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Misquoting Shakespeare

New York Times, Sunday, November 16, 2025

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking
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Randolph Ross

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. Ross. Grid flow: 26.0 Sunday freshness: 7%
Will Shortz notes:
Randolph Ross, of Manhattan, is a retired high school principal. When he started constructing crosswords for The Times in 1991, he worked, as nearly everyone did then, by hand on graph ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times11/16/25 ( No. 27,767 )
Across
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They're charged for long trips : TESLAS
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Tool with a point : AWL
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No longer in as good a place : WORSEOFF
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Here : ONEARTH
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Early smartphone model of the 2000s : TREO
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Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking : OPIUMWAR
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King's assessment of his son the Crusader? : GOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE
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Parisian possessive : ALUI
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D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking : DEA
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Nickname heard in 8-Down : TEX
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Harder to grasp, in a way : EELIER
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Done deal : SALE
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"Swan Lake" role : ODETTE
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Disney World souvenir : CEL
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Davis of old Hollywood : BETTE
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The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. : STRESSOR
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Radiate : EXUDE
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Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? : TOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE
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"I didn't expect that!" : OHGEE
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Corner key : ESC
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Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" : BEN
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Marine menace : ORCA
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With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? : FAREISFOUL
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Nail salon brand : OPI
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Gal from Israel : GADOT
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Something athletes strive to break : TIE
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Dots on faces : PIPS
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Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st : ANE
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Customarily : ASARULE
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Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? : TWOBSORNOTTWOBS
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Team transports : OXCARTS
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Inserted, as into a printer : FED
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It's over your head : ROOF
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Capture : BAG
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No Mr. Nice Guy : MEANY
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Scratch the surface of, say : MAR
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See 51-Across : FOWLISFAIR
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Fly in the ointment : SNAG
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Weed killer : HOE
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Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. : ATL
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Shake off : ELUDE
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Schnozz, honker or beak? : ANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME
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Broke down : CRIED
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Castle fortifications : PARAPETS
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Leave red-faced : ABASH
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Sign of a smashing success : SRO
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Right-leaning? : ITALIC
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Olympian queen : HERA
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Sunni or Shiite : MUSLIM
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One wearing a striped shirt, informally : REF
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___Arts, school in Santa Clarita : CAL
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Pool equipment : CUES
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Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? : BEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH
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Very quickly : INATRICE
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Getting warm : NEAR
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"The Godfather" weapon : GARROTE
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Movable parts of record players : TONEARMS
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"Might I ___ …" : ADD
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Competes for, as a contract : BIDSON
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Costume garments made from bedsheets : TOGAS
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___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown : ENOLA
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Hub for K-pop : SEOUL
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Many a casual fitted top : LADIESTEE
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Flood protection? : ARK
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Depot: Abbr. : STN
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Specialized skill : ART
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Wayne's world? : WESTERNS
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Rob of "The West Wing" : LOWE
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Tribulation : WOE
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Get off the fence : OPT
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Like dark green avocados : RIPE
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No-lose situation : SUREBET
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Microphone inventor ___ Berliner : EMILE
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Take full responsibility for something : OWNIT
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Aspect : FACET
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"___ Jacques" : FRERE
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Like some cameras and agendas : HIDDEN
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"Really?" : THATSO
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Honkers : GEESE
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Stand out : EXCEL
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"… ___ quit!" : ORI
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Spa handout : TOWEL
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Formerly with law enforcement, informally : EXFBI
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Garage job : LUBE
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What a detail-oriented person might "dot" : THEI
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Animal house : DEN
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Cuisine with boat noodles : THAI
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No Mr. Nice Guy : OGRE
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Prefix suggesting low cost : ECONO
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Nature calls : ROARS
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Language that's the source of the word "khaki" : URDU
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Earth Day subj. : ECOL
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Many a time : OFT
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Absorbed, as a cost : ATE
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Difficult position : SPOT
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Little untruths : FIBS
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Special ___ : OPS
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Uncle Sam's land, informally : USOFA
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Lead-in to dollar or chemical : PETRO
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Talk at length : GAB
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See 51-Across : AND
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Gone wrong, for short? : AWOL
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L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics : SOFI
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"Scent of a Woman" dance : TANGO
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Twisted : WRY
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Tried for a second term, say : RERAN
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AAA job : TOW
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Meditation sounds : OMS
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TV role for Lucy Lawless : XENA
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James of "Misery" : CAAN
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Author who coined the word "munchkin" : BAUM
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Campaign worker : AIDE
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Coll. senior's test : GRE
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Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" : MEYER
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Parade attraction : FLOAT
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On its way : SENT
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Memorization tool : FLASHCARD
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___ honor (honorific for a judge) : HER
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Eastern ties : OBIS
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Represented : TYPIFIED
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Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 : SCHIRRA
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Find charming : ADORE
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Lost shipment inquiry : TRACER
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"Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. : HALAS
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Final words : EPILOG
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Partner of parks, for short : REC
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Scope : AMBIT
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Spanish for "good" : BUENO
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Dam on the Nile : ASWAN
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List of candidates : SLATE
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Mozart can be seen on some of them : EUROS
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Odd-numbered page : RECTO
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Ghost-faced : ASHEN
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Israeli P.M. before Rabin : MEIR
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Europe's tallest active volcano : ETNA
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Channel for cinephiles : TCM
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"___ All That" (2021 rom-com) : HES
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Family man : DAD
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"Marvy!" : FAB
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Doctor's order, for short : MRI

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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