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Talkin' 'Bout My Generation

New York Times, Sunday, October 26, 2025

Author:
Gary Larson and Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Relax on a plane? (Gen X)
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 75 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Larson. This is puzzle # 59 for Mr. Peterson. Grid flow: 44.5 Sunday freshness: 41%
Will Shortz notes:
Gary Larson is a retired standup comedian from Edmonds, Wash., located on the Puget Sound. Doug Peterson is a professional crossword constructor from Pasadena, Calif. Gary has said that ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times10/26/25 ( No. 27,746 )
Across
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Leftover piece of fabric : SCRAP
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___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" : PASTA
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"Spartacus" or "Gladiator" : EPIC
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Comic Kaplan : GABE
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Like harem pants : LOOSE
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Large spread : ARRAY
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Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" : PARR
22
George Orwell's alma mater : ETON
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"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) : RIGHTONTIME
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Drag performer? : STREETROD
27
Stinging plants : NETTLES
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Vaudeville offering : SKIT
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Call at home : STRIKE
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Banned body builders, slangily : ROIDS
32
Relax on a plane? (Gen X) : CHILLINTHEAIR
35
___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend : NED
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Dynamic opening? : THERMO
37
One side of the Bering Strait : ASIA
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QB stat: Abbr. : ATT
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Device in a high-tech farm : SERVER
43
Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally : NOM
45
"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" : OLAF
48
Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) : GHOSTBUSTERS
52
Hit the horn : BEEP
54
Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed : MIB
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Trade show : EXPO
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Holiday celebrated with banh chung : TET
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"Superfood" berry : ACAI
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Small bite : NIBBLE
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N.F.C. South player : BUC
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Beatles nickname : FABFOUR
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Greed : AVARICE
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Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) : STANLAUREL
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Awesome after dark? (Gen X) : FLYBYNIGHT
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Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions : KENDOLL
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Fare at many a shoreline eatery : SEAFOOD
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Disco guy on "The Simpsons" : STU
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Moonshiners' needs : YEASTS
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Temporary halt, legally : STAY
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Difficulty, to Hamlet : RUB
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Aromatherapy liquids : OILS
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Symbol for fair weather in a forecast : SUN
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Green opening : HOLE
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One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) : SNACKCOUNTER
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Tempo : PACE
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Antonym and rhyme for "nay" : YEA
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Ancient Greek tunic : CHITON
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"Absolutely!" : YES
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Province bordering Turin : ASTI
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___-weenie : TEENIE
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Grp. that investigates cases? : TSA
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Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) : SHIPPINGLANES
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Pagan religion : WICCA
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"The Merchant of Venice" heroine : PORTIA
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Garb for an Indian bridesmaid : SARI
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Men's accessory organizer : TIERACK
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Labor leaders : UNIONREPS
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Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) : SPLITSECOND
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Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) : MONS
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Shaving gel additive : ALOE
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Vaulted : LEAPT
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Like some undercover detectives : WIRED
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Historic periods : ERAS
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Takes a load off : SITS
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Wee : EENSY
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Less off-the-wall : SANER
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Pro's camera type : SLR
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Numismatist's acquisition : COIN
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"Got it," on a radio : ROGER
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Kutcher of "That '70s Show" : ASHTON
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Like the most pedantic pedant : PETTIEST
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Windows upgrades, perhaps : PANES
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The "A" in STEAM : ARTS
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Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific : SRI
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Laddie's cap : TAM
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"Yes, captain!" : AYESIR
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Letter before zeta : EPSILON
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Singer Page or LaBelle : PATTI
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Bargain bin abbr. : IRR
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Tops of waves : CRESTS
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"Come off it now!" : GETREAL
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Courtyards : ATRIA
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First section of the "Iliad" : BOOKI
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2013 title role for Asa Butterfield : ENDER
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Collector's item? : OLDDEBT
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Addis Ababa residents : ETHIOPIANS
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Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine : KLM
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Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" : CHET
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"Catch!" : HERE
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Handle : NAME
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Oprah or Ellen : TVSTAR
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Industrial ___ : AGE
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"Much obliged," in a text : THX
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Head honcho : TOPBANANA
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Shamefaced : RUEFUL
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Kimono closer : OBI
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The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. : AMBIGUITY
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Run off with : FILCH
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Source of onomatopoeic words : SOUNDS
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1990s Indian P.M. : RAO
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Mark on a freshly polished shoe : SCUFF
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Coveter's sin : ENVY
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Source of some natural dyes and sugars : BEET
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The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" : ARLO
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Liverpudlian, e.g. : BRITON
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It holds the line : CLOTHESPIN
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Most exceptional : BEST
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Pests that bug pups : FLEAS
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Kidnap : ABDUCT
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"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
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Prepare to drive : TEEUP
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"Not to mention …" : ALSO
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Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly : YORKIE
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Objectivist author Rand : AYN
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Go out with : SEE
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Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps : BOOTIES
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Sheltered side : LEE
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Typical univ. applicants : SRS
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"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) : LYIN
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Undesirable marks in high school : ACNE
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X's, to Aphrodite : CHIS
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Uses "lefty-loosey" on : UNSCREWS
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Commencement ritual : CAPTOSS
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Books with legends : ATLASES
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Small crowns : TIARAS
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Location of the malleus, incus and stapes : EAR
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Maroon, in a way : ENISLE
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Its leaves are eaten by giraffes : ACACIA
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Froth : SPUME
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Pay tribute to : HONOR
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One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" : IRINA
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Sexology subject : GSPOT
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Pun-filled, say : WITTY
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___ squash : ACORN
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Tax code issues : TIPS
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Often-skinned body part : KNEE
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Country music's ___ Young Band : ELI
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Head of production? : PEE
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PC connection : LAN
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Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly : DDR

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

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