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All-In-Clue-sive

New York Times, Sunday, June 29, 2025

Author:
Mike Hobin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
They barely scratch the surface
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Mike Hobin

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Hobin. Grid flow: 27.4 Sunday freshness: 3%
Will Shortz notes:
Mike Hobin is a real-estate agent in Chicago. This is his second crossword for The Times — both Sundays. His starting point for the theme was 29-Across, which he stumbled upon by ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times6/29/25 ( No. 27,627 )
Across
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Muslim leader : IMAM
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Daffy Duck, for one : DRAKE
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Grueling process : SLOG
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Unlocked? : BALD
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Consideration in the dating scene : TYPE
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TV or radio station : AIRER
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Capitulate : CAVE
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Sacrificial site : ALTAR
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Apt clue for the circled letters : TOPRANKINGROYAL
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Famed actress who portrayed Queen Christina in 1933's "Queen Christina" : GARBO
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The Washington Monument, e.g. : OBELISK
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Twistable piece on Mr. Potato Head : ARM
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Eclectic cuisine style : FUSION
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Apt clue for the circled letters : TOLKIENTREECREATURE
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Makes amends? : EDITS
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Relative of a zither : LYRE
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Caroler's tune : NOEL
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Mind-clearing chants : OMS
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Takes down to the studs : GUTS
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"Mighty" Mudville batter : CASEY
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Staff symbol for violists : CCLEF
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Goon : APE
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Apt clue for the circled letters : NINETIMESOUTOFTEN
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Tart or torte : DESSERT
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R.p.m. gauge, for short : TACH
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"Parks and Recreation" character who says "Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something" : RON
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Stadium chant : OLE
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Corp. worker concerned with employee development : HRREP
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Choice on "Let's Make a Deal" : DOOR
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What duelists and doodlers do : DRAW
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Apt clue for the circled letters : PACIFISTSRENOUNCEMENT
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Employee welfare org. : OSHA
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Issue with a scratched record : SKIP
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Stick out : BULGE
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He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous work : POE
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See 75-Down : PIE
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Some GPS calculations : ETAS
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Ax handlers, perhaps : ROADIES
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Apt clue for the circled letters : OURHOMENEARTHESUN
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A.F.L.-___ : CIO
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Hardware/software expert, in brief : ITPRO
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Exposed : OUTED
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Variety of plant whose name is pronounced differently in the U.K. than the U.S. : HERB
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"Geez Louise!" : MAN
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Some fine art : OILS
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Remaining : TOGO
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Kentucky Derby prize : ROSES
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Apt clue for the circled letters : CASTAREALLYLONGLOOK
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Ajar, say : UNSHUT
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___ Park, suburb of Chicago : OAK
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"Hey Ya" hip-hop duo : OUTKAST
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Product in the paint department : STAIN
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Apt clue for the circled letters : MOUSEERADICATOR
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Write by hand not using cursive : PRINT
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Previously : ONCE
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"The ___ is …" : THING
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At this point : HERE
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Stuff thrown over one's shoulder in an act of superstition : SALT
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Paint brand with an animal in its logo : BEHR
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"Ditto!" : SODOI
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Onetime high-speed fliers, for short : SSTS
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"So what's ___ you?" : ITTO
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Initialism directed at the overly inquisitive : MYOB
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Things you hope your dinner guests bring : APPETITES
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Alternatives to cabernets : MERLOTS
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Copenhagen language, to locals : DANSK
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Woman who is told "Don't Lose That Number" in a Steely Dan title : RIKKI
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The D-backs, on sports tickers : ARI
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"I'll take 'Crossword Clues' for $2,000, please, ___!" : KEN
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Bit of work : ERG
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Eight more than a dozen : SCORE
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Nonprofessionals : LAYMEN
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Fertilized ones become embryos : OVA
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Come together : GEL
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Cry following a countdown : BLASTOFF
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Open, light-filled area : ATRIUM
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Works, works, works : LABORS
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Bagpipe's sound : DRONE
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___ fresca (refreshing Latin American beverage) : AGUA
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Afflicts : AILS
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Like a $2 bill : RARE
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Became the duty of : FELLTO
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Besides : ELSE
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Russian rebuff : NYET
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"You don't know what you're missing!" : TRYIT
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Pixar film that takes place in the Land of the Dead : COCO
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Happen again : RECUR
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Old-style "OMG!" : EGAD
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Fool : DUPE
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Wispy streaks in the sky : CIRRI
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Pile of chips, maybe : ANTES
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Many, many moons : EON
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___ ball : NERF
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Did as expected on the links : MADEPAR
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Class with many graphs, in brief : ECON
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"Beat it!" : SHOO
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Sped : TORE
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Stylish vigor : ELAN
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California ___, amphibian whose slippery skin produces a toxin lethal to humans : NEWT
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Branch of Islam : SHIA
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There are eight in a gallon: Abbr. : PTS
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Seasoning blend : RUB
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Contacted on social media, for short : DMED
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Fuzz : POPO
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Not worth ___ : ASOU
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Entertainer who doesn't sound very selfish? : CHER
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___-Ball : SKEE
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"Runaway Bride" actress Wilson : RITA
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Breastfeed : NURSE
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Obscure : CLOUD
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Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" : EGAN
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With 75-Across, hearty baked entree : POT
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Bring to the country : IMPORT
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Hair-raising : EERIE
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Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time : STOOL
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They barely scratch the surface : ICESKATES
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Name on Irish stamps : EIRE
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Blubbers : SOBS
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"… if you get my drift" : HINTHINT
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The Big Easy, in brief : NOLA
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Cousin of a Nebula Award : HUGO
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School founded as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore : ETON
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Pipes smoked at some lounges : HOOKAHS
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Phrase meant to be repeated : MANTRA
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Attack : ASSAIL
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Incompetent person, so to speak : SLOUCH
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Rug rat : TYKE
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Campus mil. group : ROTC
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Thresholds : CUSPS
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Patty or Selma, to Bart and Lisa : AUNT
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Tattoo-removing option : LASER
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"You couldn't be more wrong!" : GODNO
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Video game brother : LUIGI
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Ilk : SORT
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Square root of nueve : TRES
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Group of Black Friday shoppers, say : MOB
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Half and half : ONE
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"We come in peace" speakers, in brief : ETS
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Pi follower : RHO
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Help : AID

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