New York Times - October 16, 2026

A Friday puzzle by Adam Shapiro

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