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New York Times, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Author:
Daniel Bodily
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Grounds keeper?
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Daniel Bodily

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QVXYZ} This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Bodily. Wednesday freshness: 82%
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© 2025, The New York Times4/2/25 ( No. 27,539 )
Across
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Instrument depicted in Manet's "Young Flautist" : FIFE
5
Threat to a king, maybe : PAWN
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Join up with at church? : WED
12
Something that's often clicked : ICON
13
Scout camp craft : CANOE
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Kerchak or Kala in Disney's "Tarzan" : APE
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"Sweet!" : NEAT
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Frame, apron, molding, etc. : WINDOWTRIM
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Maker of the world's largest quantum computer : IBM
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Put on TV again : REAIR
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___ Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress : TULSI
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Like some photos of yesteryear : SEPIATONED
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Pans' partner : POTS
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Trick-taking card game : HEARTS
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Clairvoyant : ORACLE
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Nutritional fig. : RDA
29
Collected hot wheels? : CARJACKED
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Rocket ___, character in "Guardians of the Galaxy" : RACCOON
34
Means of fiscal savings : BUDGETCUT
38
___ Hangtime (arcade classic) : NBA
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Parmesan shelfmate : ASIAGO
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Cleans vigorously : SCOURS
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Absolutely chew (out) : REAM
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What the glass slipper was on Cinderella's foot : PERFECTFIT
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Sits on one's hands : IDLES
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Seethes : BOILS
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Groovy, with "out" : FAR
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Armchair athlete, e.g. : SPORTSBUFF
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Knighted, one-named rock star : BONO
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Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell : TON
58
Ring or rink : ARENA
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Beethoven's birthplace : BONN
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Broke bread : ATE
61
Newsman Chuck : TODD
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What's the catch? : SNAG
Down
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With 44-Down, go out with a bang ... or a hint to 16-, 21-, 29-, 34-, 46- and 54-Across : FINISH
2
Brew that generally has a higher-than-usual alcohol content : ICEBEER
3
Soft mattress topper : FOAMPAD
4
Fangorn Forest denizen : ENT
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Get a closer shot : PANIN
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Tennis's Agassi : ANDRE
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Try to win : WOO
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Wetland creature : NEWT
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Dark wizard : WARLOCK
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Romans, e.g. : EPISTLE
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Transferred at death : DEMISED
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Word that means both "hello" and "goodbye" : CIAO
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Licks, say : WETS
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Rap star who called himself "Makaveli" : TUPAC
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Lab course participant? : RAT
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___ Flatow, longtime host of public radio's "Science Friday" : IRA
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Sensei's school : DOJO
27
Didn't stick around, say : RAN
29
New Deal program in which workers planted more than 3.5 billion trees, in brief : CCC
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Prefix with pressure : ACU
31
Bunk : ROT
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Issuance from a govt. agency : REG
33
On : ATOP
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Grounds keeper? : BARISTA
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Took a hit, say : USEDPOT
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Start a long-distance call, in bygone days : DIALONE
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Controller controller : GAMER
38
"___ to worry …" : NOT
39
Goofball : BUFFOON
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Huffington of The Huffington Post : ARIANNA
42
Condé Nast women's magazine : SELF
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Adds as a secondary recipient, for short : CCS
44
See 1-Down : STRONG
47
Receded : EBBED
48
Like some tables and trips : ROUND
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Org. that oversees the World Cup : FIFA
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"Pronto!" : STAT
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Packed house letters : SRO
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Airsoft gun ammo : BBS

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

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