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New York Times, Friday, October 31, 2025

Author:
Juliana Tringali Golden
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene
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Juliana Tringali Golden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Ms. Golden. Grid flow: 71.5 Friday freshness: 33%
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© 2025, The New York Times10/31/25 ( No. 27,751 )
Across
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A large quantity : TONS
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Where one may park to see the Super Bowl : SOFA
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Boot : EJECT
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Humans, gorillas and chimpanzees : GREATAPES
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Like a skunk's tail : BUSHY
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Hot-weather coolers : ICEWATERS
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"Mangia!" : EATUP
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It's cool while it's hot : FAD
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Funny Fey : TINA
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Upset : ENRAGE
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Green bay? : LAURELTREE
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Emerged (from) : STEMMED
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Old-fashioned "w00t!" : HUZZAH
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Earth goddess in "Das Rheingold" : ERDA
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Overlay : DRAPE
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Caroline Kepnes thriller written partly in the second person : YOU
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Cookie marketing units : GIRLSCOUTTROOPS
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Opposite of the Latin "odi" : AMO
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Handled press agents? : IRONS
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Stinky ___ ("Toy Story 2" antagonist) : PETE
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Web host? : SPIDER
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Some diving briefs : SPEEDOS
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"We should get out of here" : LETSBOUNCE
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Actress/singer Steinfeld : HAILEE
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Easily crushed : ACED
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Cone ___ (iconic Jean Paul Gaultier undergarment) : BRA
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Lineup : ARRAY
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Prayerful form of worship : ADORATION
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Option at a dealership : LEASE
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"See ya!" : IGOTTARUN
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Flops : TANKS
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Move, informally : RELO
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Word with sound or snake : BITE
Down
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Something a workaholic is unlikely to say : TGIF
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Predator in a pod : ORCA
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Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene : NEEDLEDROP
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Caught : SAW
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The Onion's output : SATIRE
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Provided entrees : OPENEDDOORS
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Wild : FERAL
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Mother of a hinny : ASS
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Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol" : EBENEZER
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City across the Rio Grande from El Paso : JUAREZ
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"No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish) : ESTA
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Repeated cry at a kegger : CHUG
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Sort : TYPE
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Channing of "Blink Twice" : TATUM
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Hit the ceiling : ERUPT
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Human rights lawyer Clooney : AMAL
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"Wow, pretty sweet!" : THATSSOCOOL
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Apt anagram of GAMES minus M : SEGA
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Decorates : TRIMS
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Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear" : AYOEDEBIRI
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Get on (it) : HOPTO
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"Hurry!" : RUN
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A smartphone has many of these : USES
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Suspicious looks : SIDEEYES
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Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years) : CRETE
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The U.A.E. is in it : OPEC
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"Let me check with them" : ILLASK
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Port of Spain? : PUERTO
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Go up to : ENDAT
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Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across : BADGE
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Pull up : HALT
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Purview : AREA
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Founding member of 38-Down : IRAN
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Easy triumph : ROUT
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British monarch between William and George : ANNE
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It's all around us : AIR
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Spreadsheet feature : TAB

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

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