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New York Times, Saturday, March 29, 2025

Author:
Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermott
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
41-Across : Lint trap?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
327/30/20193/29/202524
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
113512451
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.5919552%
Christina Iverson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
118/27/20133/29/20251
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0032042
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.555262%
Jacob McDermott

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 32 for Ms. Iverson. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. McDermott. Saturday freshness: 32%
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© 2025, The New York Times3/29/25 ( No. 27,535 )
Across
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Underground venues for some heavy-metal bands? : IRONMINES
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Mortify : ABASH
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Head honcho : TOPBANANA
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Short Japanese sword : TANTO
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Strong indication : CLEARSIGN
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Political grp. dedicated to helping people who are H.I.V. positive : ACTUP
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Roost-er : HEN
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Gun : REV
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David ___, first Black mayor of New York City : DINKINS
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It might be flat but not sharp : TIRE
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Give the OK : BLESS
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What's got about an ounce of scents? : SACHET
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It requires a flipper : COINTOSS
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Suffered, in a way : ACHED
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One always seen in a fancy fur coat : TUXEDOCAT
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Part of an agenda : ITEM
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Encircled : ORBED
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Birdseed alternative, at times : RICE
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"That's absolutely fine" : NOWORRIES
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Pageant prize : TIARA
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Birthplace of the writer V.S. Naipaul : TRINIDAD
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Barreled (out) : PEELED
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Lint trap? : NAVEL
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"___ Got a Way" (Billy Joel hit) : SHES
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Casting experts? : ANGLERS
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Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" : KEN
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Lightly roast : RIB
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For real : LEGIT
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"Either way's fine with me" : IDONTCARE
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Divert : AMUSE
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Label on one Coca-Cola offering : ZEROSUGAR
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Itinerant one : NOMAD
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Cry from a cutthroat competitor : EATMYDUST
Down
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Reason to scratch one's head : ITCH
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Part of a film : ROLE
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Neon sign word : OPEN
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Magic org. : NBA
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Single alternative : MARRIED
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"___ here" : INSERT
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Like a mark : NAIVE
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Primary lang. of Gambia : ENG
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Where to get into the nitty-gritty? : SANDBOXES
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Over : ATANEND
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They help build characters : BACKSTORIES
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Standoffish, say : ANTISOCIAL
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Floor : STUN
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Brewer's need : HOPS
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"Don't believe me" : ILIED
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Only beauty to go through history and retain her reputation, per Will Rogers : THEMONALISA
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Good Samaritan, say : SAINT
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One in need of some direction : ACTOR
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Wrigley field? : CHEWINGGUM
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Like some steak : CUBED
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___-Coeur, historic Catholic church in Paris : SACRE
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Position : STEAD
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Like many free samples : TRIALSIZE
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Taxonomic classification : ORDER
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On the edge of one's seat : RIVETED
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Itsy-bitsy : TEENTSY
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The W.N.B.A.'s Caitlin Clark, for one : PHENOM
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Fashion portmanteau : SKORT
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___ Moore, author of "V for Vendetta" : ALAN
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Jules Verne visionary : NEMO
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Soffritto-based sauce : RAGU
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Parts of many $$$ portfolios : IRAS
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___ Convy, host of TV's "Super Password" and "Win, Lose or Draw" : BERT
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Raiders' org. : DEA
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It's a mouthful : CUD

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

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