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New York Times, Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Author:
Tom McCoy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911
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Tom McCoy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. McCoy. Wednesday freshness: 46%
Jim Horne notes:
The first cross-out clue refers to the whole answer word. Then, if you remove the final H of that answer, you can use the second clue. ... read more
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M
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F
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© 2025, The New York Times5/7/25 ( No. 27,574 )
Across
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Manly : MACHO
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Extravagant type of fund-raiser : GALA
10
Among other things: Abbr. : ETC
13
___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur : UTHER
14
"Awesome!!!" : EPIC
15
Drawer or door part : KNOB
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Nonviolent protest A farewell to artist Chagall? Nonviolent protest : PEACEMARCH
18
Theater boxes : AMPS
19
Activity that turns an urban area into an obstacle course : PARKOUR
20
Contain : KEEPIN
22
"Is," to Livy : EST
23
Go with one's ___ : GUT
25
Go by car : MOTOR
27
Scientist played by David Bowie in 2006's "The Prestige" : TESLA
30
Endure Display some humorous posters? Endure : PUTUPWITH
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GPS datum : ETA
35
Symbol in the Bluetooth logo, for one : RUNE
36
___ mode (fuel efficiency option in some cars) : ECO
37
Notre Dame team Asset in a staring contest? Notre Dame team : FIGHTINGIRISH
41
Downside : CON
42
Chops (off) : LOPS
43
Sci-fi publisher whose logo is a rocky peak : TOR
44
Figure it out "Let's see that dance move where you lie flat by a door!"? Figure it out : DOTHEMATH
47
Domain : REALM
51
Arrogant walk : STRUT
52
For reference, it's over 21,000 pages, in brief : OED
54
Antagonist in "Calvin and Hobbes" : MOE
55
Go over again : REREAD
58
Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168 : CRAYONS
61
Shed tears : WEPT
62
City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911 : PITTSBURGH
64
Disclaimer on a secondhand product : ASIS
65
Mexican money : PESO
66
Slatted case : CRATE
67
C.P.A.'s column header, perhaps : YTD
68
High light? : STAR
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Missile chambers : SILOS
Down
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Bert or Ernie : MUPPET
2
Relaxed : ATEASE
3
Many graphics in business presentations : CHARTS
4
Mild expletive : HECK
5
Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps : OREO
6
Get equipped (for) : GEARUP
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The cruelest mo., per T.S. Eliot : APR
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Get ready to seal, as an envelope : LICK
9
Feel the pain : ACHE
10
Feelings of animosity : ENMITIES
11
First-rate : TOPNOTCH
12
"Face the Nation" airer : CBS
15
Comic strip sound of impact : KAPOW
17
Hot chocolate holder : MUG
21
One of 16 over the course of the Ming dynasty : EMPEROR
24
Seeks help from : TURNSTO
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Pi follower : RHO
28
"Ahab's ___" (chapter in "Moby-Dick") : LEG
29
One who might receive a letter at school : ATHLETE
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Pull (on) : TUG
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Watt or newton : UNIT
34
A little bit of everything? : ATOM
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Amenity attached to an airplane seat : FOOTREST
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Courageous : INTREPID
39
Hoppy bar choice, for short : IPA
40
Wrath : IRE
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Media for old music players : CDS
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Feels the pain : HURTS
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Browbeat : HECTOR
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Unconcerned with right and wrong : AMORAL
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Wish that one could : LONGTO
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Fits well (with) : MESHES
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E.N.T.s, e.g. : DRS
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Galaxy downloads : APPS
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Media ___ (one's daily news consumption, so to speak) : DIET
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Basics : ABCS
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Gagarin in space : YURI
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Path : WAY
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Org. that might have you put your belt on a belt : TSA

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