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New York Times, Saturday, February 8, 2025

Author:
Alina Abidi
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
It gets inflated and goes straight to your head
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Alina Abidi

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Abidi. Saturday freshness: 9%
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© 2025, The New York Times2/8/25 ( No. 27,486 )
Across
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What may precede a blessing : ACHOO
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School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informally : BAMA
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Studios, say: Abbr. : APTS
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Flattering sort : BROWNNOSER
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Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film "Casino" : NOBU
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It gets inflated and goes straight to your head : BALLOONHAT
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Prune : TRIM
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Sedaris of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" : AMY
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Representation : MODEL
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Gas-infused coffee order : NITRO
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Kibitzes : GABS
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Plant item used in early genetics experiments : PEAPOD
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Foul moods : SNITS
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Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applications : ALTTAB
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Good, in Italian : BUONO
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Assessment for dummies : CRASHTEST
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Capo, e.g. : CLAMP
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___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Parasite" : HAN
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Kind of rocket that launches satellites : ATLAS
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Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-ins : CACAONIBS
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___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelist : NELLA
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Leering sorts : CREEPS
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Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movement : AFROS
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Feels for : PITIES
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River through Bristol, England : AVON
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Press : MEDIA
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Feeling associated with the color red : ANGER
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Middle of a date : PIT
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Unguarded : OPEN
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Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7Up : CHERRYSODA
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Teacup : MINI
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[This might come in handy later ...] : NOTETOSELF
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Hill workers : ANTS
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Big Board inits. : NYSE
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Like some high expectations : UNMET
Down
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Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021) : ABBA
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Study, study, study! : CRAM
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Word with cow or Communion : HOLY
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Lion : pride :: ___ parliament : OWL
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Snap, crackle or pop : ONOMATOPOEIA
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Ties : BONDS
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"Days of Grace" memoirist, 1993 : ASHE
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Providers of college courses? : MEALPLANS
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Term of ___ : ART
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Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problem : ANTIPATTERN
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What a button mushroom becomes when it matures : PORTOBELLO
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"Thelma & Louise" auto, informally : TBIRD
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Rikishi's sport : SUMO
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Inexperienced gamers, in slang : NOOBS
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2010s satirical reality series starring comedian Fielder : NATHANFORYOU
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They may be dry or dirty : GINMARTINIS
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Abbott and Costello in the film "Arrival," informally : ETS
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Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the Bottom : SULA
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Calculated : NOACCIDENT
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Many Fertile Crescent residents : ARABS
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Covert field? : BCC
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Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation point : CHIPSAHOY
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"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria : SALS
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Org. whose workers usually wear gloves : TSA
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Once called : NEE
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Turn away : AVERT
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Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awards : PEPIN
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Nod, say : AGREE
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N.Y.C. attraction : MOMA
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Pro sports team named for some of its equipment : NETS
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Elegy, e.g. : POEM
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What an orange dot might indicate in a chat : IDLE
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Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery : TAFT
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Fareed Zakaria's channel : CNN
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Target of some phishing scams: Abbr. : SSN

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