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Daniel Raymon
Daniel Raymon

NY Times, Sun Jan 19, 2025 Puns and Anagrams

49-Across : Guy havin' to repay loans

Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26
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© 2025, The New York Times
Across
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Someone at the end of his rope may request this at work : MOREPAY
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Low on cash after the first : TRAPPED
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Routine being developed : INUTERO
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Raw item when there is conflict : WARTIME
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Perceive one's martial arts guides : SENSEIS
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"Tin nail" translated to a classical language : INLATIN
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Big new thing that will disappear before the end : FAD
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Must 14-Down : NEEDSTO
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Ball returned : BRO
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Very cold dice : ICED
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It appears in text format for actor Jimmy : SMITS
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Where to find actress Derek at sea : BOAT
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Cross wind in a corner : TREED
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Brown Un__ __ersit__, e.g. : IVY
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Class that can seat 100 : CASTE
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Part with ease : SEPARATE
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Clergy__ __ __'__ hom__ __ : MANSES
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C
B & : COVERBAND
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Place next to a p-position for a model : APPOSE
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What children's movies have : GRATINGS
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Enthusiasts eating 50 desserts : FLANS
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Big exec's credo, oddly : CEO
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"S.N.L." alum involved in esoterica : OTERI
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They're in lots of fast food : FATS
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Connects bathroom fixtures loudly : SYNCS
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Guy havin' to repay loans : OWEN
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Yea : AYE
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Let a cat do this for her kittens : LACTATE
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Halved halved : HAL
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"I am going to ... am going to ..." : ILLWILL
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It's deep, notwithstanding : DESPITE
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Let up on lever, i.e. : RELIEVE
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Makes certain for NE users : ENSURES
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They honor you in certain parts of a country : STATUES
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People using small cartridge fillers : STONERS
Down
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Gives the wrong size for outsiders : MISFITS
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Amount of land for neo-care : ONEACRE
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Be strongly held under P.E. : RUNDEEP
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Sci-fi set : ETS
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Hemis__h__rical hamm__r's e__d : PEEN
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Raise a sign : ARIES
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Informal greeting to a Jew or Arab : YOSEMITE
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Why twits can be full of surprises : TWISTY
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Ang__y compl__i__ __ __ : RANTS
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Man in a car lot : ARLO
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Group apt to have a bake sale : PTA
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Casino worker who gets tips: Obs. : PITBOSS
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Fee for a record label in a Mideast land : EMIRATE
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De class writings : DENOTES
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Greg Louganis, Esq. : DIVERGENT
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A second minister or two : DEACONS
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Mexican guy into bad deeds : BANDITO
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M. Jackson's co-star in "The Wiz" - that's a waste : DROSS
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Is able to be part of a poem : CANTO
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Kind of rage : AVE
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Farm call to the A.M.A. : MAA
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Bar codes for some fabrics : BROCADES
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Overheard a cab customer's dalliances : AFFAIRS
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All type of stage production : PLAYLET
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Bone on a pallet : PATELLA
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Wherein an addition to the staff : NEWHIRE
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More than a kitchen tool, they say : GREATER
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L(S)S : SINLESS
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Sees why Les bikes : CYCLES
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Slave ointment : SALVE
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Medical device to fasten to, internally : STENT
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Kind of tenant : LIEU
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In Italian it is a gas brand : ESSO
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End off with humor : WIT
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Step-uncle hiding a bit of wordplay : PUN
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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