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New York Times, Monday, August 18, 2025

Author:
Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Breakfast chain that punnily used a kangaroo in its early commercials
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Andrea Carla Michaels
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331.5920750%
Christina Iverson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 89 for Ms. Michaels. This is puzzle # 36 for Ms. Iverson. Monday freshness: 56%
Constructor notes:
Andrea Carla Michaels: Mel Blanc "The Man of 1000 Voices" has resonated deeply throughout my life. I grew up with Bugs Bunny ... read more
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© 2025, The New York Times8/18/25 ( No. 27,677 )
Across
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Job for Sherlock : CASE
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Breakfast chain that punnily used a kangaroo in its early commercials : IHOP
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Each, informally : APOP
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"Well, ___ you special?" : ARENT
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Vegetarian protein : TOFU
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Taboo : NONO
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New parents' celebration : BIRTH
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"You're despicable!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc : DAFFYDUCK
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Fashion designer Ralph : LAUREN
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Better deal on a mortgage, in brief : REFI
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Born, in marriage announcements : NEE
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"I'm hunting wabbits" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc : ELMERFUDD
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Degree for many a prof : PHD
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Mont Blanc, e.g. : ALP
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Small piece of china … or small dog size : TEACUP
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Helmet attachment : STRAP
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Neighbor of a Cambodian : THAI
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"Toodles" : TATA
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"Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc : WOODYWOODPECKER
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Garden of Eden man : ADAM
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Newspaper opinion piece : OPED
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Place to put a stethoscope : CHEST
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"Ain't gonna happen!" : NODICE
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Strange sighting in the night sky : UFO
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"Weekend Update" show, in brief : SNL
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"I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc : PEPELEPEW
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Chum, in Chartres : AMI
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Lyft competitor : UBER
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Question that might precede "Try me!" : WOULDI
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"What's up, Doc?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc : BUGSBUNNY
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Not a child anymore : GROWN
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Inner arm bone : ULNA
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Zap, in a way : LASE
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"That hurts!" : YOWIE
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Exam : TEST
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Crunchy deli sandwiches : BLTS
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Employee IDs : SSNS
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Kind of car San Francisco is famous for : CABLE
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Common typeface : ARIAL
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Clear component of blood : SERUM
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___ nous : ENTRE
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"___ be an honor" : ITD
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Stow away, big-time : HOARD
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Killed, mob-style : OFFED
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Magic dragon's name, in song : PUFF
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Furthermore : AND
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Baked item whose name suggests how much of each ingredient to use : POUNDCAKE
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Fairy tale's first word : ONCE
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Bother, as a bear : POKE
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Rehab treatment : THERAPY
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Pained cry : YIPE
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Falcons' and Eagles' org. : NFL
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"Give me five!" : UPTOP
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Dream up, as a plan : HATCH
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Good thing that comes to those who wait? : TIP
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Colorado Plateau natives : UTES
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Role to play : PART
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Long-necked bird with a "knob" on its beak : SWAN
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Brouhaha : TODO
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Stop and No Passing, for two : ROADSIGNS
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Forum manager, for short : ADMIN
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Ground-breaking garden tool : HOE
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Do a tally of : ADDUP
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"___ is me!" : WOE
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Green science : ECOLOGY
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Word after golf or before sandwich : CLUB
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Hardly any : FEW
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Kind of colony in the film "Papillon" : PENAL
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Dadaist Max : ERNST
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€€€ : EUROS
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Post-snowfall vehicles : PLOWS
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Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood" : EDWIN
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Sommelier's stock : WINES
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Share a border : ABUT
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Stubborn farm animal : MULE
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Lamp insert : BULB
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Plopped down : SAT
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"You got it!" : YES

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