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Joel Fagliano
Joel Fagliano

NY Times, Sun Oct 26, 2025 Puns and Anagrams

Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
1
W
2
O
3
L
4
V
5
E
6
S
7
F
8
A
9
T
10
C
11
A
12
T
13
S
14
I
N
L
O
V
E
15
U
B
E
R
E
A
T
16
S
17
S
L
A
T
E
D
18
N
E
T
A
S
S
E
T
19
D
I
M
E
20
A
21
I
D
22
M
O
S
E
Y
23
O
N
A
24
U
N
D
E
25
R
26
A
S
P
E
L
L
27
M
E
S
28
A
S
29
O
R
A
L
30
L
E
E
31
P
A
32
M
33
S
P
O
34
T
35
T
E
R
S
36
B
37
R
O
G
A
38
N
39
S
H
R
E
D
S
40
D
E
E
P
E
N
E
41
D
42
A
I
R
43
E
T
S
44
D
A
R
45
T
46
A
I
47
S
48
L
49
E
50
P
R
E
51
L
52
I
M
R
O
U
53
N
D
54
H
E
X
55
E
A
T
E
N
56
W
E
E
57
M
A
G
E
58
N
Y
T
G
A
59
M
60
E
S
61
S
62
T
O
K
E
R
63
D
E
L
A
W
A
R
E
64
T
A
L
E
N
T
65
D
E
L
E
T
E
D
66
S
P
E
N
D
S
© 2025, The New York Times
Across
1
They howl with vowels : WOLVES
7
To get rich, they act fast : FATCATS
14
Evil? No. Smitten? Yes. : INLOVE
15
A sure bet for food delivery : UBEREATS
17
Scheduled, like Delta's flights : SLATED
18
Strength of its mesh, e.g. : NETASSET
19
Coin found in sediment : DIME
20
Help offered by handmaiden : AID
22
Why some walk leisurely : MOSEY
23
Year in Spain recalled : ONA
24
Like the wizard at 57-Across : UNDERASPELL
27
They're found en masse in the Southwest : MESAS
29
Last half of doctoral exam : ORAL
30
Backward-swimming fish : LEE
31
Woman in pharma, oddly : PAM
33
Weight room figures seen at protests : SPOTTERS
36
Grab on to a leather shoe : BROGAN
39
S H S : SHREDS
40
Became more intense and needed P.E. : DEEPENED
42
What fills a fl__t t__ __e : AIR
43
Sci-fi set : ETS
44
Works of Dalí, Degas and Duchamp : DART
46
Passage I'll read aloud : AISLE
50
Qualifying heat in which you're implored, "Run!" : PRELIMROUND
54
Mild curses, say : HEX
55
EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA : EATEN
56
Like a small ewe : WEE
57
See 24-Across : MAGE
58
App that gets many visits from puzzle lovers : NYTGAMES
61
Noted author/furnace worker : STOKER
63
A leeward state : DELAWARE
64
Latent ability : TALENT
65
Removed L-E-T, indeed! : DELETED
66
Q and R are decided upon, while ... : SPENDS
Down
1
Intelligence to do swim : WISDOM
2
Where an El Niño is discussed, nowadays : ONLINE
3
Animals in gorilla masks : LLAMAS
4
Voice of the electorate, initially : VOTE
5
345 out of 11 : EVE
6
Dane's car : SEDAN
7
S
F : FUNDERS
8
Man held by Elizabeth : ABE
9
Win__ __r fes__ival : TET
10
Studies for Marc's test : CRAMS
11
Storyteller nearly as famous as Poe : AESOP
12
Accorded : TASSELED
13
N.F.L. team supported by thieves, reportedly : STEELERS
16
Works on, as Harry's hair : STYLES
21
Affirmation of every second bird dog : IDO
24
It's 250 for America in '26 : USAGE
25
Beam up : RAPS
26
A 50 ... oh, a 50th state greeting : ALOHA
28
A Coke or Pepsi, e.g. : APOP
32
1,000 + 1,000 : MANDM
34
One dart in a group of three : TRIAD
35
___ Bull (woman known for bad puns) : TERI
36
Sold out Debra yet again : BETRAYED
37
Move to El Street : RESETTLE
38
Close to Nebraska and Arkansas : NEAR
40
Rely on 40-Across, with less ease : DEPEND
41
Was tired of -ED words : DROWSED
45
Second day of the workweek, appropriately: Abbr. : TUE
47
Upset and sank, eh? : SHAKEN
48
Foot : LEGEND
49
Makes a serious effort with T. rexes : EXERTS
51
It's allowed in whole gallons : LEGAL
52
Amazed by a wine : INAWE
53
Homes seen on Northeast streets: Abbr. : NESTS
57
Sauce for a spy : MOLE
59
Cap capsized : MAT
60
A conjunction either way : ERE
62
Kind of water bug : TAP
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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