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Daniel Raymon
NY Times, Sun Jun 8, 2025 Cryptic Crossword
Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
1 G | A | 2 U | N | 3 T | | 4 M | E | 5 A | N | 6 G | I | 7 R | L | 8 S |
L | | N | | R | | E | | B | | O | | E | | I |
9 A | C | C | R | U | A | L | | 10 U | R | G | E | D | O | N |
N | | L | | D | | O | | T | | R | | H | | C |
11 D | E | E | P | E | N | D | | 12 S | E | E | P | A | G | E |
| | A | | A | | R | | | | E | | I | | R |
13 P | E | R | M | U | T | A | T | 14 I | O | N | | 15 R | U | E |
A | | | | | | M | | N | | | | | | L |
16 R | E | 17 F | | 18 T | R | A | N | S | I | 19 E | N | 20 T | L | Y |
A | | O | | H | | | | T | | A | | A | | |
21 K | E | R | N | E | L | 22 S | | 23 A | N | T | O | N | Y | 24 M |
E | | B | | R | | P | | G | | D | | G | | I |
25 E | Y | E | W | E | A | R | | 26 R | E | I | N | I | N | G |
T | | A | | S | | I | | A | | R | | E | | H |
27 S | T | R | A | T | A | G | E | M | | 28 T | A | R | O | T |
© 2025, The New York Times
Across
1
Scrawny old relative loses South African money (5) :
GAUNT4
Maligners trashed teen movie (4,5) :
MEANGIRLS9
Heard a monstrous accumulation (7) :
ACCRUAL10
Encouraged, undergo transformation (5,2) :
URGEDON11
Something done about cooler pool area (4,3) :
DEEPEND12
13
15
Feel bad about French way (3) :
RUE16
One making calls concerning failing grade (3) :
REF18
Tiny rentals designed for the short-term (11) :
TRANSIENTLY21
Officers stated core truths? (7) :
KERNELS23
Shakespearean lover married exact opposite (7) :
ANTONYM25
It can help you see eastern tree near canal site (7) :
EYEWEAR26
Checking for announced ruling (7) :
REINING27
Plan comeback of giant pastries (9) :
STRATAGEM28
Jog around a deck (5) :
TAROT
Down
1
Outside of Greenland, it's something secretive (5) :
GLAND2
Cloudy nuclear explosion (7) :
UNCLEAR3
Former Canadian leader with real cash, reportedly (7) :
TRUDEAU4
Tear-jerker disturbed older mama (9) :
MELODRAMA5
Touches tubas excitedly (5) :
ABUTS6
Short officer has brute become eco-conscious (2,5) :
GOGREEN7
Surprisingly hardier feature of many Irish people (3,4) :
REDHAIR8
13
A garden tool surrounded by cats and dogs and birds (9) :
PARAKEETS14
Hookups handle PC capacity for social media platform (9) :
INSTAGRAM17
Show some restraint for forest animal (7) :
FORBEAR18
There is time for everything else (3,4) :
THEREST19
Attired oddly, feel embarrassed (3,4) :
EATDIRT20
Seaport with more zest (7) :
TANGIER22
Peripherally sprinkling bit of garnish (5) :
SPRIG24
Strength and will, possibly (5) :
MIGHT
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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