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New York Times, Saturday, April 26, 2025

Author:
Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state
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Sarah Sinclair
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21.5512075%
Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Sinclair. This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Musa. Saturday freshness: 66%
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© 2025, The New York Times4/26/25 ( No. 27,563 )
Across
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Intellectual : EGGHEADED
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Like embers : AGLOW
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Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state : DREAMYOGA
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Pointless : INANE
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"Would you like a bite?" : WANTTOTRY
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Fruit high in antioxidants : DATES
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Prestigious octad : IVIES
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Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel : TESH
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"The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana : WEPT
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Countdown occasion, for short : NYE
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Relative of a trivet : HOTPAD
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___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares) : RAE
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"That's so relatable," in modern slang : MOOD
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Aquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly : AIRSIGN
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Literally, "good word" : BONMOT
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Expired : LAPSED
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Source of an unsigned love letter : SECRETADMIRER
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Charge : RUSHAT
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Not as nice : MEANER
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___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise : OPTIMUS
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Gaelic language : ERSE
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Vote for : YEA
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"Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor : PREPPY
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"... your point being?" : AND
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Parabolic paths : ARCS
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Land granted to a vassal : FIEF
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Circus performer : TAMER
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Discovered unexpectedly : LITON
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Rely on audience support during a show? : STAGEDIVE
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Author whose name sounds like a canine : WOOLF
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Do the impossible : MAKEMAGIC
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Flynn of old Hollywood : ERROL
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Eye shadow for a night out? : SLEEPMASK
Down
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Dickens's Drood : EDWIN
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___ boat : GRAVY
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Bottled spirit : GENIE
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Word before mail or watch : HATE
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Ones trained to administer naloxone, for short : EMTS
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Actress and comedian Edebiri : AYO
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Connections puzzle? : DOTTODOT
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Creature in the National Audubon Society logo : EGRET
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Destination for dermaplaning : DAYSPA
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Relief : AID
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Eat (at) : GNAW
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Night owl, typically : LATERISER
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Short product overview, in business lingo : ONEPAGER
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Theater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 1952 : WESTEND
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Hard pass? : HAILMARY
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Where an athlete has an advantage : HOMETURF
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They're grated outdoors : DRAINS
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Traditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations : MOCHI
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Artery access point : ONRAMP
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Tear : SPREE
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Words on a statue honoring Washington : BESTACTOR
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Soft-topped cap : TAM
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Lake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" : SUPERIOR
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Convincing A.I.-created video : DEEPFAKE
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Pronoun also known as pluralis majestatis : ROYALWE
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Shakes, but not sundaes : SEISMS
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Something picked in a fortunetelling game : PETAL
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Early home computer brand : AMIGA
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"Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton" : NEVIS
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Junk : DRECK
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How Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so : SOLO
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Ski resort worker, often : TEMP
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"East of Eden" role : ADAM
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Bills' org. : NFL
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"Golly!" : GEE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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