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Bringing a Plus One

New York Times, Sunday, June 22, 2025

Author:
Ruth Bloomfield Margolin and Hannah Margolin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Tool for a couple who intend to return everything and keep the money?
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 68 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Margolin. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Margolin. Sunday freshness: 72%
Will Shortz notes:
Ruth Bloomfield Margolin, of Westfield, N.J., serves on several community philanthropic boards. Her daughter, Hannah Margolin, of Brooklyn, works for an older-adult services ... read more
Constructor notes:
Hannah: I got married last October, and while planning the wedding, I came across the phrase "wedding duress" and was really struck by the wordplay potential. (The concept may have also ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times6/22/25 ( No. 27,620 )
Across
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Large ___ Collider (facility in Geneva, Switzerland) : HADRON
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"We need to talk ..." : AWORD
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Barnyard strutter : COCK
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Lazy day attire, for short : PJS
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Family elder in El Salvador : ABUELA
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Bishop's deputy : VICAR
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Marine predator : ORCA
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Luau accessory : LEI
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Make a partner's beard presentable for all the photos? : SHAVETHEDATE
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Poet hired to write the couple's vows in flowery verse? : CASHBARD
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Survey option : NONE
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Responded to an alarm : AROSE
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Increment in an elephant's weight : TON
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Pancake with applesauce or sour cream : LATKE
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Trample : TREADON
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Cause of many headaches while planning the big day? : WEDDINGDURESS
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1980s tennis champ Ivan : LENDL
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Reeves of "The Matrix" : KEANU
40
Suffix with Caesar : EAN
41
What's broken for a record? : LAW
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Unagi catcher : EELER
46
Lay low? : INTER
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"___ on Down the Road," song from "The Wiz" : EASE
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Tool for a couple who intend to return everything and keep the money? : GRIFTREGISTRY
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Where inner truth is seen clearly? : XRAYLAB
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Pro ___ : BONO
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Start of a "RuPaul's Drag Race" farewell : SASHAY
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Diamonds, for one : SUIT
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Airport alternative to EWR : LGA
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Little nobodies : TWERPS
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Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther : LEOX
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Response to winning a lottery, maybe : SPREE
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Milk source : SOY
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Fancy headpiece ornament? : FEATHEROFTHEBRIDE
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Much : FAR
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Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine : SEUSS
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"___ is me, to have seen what I have seen": Ophelia : OWOE
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Mesmerized : ENRAPT
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In the style of : ALA
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Weight of an empty container : TARE
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Spread the word? : PREACH
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One side of the Bosporus Strait : ASIA
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"Absolutely!" : ISUREDO
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Colorful sequined jacket that the groom chose to wear? : SOMETHINGBOLD
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Mine find : LODE
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Like some online purchases : INAPP
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Obsessed with : SETON
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Major lobby in D.C. : NEA
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Communication that goes without saying, for short : ASL
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Trojan War king : PRIAM
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Rugby scuffle : SCRUM
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One ensuring that each family can invite the same number of guests? : PARITYPLANNER
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Orthodox Jewish sect : HASIDIM
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What wispy swirling lines from a cartoon pie may represent : AROMA
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Umpire's call : LET
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Febreze competitor : GLADE
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Disembodied assistant : SIRI
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Animal's escort down the aisle? : BEASTMAN
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Parent who foolishly wore stiletto heels to a garden event? : MOTHERINLAWN
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Popular 90-min. show : SNL
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A bushel or a peck : UNIT
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Gather a bushel or a peck, perhaps : GLEAN
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___-weenie : TEENIE
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Wee bit : TAD
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PlayStation maker : SONY
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Head over heels : MADLY
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Taxis, typically : SEDANS
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Detest : ABHOR
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One of music's Allman Brothers : DUANE
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Gender ___ (prebirth event) : REVEAL
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Fútbol cheer : OLE
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"King" Cole's first name : NAT
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Declare : AVER
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Lady Anne, at the beginning of "Richard III" : WIDOW
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Rocker Ric : OCASEK
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Like the Mario Kart games : RATEDE
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Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine : DRE
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Piña colada vessel : COCONUT
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Cousin of a chimp : ORANG
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Loops in, in brief : CCS
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Mudslide component : KAHLUA
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Batter's position : PLATE
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Spasms : JERKS
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Menu heading : SIDES
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Manages : HANDLES
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Dinosaur "from our imagination" : BARNEY
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Thin-sounding : TINNY
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Off! ingredient : DEET
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Real lulu : ONER
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Milk source : DAIRY
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Caboose : DERRIERE
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Terms of a contract? : LEGALESE
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Queue before Q : LGBT
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Get one's ducks in ___ : AROW
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Vintage racket? : WINEFRAUD
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Choral arrangement essentials : RISERS
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Community at the end of the line : EXURB
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Year-round, as tires : ALLSEASON
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Starch-yielding palm : SAGO
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Parent of Shopping.com : EBAY
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Driver's warning : FORE
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"Away with you!" : SHOO
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1099, e.g. : TAXFORM
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Stayed home for dinner : ATEIN
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Filibuster components : SPEECHES
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Wallop : PASTE
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Without change : STEADILY
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Young pigs : SHOATS
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The "H" in HOMES : HURON
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Overly precious : TWEE
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Lackluster : DRAB
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F that comes right after A, B, C and D : FAIL
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Additionally : ALSO
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Heap : PILE
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"Look! I did it!" : TADA
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Make a quick visit : POPIN
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One looking for a free ride : HITCHER
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Adjusts sights : REAIMS
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Jack on a nonfat diet : SPRAT
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Awkwafina's given name : NORA
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Hoofed creatures that sound up-to-date? : GNUS
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Galore : APLENTY
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Social climber's obsession : STATUS
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Second-largest Portuguese-speaking country : ANGOLA
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Like the cheese in fondue : MELTED
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How one might feel when a crossword clue is tricky : MISLED
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Blue Ribbon beer : PABST
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"The Hunger Games" venue : ARENA
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South Pole trailblazer Amundsen : ROALD
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Bagel option : PLAIN
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Motorsports Hall-of-Famer Bobby : RAHAL
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Character in "The Crown" : DIANA
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve : IRWIN
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Digs for data : MINES
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"___ thy father and refuse thy name": Juliet : DENY
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6, on a phone : MNO
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Leo's movie studio : MGM
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FWIW part : ITS
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Helpful word on a class reunion name tag : NEE

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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