New York Times - August 18, 2025

A Monday puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson

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