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New York Times, Thursday, July 10, 2025

Author:
Emily Biegas and Sala Wanetick
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Down : "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ___" (Bravo show)
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Emily Biegas
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29/2/20247/10/20252
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Sala Wanetick

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 14 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Biegas. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Wanetick. Thursday freshness: 29%
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© 2025, The New York Times7/10/25 ( No. 27,638 )
Across
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Major-league team known as the "North Siders," locally : CUBS
5
I.R.S. fig. : SSN
8
Playbill bits : BIOS
12
Heckelphone relative : OBOE
13
Urban housing option : COOP
15
Marie Claire competitor : ELLE
16
1970 Van Morrison title track : MOONDANCE
18
Barbershop choice : FADE
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21
Part of the house in which Kevin is left behind in "Home Alone" : ATTIC
22
Fundamental precepts : PILLARS
23
How some points end up : MOOT
26
Common fossil fuel : OIL
27
K♣ : TIGERWOODS
31
A/C meas. : BTU
34
Yaki ___ (Japanese stir-fry) : UDON
35
Photographer Goldin : NAN
36
Line of rulers ended by the 33-Down : TSARS
38
Japanese lunch box : BENTO
40
Canine command : SIT
42
Chile's Nevado ___ Cruces National Park : TRES
43
Ending with lemon or cannon : ADE
44
Q♥ : MATCHMAKER
47
Bud : MAC
48
Vape, informally : ECIG
49
Sparkling water additive : ESSENCE
53
40-40, say : DEUCE
57
60
2025 Pixar film : ELIO
61
Big race that's no longer around? : DINOSAURS
62
"Aw, jeez, you can't do that!" : CMON
63
December has two big ones : EVES
64
N.B.A. star Ginóbili : MANU
65
Sharp flavor : TANG
66
C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
67
It can follow anyone : ELSE
Down
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Curve that gives one pause? : COMMA
2
German war vessel : UBOAT
3
What a stepstool provides : BOOST
4
Mood : SENTIMENT
5
Reminder of a past fight, maybe : SCAR
6
Karaoke choice : SONG
7
For real, to Gen Z : NOCAP
8
Happened to : BEFELL
9
Glazer of "Broad City" : ILANA
10
Like Stonehenge vis-à-vis the Parthenon : OLDER
11
Sibyls : SEERS
14
"End of story!" : PERIOD
17
Part of a restaurant's ambience : DECOR
20
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ___" (Bravo show) : DLIST
24
Possess : OWN
25
A best man may make one : TOAST
27
Part of a brass band : TUBA
28
Checked like a bouncer, for short : IDED
29
Blotto : GONE
30
Not straight up, in a way : ONICE
31
Give orders loudly and curtly : BARK
32
Corner : TREE
33
See 36-Across : USSR
37
Nicki Minaj or Iggy Pop, e.g. : STAGENAME
39
Neighbor of an Emirati : OMANI
41
Active ingredient in some gummies : THC
45
Submit : ACCEDE
46
Certain skirts : MIDIS
47
River through six Asian countries : MEKONG
49
Throw out : EJECT
50
Actress Hayek : SALMA
51
Notable descendant : SCION
52
Cynthia of "Wicked" : ERIVO
54
Standard : USUAL
55
Podiatric maladies : CORNS
56
Follow : ENSUE
58
Rare golf scores : ONES
59
Freelancer's lack : BOSS

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