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New York Times, Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Author:
Corry Cropper
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Brief time to savor one's glory, metaphorically
TotalDebut
110/7/2025
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.49217%
Corry Cropper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Cropper. Tuesday freshness: 32%
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© 2025, The New York Times10/7/25 ( No. 27,727 )
Across
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"No ___, no glory!" : GUTS
5
Floral shade : LILAC
10
Diamonds, informally : ICE
13
"A likely story" : IBET
14
Puccini's "___ Butterfly" : MADAMA
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D.C. ballplayer : NAT
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It is "an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken," per Shakespeare : LOVE
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Trample : STEPON
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Belgian resort renowned for its mineral springs : SPA
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Brief time to savor one's glory, metaphorically : DAYINTHESUN
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Boy king of Egypt : TUT
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Shorthand pro : STENO
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Written to arouse, say : EROTIC
25
Turnip or rutabaga : ROOT
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Diaphanous : LIGHT
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Coyote pup's place : DEN
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Mysterious way to vanish : INTOTHINAIR
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Eye layer : UVEA
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Lugged : TOTED
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Sicily's highest peak : ETNA
41
Practical and unpretentious : DOWNTOEARTH
44
Madrid's country, on World Cup scoreboards : ESP
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Top-tier : ELITE
46
40-Across output : LAVA
47
One-of-a-kind : UNIQUE
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Delay : STALL
55
Baseball great Mel : OTT
56
Oscar-winning Disney song sung by a crab named Sebastian : UNDERTHESEA
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South America's ___ de la Plata : RIO
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Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across : ICARUS
62
Venetian blind component : SLAT
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Animal with an udder : COW
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Thin layer : LAMINA
65
Sidewalk eatery : CAFE
66
"Bel Canto" author Patchett : ANN
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Cathedral recesses : APSES
68
Black gemstone : ONYX
Down
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Embellishes : GILDS
2
W.W. II menace : UBOAT
3
"Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist : TEVYE
4
Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid : STEIN
5
Wood strip : LATH
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___ fixe : IDEE
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Run out, as a subscription : LAPSE
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16-Across, to Molière : AMOUR
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Italian dessert menu staple : CANNOLI
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Kick off : INSTIGATE
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Certain monk(ey)s : CAPUCHINS
12
Coup d'___ : ETAT
14
Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City : MST
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Sushi seaweed : NORI
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Pointed part of a pitchfork : TINE
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Not fooled by : ONTO
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Central Plains tribe : OTOE
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Wreck beyond repair : TOTAL
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Ensnare : TRAP
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"My bro!" : DUDE
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Process of change over generations : EVOLUTION
33
Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say : NEWINTOWN
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Prefix with watt : TERA
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Purchase for a family room : HDTV
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Opposed to : ANTI
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Spirit of Mexico? : TEQUILA
43
Dish that's "slung" : HASH
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Open, as a bottle : UNCAP
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Some Dutch cheeses : EDAMS
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Major British grocery chain : TESCO
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Narnia lion : ASLAN
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Like spinach or chard : LEAFY
54
Material for some gloves and balloons : LATEX
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Largest member of the dolphin family : ORCA
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Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y. : ERIE
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The "R" of R/H/E : RUNS
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Airport org. : TSA

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