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New York Times, Saturday, November 22, 2025

Author:
Blake Slonecker
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy
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Blake Slonecker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: none – this is a DOUBLE pangram. Scrabble average: 1.88 This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Slonecker. Grid flow: 32.2 Saturday freshness: 62%
Jim Horne notes:

A rare double-pangram — every letter A to Z is used at least twice.

1
A
2
C
3
R
4
E
5
B
6
L
7
E
8
S
9
S
10
V
11
O
12
W
13
S
14
Q
U
I
D
15
P
R
O
Q
U
O
16
E
L
I
A
17
U
P
P
E
R
B
O
U
N
D
18
Z
I
N
N
19
A
S
A
N
A
20
S
A
N
D
21
S
22
V
E
G
23
S
W
24
E
E
T
I
E
P
25
I
E
S
26
R
27
F
28
K
29
N
I
N
E
30
N
U
D
G
E
31
D
32
C
O
L
33
D
34
R
E
D
35
D
36
M
A
R
L
O
37
C
R
E
O
38
L
E
S
39
I
40
C
E
H
O
L
E
41
A
C
E
L
A
42
S
43
H
E
A
44
O
V
E
R
45
R
E
N
A
T
46
O
47
O
T
R
48
A
49
E
R
R
50
C
E
N
T
R
51
A
L
P
A
R
52
K
53
T
H
X
54
E
A
Z
Y
E
55
B
O
56
A
57
R
58
D
59
K
O
B
60
E
61
J
U
M
P
62
F
O
R
J
O
Y
63
T
K
O
S
64
E
R
A
S
E
R
M
A
T
E
65
S
E
X
T
66
L
E
N
I
N
67
A
X
I
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© 2025, The New York Times11/22/25 ( No. 27,773 )
Across
1
One of 843 in New York's 50-Across : ACRE
5
Sprinkle with oil, say : BLESS
10
Sister's commitments : VOWS
14
Foreign exchange? : QUIDPROQUO
16
Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" : ELIA
17
End of a set, in mathematics : UPPERBOUND
18
Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States" : ZINN
19
Eagle pose, for one : ASANA
20
Smooths : SANDS
22
Loll : VEG
23
26
Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge : RFK
29
Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier : NINE
30
Poked : NUDGED
32
Stony : COLD
34
Chris formerly of "S.N.L" : REDD
36
Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem" : MARLO
37
Many Haitians : CREOLES
39
Opening on a frozen lake : ICEHOLE
41
Transit option since 2000 : ACELA
42
Kind of butter used in lotions : SHEA
44
Many a sports bet : OVER
45
Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" : RENATO
47
With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco : OTRA
49
Miss the mark : ERR
50
See 1-Across : CENTRALPARK
53
Counterpart of "Pls" : THX
54
Ruthless Records co-founder : EAZYE
55
Get on : BOARD
59
Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers : KOBE
61
Exhibit hoppi-ness? : JUMPFORJOY
63
They cut bouts short, for short : TKOS
64
Disappearing ink vessel? : ERASERMATE
65
Heat transfer? : SEXT
66
Red Square presence since 1924 : LENIN
67
X or Y, often : AXIS
Down
1
Soft shade : AQUA
2
One of four tarot suits : CUPS
3
Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark" : RIPA
4
Delightful locales : EDENS
5
"Gimme a sec" : BRB
6
Laxity : LOOSENESS
7
Likened : EQUATED
8
Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously : SUNNI
9
Drenched : SODDEN
10
See 47-Across : VEZ
11
Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy : OLIVEGROVE
12
Cab driver? : WINESELLER
13
Did a number, say : SANG
15
Decapod with three pairs of claws : PRAWN
21
Sea foam : SPUME
24
Green land : EIRE
25
It borders Canada for 45 miles : IDAHO
26
Certain miniature vehicle, informally : RCCAR
27
Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe : FORCECHOKE
28
Offering to a teary person : KLEENEXBOX
31
Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land" : DOERR
33
Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO : DOLAN
35
Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby" : DIETPEPSI
38
Medium for some ephemeral art : LATTE
40
Precious, in Italy : CARA
43
Lama, e.g. : HOLYMAN
46
Toothache medication : ORAJEL
48
Shady shelter : ARBOR
51
Sky shade : AZURE
52
Yogurt-braised Indian entree : KORMA
53
Booth in Times Sq. : TKTS
56
Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand : AJAX
57
52-Down go-with : ROTI
58
Causes of some laundry mishaps : DYES
60
Superlative ending : EST
62
Peat source : FEN

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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