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New York Times, Monday, May 5, 2025

Author:
Eric Rollfing
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Furniture item that's usually next to a drill
TotalDebutLatest
32/13/20235/5/2025
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.561317%
Eric Rollfing

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQVXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Rollfing. Monday freshness: 83%
Jim Horne notes:

This is Eric's third crossword, all Mondays. Each has had at least four solid debut entries.

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A
2
N
3
N
4
O
5
Y
6
M
7
O
8
T
9
T
10
O
11
P
12
A
13
D
14
L
A
I
L
A
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U
S
H
E
R
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R
B
I
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T
I
M
E
M
18
A
C
H
I
N
E
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O
R
S
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S
L
R
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O
H
A
R
E
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I
M
A
C
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S
O
24
R
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E
R
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S
T
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A
N
D
S
28
D
E
N
T
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I
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S
T
S
C
H
A
I
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R
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M
O
A
N
A
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S
A
T
O
N
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A
35
C
36
A
I
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S
T
U
38
M
39
P
40
L
E
N
S
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B
A
R
N
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S
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D
E
E
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R
E
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C
R
E
D
I
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T
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H
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T
O
R
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Y
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T
A
M
A
R
A
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S
O
S
A
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D
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R
I
C
E
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U
N
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C
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A
P
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M
E
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T
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I
T
O
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W
E
G
O
W
A
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Y
61
B
A
C
K
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O
L
D
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A
S
A
D
A
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A
C
H
O
O
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T
E
E
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S
T
R
A
Y
67
H
E
A
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S
© 2025, The New York Times5/5/25 ( No. 27,572 )
Across
1
Pester : ANNOY
6
Words to live by : MOTTO
11
Legal ___ (writing paper) : PAD
14
Undefeated boxer Ali : LAILA
15
Stadium employee who checks your tickets : USHER
16
Sports figure informally called a "ribbie" : RBI
17
The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g. : TIMEMACHINE
19
Hosp. surgery sites : ORS
20
Nikon F2, for one : SLR
21
Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace : OHARE
22
Apple desktop computer : IMAC
23
More achy : SORER
26
Farmers' market setups : STANDS
28
Furniture item that's usually next to a drill : DENTISTSCHAIR
32
Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui : MOANA
33
Had but didn't divulge, as information : SATON
34
Purple "superfood" : ACAI
37
What's left after chopping down a tree : STUMP
40
The "L" of 20-Across : LENS
41
Hoedown settings : BARNS
43
Big name in farming equipment : DEERE
45
Information for a loan officer : CREDITHISTORY
49
___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter : TAMARA
50
"Such a shame!" : SOSAD
52
China's most-grown crop : RICE
53
Open, as a tube of toothpaste : UNCAP
56
Got together : MET
58
"Who am ___ judge?" : ITO
59
"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? : WEGOWAYBACK
62
Up there in years : OLD
63
Carne ___ (taqueria option) : ASADA
64
Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car : ACHOO
65
Garment at a merch table : TEE
66
Wander from the group : STRAY
67
Considers, as a court case : HEARS
Down
1
Secondary social media accounts, informally : ALTS
2
Nervous people might chew on them : NAILS
3
Numbskull : NIMROD
4
Cry at a soccer stadium : OLE
5
Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving : YAM
6
The "M" of T.M.I. : MUCH
7
Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism? : OSHA
8
Feeling while walking in a desert : THIRST
9
Religious pillars : TENETS
10
Unrefined metal : ORE
11
Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere : PROMDATE
12
Skin scrape : ABRASION
13
___ golf (sport with baskets) : DISC
18
Main arteries : AORTAS
22
Asthmatics' devices : INHALERS
24
"Jog my memory ..." : REMINDME
25
Ambient music pioneer Brian : ENO
27
Must-haves during heat waves, for short : ACS
29
QB miscue: Abbr. : INT
30
___ Arabia : SAUDI
31
Some hosp. staffers : RNS
34
As easy as ___ : ABC
35
Proof of purchase for an auto owner : CARTITLE
36
406, for the entire state of Montana : AREACODE
38
Enero o abril : MES
39
Business that may offer "pawdicures" : PETSPA
42
One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014 : SIA
44
Australian hopper, for short : ROO
46
Most factual : TRUEST
47
Plane's parking spot : HANGAR
48
Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles : YAMAHA
51
Interior designer's focus : DECOR
52
Prison outbreak : RIOT
54
Final passage of a symphony : CODA
55
Not at home : AWAY
57
Some U.F.C. bout enders : TKOS
59
Once existed : WAS
60
"Boo-___!" (triumphant shout) : YAH
61
Pre-A.D., in dating : BCE

Answer summary:
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