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New York Times, Saturday, November 1, 2025

Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Controversial Richard Serra sculpture once seen in N.Y.C.'s Foley Square
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Michael Lieberman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JKQZ} This is puzzle # 32 for Mr. Lieberman. Grid flow: 40.2 Saturday freshness: 65%
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© 2025, The New York Times11/1/25 ( No. 27,752 )
Across
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They're often engaged in engineering : GEARTEETH
10
Like some on-the-go purchases : INAPP
15
Gift of Athena to Athenians : OLIVETREE
16
Drilling site : MOLAR
17
Controversial Richard Serra sculpture once seen in N.Y.C.'s Foley Square : TILTEDARC
18
Campus opening? : HIPPO
19
"Read Me" readers : USERS
20
Mandolin accessory : CAPO
22
Malediction : HEX
23
Salon service, for short : PEDI
24
St. Peter's Basilica attraction : PIETA
26
English writer/philosopher ___ Wollstonecraft : MARY
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The Rock's signature W.W.E. move : PEOPLESELBOW
30
Device built into most laptops : MIC
33
Components of décadas : ANOS
34
Spit it out! : SALIVA
35
Only mammals that can crack Brazil nut shells with their teeth : AGOUTIS
37
Airline mechanic, at times : RIVETER
38
Materialistic type of the 1980s : YUPPIE
39
Behind : LATE
40
Yearbook div. : SRS
41
Superlatively absurd : BEYONDPARODY
44
Disney-owned channel : ESPN
45
Name of eight popes : URBAN
46
Abbr. next to a year on a company sign : ESTD
50
FYI advertisement : PSA
51
___ Games (Fortnite company) : EPIC
52
Speculative venture : FLIER
53
Commercial lead-in to -matic, once : INSTA
55
Acquaintance made at day care drop-off, perhaps : MOMFRIEND
58
High-performance British sports car : LOTUS
59
Person giving a video testimonial, perhaps : PAIDACTOR
60
Nook book, e.g. : ETEXT
61
Words next to an arrow in a maze : STARTHERE
Down
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Arose : GOTUP
2
Mertens of tennis : ELISE
3
Wasn't doing well : AILED
4
One way to enjoy the great outdoors, informally : RVTRIP
5
They break after some drives : TEES
6
Boarding datum, in brief : ETD
7
Basic baseball stat : ERA
8
Toyota models from 1978 to 1999 : TERCELS
9
Greek goddess whose name becomes a Mexican beer if you change the first letter to T : HECATE
10
Texter's disclaimer : IMHO
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"___ am your father" (often-misquoted film line) : NOI
12
Product with the onetime slogan "An adventure in every bowl!" : ALPHABITS
13
Superficially conceal, as a problem : PAPEROVER
14
Conflicts waged on behalf of third-party powers : PROXYWARS
21
Whispered exhortation : PASSITON
24
Settled a debt reluctantly : PONIEDUP
25
When many take stock, informally? : IPOS
26
Fr. title : MLLE
28
Put away some groceries? : EATIN
29
Like many houses : EAVED
30
"I'll think about this and decide later" grouping : MAYBEPILE
31
"Apparently no" : IGUESSNOT
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Two-in-one computer command : COPYPASTE
36
Atop : UPON
37
Atypical, to Antonius : RARA
39
Certain smock : LABCOAT
42
Does self-checkout? : PRIMPS
43
Christian who was the 2018 N.L. M.V.P. : YELICH
47
Number of Spanish provincias that touch Portugal : SIETE
48
Vibe : TENOR
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Founder of the record label Aftermath : DRDRE
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One direction : EAST
52
Part of a Greek Row, informally : FRAT
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Certain fancy attire, for short : TUX
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Cara ___ (Italian term of affection) : MIA
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Prez with a V.P. nicknamed "Cactus Jack" : FDR

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