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New York Times, Sunday, January 19, 2025

Author:
Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Down : It's been called "the roof of Africa"
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {Z} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Sharp. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Nabar. Sunday freshness: 35%
Will Shortz notes:
Emily Sharp, of San Jose, Calif., is an ecologist who does habitat restoration and environmental education. Her partner, Kunal Nabar, is a software engineer in Brooklyn. They met when ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Math humor!

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© 2025, The New York Times1/19/25 ( No. 27,466 )
Across
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Department store department : MENS
5
Tater : SPUD
9
Indian state along the Himalayas : ASSAM
14
Largest organ in the human body : SKIN
18
"None for me" : IMOK
19
Big name in syrup : KARO
20
Dessert you might top with gummy bears and chocolate chips, informally : FROYO
21
Practical : UTILE
22
Hard / work : DIVISIONOFLABOR
25
Place for a bob and weave : SALON
26
Measured : GRADUAL
27
Sky safety org. : FAA
28
Starting point, of sorts : PREMISE
30
Key above a tilde : ESC
31
New York × paper : PRODUCTOFTHETIMES
36
James who wrote the screenplay for "The Night of the Hunter" (1955) : AGEE
38
Language suffix : ESE
39
One answering to a board, for short : CEO
40
"Strega ___" (classic children's folk tale) : NONA
41
"That's just … wrong" : UMNO
43
Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata" : AIM
45
Come to rest, as sediment : SETTLE
47
Creature whose narrow waist is called a petiole : ANT
49
Encyclopedia filler : FACTS
51
√generate : ROOTCAUSE
54
Food that becomes its own container if you change the last letter : JAM
56
Brush wolves, by another name : COYOTES
58
Fixes a hole, say : DARNS
59
Post-spring cleaning event : TAGSALE
63
Essential ___ : OIL
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Heap : PILE
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Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios : MUSICROW
66
It's what ﹣ you think : DIFFERENCEOFOPINION
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Theatrical release, typically : FINALCUT
72
Many humanitarian grps. : NGOS
73
___ Khan : AGA
74
Turkish travel stops : IMARETS
75
"Gimme an A …!," e.g. : CHEER
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Like the presidency of Martin Van Buren : ONETERM
81
Back, informally : REP
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(Pixar movie)2 : SQUAREDUP
85
Puts on the line : RISKS
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Egg ___ : SAC
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Pickleball venues : COURTS
89
Certain sib : SIS
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Dove calls : COOS
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Something tied with a tongue? : SHOE
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"___ got it!" : IVE
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Studio with an iconic lion : MGM
97
Pressure, so to speak : HEAT
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∫ workout routine : INTEGRATEDCIRCUIT
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Name that drops "-jah" : ELI
107
Burrowing rodent : MOLERAT
108
That, in Spanish : ESO
109
Like some parking and poetry : METERED
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Come up : ARISE
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Rocket science + brain surgery : ADDEDCOMPLEXITY
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Social workspaces for some remote workers : CAFES
118
Boondi ___ (yogurt dish with fried chickpea flour) : RAITA
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Strove : VIED
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Subj. for a bio major : ECOL
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Winter haven for some small mammals : SHED
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Word with peace or beauty : INNER
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Gridiron positions : ENDS
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Throws out : CANS
Down
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Small fly : MIDGE
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Leaders in Qatar : EMIRS
3
Bad sign for a weary traveler : NOVACANCY
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Fishtail, say : SKID
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Aspen, for one : SKIAREA
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Hugo-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi : PAOLO
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Coffee container : URN
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Ding-dong : DOOFUS
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Note in the F minor scale : AFLAT
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Spanish title: Abbr. : SRA
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Break down : SOB
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Actress Edebiri of "The Bear" : AYO
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Transmogrify : MORPH
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Staying power : STAMINA
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It's been called "the roof of Africa" : KILIMANJARO
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Words of defeat : ILOSE
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Spanish babies : NENES
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Be of ___ (assist) : USETO
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Building manager, familiarly : SUPE
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Confront : FACE
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Philosopher Descartes : RENE
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Females 35-44, e.g. : DEMO
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English translation of the Irish "aigéan" : OCEAN
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Post-embryo stage : FETUS
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Onesie wearers : TOTS
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Cross the line : GOTOOFAR
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Mixed martial arts org. : UFC
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Iconic Warhol subject : MAO
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Letters before ".gov" : IRS
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Advance film copies sent to critics : SCREENERS
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Relent : LETUP
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Nature's fishhook, you might say : TALON
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Tamp down : STIFLE
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Sleipnir's rider, in myth : ODIN
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Soft rock : TALC
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Pokémon with a catlike appearance : MEW
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Put in power : ELECT
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Like about 60% of the world's population : ASIAN
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One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Indian cuisine : GINGER
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Real pain in the butt? : SCIATICA
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Sitter's charge : PET
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Personal approaches, in brief : MOS
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Coins made primarily of copper : DIMES
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"When I was much younger …" : INAPASTLIFE
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___-Japanese War : RUSSO
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S-shaped molding in architecture : OGEE
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Cross, as a stream : FORD
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Evergreen variety : FIR
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Bend : CURVE
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Gave zero stars, say : HATED
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Nail polish brand : OPI
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What few people know : ESOTERICA
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Old-time film studio : RKO
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Things eds. edit : MSS
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Bail : QUIT
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"Semper Fi" grp. : USMC
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Ticked (off) : CHEESED
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Michael of "Barbie" : CERA
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Some equipment in hand-to-hand combat : SHIELDS
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Mean-spirited sorts : OGRES
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This and that: Abbr. : MISC
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Record feature : GROOVE
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Suffix with kitchen : ETTE
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Big Apple purchases : IMACS
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"Visions" singer/songwriter Jones : NORAH
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Company whose logo is said to resemble Mount Fuji : ATARI
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Evergreen variety : CEDAR
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Cried foul, perhaps? : UMPED
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Subtly indicate : LETON
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Pastoral poems : IDYLS
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Suit : EXEC
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Fashion designer Dapper ___ : DAN
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Loud noise : DIN
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Season of 2024's Jeux Olympiques : ETE
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"Pachinko" author ___ Jin Lee : MIN

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