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New York Times, Friday, April 25, 2025

Author:
Adrian Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Across : Passage in a mystery novel?
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114/7/20214/25/20251
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Adrian Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Johnson. Friday freshness: 51%
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© 2025, The New York Times4/25/25 ( No. 27,562 )
Across
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Cold War alliance : SOVIETBLOC
11
Quick shots : JABS
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"It's just me here" : IMALLALONE
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Sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024 : UCLA
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Booked it : RANLIKEMAD
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Certain diagnostic technique : SCAN
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Skinny : INSIDEDOPE
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Mind : TEND
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Inits. in eight-bit gaming : NES
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Ready for use : ATHAND
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R&B singer Ella ___ : MAI
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Lean sirloin cut : TIPROAST
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Positive thinker's word : CAN
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Lead-in to -verse : META
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Certain swimming event : RELAY
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Passage in a mystery novel? : HIDDENSTAIRCASE
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Like nine U.S. presidents while in office : UNWED
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Daytime ___ : EMMY
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___ Toretto, female protagonist of the "Fast and the Furious" films : MIA
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[Oy!] : HEADSLAP
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Number that stands for letters, in brief : GPA
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You may find it hard to swallow : CAPLET
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Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha : LAO
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Some makeshift percussion instruments : POTS
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Prepares for a marathon, in a way : CARBOLOADS
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Wyndham alternative : OMNI
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Award-winning actress for "The Bear" : AYOEDEBIRI
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Urban irritant : SMOG
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Entered with heavy, awkward steps : LUMBEREDIN
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Doth possess : HATH
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Things feared in the 80s and 90s? : SPEEDTRAPS
Down
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She "learned" Arabic in December 2015 : SIRI
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Home to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site : OMAN
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They often have sliding doors : VANS
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"Fighting" Big Ten team : ILLINI
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Skip over : ELIDE
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Stops briefly to rest : TAKESTEN
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Ran through some laundry, say : BLED
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___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish) : LOMO
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Commensurate (with) : ONAPAR
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Formally give : CEDETO
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"Hang on!" : JUSTASEC
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Light touch from a decorator? : ACCENTLAMP
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Like foods recommended for an upset stomach : BLAND
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Measurer of passing time : SAND
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Styles of music : HARRY
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Primary : MAIN
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"... plus all the rest" : ANDWHATNOT
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"Baby ___ You" (Shirelles hit) : ITS
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Actor Dev of "Lion" : PATEL
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Jon M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked" : CHU
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An Olympian might pretend to take a bite out of it : MEDAL
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Turkey's Cape Baba is its westernmost point : ASIA
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___ big : YEA
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[What is it this time?!] : DEEPSIGH
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Tell-all Reddit sesh : AMA
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Fell apart in spectacular fashion : IMPLODED
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"My child is on the honor roll" and others : DECALS
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Not go to bed : STAYUP
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Foolish sort : GOOBER
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Common component of a date : COMMA
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Certain phone pop-up : ALERT
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Swanky : POSH
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Setting for "Gladiator" : ROME
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Leche drinker : BEBE
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Work that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 1871 : AIDA
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Annoying plumbing problem : DRIP
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Producers of stains : SINS

Answer summary:
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