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New York Times, Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Author:
Jared Cappel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film
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Jared Cappel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Cappel. Wednesday freshness: 45%
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C
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A
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© 2025, The New York Times8/13/25 ( No. 27,672 )
Across
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___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi : CALEB
6
Skewer : STAB
10
Cook in hot water : BOIL
14
Frank account? : DIARY
15
Father's sister : AUNT
16
"Casablanca" heroine : ILSA
17
Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film : CLOUDATLAS
19
Excess : GLUT
20
Floor models : DEMOS
21
Floor : AMAZE
22
1959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A" : RAISININTHESUN
26
Dearest pal : BESTIE
27
Sounds at a fireworks show : OOHS
28
Remove from a clothesline, say : UNPEG
29
Beach blanket? : SAND
31
Black Friday offering : SALE
35
Preceder of Jan. : DEC
36
2006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer : NEWMOON
39
With 43-Across, playful marine mammal : SEA
40
Playful marine mammal : SEAL
42
Pros who may care for playful marine mammals : VETS
43
See 39-Across : OTTER
45
"Ah, gotcha" : ISEE
47
Workers who sometimes carry flashlights : USHERS
48
Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry : NUMBERTHESTARS
53
Standard option in a popular rideshare app : UBERX
54
Warn : ALERT
55
Covid-19, in slang : RONA
56
Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is? : SKYWRITING
61
Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020 : SLUR
62
White House staffer : AIDE
63
Shower scrubber : LOOFA
64
Online crafts shop : ETSY
65
Equipment in "Top Chef" : PANS
66
Spirits : SOULS
Down
1
Org. encouraging flu shots : CDC
2
Feel ill : AIL
3
Neighbor of a Thai : LAO
4
Scholarly : ERUDITE
5
Intentionally : BYDESIGN
6
Used, as a chair : SATON
7
Politician Gabbard : TULSI
8
Santa ___ winds : ANA
9
"Dynamite" K-pop band : BTS
10
Chaotic situation : BIGMESS
11
Some cantina cookware : OLLAS
12
Japanese truck manufacturer : ISUZU
13
Draw toward dark : LATEN
18
Female French friend : AMIE
21
Sound at a massage parlor : AHH
22
Actress Zellweger : RENEE
23
Pet adoption org. : ASPCA
24
Taboos : NONOS
25
Kind of list : TODO
26
Blossoms-to-be : BUDS
29
"Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit) : SWEET
30
Tsp. or tbsp. : AMT
32
Daisylike flower : ASTER
33
Ogles : LEERS
34
Removable Potato Head parts : EARS
37
Happily/after connector : EVER
38
Flared facial features : NOSTRILS
41
Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across : LIBRARY
44
"Your point also" : THATTOO
46
It sells, in an axiom : SEX
47
Computer operator : USER
48
Sip slowly : NURSE
49
Letter-shaped fastener : UBOLT
50
Laminated restaurant items : MENUS
51
"Surprise Symphony" composer : HAYDN
52
Cary of "The Princess Bride" : ELWES
56
Deplete : SAP
57
Sportage maker : KIA
58
Collector's item, informally? : IOU
59
Lions' org. : NFL
60
Neon or Freon : GAS

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

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