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Passing Glances

New York Times, Sunday, August 10, 2025

Author:
Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer
Editor:
Will Shortz
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Wagner. This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Deitmer. Grid flow: 39.7 Sunday freshness: 77%
Will Shortz notes:
Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at Patreon, a monetization platform for content creators. Chandi Deitmer, of Cambridge, Mass., writes puzzles for Elevate Labs, a ... read more
Constructor notes:
Chandi Deitmer: Been a big fan of Adam's work forever, and was so excited when he asked to collab on this lovely idea. The revealer really felt like it justified the mechanism of the ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times8/10/25 ( No. 27,669 )
Across
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Helpful site for a D.I.Y.'er : EHOW
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Thurman of film : UMA
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Need for a transfer of power? : CORD
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Make easier to swallow : CHEW
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Basis for a write-off, perhaps : TAXASSET
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Mann who wrote songs for 1999's "Magnolia" : AIMEE
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First name in country : SHANIA
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... something big and rocky with a Space Force base in it : CHEYENNEMOUNTAIN
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"So weird ..." : HOWODD
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New York City's ___ Place : ASTOR
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Norse mythology's equivalent of Olympus : ASGARD
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Really tipsy : PICKLED
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Be possessive? : OWN
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Auctioneer's cry : SOLD
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... something pointy grown by Pinocchio : DONKEYEARS
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Teeming : ABUNDANT
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"This is the first truth that ___ thine own tongue was guilty of": "All's Well That Ends Well" : EER
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Mimic : APE
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Rep who's not a Rep. : DEM
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Music genre associated with the tellum, or reverse mullet : EMO
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... something conical in a chemistry lab : ERLENMEYERFLASK
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... something round and metallic with kanji written on it : JAPANESEYEN
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Homes for hogs : STIES
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Run-down : RATTY
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Figure (out) : SUSS
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Disney snow queen : ELSA
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Approves : OKS
55
Many a hangout in Boystown, Chicago : GAYBAR
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Tolerate : ABIDE
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Corner piece : ROOK
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Common remote batteries : AAS
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In the style of : ALA
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Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle : ISPYWITHMYLITTLEEYE
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[Not another word!] : SHH
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Location marker on a map app : PIN
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Novelist James : AGEE
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Mega-store? : HOARD
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Alfred E. ___, mascot of Mad magazine : NEUMAN
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Long-running drama with the protagonist Olivia Benson, for short : SVU
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Per ___ : DIEM
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Nowhere close : AFAR
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Hall's music partner : OATES
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Certain water hazard : SHOAL
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... something yellow and happy in a text message : SMILEYEMOJI
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... something soft and melty in a black tub : BREYERSICECREAM
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Place with moving exhibits : ZOO
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Locale for a Snapple fact : CAP
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G.I. grub : MRE
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___ Hammarskjöld, only posthumous winner of a Nobel Peace Prize : DAG
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Outdoor event with costumes : RENFAIRE
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... something feathery sipping on nectar : HONEYEATER
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Final four event : SEMI
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Store that sells protein powder : GNC
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Single facial feature : UNIBROW
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One of the Jacksons : LATOYA
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Onionlike vegetables : LEEKS
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New home for a "fresh prince" in a 1990s sitcom : BELAIR
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... something long and painted on a highway : DOUBLEYELLOWLINE
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Down in the dumps : SULLEN
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Pungent : ACRID
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Crispy tortilla-based dishes : TOSTADAS
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Funerary shroud : PALL
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Excellent, in 1990s slang : PHAT
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Elect (to) : OPT
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Herb paired with brown butter in sauces : SAGE
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... and so on : ETC
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One of the text reaction buttons on an iPhone : HAHA
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Showy daisies : OXEYES
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Deliberate and unprovoked : WANTON
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A password might be provided with one : USERNAME
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First letter of "menorah," in Hebrew : MEM
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"Let's raise our glasses!" : ATOAST
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Fortresses : CITADELS
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Poet Khayyám : OMAR
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Las Vegas's Harry ___ International Airport : REID
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Thieves' place : DEN
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Wedge placed next to a wheel to prevent it from moving : CHOCK
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Iowan, by another name : HAWKEYE
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Sherlock's younger sister on TV : ENOLA
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Like the Río de la Plata vis-à-vis the Amazon : WIDER
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Noted N.S.A. whistle-blower : SNOWDEN
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One going fishing : ANGLER
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You might get one in a row : SHINER
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Contributes : ADDS
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Source of some base humor, for short? : USO
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Fast-food chain founded in New Orleans : POPEYES
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Some noblewomen : DAMES
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Happy, dopey, sneezy, sleepy, grumpy and bashful: Abbr. : ADJS
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___ idéal : BEAU
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Ones making "Out!" cries : UMPS
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Advanced cautiously, front end first : NOSEDIN
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Upgraded with new machinery : RETOOLED
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Several characters in nonfiction? : ENS
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Republican politico Haley : NIKKI
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Brendan of "The Mummy" : FRASER
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Ballad : LAY
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Held in check : ATBAY
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Tired : STALE
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Newswoman Phillips : KYRA
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"Please rush!" : ASAP
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Hole for a shoelace : EYELET
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Archer's protection : ARMGUARD
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Fund-raising fete : GALA
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Way around : BYPASS
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"Take that, loser!" : IWIN
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Spanish interjection : OYE
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Smash to smithereens : ATOMIZE
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"Word has it ..." : IHEAR
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Sleep, informally : SHUTEYE
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Topsy-turviness : HAVOC
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That group : THEM
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Cheese typically wrapped in paraffin : EDAM
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Sort who won't heed the advice "Don't look down"? : SNOB
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What abuts une côte : MER
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Diaphanous : SHEER
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Can you believe it? : ISM
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An ellipse has two of these : FOCI
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Slightly open : AJAR
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Ready to eat : RIPE
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Turn (in) : SCREW
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At all, with "the" : LEASTBIT
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Out of touch for decades, say : LONGLOST
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Shakespearean potion ingredient : EYEOFNEWT
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Vacillator's confession : IMTORN
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Timeless : AGEOLD
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Venice's ___ Bridge : RIALTO
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Express Amtrak options : ACELAS
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Transportation centers : HUBS
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Slightly outdo : ONEUP
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Brand of wafer : NILLA
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Scrutinize : EYEBALL
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Animated daughter of King Triton : ARIEL
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"Ridiculous!" : MYEYE
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Bit of blue on a map of Scotland : LOCH
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Otherworldly glow : AURA
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Radiohead's first #1 album (2000) : KIDA
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Holdup : SNAG
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Greeting with the hands : DAP
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___-eared : LOP
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Jargon suffix : ESE

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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