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New York Times, Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
21-Across : Identity thieves' targets, for short
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Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FGJQXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 80 for Mr. Agard. Tuesday freshness: 44%
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© 2025, The New York Times2/18/25 ( No. 27,496 )
Across
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"Ruh-___!" (Astro's "Yikes!") : ROH
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Got 100% on : ACED
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Catastrophe : CRISIS
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918 or 539, on the Cherokee Nation : AREACODE
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Emphatic rejection : HECKNO
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"Seriously?!" : ICANTBELIEVEYOU
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Word after first or leading : LADY
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Indirectly unkind : SNIDE
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Identity thieves' targets, for short : SSNS
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Bit of hair cream : DAB
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"Enough already! I'll do it!" : OKOK
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Purveyor of pampering : SPA
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Kennewick ___ (ancient ancestor discovered in 1996) : MAN
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Duel units : PACES
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Relations : KIN
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"Seriously?!" : WHODOESTHAT
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What a wool sweater may cause : ITCH
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Calendar listing : EVENT
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Currency common to Cyprus and Croatia : EURO
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"Seriously?!" : THEAUDACITY
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Part of a set in a workout : REP
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Damascus is its capital : SYRIA
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___ kwon do : TAE
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Music holders in racks : CDS
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Take it easy : REST
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"not gonna lie lol ..." : TBH
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Opportunity : SHOT
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Jingly change : COINS
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___ Major (bear constellation) : URSA
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"Seriously?!" : WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
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Intensifies : AMPSUP
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Mode of transportation that requires good balance : UNICYCLE
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Loch monster's nickname : NESSIE
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Found a buyer for : SOLD
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Ends of some bouts : KOS
Down
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___ trail (rhyming path that formerly had tracks) : RAIL
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Oceanic apex predator : ORCA
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Important powwow figure : HEADDANCER
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Section of a play : ACT
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Corn cores : COBS
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Garden with a tempting snake : EDEN
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Section of a supermarket : DELI
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Place for blush (or for a blush) : CHEEK
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Title for M.L.K., for short : REV
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Glide around on a rink : ICESKATE
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"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
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Privy to : INON
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___-chef : SOUS
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"Furiosa" star Taylor-Joy : ANYA
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Altar answer : IDO
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X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 or X6 : BMW
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Photo ___ : OPS
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Short comedy pieces : SKITS
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Clever and brief : PITHY
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Palestinian activist Tamimi : AHED
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___ Scotia : NOVA
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New Mexico site of the largest radioactive accident in U.S. history : CHURCHROCK
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Dog-___ pages : EARED
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Points on bus routes : STOPS
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Fourth after Aug. : DEC
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"Will do!" : ONIT
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"At Last" singer James : ETTA
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Move that sends tresses flying : HAIRTOSS
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Where Dubai is: Abbr. : UAE
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So far : YET
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Extent, as of a project : SCOPE
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Overly : TOO
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Nautical marker : BUOY
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Black and/or white water bird : SWAN
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Away's opponent : HOME
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*sheepish grimace* : OOPS
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Ones vowing payback? : IOUS
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Don't-do : NONO
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Gardener's bagful : SOIL
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Unassisted : SOLO
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Amazes : AWES
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Dijon-mustered "yes"? : OUI
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Something Paxil may treat, for short : OCD

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle.

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