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New York Times, Friday, August 1, 2025

Author:
Abigail Martin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Across : Sale sign words
TotalDebut
18/1/2025
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Abigail Martin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Martin. Grid flow: 41.6 Friday freshness: 29%
Jim Horne notes:

This is the debut for SPIDER SENSE, but SPIDEY SENSE has been used 3 times,

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© 2025, The New York Times8/1/25 ( No. 27,660 )
Across
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Stringy parts of oranges : PITHS
6
Regarding : INRE
10
Longtime airer of the docuseries "American Greed" : CNBC
14
Offerings from a truck or cart : STREETFOOD
16
Carrier lead-in to méxico : AERO
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Phish-monger? : SCAMARTIST
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[Love ya!] : MWAH
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"The devil take ___ soul!": Laertes : THY
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Possible response to "Who's ready?" : WEARE
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Start of a rally : SERVE
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Direction in a grilling recipe : SEAR
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Substack alternative : PATREON
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Was out for a bit : NAPPED
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"Come on, stop dreaming" : BEREAL
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Insect that can reproduce with or without mating : APHID
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Oatmeal, e.g. : HOTCEREAL
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Nano devices : IPODS
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Hour, in Italy : ORA
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"See ya later!" : PEACE
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Beginning of Taurus season : LATEAPRIL
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Zapped, in a way : LASED
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Sale sign words : ORLESS
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Meals at which Elijah's cup is poured : SEDERS
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Ay, there's the rub! : MASSAGE
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Bordering on inappropriate, in a way : RACY
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Needed a 41-Across : ACHED
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Golf course part : ROUGH
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Nephew of Abraham : LOT
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Locale of the Sea of Serenity : MOON
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Literally, "grilled meat" : CARNEASADA
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Homeboys : BROS
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One way to the highway : ACCESSROAD
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Opposite of post- : ANTE
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Complimentary assortment in a hotel room's kitchenette, maybe : TEAS
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Padding for a grade point average : EASYA
Down
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Alternative to "Hey!" : PSST
2
Nagging desire : ITCH
3
It may come with breakfast in bed : TRAY
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Sew what? : HEM
5
Green poke bowl topping : SEAWEEDSALAD
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Evening meal during Ramadan : IFTAR
7
Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep" : NOIR
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Bit of scattered Valentine's Day décor : ROSEPETAL
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D.C. summer hrs. : EDT
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Finished with hair and makeup, say : CAMERAREADY
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Exciting announcement from a musician : NEWRELEASE
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"Well done!" : BRAVO
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Clinton's last defense secretary : COHEN
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Riser's partner : TREAD
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Olympic track event in which Kenya dominates : STEEPLECHASE
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Intuitive ability in the Marvel Universe : SPIDERSENSE
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Hero's journey, say : ARC
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Hit hard : NAIL
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Dad, in Korean : APPA
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Job for a model : PHOTOSHOOT
28
Chess great Spassky : BORIS
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Who's ahead and who's not in campaign coverage, so to speak : HORSERACE
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Early Chromebook manufacturer : ACER
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Energy-efficient bulbs, for short : LEDS
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Identify (as) : PEG
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Wise ones : SAGES
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Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant : MAMBA
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What fell on Chicken Little's head : ACORN
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Medieval characters : RUNES
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Pod member : ORCA
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One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali : LAOS
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R&B/pop singer Aubrey : ODAY
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"Look what I did!" : TADA
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"You cannot look at a sleeping ___ and feel tense": Jane Pauley : CAT
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Montevideo Mrs. : SRA

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