New York Times - January 8, 2026

A Thursday puzzle by Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang

B E L A B C S A R B U S A M A D R I P Y O I N K H I G H D I V E P O N Z I T R U E T I A N A G I N N A E C R O P T O P S T H I R D S V I E O A T G E N I E A F R O G R A D E I N F L A T I O N A P S E Z E S T Y F S U A X E Y E N T A S O V E R B O O K S A Y A I L O N S E T S C O T K O T E X A L I S T E R S E L O T E G L E E N C O N A N A S E Y R E T A S
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