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New York Times, Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Author:
Ingrid Steffensen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : 1917, 1984, 2001 and others
TotalDebut
16/24/2025
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.55523%
Ingrid Steffensen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Steffensen. Tuesday freshness: 45%
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© 2025, The New York Times6/24/25 ( No. 27,622 )
Across
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Dunham of "Girls" : LENA
5
Snowman in "Frozen" : OLAF
9
Petty quarrel : SPAT
13
"I need this today!" : ASAP
14
___ McEntire a.k.a. "The Queen of Country" : REBA
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Cockamamie : INANE
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___ a ___ (how two foes confront each other) : MANO
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A couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction? : DOCKSDOCKS
19
Muff : BUNGLE
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Thing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign : SEATBELT
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1917, 1984, 2001 and others : YEARS
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Pop star ___ Lipa : DUA
25
Spanish king : REY
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A couple of sets of game cubes ... or heaven? : DICEDICE
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Some Hollywood tech : CGI
31
State west of Mont. : IDA
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Infuriate : ENRAGE
34
Surrounded by : AMID
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Sights at truck stops : SEMIS
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"What's the ___?" : USE
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Ouzo flavoring : ANISE
42
Big wine holder : CASK
43
Nirvana's "___ Like Teen Spirit" : SMELLS
45
Still in the wrapper, say : NEW
46
"Yadda, yadda, yadda" : ETC
48
A couple of fibs ... or incapacitate? : LIESLIES
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Sarcastic laugh syllable : HAR
53
Alley ___ : OOP
55
Rhyming partner of "wheels" : DEALS
56
Regular at the Met, maybe : OPERAFAN
59
Violent troublemaker : RIOTER
62
A couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning? : FRAYSFRAYS
64
Cry upon stubbing one's toe, maybe : YELP
65
___ mignon : FILET
66
Neighborhood : AREA
67
1/8 fluid ounce : DRAM
68
Charity : ALMS
69
Sing like Ella Fitzgerald : SCAT
70
Figs. for which you often give just the last four digits : SSNS
Down
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Epitome of docility : LAMB
2
Biblical birthright seller : ESAU
3
Surveillance systems installed by parents : NANNYCAMS
4
Pinnacle : APOGEE
5
Patronize DoorDash, say : ORDERIN
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Actor DiCaprio, in the tabloids : LEO
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Basics : ABCS
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Produced by A.I., say, as photos : FAKED
9
Nose-in-the-air sort : SNOB
10
Indiana basketballer : PACER
11
Body part that may be twisted : ANKLE
12
Irritable : TESTY
15
Canine collar attachment : IDTAG
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Worcestershire ___ : SAUCE
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Takes on cargo : LADES
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Rugby pile : SCRUM
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The "D" of CD : DISC
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"Hey, what's the big ___?" : IDEA
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Painter's support : EASEL
30
Scottish form of "John" : IAN
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Very cold : GELID
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Preachers : MINISTERS
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"Gotcha" : ISEE
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Morning condensations : DEWS
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"I Like ___" (1950s campaign slogan) : IKE
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Very, in music : ASSAI
43
React to a ridiculous suggestion, maybe : SCOFF
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Eyes in a sleazy way : LEERSAT
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Raise a glass to : TOAST
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London-based insurance giant : LLOYDS
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Teamster Jimmy : HOFFA
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T.S. Eliot's (and the I.R.S.'s) "cruellest month" : APRIL
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Royal domain : REALM
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Law firm aides, informally … or a hint to 17-, 26-. 48- and 62-Across : PARAS
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Some whiskeys : RYES
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Drug cop : NARC
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Verve : ELAN
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Tachometers measure them, in brief : RPMS
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Word said in passing? : YEA

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

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