
43 Cuisine from Bangkok THAI
44 It's blowing in the wind AIR
45 Artist with the albums "19," "21," "25" and "30" ADELE
47 "My dear ___ …" SIR
48 Online files for instruction manuals, often PDFS
49 *Cheeky sort WISEASS
52 Rip-___ (awful deals) OFFS
54 Pre-entree order, informally APP
55 Daily delivery MAIL
57 Declares as fact SAYSSO
61 Picked out of a lineup, informally IDED
63 *One given to insolence SMARTMOUTH
65 Tickle Me Elmo toymaker TYCO
66 HR-V and CR-V automaker HONDA
67 Senior dance party PROM
68 Meyers of "Late Night" SETH
69 Within a stone's throw of NEAR
70 Patches up, say SEWS
DOWN 39
1 Gusto ZEST
2 Repetitive sound effect ECHO
3 Highway, e.g. ROAD
4 Way to the highway ONRAMP
5 Spot to keep a passport while traveling HOTELSAFE
6 Valuable deposit ORE
7 "Finding Nemo" setting REEF
8 Simply unacceptable NOTOK
9 M.L.B. official UMP
10 Customized bit of marketing TARGETEDAD
11 "Yes, captain!" AYEAYE
12 Moved like a kangaroo HOPPED
15 "If the ___ fits, wear it!" SHOE
18 School bake sale org. PTA
22 Mountain visible from Anchorage DENALI
25 Lecture TALK
27 "___ of your business!" NONE
28 Punch in the ring JAB
29 Game with the goal of running out of cards UNO
30 Huge props MADRESPECT
32 Desires WANTS
35 Cheerleader's shout GOTEAM
36 A little sun? DWARFSTAR
38 Connecticut Ivy YALE
39 Home of Xenia, the U.S.'s largest city whose name starts with "X" OHIO
40 Many an embedded animation GIF
41 Settings for "The Pitt" and "Code Black," for short ERS
45 Lies ahead AWAITS
46 Technique whereby a shirt is lowered into a pigmented bath DIPDYE
48 Military mind games, for short PSYOPS
50 Merit badge holder SASH
51 Schuster's partner in publishing SIMON
53 Closest peeps FAM
56 Assignment at a bowling alley LANE
58 "You bet!" SURE
59 Place in an overhead bin STOW
60 Electrical resistance units OHMS
62 [Facepalm] DOH
64 Nutritional intake amt. RDA