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New York Times, Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Author:
Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?
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Nick Offerman
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Christina Iverson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Z} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Offerman. This is puzzle # 38 for Ms. Iverson. Wednesday freshness: 90% Grid flow: 53.3
Notepad: This puzzle is a collaboration between Nick Offerman, an actor, comedian and author best known for playing Ron Swanson on "Parks and Recreation," and Christina Iverson, a digital puzzle editor for The Times. This is Christina's 37th crossword for the paper.
Jim Horne notes:

This one doesn't appear to be officially part of the Celebrity Crosswords series, but I added it to that list anyway.

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© 2025, The New York Times10/15/25 ( No. 27,735 )
Across
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Auto on the autobahn : BMW
4
Sign of justice : LIBRA
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Middling grade : CPLUS
14
Acknowledgment of applause, maybe : BOW
15
Lead-up to a ski jump : INRUN
16
Spots for solar panels : ROOFS
17
Really spectacular drill component? : QUITEABIT
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Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World" : AKRON
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___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize : ELIHU
21
Hobbled, in gamer slang : NERFED
23
Seedy bar : DIVE
24
Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes? : JIGGETYJIG
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Large catch of fish, say : NETFUL
30
Whole bunch : GOB
31
Host Glass of radio's "This American Life" : IRA
32
Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy : TURTLE
34
Noted chairman? : EAMES
36
Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability? : BOSSLEVEL
39
"The Master Builder" playwright : IBSEN
42
Launches : STARTS
44
Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts : ARE
45
Sister network of Paramount+, for short : TMC
48
General Motors subsidiary : ONSTAR
50
Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces? : MODELPLANE
53
Always : EVER
55
Girlfriends in Madrid : AMIGAS
56
Banish : EXILE
57
Bit of grillmaster's attire : APRON
59
Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across? : WHATATOOL
62
Compose : WRITE
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Protection : AEGIS
64
Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky : RCA
65
Falls short, say : LOSES
66
Medium-term govt. security : TNOTE
67
Cerulean expanse : SKY
Down
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Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally : BBQED
2
"___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film) : MOULIN
3
One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief : WWIIVET
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Place : LIEU
5
___ while : INA
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"Hang on a sec" : BRB
7
Feeling remorse for : RUING
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Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine : ANTEGG
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Artisanal brewers' offerings : CRAFTBEERS
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Lockup : POKEY
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Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole : LORDJIM
12
Frequent conspiracy subject : UFO
13
Something usually kept private, for short : SSN
18
London's underground : THETUBE
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___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle) : REO
24
Protrudes : JUTS
25
Unfortunate situations : ILLS
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Fury : IRE
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Grand old time, in slang : GAS
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Area of greatest danger : FRONTLINES
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Llama's head? : ELS
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Description of an online image : ALTTEXT
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Kind of collar : ETON
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It's blowing in the wind : VANE
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"___ what ___" : IAM
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"Dude …" : BRO
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Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" : SEDARIS
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Hero lifeguards, e.g. : SAVIORS
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Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V. : MPG
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Scratch : CLAWAT
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Secure again, as a door : RELOCK
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Overact : EMOTE
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Visibly afraid : ASHEN
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Race with an anchor : RELAY
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Comfort : EASE
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Hole puncher : AWL
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Reason to consider something favorably : PRO
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Long ___ : AGO
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Relative of the chickadee : TIT

Answer summary:
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