New York Times - February 22, 2026

A Sunday puzzle by Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp

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