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New York Times, Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Author:
Larry Snyder and Jonathan Kaufman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
61-Down : "Immediately," in the operating room
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32/23/20249/26/20251
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1.561054.474%
Larry Snyder
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37/14/20233/18/20251
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1.541886.075%
Jonathan Kaufman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Snyder. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Kaufman. Grid flow: 46.0 Tuesday freshness: 57%
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© 2025, The New York Times3/18/25 ( No. 27,524 )
Across
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One might be supporting or speaking : ROLE
5
Cardamom-spiced brew : CHAI
9
Disneyland transport : TRAM
13
Greek god whose name sounds like a zodiac sign : ARES
14
Achieve on merit : EARN
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Steel support for concrete : REBAR
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1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots : DISCODUCK
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Like the stereotypical gym membership purchased on New Year's Day : UNUSED
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Google : Android :: Apple : ___ : IOS
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Hit, as with snowballs : PELT
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Pub drink : ALE
24
Something used on a golf course ... or worn on a golf course : TEE
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Icy shower : SLEET
27
"You goofball!" : SILLYGOOSE
30
Weightlifter's injury : HERNIA
32
Tabby : CAT
33
Broke off, as a relationship : ENDED
34
First-year college student's assignment, perhaps : DORM
36
"Help!" : SOS
38
Amount printed in red : LOSS
39
Dance fad of the 1970s : FUNKYCHICKEN
42
Cowboy boot attachment : SPUR
44
Channel for "Dexter" and "Homeland" : SHO
45
"S.N.L." alum Carvey : DANA
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Van Gogh's "Bedroom in ___" : ARLES
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Long time : EON
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Whom to call when you have a packed house? : MOVERS
54
Bourbon brand whose name originated from a hunting expedition : WILDTURKEY
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Principle : TENET
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Moody music genre : EMO
59
Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally : ARO
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"___ Lives," 2023 film nominated for Best Picture : PAST
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One managing a Fortune 500 company's fortunes, for short : CFO
63
Make harmless, as a snake : DEFANG
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Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. ... or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across : PARTYFOUL
67
Because : SINCE
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Actor Alan of "M*A*S*H" : ALDA
69
Rim : EDGE
70
Like a game headed into overtime : TIED
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Many a BuzzFeed posting : LIST
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"___ there, done that" : BEEN
Down
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Pickled vegetable in kimbap : RADISH
2
Baltimore baseballer : ORIOLE
3
Lower in rank : LESSER
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"Exit full screen" key : ESC
5
Give over : CEDE
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Schleps : HAULS
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Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway : ARCTIC
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Fountain pen filler : INK
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"Honest to goodness!" : TRULY
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Go back on one's word : RENEGE
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___ Dhabi : ABU
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Tusked Ice Age mammal : MASTODON
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Peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy brand : REESES
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Menu item : OPTION
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Title pages? : DEEDS
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"Curiously strong" mint : ALTOID
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Stood the test of time : ENDURED
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A wish might be made on a loose one : LASH
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Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps : ONLEAVE
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Torah holders : ARKS
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"What a lifesaver!" : MYHERO
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Con : SCAM
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Talking sheer nonsense : FULLOFIT
40
Person who has skill with a skillet : COOK
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Extremely complicated, as a problem : KNOTTY
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Cut, as logs : SAWED
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and others : PRIMES
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Posture : STANCE
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Like many a Mount Everest guide : NEPALI
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Make hard to read : ENCODE
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Safe haven : REFUGE
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Like some bases or hearts : STOLEN
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Strongly encouraged : URGED
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Gridiron units : YARDS
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"Immediately," in the operating room : STAT
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Darth Vader's boyhood nickname : ANI
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Playmate : PAL
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Super Bowl's mo. : FEB

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