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The Crossword: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Today’s theme: Closing the books.
By Adam AaronsonJune 25, 2025
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Published in the print edition of the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue.
Adam Aaronson is a software engineer and a jazz musician whose crosswords have appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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