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New York Times, Friday, November 28, 2025

Author:
Jacob McDermott
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Plant eater?
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Jacob McDermott

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GJQXZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. McDermott. Grid flow: 64.1 Friday freshness: 28%
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© 2025, The New York Times11/28/25 ( No. 27,779 )
Across
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Pension alternatives, for short : IRAS
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Hustle : SCAM
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"Odds are ..." : IDBET
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Drive around the office? : WORKETHIC
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Actress Watts of "Mulholland Drive" : NAOMI
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Bahamians and Bahrainis : ISLANDERS
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Speedboat's speed : KNOTS
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Fake account : LIE
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Dead ends? : DEES
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James in the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame : RICK
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Piano études, essentially : LESSONS
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Not above : BENEATH
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Trusty : TRIEDANDTRUE
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Alternative to a fingerprint, maybe : PASSCODE
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Golfer McIlroy, the first European male to achieve a career Grand Slam : RORY
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Actress ___ Marsay of Disney+'s "Andor" : FAYE
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The Jazz, on sports tickers : UTA
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Coming ___ : SOON
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Small band : TRIO
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Jazz pianist with a memorable recording of "Tea for Two" : ARTTATUM
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Plant eater? : VENUSFLYTRAP
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What the British call people who make crosswords : SETTERS
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Prepared statement? : IMREADY
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One-named rock idol who was born Paul David Hewson : BONO
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Locking horns : ATIT
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Guess alternative : LEE
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Vegges out : LOAFS
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Restaurant sommelier's offering : HOUSEWINE
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Foundational skateboard trick : OLLIE
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Doesn't exactly ham it up : UNDERACTS
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Sings (out) : BELTS
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Stereotypical eye-roller : TEEN
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Informal get-together : SESH
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Words of affirmation : IWILL
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Sam's wife in "The Lord of the Rings" : ROSIE
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Setting of the 1888 painting "Café Terrace at Night" : ARLES
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Genre for Toots and the Maytals : SKA
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Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named : STDENIS
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Junk food that, ironically, has an exercise in its name : CHEESECURLS
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Runs : AIRS
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Rap figures, for short : MCS
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Similarly : INKIND
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Flash mob group, perhaps : DANCETROUPE
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Decide where to stay : BOOKAROOM
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One wearing the Star of Life emblem, for short : EMT
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"Quite so" : TIS
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Back in the race? : ENDORSE
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French name meaning "born again" : RENE
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"Mind your own beeswax!" : STAYOUTOFIT
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It's not constructive : BADATTITUDE
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Game division : TURN
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"I saw that!" : HEY
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Eccentric : DOTTY
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Colorful capsule that splatters : PAINTBALL
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Like samples : FREE
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Appetizer : STARTER
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Anchors might be seen on them : TVS
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___-Latino : AFRO
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Funny Fred : ARMISEN
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Picks up : SENSES
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Literary protagonist who "generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)" : ALICE
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Some hailstone "souvenirs" : DENTS
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"Oof, sounds terrible!" : YEESH
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Top-tier : AONE
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Softball question : LOB
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José ___ (Mexican food brand) : OLE
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Humble dwelling : HUT
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Served as : WAS

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