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New York Times, Friday, November 14, 2025

Author:
Malaika Handa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Aesthetic associated with classical literature and vintage fashion
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {BJQUXZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Handa. Grid flow: 33.6 Friday freshness: 38%
Malaika Handa notes:
Some thoughts on construction: The seed for this puzzle was 6-Down, which was stuck in my head after reading The Secret History ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
According to Wikipedia, Dark academia is "a literary, internet aesthetic and subculture concerned with higher education, the arts, and ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times11/14/25 ( No. 27,765 )
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Eating plan that attempts to mimic Stone Age conditions : PALEODIET
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It's different from randomness, mathematically : CHAOS
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Unsolved mysteries : OPENCASES
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Pasta shape similar to ziti : PENNE
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Despite its name, it's not alcoholic : GINGERALE
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Subscription prices : RATES
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Celery unit : STALK
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Pineapple and Cranberry, for two, in N.Y.C. : STS
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Material for a certain pocket : PITA
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Shape of a charm that Simone Biles wears on a necklace : GOAT
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"Toy Story" antagonist : SID
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Where to set a cocktail garnish : RIM
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Command that initiates a chase : GOFETCH
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"Avengers: ___" (film in Marvel's Infinity Saga) : ENDGAME
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Resource used in 67-Across : ORE
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___ paneer (classic vegetarian Indian dish) : SAAG
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Be in one's good ___ : GRACES
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Ooze : SEEP
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Live : DWELL
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Board game that begins with players choosing college versus career : LIFE
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"I canNOT handle this right now" : SODONE
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One option in a subscription service : TIER
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"I told you!!" : SEE
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They form when snow melts and refreezes : ICEDAMS
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Created unpleasant driving conditions, in a way : SLEETED
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"___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish) : POR
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Insta post : PIC
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Needing a 34-inch inseam, maybe : TALL
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Roman Empire invader : GOTH
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Verb in each of the first three sentences of the Gettysburg Address : ARE
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British natural historian Attenborough : DAVID
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They're the subject of more than 200 million catalogs a year : IKEAS
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Common things in processed foods : ADDITIVES
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Iranian money : RIALS
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Video game in which users build tools from raw resources : MINECRAFT
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Fruit that can be used to add highlights to your hair : LEMON
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Liner notes? : SEASHANTY
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Cool, in streaming slang : POG
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Honeybee genus : APIS
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Fast time? : LENT
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Captivate : ENGAGE
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Wild cats whose name comes from Nahuatl : OCELOTS
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Aesthetic associated with classical literature and vintage fashion : DARKACADEMIA
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"God ___ Woman" (hit by Ariana Grande) : ISA
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Fish that can be 12 feet long : EELS
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Fly that causes sleeping sickness : TSETSE
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Lifeguard's skill, for short : CPR
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Whole bunch : HEAP
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"How to Be an ___" (book by Ibram X. Kendi) : ANTIRACIST
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Nonrecurring payment : ONETIMEFEE
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Bit on a bun : SESAMESEED
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Beyoncé song subtitled "(Put a Ring on It)" : SINGLELADIES
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Be unchill? : THAW
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Inits. for the old East Germany : DDR
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Teen drama that revolves around "the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite" : GOSSIPGIRL
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Ingredient that resembles soil in "dirt pudding" : OREOCOOKIE
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Squad that trains athletes for the pros : FEEDERTEAM
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Lass : GAL
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Understand : GET
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Group of whales : POD
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Lean to one side : LIST
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Little rest : NAP
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Shut again, as a gate : RELATCH
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Beats it : SCRAMS
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Horror character known as the Mistress of the Dark : ELVIRA
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Ring in many Renaissance paintings : HALO
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Actress Falco of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
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___ Bunin, 1933 Literature Nobelist from Russia : IVAN
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Adroit : DEFT
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ID whose lowest possibility is 001-01-0001 : SSN
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Cellular data plan? : DNA
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It's badly in need of a pick-me-up : STY

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