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New York Times, Saturday, August 2, 2025

Author:
Robert Logan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1, 2 and 3, in that order
TotalDebutLatest
68/26/20228/2/2025
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.573888%
Robert Logan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 23 Missing: {QUYZ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Logan. Saturday freshness: 72%
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© 2025, The New York Times8/2/25 ( No. 27,661 )
Across
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Like baseballs and some eyelashes : BATTED
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Moored : ATANCHOR
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Not come unglued : ADHERE
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Flugelhorn player on the 1978 instrumental hit "Feels So Good" : MANGIONE
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Philadelphia university known for its professional co-op program : DREXEL
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Statement of resignation : IMDOOMED
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Brother Joe, Kevin or Nick of pop : JONAS
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Genealogists' handiwork : TREES
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Alternative music genre since the mid-1980s : EMO
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Word before air or fire : OPEN
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Eyebrow makeup : HAIRS
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"___, man!" : CMON
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Ball-shaped cereal : KIX
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Garb for athletes in the Highland Games : KILTS
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Fault : BLAME
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Way in : ENTRANCE
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It's most beautiful when broken : GEODE
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Vacation isle for many a Francophile, familiarly : STBARTS
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Foil : PREVENT
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Stashes : HIDES
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1, 2 and 3, in that order : TRIFECTA
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Get the ball rolling : BEGIN
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Verb that appears the same when rotated 180º : SWIMS
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Choice word? : OPT
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Cousin of naan : ROTI
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More of this? : THESE
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Founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901 : DOLE
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Saxon's "Aargh!" : ACH
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Sacred space for female family members, in the Muslim tradition : HAREM
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Roll producer : BAKER
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European brewer with over 170 brands : HEINEKEN
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It can tie up your stock : LARIAT
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Common wedding day prep : MANIPEDI
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Demonstrative words : LIKESO
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Crème ___ (custard sauce) : ANGLAISE
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What goes on goes here : CLOSET
Down
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Groaners : BADJOKES
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The most infinitesimal amount : ADROPINTHEOCEAN
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Silicon Valley's holy grail : THENEXTBIGTHING
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Beyoncé or Selena, e.g. : TEXAN
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"You are," in Spain : ERES
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Key for getting rid of your work, in brief? : DEL
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"Agreed?" : AMIRITE
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Certain circus performers : TAMERS
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Mountain range that spans 67º of latitude : ANDES
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Many foreign aid grps. : NGOS
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Corporate data manager, for short : CIO
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Bake sale offerings : HOMEMADECOOKIES
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"Hold on, I'll be right with you" : ONEMOMENTPLEASE
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Spiffed up, say : REDONE
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Rash guards? : TALCS
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Whiffs : HINTS
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It can spice up your holidays : CLOVE
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Mayor Bass of Los Angeles : KAREN
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Interpersonal "issues" : BEEFS
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They're all equal in a circle : RADII
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Dirty coat : GRIME
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Device featured in Newton's "Opticks" : PRISM
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Fry alternative : TATERTOT
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Preadolescent, informally : TWEENIE
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Destroyer : Shiva :: Creator : ___ : BRAHMA
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Nails the halfpipe, in snowboarding jargon : SHREDS
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George with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : TAKEI
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Title character of a Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic : DARKO
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Big acronym in purifying filters : HEPA
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Call off plans abruptly : BAIL
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Love, on the pitch : NIL
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Closing for business? : LLC

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

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