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New York Times, Monday, April 7, 2025

Author:
Jeffrey Lease and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Intel chip whose name sounds like an element on the periodic table
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
410/1/20234/7/20251
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1201000
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
121.602119%
Jeffrey Lease
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1627/5/20104/7/2025114
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatAcr
441217283711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
11431.6294454%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Lease. This is puzzle # 161 for Mr. Chen. Monday freshness: 35%
Jim Horne notes:

Each TEN and each ONE start on an odd-numbered square.

1
M
2
O
3
T
4
H
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P
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I
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C
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K
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B
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L
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A
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B
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A
W
R
Y
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R
O
M
E
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P
R
O
S
E
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L
I
A
M
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E
T
O
N
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E
I
G
H
T
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T
E
N
N
20
I
S
A
N
Y
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O
N
E
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S
A
F
E
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A
P
T
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U
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M
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A
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W
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E
L
L
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N
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T
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E
N
T
I
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O
N
E
D
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A
M
A
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T
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S
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U
P
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N
D
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L
I
T
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U
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P
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E
S
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C
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M
I
A
T
A
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K
N
I
F
E
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E
O
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N
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R
E
M
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T
E
N
O
R
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S
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A
X
O
P
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H
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O
N
E
S
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O
M
G
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C
O
N
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R
O
T
E
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T
E
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T
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O
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O
N
E
O
D
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D
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S
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P
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E
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C
A
N
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I
S
L
E
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O
R
E
O
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A
G
E
N
T
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C
H
E
W
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L
U
M
P
66
L
O
O
K
67
S
A
S
S
68
E
N
O
S
© 2025, The New York Times4/7/25 ( No. 27,544 )
Across
1
Insect that flies toward lights at night : MOTH
5
Choice : PICK
9
Be loose-lipped : BLAB
13
Off-kilter : AWRY
14
Trevi Fountain locale : ROME
15
Non-poetry : PROSE
16
Neeson of "Love Actually" : LIAM
17
School on the Thames : ETON
18
Wild card in a "crazy" card game : EIGHT
19
Court summons? : TENNISANYONE
22
Umpire's call : SAFE
23
Well-suited : APT
24
Actress Thurman : UMA
27
Having a benevolent goal in mind : WELLINTENTIONED
32
Doctors' org. : AMA
33
"___ but a scratch" : TIS
34
Invert : UPEND
35
Beamed with excitement : LITUP
38
Top-left PC key : ESC
40
Mazda convertible : MIATA
41
Machete, e.g. : KNIFE
42
Long, long time : EON
44
Sleep stage acronym : REM
45
Instruments for John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins : TENORSAXOPHONES
50
Cry of surprise in a text : OMG
51
Pro's counterpart : CON
52
Mechanical memorization : ROTE
53
Big payout potential ... or a hint to the words in the shaded squares (and the clue numbers on which they begin!) : TENTOONEODDS
58
Nut for a Thanksgiving pie : PECAN
61
Castaway's home : ISLE
62
Treat with the right Stuf? : OREO
63
Representative : AGENT
64
Gnaw (on) : CHEW
65
Bit of coal or sugar : LUMP
66
Cry made while pointing : LOOK
67
Pert reply : SASS
68
First son of Seth, in Genesis : ENOS
Down
1
___ liquor : MALT
2
Little injury, in baby talk : OWIE
3
Interpreter's job : TRANSLATING
4
Church songbook : HYMNAL
5
Gift : PRESENT
6
Smidgen : IOTA
7
"Time's a-wastin'!" : CMON
8
From Nairobi, e.g. : KENYAN
9
Spreadable cheese that's often baked : BRIE
10
Captain's record book : LOG
11
___ Ketchum, "Pokémon" protagonist : ASH
12
Play poker or roulette, say : BET
15
Intel chip whose name sounds like an element on the periodic table : PENTIUM
20
"___ were you …" : IFI
21
Make a selection : OPT
24
Baseball score due to the defensive team's error : UNEARNEDRUN
25
Someone with an experienced adviser : MENTEE
26
1960s TV's "The ___ Family" : ADDAMS
27
Reach by foot : WALKTO
28
"Rap God" rapper : EMINEM
29
Score that leads to overtime : TIE
30
English county through which the Thames flows : ESSEX
31
Big brand in nail polish : OPI
36
ET's vehicle : UFO
37
Interest rate unit : PERCENT
39
Dove's sound : COO
43
Some broadcasts updating current events : NPRNEWS
46
Prince, but not a princess : SON
47
Zaniness : ANTICS
48
Clod buster : HOE
49
Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia" : OTOOLE
53
Vehicle with a gun turret : TANK
54
Org. concerned with protecting workers : OSHA
55
Fútbol cries : OLES
56
Item for exhibition : DEMO
57
Soaks (up) : SOPS
58
Buddy : PAL
59
Inflated sense of self-importance : EGO
60
Corp. bigwig : CEO

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

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