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New York Times, Thursday, August 14, 2025

Author:
Gene Louise De Vera
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Human, to a robot
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Gene Louise De Vera

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {KQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. De Vera. Thursday freshness: 38%
Jim Horne notes:

What's the Tea (i.e., gossip), by Mary Cassatt.

What's the Tea?
1
A
2
T
3
P
4
J
5
U
6
M
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P
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L
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I
10
T
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H
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E
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S
L
U
R
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A
S
E
A
15
A
S
W
A
N
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H
E
R
D
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W
H
A
T
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I
S
L
O
V
E
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A
P
B
I
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O
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T
I
N
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A
F
E
W
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W
H
O
S
T
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H
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E
B
O
S
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S
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O
N
S
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A
C
U
R
A
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T
H
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A
R
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O
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R
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B
S
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L
U
G
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S
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O
R
T
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H
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O
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W
H
A
T
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S
U
P
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W
42
H
O
S
W
H
O
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N
O
N
E
T
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T
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R
I
O
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P
O
S
H
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G
R
E
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W
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A
M
O
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C
O
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G
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N
U
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W
H
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A
T
S
T
H
E
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T
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E
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A
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R
I
P
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A
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A
R
T
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A
T
O
L
L
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I
N
J
E
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O
P
A
R
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D
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Y
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I
D
I
E
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F
J
O
R
D
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B
A
R
E
69
C
O
A
X
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T
A
B
O
O
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S
P
E
W
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A
S
S
© 2025, The New York Times8/14/25 ( No. 27,673 )
Across
1
Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief : ATP
4
Word before rope or scare : JUMP
8
Loose-limbed : LITHE
13
Talk like a tippler : SLUR
14
Far from shore : ASEA
15
City on the Nile … or a punny end to the joke "When a tight-knit group of cygnets votes, they vote ___" : ASWAN
16
Do a collie's work : HERD
17
["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing : WHATISLOVE
19
Pre-med track precursor, in brief : APBIO
21
Cookie holder : TIN
22
Not many : AFEW
23
["Let's go with 'Nickname's the Same' for $400"] Bruce Springsteen, Lance Armstrong and Melissa McCarthy in a 2016 comedy : WHOSTHEBOSS
27
Transistor states : ONS
28
Honda luxury brand : ACURA
29
Over yonder : THAR
31
Bubbles, e.g. : ORBS
34
Hauls : LUGS
36
Muscle-and-bone doc : ORTHO
39
["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast" : WHATSUP
41
["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello : WHOSWHO
43
The Supreme Court justices, collectively : NONET
44
Charlie's Angels, e.g. : TRIO
46
Swanky : POSH
47
Doubled or tripled, say : GREW
49
Gas brand with a torch in its logo : AMOCO
51
Savanna prey : GNU
53
["I'll try 'Painted Ladies" for $1,000"] This piece by Impressionist Mary Cassatt shows two women enjoying a drink : WHATSTHETEA
58
Kelly of morning TV : RIPA
60
Guile : ART
61
Key ring? : ATOLL
62
At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across? : INJEOPARDY
66
"Thus with a kiss ___" (Romeo's final words) : IDIE
67
Sea inlet surrounded by steep cliffs : FJORD
68
In one's birthday suit : BARE
69
Try to win over : COAX
70
Hasbro word game that comes with a 60-second hourglass : TABOO
71
Go like a geyser : SPEW
72
Word after kick or dumb : ASS
Down
1
Hebrew leader? : ALEPH
2
Booster for a dragster : TURBO
3
Result of a scandal going viral, in brief : PRDISASTER
4
Prominent feature of a hippopotamus or crocodile : JAW
5
Escort in the theater, informally : USH
6
Human, to a robot : MEATBAG
7
Outdoor party area : PATIO
8
___ Palmas, capital of the Canaries : LAS
9
Cuba o Puerto Rico : ISLA
10
A winning scenario in a best-of-three game : TWOFORTWO
11
Sanctuary : HAVEN
12
TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests : ENEWS
13
"Man and Superman" playwright : SHAW
18
Tech sch. : INST
20
Like easy-to-get meds, in brief : OTC
24
Peacock competitor : HULU
25
Go off : ERUPT
26
Drive off : SHOO
30
Horatian work of ca. 18 B.C. : ARSPOETICA
31
Not rent, say : OWN
32
Greek letter that looks like "p" : RHO
33
Incredible work : BANGUPJOB
35
Does some strokes : SWIMS
37
Dept. that oversees the F.D.A. : HHS
38
"Look at that!" : OOH
40
Gumbo, for one : STEW
42
Terrifying sound for a field mouse : HOOT
45
Terrifying device for a field mouse : RATTRAP
48
Larrup : WHAP
50
When repeated, a dance : CHA
51
Dirty money : GRIFT
52
Symbol of stealth : NINJA
54
Emiratis, e.g. : ARABS
55
Some list items : TODOS
56
Mount St. ___, second-highest mountain in Canada : ELIAS
57
Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme : ALEX
59
Nestlé chocolate bar : AERO
63
Lead-in to meter : ODO
64
Grammy-winning Dr. ___ : DRE
65
Poison source in Agatha Christie's "A Pocket Full of Rye" : YEW

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

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