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New York Times, Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Author:
Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
52-Across : Kid-lit character with telekinetic abilities
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Kate Hawkins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {GQVXZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Deitmer. This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Hawkins. Wednesday freshness: 38%
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© 2025, The New York Times3/12/25 ( No. 27,518 )
Across
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Exclamation before the 10th inning : ITSATIE
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Facets : ASPECTS
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Gabriel García Márquez's "Love in the Time of ___" : CHOLERA
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Cousin of a squadron : PLATOON
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Greek goddess whose namesake NASA mission plans to land the first female astronaut on the moon : ARTEMIS
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Folk song figure who is implored not to cry : SUSANNA
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Allow : LET
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___-ops : PSY
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High-traffic hosp. areas : ERS
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German article : DER
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Sierra ___ : LEONE
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Mall stall : KIOSK
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Globular regalia : ORBS
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Marché de ___ (French yuletide market) : NOEL
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The Wicked Witch of the West, in "Wicked" : ELPHABA
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Grammy's Album of the Year winner for 2024's "Cowboy Carter" : BEYONCE
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Someone with a burning desire : PYRO
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Uncomplicated : CLEAR
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Take off : SOAR
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Show visible disdain : SCOWL
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Crazy, sexy or cool: Abbr. : ADJ
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Place to buy a toy for a toy : PETCO
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Boolean operators denoted by v-like symbols : ORS
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Professional in risk assessment : ACTUARY
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"___ be my honor" : ITD
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Kid-lit character with telekinetic abilities : MATILDA
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"Brand New Key" singer, 1971 : MELANIE
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Sticky stuff : TAR
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Tool to unlock most modern cars : FOB
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Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? : SAWAWOMANINHALF
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Target of a military hunt : AWOL
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Heidi Klum, for one : MODEL
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Birthplace of Halle Berry and Simone Biles : OHIO
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Ruse : PLOY
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Yarn spinner's tool : SPOOL
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Like plump peaches, typically : RIPE
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Poker declaration : ICALL
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Kinsey scale rating for someone equally attracted to men and women : THREE
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___ voce (musical notation meaning "soft voice") : SOTTO
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Lager alternative : ALE
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Paint sometimes made with egg yolk : TEMPERA
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"Bearded" flower : IRIS
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Uncomplicated : EASY
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Part of the Hagia Sophia with a celebrated mosaic of Mary and child : APSE
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Curve on a score : SLUR
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FaceID or TouchID : PASSKEY
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Important info for an airport pickup, informally : ETA
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What an apartment may be converted into : CONDO
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Musical notes : TONES
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Mocking comments, maybe : SNARK
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Never ever ever : NOHOW
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"You win!" : ILOSE
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___ America, network behind "Killing Eve" : BBC
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Sprinkled with seasoning, in Italian : SALATA
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Classic arcade game in which characters can dunk at humanly impossible heights : NBAJAM
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Poetic preposition : OER
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Surrey town known for its salt : EPSOM
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Yoga pants fabric : LYCRA
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"Drink up!" : PROST
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Unavailable, as a doctor : NOTIN
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Parodia and peyote, for two : CACTI
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Wear down : ERODE
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Ending with Smith or Barnard : EDU
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TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence : LALAW
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Traffic cone : PYLON
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Obsolescent data storage options : CDROMS
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Freebie at most American diners : REFILL
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Country that elected its first female P.M. in 2022 : ITALY
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Hate, hate, hate! : ABHOR
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Sticky stuff : SAP
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Leatherworker's tool : AWL
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Court : WOO
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Swab : MOP
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Hullaballoo : ADO
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Prefix with -phyte : NEO
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Bigeye tuna : AHI
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Back talk : LIP
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Nemesis : FOE

Answer summary:
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