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New York Times, Sunday, September 14, 2025

Author:
Daniel Grinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Vocally combine talking and crooning
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Daniel Grinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 134, Blocks: 100 Missing: none – this is a DOUBLE pangram. Grid is asymmetric. There are unchecked squares Scrabble average: 1.81 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Grinberg. Sunday freshness: 72%
Will Shortz notes:
Daniel Grinberg, of Philadelphia, is a user experience researcher for a consulting company. This is his ninth crossword for The Times since 2019. The unusual arrangements of black ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

A follow up to the recent Mel Blanc tribute.

A famous example of SPEAK SING (78-Down.)

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© 2025, The New York Times9/14/25 ( No. 27,704 )
Across
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New H.S. student : FROSH
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They're here today, gone tomorrow : FADS
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Complete : ATOZ
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Swanky Tokyo shopping district : GINZA
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Supplier of oxygenated blood : AORTA
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Very similar : ALOTALIKE
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Shaped like a kiwi fruit : OVOID
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Orange creature in an arcade game : QBERT
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Trees native to the Yukon : REDALDERS
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Young bucks, say : FAWNS
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Supplier of 110-Across : ACMECORPORATION
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Locale of the oracle of Apollo : DELPHI
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Some tots' transports : TRIKES
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Allhallows ___ : EVE
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Trees on the National Mall : ELMS
40
Nintendo character with a long, sticky tongue : YOSHI
43
Emmy-winning actress Edebiri : AYO
44
Celebration dedicated to a saint : FEASTDAY
46
Vessel that infuses and pours : TEAPITCHER
48
Italian for "year" : ANNO
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Reason to atone : SIN
50
Lindsay who played both twins in 1998's "The Parent Trap" : LOHAN
51
Monumental : HUGE
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Voice of 110-Across : MELBLANC
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Artist and co-creator of 91- and 110-Across : CHUCKJONES
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Confectioner said to have co-created Rocky Road ice cream : EDY
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Liverpool's borders? : ELS
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Bowie collaborator Brian : ENO
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Key that a Mac lacks : ALT
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1949 short that marked the first appearance of 91- and 110-Across : FASTANDFURRYOUS
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Left-wing activist movement : ANTIFA
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Sax who invented the saxophone : ADOLPHE
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___ horse : TROJAN
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Emulate an owl : HOOT
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Closely tracking : SHADOWING
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Love letters? : XOXO
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Apropos : APT
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It pumps up the volume : AMP
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What a queen may lay : ANTEGG
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___ Wong, co-star of "Always Be My Maybe" : ALI
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Signature sound of 91-Across : BEEPBEEP
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Target of 110-Across : ROADRUNNER
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Partner of a pestle : MORTAR
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Broadband connection, in brief : DSL
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North Carolina college town : ELON
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Eccentric : KOOKY
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Personal trainer's count : REPS
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"That's useful information" : ITHELPS
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Unscheduled slots : OPENDATES
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P, to Pythagoras : RHO
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DuBois's portrayer in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire" : LEIGH
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Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle : WILEECOYOTE
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Company that once offered "50 Free Hours" CDs : AOL
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Bert's best buddy : ERNIE
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Supervised : OVERSAW
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Upper limit : MAX
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"Huh?," in Honduras : QUE
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Mercilessly mock : RAGON
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Part of Wayne's world? : WESTERN
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Nonkosher sandwich, in brief : BLT
Down
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Page for online answers : FAQ
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Stick up : ROB
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Source of minerals : ORE
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Part of many purses : STRAP
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It's buried to make peace : HATCHET
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Cost of a cab : FARE
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Baldwin of "The Boss Baby" : ALEC
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Imbecile : DODO
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Overhead light? : STAR
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Gucci who pioneered bamboo-handled handbags : ALDO
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Auditorium balcony, e.g. : TIER
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Cajun cooking staple : OKRA
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Shaving on citrus desserts : ZEST
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"You have my blessing" : GOFORIT
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Russian ruler nicknamed "The Moneybag" : IVANI
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This very moment : NOW
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Wine also known as Primitivo, familiarly : ZIN
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Purchased spots : ADS
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View from St. Moritz : ALP
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Certain taco topping : MILDSALSA
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"Uh-uh" : ITHINKNOT
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Run down : DEFAME
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Tied up : EVENED
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With little excess : LEANLY
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Big ___ Burger, fictional Hawaiian fast-food chain in "Pulp Fiction" : KAHUNA
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Cream that's said to combat dark circles : EYEGEL
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Holding the biggest grudge : SOREST
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Prime retail area: Abbr. : MAINST
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Match up, as two devices : SYNC
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Oscar-winning Michelle : YEOH
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Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum site : OAHU
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Dazed and confused : SPACEY
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___ story : SOB
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R&B group with the #1 hit "Waterfalls" : TLC
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Stand-up comic Margaret : CHO
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It falls in the fall : LEAF
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Day, in Dijon : JOUR
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Be part of the crowd, with "in" : FIT
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"That feels incredible!" : AAH
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Silence-enforcing doc : NDA
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Avoid, as a falling anvil : DODGE
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Spokeswoman in Progressive commercials : FLO
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Rising : UPWARD
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Some megafauna, informally : RHINOS
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Summer cabin, maybe : RENTAL
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"Go ___!" (Boston cheer) : SOX
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Captain in a classic novel : AHAB
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"Uh-uh" : NOPE
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Head over head? : TOTEM
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Actress Pflug : JOANN
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Rod in a hot rod : AXLE
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Word after film or pinot : NOIR
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Vocally combine talking and crooning : SPEAKSING
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H.S. diploma alternative : GED
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Tummy-toning tool : ABROLLER
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Renowned N.Y.C. venue for divas : METOPERA
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Energy-saving vehicle : GREENCAR
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Guzzle : GULPDOWN
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Raw fish dish : POKE
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Be a buttinsky : PRY
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Lack of a voice : NOSAY
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Witherspoon of "A Wrinkle in Time" : REESE
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Modern locale of ancient Babylon : IRAQ
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You, to Shakespeare : THOU
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Ozone layer issue : HOLE
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Accented exclamations : OLES
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Two-in-one shampoo and conditioner brand : PERT
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Paris's Panthéon, for one : TOMB
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Latin list shortener, in brief : ETAL
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Risqué message : SEXT
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Italian architect Ponti : GIO
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Nest builder : HEN
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Awe : WOW
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"___ heard enough!" : IVE

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

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