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Sam Ezersky
NY Times, Sun Mar 16, 2025 Puns and Anagrams
Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30
Notepad: In print, the clue for 3 Down includes an arrow pointing to the dot over the i in input.
1 B | 2 A | 3 D | 4 B | 5 R | 6 E | 7 A | 8 K | 9 U | 10 P | | 11 I | 12 L | 13 L | 14 S |
15 O | N | A | T | A | N | G | E | N | T | | 16 S | U | E | T |
17 S | A | T | U | R | N | A | L | I | A | | 18 N | C | A | A |
| 19 E | A | S | E | U | P | | 20 X | R | 21 A | T | I | N | G |
22 A | R | P | | 23 F | I | E | 24 F | | 25 M | U | T | A | T | E |
26 G | O | O | 27 P | Y | | | 28 L | 29 E | I | G | H | | | |
30 O | B | I | E | | 31 A | 32 X | I | N | G | | 33 A | 34 C | 35 D | 36 C |
37 R | E | N | D | | 38 L | E | E | Z | A | | 39 T | H | E | E |
40 A | S | T | O | | 41 A | R | S | O | N | | 42 S | E | A | N |
| | | 43 M | 44 E | S | S | I | | | 45 C | O | E | D | S |
46 B | 47 A | 48 T | E | A | U | | 49 N | 50 A | 51 T | O | | 52 S | W | E |
53 E | G | O | T | R | I | 54 P | | 55 D | R | A | 56 W | E | R | |
57 B | A | K | E | | 58 S | I | 59 R | M | I | X | A | L | O | 60 T |
61 O | V | E | R | | 62 S | T | R | I | K | E | Z | O | N | E |
63 P | E | N | S | | 64 E | A | S | T | E | R | E | G | G | S |
© 2025, The New York Times
Across
1
11
15
Where to see some fellow's sun-darkened skin :
ONATANGENT16
Tues. bird feeder filler :
SUET17
18
Sports org. that's snuck away, alternatively :
NCAA19
20
It's given for tax ring pornography :
XRATING22
23
Filet of beef covering :
FIEF25
Change for a Marquette University museum :
MUTATE26
Like a __ __ __d e__ox__, maybe :
GOOPY28
Woman in sleigh heading off :
LEIGH30
"___ quiet!" (awards show admonition) :
OBIE31
A crossing, for short :
AXING33
A health agcy.'s favorite rock band :
ACDC37
38
39
40
41
Nora's burning desire :
ARSON42
[Use a name in this clue] :
SEAN43
Scorer of the first goal in the 2022 World Cup semis :
MESSI45
Some __ __ll__ge stu__ent__, once :
COEDS46
A beaut of a riverboat :
BATEAU49
Org. with a ton of countries in it :
NATO52
Dish accompaniment in Scandinavia :
SWE53
To gripe about an immodest display :
EGOTRIP55
57
Fa__ricate a c__ __ __ :
BAKE58
61
62
63
ESPN writing implements :
PENS64
Down
1
Endings with gaze or place :
BOS2
Organisms that might cause a seaborne illness :
ANAEROBES3
4
Energy amts. in Club Tuscany :
BTUS5
Make less dense, as a fryer :
RAREFY6
7
8
9
10
11
Possible guess to "What note precedes 'A needle pulling thread'?" :
ISNTTHATSO12
One U.C.L.A. lady :
LUCIA13
Listed, as low-fat tea :
LEANT14
Bob Saget performed on it :
STAGE21
Back-to-school mo. at U.G.A. :
AUG22
Ancient Greek outdoor retail area, initially :
AGORA24
"If Niles arrives by plane ..." :
FLIESIN27
29
Man with one Z in his name :
ENZO31
U.S. aliases for a style of European cooking :
ALASUISSE32
Are sex symbols in this demographic group? :
XERS34
35
A downgrade from simply incorrect :
DEADWRONG36
Part of license for perfume :
CENSE44
45
One trying to persuade a fellow lumberjack :
COAXER46
Style of music running through Betty Boop :
BEBOP47
Gave a desert plant :
AGAVE48
Gift tag words from Barbie :
TOKEN50
Allow access to Mt. Ida :
ADMIT51
54
Here's a tip: Eat this with hummus :
PITA56
App for navigating west and east around Arizona :
WAZE59
Amt__ak and othe__ __ :
RRS60
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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