New York Times - December 19, 2025

A Friday puzzle by Hemant Mehta

E L S A B A S S D R U M D O T S I L L I N O I S E G O U T F R E E S O L O E D A M B I T I O N I R A R E B H A N D S K N I C K D E P O T E P E E N A N E L D E R I D E A L M A T E N A T E I N F E R E D I E D R O P S D E A D T R E N D A G E W O R M F A C E T T E S S A T I P I N P H I M G S L E N G T H E N N E P O B A B I E S O O H S O P E R A G O E R C L A P W A G E G A P S K E T O
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