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Ten Point Spread

New York Times, Sunday, July 20, 2025

Author:
Michael Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 73 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Schlossberg. Grid flow: 25.8 Sunday freshness: 31%
Will Shortz notes:
Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. This is his 15th crossword for The Times. His favorite part of puzzlemaking is creating a theme. "Sometimes I have a great phrase in my ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times7/20/25 ( No. 27,648 )
Across
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The small screen's second Golden Age, informally : PEAKTV
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Completed in two under par : EAGLED
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Indian tourist mecca : GOA
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Scoundrel : CAD
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One working near home : UMPIRE
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Flourish : THRIVE
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"Wait for it ... finished!" : ANDDONE
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Cardinal point? : SISTINECHAPEL
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Philanthropist ___ French Gates : MELINDA
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Ignore the alarm, say : SLEEPIN
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Tipping point? : CASHREGISTER
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Few and far between : SCARCE
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Terse affirmation : IDO
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Scottish regional accents : BURRS
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[My word!] : GASP
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Father of Transcendentalism : EMERSON
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What makes a twister twistier? : ANI
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"Absolutamente!" : SISI
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Really really : ULTRA
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___ Miss : OLE
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Cry near a scarecrow : CAW
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Airport sign carrier : MEETER
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Fine point? : SPEEDTRAP
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Plot point? : HERBGARDEN
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Swear : AVOW
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Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist : YEAR
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Potpourri feature : AROMA
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What the Mosquirix vaccine targets : MALARIA
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"Take a hike, pal!" : BEATIT
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Supergiant, e.g. : STAR
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Match point? : DATINGSITE
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Flash point? : PHOTOBOOTH
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Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely" : SAHL
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Singsong refrain syllables : TRALAS
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Total : ADDUPTO
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Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie : ALIAS
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Bring up the rear? : MOON
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Galoots : OAFS
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Style point? : BARBERSHOP
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Low point? : DAIRYFARM
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Sawbones, in brief : ORDOCS
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Alternative to Yahoo Mail : AOL
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It's just a guess: Abbr. : EST
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More cunning : SLIER
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Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" : NOMO
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Frodo's sidekick : SAM
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Gym : PECLASS
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Stately trees : ELMS
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Barn-raising participants, maybe : AMISH
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___ Paulo : SAO
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Lessens : ALLAYS
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Sticking point? : TATTOOPARLOR
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Smooths, as the way : GREASES
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Home to Uganda's presidential palace : ENTEBBE
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Brownie point? : GIRLSCOUTCAMP
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Biting : ACERBIC
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Flagship Honda model : ACCORD
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Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare : PORTIA
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Like hemoglobin : RED
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Still : YET
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Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" : NESTOR
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They're not good looks : SNEERS
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Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar : EMIL
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Sunday school recess? : APSE
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Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity : KITE
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Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em : TRIPS
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"The Floating City" : VENICE
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"You get the picture" : ETC
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Sound while sticking out one's tongue : AHH
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Greek sisters of myth : GRACES
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Pop star Dua ___ : LIPA
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Beforetimes? : EVES
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Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo) : DELHI
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"Let's do this!" : GAMEON
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Much-desired blood type, for short : ONEG
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Fly by the seat of one's pants : ADLIB
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Repentant : CONTRITE
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Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling" : ANDERSEN
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Letter opener : DEARSIR
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Derelict : DISUSED
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Charm : ENAMOR
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Nutrient inits. : RDA
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Race with an anchor : RELAY
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Brunch station offering : CREPE
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Astronaut Grissom : GUS
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Finsteraarhorn, e.g. : ALP
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Furtiveness : STEALTH
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Triumph : PREVAIL
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Common lampshade shade : OCHRE
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Scottish negative : NAE
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Muslim leader : IMAM
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Festoon : ADORN
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"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan" : WRATH
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Epic time : ERA
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Stick on a tree : TWIG
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Joie de vivre : BRIO
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More than wanna : GOTTA
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Biblical shepherd : ABEL
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Many residents, for short : MDS
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Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service : AAA
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Up : ASTIR
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Lhasa ___ : APSO
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It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen : SOUFFLE
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Mast attachment above a gaff : TOPSAIL
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QB stat: Abbr. : ATT
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Fraternity letter : RHO
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Plans for the future, in brief? : IRAS
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Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire" : TASHA
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Funk : ODOR
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Annual celebrations, informally : BDAYS
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Enough : AMPLE
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"The Golden Bachelor" network : ABC
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Without : LESS
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Newbery-winning author Scott ___ : ODELL
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Twangy : NASAL
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Cousin of a man crush : BROMANCE
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Took in : ADMITTED
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Cock : ROOSTER
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Alley ___ : OOP
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"The plan has been approved!" : ITSAGO
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Kind of cycle at night : REM
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Partner, with "the" : MRS
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Hot, hot, hot : ONATEAR
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Facet : ASPECT
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Petting zoo noise : MAA
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Suburban setting? : CARLOT
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IHOP selections : SYRUPS
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Woodworking or bird-watching : HOBBY
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Heart, e.g. : ORGAN
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Place atop : SETON
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New York theater award first given in 1956 : OBIE
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One of the 10 plagues of Egypt : LICE
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Dungeons & Dragons baddies : ORCS
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One of 24 in Yankee Stadium : ACRE
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Quench : SATE
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Gulf bigwig : EMIR
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Some cruise ship amenities : SPAS
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Ticketmaster spec : SRO
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Navy submarine head: Abbr. : CDR

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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