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New York Times, Saturday, June 28, 2025

Author:
Jesse Guzman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Across : Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe
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Jesse Guzman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Guzman. Saturday freshness: 55%
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© 2025, The New York Times6/28/25 ( No. 27,626 )
Across
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Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe : BOWSER
7
Exercise with Yang and Wu styles : TAICHI
13
Colorful treat on a stick : ICEPOP
14
Killed time : DAWDLED
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Bit of unisex attire : SARONG
16
Shot : KABLOOEY
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The travels of Marco Polo, e.g. : TREKS
18
Works up a sweat : TOILS
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Stars' org. : NHL
20
Word after full or free : RIDE
21
Layer of gold? : GOOSE
22
Part of a ship that resembles a fin : KEEL
23
"Bed-in for Peace" activist : ONO
24
Full of dense fog : SOUPY
25
Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!) : CASES
26
Deer stalking aid? : SANTATRACKER
29
Shook hands, say : SEALEDTHEDEAL
32
They focus on subjects of interest : CAMERALENSES
34
Sap sucker : APHID
37
Thwarts : FOILS
38
Philosophy associated with 7-Across : TAO
39
Unveil, with "out" : TROT
40
Crushing, in a way : MOONY
41
Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos : RENO
42
Enter into a spreadsheet : LOG
43
Whines : CARPS
44
Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern : HERON
45
Sweet wine of California : ANGELICA
47
Big name in power ballads : CELINE
48
It's a start : STEPONE
49
They have many faces : PRISMS
50
So far : TODATE
51
Hullabaloo : RACKET
Down
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Places to order les cassoulets : BISTROS
2
Light winds : OCARINAS
3
"It's over" : WEREDONE
4
Put into words : SPOKE
5
Metaphor for a tedious tract of time : EONS
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Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short : RPG
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Drop for the time being : TABLE
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Some tools for saddlers : AWLS
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Court promise : IDO
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Doubles : CLONES
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[I'm so mischievous!] : HEEHEE
12
Depictions of Arcadia : IDYLLS
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Midsummer head decorations : DAISYCHAINS
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Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across : KOOPATROOPA
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Receiver of a four-star review : TOURDEFORCE
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Boast from a prankster : GOTEM
22
Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who" : KAREN
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Leaves mixed up? : SALAD
25
Hands over : CEDES
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Not needing elaboration : TACIT
28
Shade of green : KELLY
30
Record qualifier : ASTERISK
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Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit : LEANONME
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Most likely to succeed? : SOONEST
34
"You made it!" : ATLAST
35
Chop-chop : PRONTO
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Took too much of : HOGGED
40
State for "The Shawshank Redemption" : MAINE
41
Tomb raider's acquisition : RELIC
43
Form a lump : CLOT
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Wedding presider of Greek mythology : HERA
46
Org. with toxicologists : EPA
47
It can keep the beat, in brief : CPR

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