New York Times - January 23, 2026

A Friday puzzle by Joyce Keller

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