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New York Times, Monday, July 28, 2025

Author:
Brian Callahan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Casino no-no
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Brian Callahan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Callahan. Monday freshness: 25%
Jim Horne notes:
Every clue starts with C. Similar gimicks here. I'll never reveal the names, but at least one NYT constructor was part of a CARD ... read more
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M
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V
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B
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K
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K
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C
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W
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D
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© 2025, The New York Times7/28/25 ( No. 27,656 )
Across
1
"Catfish" channel : MTV
4
Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. : REB
7
Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) : SLAWS
12
Cry of discovery : AHA
13
Cupid, to ancient Greeks : EROS
15
Combustible fuel for trucks : DIESEL
16
Corn, to a Midwest farmer : CASHCROP
18
Canada's capital : OTTAWA
19
Children's song refrain ("Old MacDonald had a farm …") : EIEIO
20
Characteristic of a penetrating mind : KEEN
22
"Count me as a yes!" : IMIN
23
Casino no-no : CARDCOUNTING
26
Chapel oath : IDO
29
Casual top : TEE
30
Constellation part : STAR
31
Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom) : NINE
33
Course standard on the links : PAR
35
Climaxes : PEAKS
39
Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985 : COCACOLACLASSIC
43
Childish retort : ARESO
44
Chi preceder : PHI
45
Comedian Fey : TINA
46
Croquet locale : YARD
49
Concert equipment : AMP
51
Contribute : ADD
52
College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 : CAITLINCLARK
57
Chain of luxury hotels : OMNI
58
City of Honolulu's island : OAHU
59
Central artery : AORTA
63
Cellphone's weather app, e.g. : WIDGET
65
Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) : OPENSEAS
67
Crested wading birds : EGRETS
68
Crossing guard's command : WALK
69
"Can't believe I missed something so obvious!" : DUH
70
Crowd sounds : ROARS
71
Charlotte Brontë, to Anne and Emily, informally : SIS
72
Complete dump : STY
Down
1
Ceremonial rod : MACE
2
Cuisine with pad see ew : THAI
3
Carnation holder : VASE
4
Cover again, as with paint : RECOAT
5
Calculate something incorrectly, say : ERR
6
Contract from a publisher : BOOKDEAL
7
Command to a dog : SIT
8
"Could you please stop talking about that?!" : LETITREST
9
"Completely the same for me" : ASAMI
10
"Call us the champs!" : WEWIN
11
"Chill," e.g., for "relax" : SLANG
14
Contractor's detail, in brief : SPEC
15
Cousin of a cruller or bear claw : DONUT
17
Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person : HIC
21
Canon camera brand named for a goddess : EOS
24
Certain tow job, informally : REPO
25
California wine valley : NAPA
26
Cuzco dweller of old : INCA
27
Christian of fashion : DIOR
28
"Christmas comes but ___ a year" : ONCE
32
"Calm down there, buddy" : EASYTIGER
34
Cardi B's genre : RAP
36
China's continent : ASIA
37
Compassionate : KIND
38
Copious amount : SCAD
40
Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child : COAL
41
Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa : CHALUPAS
42
Capital of Peru : LIMA
47
Comical sorts : RIOTS
48
Crime lab material : DNA
50
Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.g. : PRANKS
52
Cringe out of fear : COWER
53
Compadre : AMIGO
54
Chief Hindu god : INDRA
55
Chicken ___ mein : CHOW
56
Certain bout enders, in brief : KOS
60
Cincinnati baseball team : REDS
61
Completely stretched : TAUT
62
Cinder-covered : ASHY
64
Coneheads, e.g., for short : ETS
66
Cooper and Peyton Manning's Q.B. brother : ELI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle.

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