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New York Times, Thursday, February 20, 2025

Author:
Peter Gorman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Character profile?
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Peter Gorman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GJQ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Gorman. Grid flow: 39.7 Thursday freshness: 16%
Peter Gorman notes:
I first attempted crossword construction 15 years ago after watching the Wordplay documentary. It was way too difficult for me then, ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

The italicized clues are all literally off by one. It's Twenty Across, fifteen letters, and Thursday.

1
F
2
A
3
D
4
E
5
D
6
R
7
S
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V
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P
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S
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N
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A
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P
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O
C
U
L
I
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E
T
A
L
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T
A
X
I
17
N
O
D
E
S
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C
I
N
E
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M
A
T
I
C
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T
W
E
N
T
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Y
O
N
E
A
C
R
O
S
S
22
A
I
A
R
T
23
S
A
T
24
B
25
A
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S
27
N
O
D
28
H
U
T
29
O
30
N
31
E
32
O
L
M
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E
C
34
D
35
I
O
R
36
A
C
E
S
37
F
O
U
R
T
38
E
E
N
L
E
39
T
T
E
R
S
40
F
O
R
A
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T
A
K
I
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H
E
A
V
E
43
O
F
F
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D
S
L
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D
46
U
E
47
N
E
S
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A
M
Y
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M
A
M
M
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A
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W
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E
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D
N
E
S
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D
A
Y
P
U
Z
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Z
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L
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E
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A
R
U
N
D
H
A
T
I
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S
T
E
A
D
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C
I
T
E
61
O
V
E
N
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E
E
R
I
E
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O
N
Y
X
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P
E
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S
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© 2025, The New York Times2/20/25 ( No. 27,498 )
Across
1
Past its glory : FADED
6
Say yes, say : RSVP
10
[Bada bing bada boom!] : SNAP
14
Round windows : OCULI
15
List trimmer : ETAL
16
Move after a touchdown : TAXI
17
Network connections : NODES
18
Lynchian or Felliniesque, say : CINEMATIC
20
This clue : TWENTYONEACROSS
22
Digital work fueled by machine learning, in brief : AIART
23
Stayed put : SAT
24
___-relief : BAS
27
Go-ahead : NOD
28
Shelter on a tropical island, maybe : HUT
29
With 43-Across, something never to be repeated ... or a hint to the answers to the italicized clues : ONE
32
Ancient Mexican civilization : OLMEC
34
Who said "A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture" : DIOR
36
High pair : ACES
37
This answer : FOURTEENLETTERS
40
Subreddits, for example : FORA
41
Alternative to a spicy Dorito : TAKI
42
Throw with great effort : HEAVE
43
See 29-Across : OFF
44
Broadband connection inits. : DSL
45
Slated to be delivered (on) : DUE
47
Battletoads console, for short : NES
48
Singer Winehouse : AMY
49
"___ mia!" : MAMMA
51
This crossword : WEDNESDAYPUZZLE
58
___ Roy, Booker Prize-winning author, 1997 : ARUNDHATI
59
Ending with home or bed : STEAD
60
Use as a source : CITE
61
Hot spot : OVEN
62
Like an H.P. Lovecraft work : EERIE
63
Black gemstone : ONYX
64
Lowly worker : PEON
65
Look down on : SCORN
Down
1
Character profile? : FONT
2
"Don't have ___, man!" : ACOW
3
Man : DUDE
4
___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels" : ELENA
5
Clear-cut : DISTINCT
6
What a budding musical artist hopes to land : RECORDDEAL
7
Stretch : STINT
8
Rooftop spinner : VANE
9
Friendly response, after "My" : PLEASURE
10
0:00 : START
11
Alliance of 32 nations : NATO
12
Enemy alliance of W.W. II : AXIS
13
Many social posts, informally : PICS
19
Exam with a max. score of 528 : MCAT
21
Ex-N.B.A. star ___ Ming : YAO
24
Sensational, on Broadway : BOFFO
25
Icy : ALOOF
26
Blue man group member? : SMURF
28
Home to many kings and queens : HOLIDAYINN
29
Setting for several Herman Melville works : OCEAN
30
Pluck : NERVE
31
Two of spades? : ESSES
33
Queen Elizabeth I has one named for her : ERA
35
Tats : INK
36
Cleared one's plate, say : ATE
38
Virtual storefront in an online marketplace : ETSYSHOP
39
Nine daughters of Greek myth : THEMUSES
44
Chatted on the Gram, say : DMED
46
Strike caller : UMP
48
Architectural expansion : ANNEX
49
San ___, Calif. : MATEO
50
Follower of the 32-Across : AZTEC
51
Texas city once known as "Six-Shooter Junction" : WACO
52
Shamrock land : ERIN
53
Certain tax : DUTY
54
Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey" : DAVE
55
Zip : ZERO
56
Hideaway : LAIR
57
Locale depicted in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" : EDEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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