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The New York Times · Daily · Sunday, July 26, 2026 · Kim Alswager
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"Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff)
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"Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff)
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Across
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"Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff)
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Peddles
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Chain whose merch includes mulch
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Encase in protection
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Something might disappear into it
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Lacking sense
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Darlings
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Yoga style in which each movement is synchronized with a breath
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Bag
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Whom this puzzle's subject must save!
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Source of fries, informally
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On
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Nuggets of wisdom
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Pizza parlor purchase
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Hough of "Dancing With the Stars" fame
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Green friend of this puzzle's subject
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Elitist
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"___ be an honor"
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Not say, say
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"___ right!"
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Vehicle puller
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Disqualifies (oneself)
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"Waaaah!"
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Union Army general who was victorious over Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg
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Texter's caveat
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How a "miracle product" is said to work
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Host of the 2016 Olympics
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Old pros
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Primates' realm
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Batman and Robin, e.g.
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Many a musical chord
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Total heat content of a thermodynamic system
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Platform with a "Super" popular character, in brief?
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"Kind of"
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Decorous
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"Scrumptious!"
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Way
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Someone who might put you on a list
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U.K. military branch
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Classic kids' toy weapon
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Sleepover "comfies"
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Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory"
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Antagonist of this puzzle's subject
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Shoe style with a small opening in the front
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Man whom Jesus raised from the dead in John 11
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Salmon and coral
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Takes full advantage of
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Dot follower
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"Beau ___"
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___ Davis, actor and eulogist for Malcolm X
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Until now
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Big name in trucks
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Useful
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Sportscaster Andrews
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Excessively uptight
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Enemy lair where 24-Across is held captive
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"To me, 'sexy' is a ___ with confidence": Allegra Versace
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Striking feature of Jessica Rabbit
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Achieve
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Brother of this puzzle's subject
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Author and entrepreneur Huffington
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Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s
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Secret supply
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Tabasco, for one
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Highlight for a QB
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Cyrillic way to write "U.S.S.R."
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Short hand?
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When "One Day More" is sung in "Les Misérables"
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Collectible item from the box below
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Fried cornbread concoctions
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___ map
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Green transport from the box below
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Best-selling Irish solo musical artist
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Image Awards org.
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Spills
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Madrid Mrs.
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Word before service or sync
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Duty
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What this puzzle's subject uses to travel to a new location
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Like many primary bathrooms
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Like teams in March Madness
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Expensive Super Bowl purchase
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In
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___ lecithin (food additive)
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Raid target, at times
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Space
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Let down
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Sea connectors
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Obtains (from)
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Gold or silver, but not bronze
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This might be stuffed inside a shell
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Dot follower
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Recoiled
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Jupiter ___, first African American poet published in North America
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Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject
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Wilt
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Scented
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Carrier that takes its name from the Book of Hosea
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___ cup
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Achieved
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Excite
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Job for a stage assistant, maybe
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Australia's most popular wine
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"Extra life" item from the box below
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How a total dummkopf might handle something
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In jest
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Like New Jersey among all U.S. states, population-wise
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In the very recent past
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Gown fabrics
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___ Duncan, education secretary under Obama
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Razor blades?
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Cozy corners
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With 31-Down, power-up that lets this puzzle's subject throw flames
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Alternative to "sparkling"
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Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject
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With 30-Down, power-up that supersizes this puzzle's subject
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Flowed (from)
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Some film noir figures, for short
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Give for a time
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Business address abbr.
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Popular GMC pickup
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Proceeds like congested traffic
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Mount ___, highest peak in the Rockies
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Mumbled stumbles
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Daises
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"Sorry, my calendar's full"
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Falls behind
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"?!?!?!?!"
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Sensible
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___ für alle Mal (once and for all, in German)
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What a rest indicates ... or a word after rest
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Small bite abroad
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Makeup of a certain web
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Docs who really get in your face?
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Medical research ctr.
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Dorm leaders, in brief