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New York Times, Saturday, April 5, 2025

Author:
Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena
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Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Musa. Saturday freshness: 46%
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© 2025, The New York Times4/5/25 ( No. 27,542 )
Across
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Between 75 and 140, for an adult cheetah: Abbr. : LBS
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Actor Hutcherson who played 59-Across : JOSH
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Like some who take testosterone : TRANS
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Model organization? : AUTOMAKER
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Label for a pile of submissions : MAYBE
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Old story coming straight from the horse's mouth? : TROJANWAR
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Like the gods Inti and Viracocha : INCAN
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Supposed evidence for extraterrestrial life : CRASHSITES
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Inane : DAFT
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Much-sought-after : HOT
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Human Geography and Calculus BC, for short : APS
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Latin for "before" : PRIORI
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Medicinal plants whose skin is actually toxic to humans : ALOES
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House in Milan : ARMANI
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"Oops, that slipped my mind" : OHIFORGOT
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"So sorry to hear that!" : AWMAN
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Time to give up? : LENT
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Billowy garment : TUNIC
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Skilled : ABLE
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Hem, say : ALTER
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In which you might be in an uncomfortable position among your peers : YOGACLASS
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Rosas y orquídeas : FLORES
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Film character with obsessive fans called "brogres" : SHREK
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Exit quickly from a car : HOPOUT
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Juicy news to share, so to speak : TEA
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"Ridiculousness" network : MTV
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Best Picture between "Nomadland" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" : CODA
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"Only if you actually want to!" : NOPRESSURE
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Having ears pricked : ALERT
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Do a lazy, lousy job : PHONEITIN
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Katniss's ally in "The Hunger Games" : PEETA
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Bit of wishful thinking : PIPEDREAM
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Annual awards decided in part through global online fan balloting : ESPYS
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Makeshift use for a flattened cardboard box : SLED
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___ Poke (candy) : SLO
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Door fastener : LATCH
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Animal that lends its name to a Tex-Mex order : BURRO
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Creature with a white winter coat : STOAT
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World's largest maker of backpacks : JANSPORT
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"Hey, dude, enough with the jokes" : OKWISEGUY
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Make a run for it! : SEAT
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Employee who assists employees, for short : HRREP
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Gag order? : TMI
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Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena : RANDOMWALK
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Expression of surprise ... or dismay : AYCARAMBA
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Event whose winner is awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy : NBAFINALS
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Email folder heading : SENT
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Some breakfast orders, informally : OJS
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Hawaiian "thanks" : MAHALO
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Brazilian "Mrs." : SRA
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Something worth contributing to, for short : IRA
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Ball two? : AFTERPARTY
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Audio system brand : SONOS
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Protofeminist poet Juana ___ de la Cruz : INES
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___ the Stout, sainted Norwegian king : OLAF
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Absolutely awful places : HELLHOLES
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Unable now to back out : INTOODEEP
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Precarious situation, metaphorically : TIGHTROPE
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Hurtled : CAREENED
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Bygone car manufactured in Lansing, Mich. : REO
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Quit : CEASED
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Lie in the sand, say : SUN
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Big company in trading cards : TOPPS
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Prepares to sneeze during a Zoom meeting, perhaps : MUTES
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This is a test : TRIAL
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Cash App alternative : VENMO
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Billowy garment : CAPE
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Uncle ___, character on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" : PHIL
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"Dear" one : SIR
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Some univ. figures : TAS

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

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