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New York Times, Friday, May 23, 2025

Author:
Kate Hawkins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
What might get you out of a jam?
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Kate Hawkins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 17 for Ms. Hawkins. Friday freshness: 32%
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© 2025, The New York Times5/23/25 ( No. 27,590 )
Across
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Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g. : FASTCASUAL
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Hand-held 2000s Sony console, for short : PSP
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"The Black Unicorn" poet, 1978 : AUDRELORDE
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"Oh, that's a good one" : HAHA
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"Actually, I have good news" : ITSYOURLUCKYDAY
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Crush : ROUT
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Punt e ___ (vermouth brand) : MES
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Tight formation : HUDDLE
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Express disapproval, in a way : HISS
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Boston University athlete : TERRIER
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Expect : AWAIT
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Inst. in Athens : UGA
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Color akin to camel : TAN
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Sucked up : KISSEDBUTT
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Class in middle or high school : GYM
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Yellowstone traffic stoppers : ELK
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Cocktails garnished with mint leaves : MOJITOS
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Digitus minimus pedis, for one : TOE
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"Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak. : ELF
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"I'm listening ..." : TELLMEMORE
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Baboon : OAF
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First in command? : CEE
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"The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artist : MONET
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Uber-progressives : FARLEFT
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Doppelgänger : TWIN
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Feeling it more : ACHIER
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"Very. Funny." : HAR
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Drudge : TOIL
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Something taken by many artists : CREATIVELICENSE
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Fish bred by Roman nobles : EELS
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What might get you out of a jam? : SIDESTREET
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1/48 cup: Abbr. : TSP
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What some loggers log : KEYSTROKES
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Upright : FAIR
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Malibu, e.g. : AUTO
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Calif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory : SDSU
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"Have a taste" : TRYTHIS
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Steering committee V.I.P. : CEO
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Quinquennial campus visitors, maybe : ALUMS
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It hurts when it comes up : SORESUBJECT
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Digital addresses : URLS
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Secondary residence on a property, for short : ADU
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Café add-in : LECHE
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Children's character who wears a duffle coat : PADDINGTON
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Cement ingredient : SHALE
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One footing the bill : PAYER
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Monster slain in one of Hercules' 12 labors : HYDRA
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Author Vonnegut : KURT
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Object : ITEM
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Little rats : TATTLETALES
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Fruit that grows on Jamaican beaches : AKEE
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Determination : WILL
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Request a hand : ASKFORHELP
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Cunning : GUILE
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Period : DOT
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South Korean golfer Kim : TOM
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Days long past : YORE
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Convene : MEET
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Place for a cabin : SEMI
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___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X : MONTERO
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Fugitive's cover : ALIAS
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Units that might be metrical or imperial : FEET
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Aspect : FACET
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A lot can be made of these : ACRES
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Check for pieces, say : FRISK
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Watch this space! : WRIST
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Actress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi" : HEDY
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Kid-friendly race length, in brief : ONEK
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"Gotcha" : ISEE
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Some redos : LETS
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Compete (for) : VIE
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Middle: Abbr. : CTR

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