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New York Times, Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Author:
Daniel Trujillo Diaz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
"Will Ruby go to prom with me?"
TotalDebut
110/8/2025
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.53416%
Daniel Trujillo Diaz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 41 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Diaz. Wednesday freshness: 22%
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© 2025, The New York Times10/8/25 ( No. 27,728 )
Across
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Petri dish growth medium : AGAR
5
Turns red, say : DYES
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Michael of "Superbad" : CERA
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Overhaul : REDO
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European capital with canals : AMSTERDAM
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"Will Ruby go to prom with me?" : MYSOURCESSAYNO
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Helpful skill for guessers : ESP
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"Black-eyed" or "sugar snap" legume : PEA
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Take in : ABSORB
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Requires : NEEDS
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"Despicable Me" protagonist : GRU
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Appliance that may have different floor settings, for short : VAC
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Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf : IRAN
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Comics dog with a big red tongue : ODIE
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Singer with the 2011 #1 hit "Set Fire to the Rain" : ADELE
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I repeat: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?" : ASKAGAINLATER
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Fashion designer Spade : KATE
36
Pequod captain : AHAB
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Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?" : WITHOUTADOUBT
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Decrease in intensity : ABATE
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Swiss Army knives have many of these : USES
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Encourage, with "on" : SPUR
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N, E, W or S : DIR
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Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept. : PTA
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Author of "L'Île Mystérieuse" : VERNE
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Solfège start : DOREMI
52
Hairy Halloween costume : APE
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Beethoven's "___ to Joy" : ODE
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Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across : MAGICEIGHTBALL
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Completely immersed : ENGROSSED
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Double Stuf cookie : OREO
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Eye problem : STYE
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A 2-1 record has one : LOSS
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"Hey! Over here!" : PSST
Down
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It shares a 27-mile border with 27-Across : ARMENIA
2
Erupting hot springs : GEYSERS
3
"New and improved" and "For a limited time only" : ADSPEAK
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Kanga's kid in "Winnie-the-Pooh" : ROO
5
Truth's alternative : DARE
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Where volleyball and racquetball were invented, in brief : YMCA
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Demonym suffix : ESE
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Elm and Maple are common ones: Abbr. : STS
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Grouch : CRAB
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East Coast counterpart to Dreyer's in the freezer aisle : EDYS
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Trampled : RANOVER
12
Lacking principles : AMORAL
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Elder son of Isaac : ESAU
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Positive swings : UPS
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More than 2,000 years ago, for short : BCE
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23andMe mailing : DNAKIT
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Martini or Negroni spirit : GIN
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"I can ___" : RELATE
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Something you can be under when in court : OATH
29
Go extinct : DIEOUT
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Somewhat : ATAD
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Ariana ___, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2021's "West Side Story" : DEBOSE
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Receipts : GATE
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Cries of enlightenment : AHAS
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Official authorization : WARRANT
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Conference ___ (college athletic association) : USA
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Brouhahas : UPROARS
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Dresses warmly, with "up" : BUNDLES
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Place to buy a fir at Christmas : TREELOT
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Elaborate : ADD
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Tundras and deserts, e.g. : BIOMES
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___ de gallo (Mexican salsa) : PICO
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Scrutinize : VET
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Like soufflés : EGGY
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Bog : MIRE
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"10 and up" preceder : AGES
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Degrees of success, for short? : PHDS
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Course for becoming bilingual, for short : ESL
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Prefix with -morphic : ISO
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Noggin knock : BOP

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