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New York Times, Monday, June 23, 2025

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Shut it!
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQUXZ} This is puzzle # 82 for Ms. Burnikel. Monday freshness: 48%
Jim Horne notes:

Fun theme.

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© 2025, The New York Times6/23/25 ( No. 27,621 )
Across
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"That was ages ___" : AGO
4
Classic dog name : FIDO
8
Break down in tears : SOB
11
iPod __ (old music provider) : NANO
13
Bra or purse part : STRAP
14
Not fake : REAL
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Can it! : DILLPICKLE
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Voting no : ANTI
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Devious fellow : SLYDOG
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__ Juan, Puerto Rico : SAN
20
Insect in a nest : WASP
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Quite a long time : EONS
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"Nothing for me, thanks" : IMSET
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Locale for a goatee : CHIN
28
Off-road ride, for short : ATV
30
Acknowledgment to a 31-Down operator : ROGER
32
Pep rally sound : RAH
33
Zip it! : SLEEPINGBAG
36
Like some mobile purchases : INAPP
38
"What ___ you saying?" : ARE
39
Onstage comment to the audience : ASIDE
40
Shut it! : BEDROOMDOOR
43
"Ransom" rapper ___ Tecca : LIL
44
Held back, as a news story : SATON
45
Final chapter : END
46
Quite frequently : ALOT
47
Stephen Vincent ___, "John Brown's Body" poet : BENET
49
Stamp for a notary public : SEAL
51
Nut that contains caffeine : KOLA
53
Early web portal : AOL
55
Reprimands : SCOLDS
59
Hollywood's Driver or Sandler : ADAM
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Button it! : DRESSSHIRT
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Fuzzy green stuff on some trees : MOSS
63
Scorpion pose or cobra pose : ASANA
64
Samoa's capital : APIA
65
Ballet, beadwork or bonsai : ART
66
"In the middle of the night I call your name / Oh ___ / Oh ___" (John Lennon lyric) : YOKO
67
Someone who might use a fake passport : SPY
Down
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"No ifs, ___ or buts" : ANDS
2
Sprinter Devers, three-time gold medal winner at the Olympics : GAIL
3
The first "O" of YOLO : ONLY
4
Org. to which to report a phone scam : FTC
5
Rubs the wrong way : IRKS
6
___ Lama (Tibetan leader) : DALAI
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Hosp. scan that's better for claustrophobes : OPENMRI
8
Upper-house legislative proposal : SENATEBILL
9
Grains often found on top of an apple crisp : OATS
10
Dot on a radar screen : BLIP
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From days of yore : OLDEN
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Encrypted messaging software : SIGNAL
14
Breakfast items for Rocky in "Rocky" : RAWEGGS
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Yorkie-___ (dog hybrid) : POO
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Vapor from a teapot : STEAM
24
Underwater tracking aid : SONAR
25
Nursery item with slatted sides : CRIB
26
Fruit of the Loom rival : HANES
27
"That was so fun!" : IHADABLAST
29
Salsa ___ (green sauce) : VERDE
31
See 30-Across : RADIO
33
What to eat ice cream with : SPOON
34
Menial workers : PEONS
35
Hanukkah coins : GELT
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Groups of spin doctors, informally : PRTEAMS
41
Popular vitamin brand or its recommended dosage : ONEADAY
42
Texas city in the book and film "Friday Night Lights" : ODESSA
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''Welcome to Honolulu!'' : ALOHA
48
Trunk of the body : TORSO
50
Coolers of condos, e.g. : ACS
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___ Sutra : KAMA
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Bad thing to find in a refrigerator : ODOR
54
Air mattress problem : LEAK
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Pair that can be licked or locked : LIPS
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Faucet annoyance : DRIP
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"Don't go anywhere!" : STAY
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___-Caps (candy brand) : SNO

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

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