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NYT Crossword January 25 2025 Answers (1/25/25)

The NYT Crossword Answers for January 25, 2025, guide is designed to assist you in completing today’s puzzle if you’re feeling stuck. The NYT Crossword is a popular daily challenge that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary, known for its tough clues and witty wordplay. It is available both in print and online.

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For those seeking help with the January 25, 2025, crossword, we have listed all the clues below. You can search for a specific clue and find the corresponding answer. This format ensures that if you’re only working on a few clues, you won’t accidentally spoil the rest of the puzzle!

1A Undesirable airplane seatmate NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Undesirable (adjective)

  • Not wanted
  • Not considered suitable, especially as a spouse

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Hint 2: Undesirable (noun)

  • A person whose presence is unwelcome

11A Sound from a hedge clipper NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Clipper (noun)

  • A fast sailing ship from earlier times
  • (Electronics) A nonlinear circuit that limits the amplitude of its output, often used to restrict the peak of a waveform

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Hint 2: Sound (noun)

  • (Phonetics) A distinct unit of speech sound, without regard to whether it is a phoneme in any particular language
  • The subjective experience of hearing something

15A “This is a waste of my time” NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Time (noun)

  • A specific point in time as indicated by a clock
  • Rhythm created by dividing time into equal segments

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Hint 2: Time (verb)

  • To measure the duration of an event or action, or the person performing an action within a set period
  • To adjust so that a force is applied and an action takes place at the right moment

16A Strike one! NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Strike (verb)

  • To forcefully drive something into a particular location
  • To launch a strategic, offensive attack against an enemy, opponent, or target

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Hint 2: Strike (noun)

  • A notable success
  • A light blow

17A Body shops? NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Body (noun)

  • The quality of staying intact and maintaining its shape
  • A resonating chamber in a musical instrument, such as the body of a violin

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Hint 2: Body (verb)

  • To give physical form or substance to something

18A “Combats ___ tes défenseurs!” (“La Marseillaise” line) NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Marseillaise (noun)

  • The national anthem of France

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19A Poet Bradstreet NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Bradstreet (noun)

  • A poet from colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)

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Hint 2: Poet (noun)

  • A writer of poems, typically reserved for those who produce high-quality poetry

20A Abbr. in some job titles NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the letters below to solve today’s answer.

TASS

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21A Coward of the theater world NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Coward (noun)

  • An English dramatist, actor, and composer known for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
  • A person who exhibits fear or timidity

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Hint 2: Theater (noun)

  • The art of creating and staging plays
  • A location where active military operations are occurring

22A Largest U.S. union, with about three million members, in brief NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Million (noun)

  • The number represented by one followed by six zeros
  • A very large, indefinite number (often used hyperbolically)

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Hint 2: Million (adjective)

  • In Roman numerals, M with a macron over it, indicating a quantity of 1,000,000 items or units

23A Funding source for the Great Wall of China NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Funding (noun)

  • Financial resources allocated to enable a project
  • The process of providing financial support

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Hint 2: Great (adjective)

  • In an advanced stage of pregnancy
  • Of significant importance or value

26A Org. in 2015’s “Bridge of Spies” NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Bridge (noun)

  • The part connecting two lenses, resting on the nose
  • A denture secured to the teeth on either side of a gap

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Hint 2: Bridge (verb)

  • To connect or narrow the gap between
  • To cross over using a bridge

27A Brass NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Brass (noun)

  • The individuals (or committees or departments) responsible for administering something
  • A wind instrument made of a brass tube (often of adjustable length) played by blowing through a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

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28A Felt in the Christmas spirit? NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Christmas (noun)

  • The period from December 24 to January 6
  • A Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

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Hint 2: Spirit (noun)

  • The overall atmosphere of a place or situation and its impact on people
  • Any supernatural being without a physical form that can become visible or audible to humans

30A “The Way,” in Islam NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Islam (noun)

  • The collective civilization of Muslims, governed by the Muslim faith
  • The monotheistic religion of Muslims, founded in 7th-century Arabia, based on the teachings of Muhammad as outlined in the Quran

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33A A, B, and C, but not T and V NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Texarkana (noun)

  • A town in northeast Texas, bordering Texarkana, Arkansas
  • A town in southwest Arkansas, located on the Texas border, next to Texarkana, Texas

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Hint 2: Sanger (noun)

  • A U.S. nurse who advocated for birth control and planned parenthood, and challenged Gregory Pincus to create a birth control pill (1883-1966)

34A Under control NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Control (verb)

  • To manage and make something function
  • To exercise authority or power over

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Hint 2: Control (noun)

  • A benchmark used for comparison in a scientific experiment
  • Discipline in personal and social behaviors

35A One working on a column? NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Working (adjective)

  • Actively involved in paid employment
  • (e.g., a machine) functioning or capable of functioning

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Hint 2: Working (noun)

  • A mine or quarry that is in operation or has been in the past

36A Sight in Monet’s “Boating on the River Epte” NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Boating (noun)

  • Water-based travel for recreation

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Hint 2: Monet (noun)

  • A French Impressionist painter (1840-1926)

37A Current events NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Current (noun)

  • A continuous flow of a fluid, typically from natural sources
  • A flow of electricity through a conductor

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Hint 2: Current (adjective)

  • Happening or existing in the present time

39A Spreads NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Answer used in the past:

  • ARRAYS (6 letters)

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40A Novel technology? NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Technology (noun)

  • The field focused on applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
  • Machinery and equipment developed through engineering or other applied sciences

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Hint 2: Novel (adjective)

  • Original and unprecedented
  • Refreshingly new or different

41A Jam NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Jam (noun)

  • Informal term for a challenging or troublesome situation
  • A tightly packed crowd of people

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Hint 2: Jam (verb)

  • To obstruct passage
  • To squeeze or cram tightly together

42A Old atlas inits. NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Old (adjective)

  • Skilled due to extensive experience
  • From a previous time

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Hint 2: Old (noun)

  • Past times, especially referred to in the phrase “in days of old”

43A In the 80s or 90s, say NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the letters below to solve today’s answer.

VAPORER

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45A Take another direction NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Another (adjective)

  • Any one of several alternatives; some other

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Hint 2: Direction (noun)

  • The act of setting and maintaining a course
  • The focus of attention or energy on something

48A It’s fit for a king NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: King (noun)

  • A male ruler; sovereign of a kingdom
  • A competitor who holds a leading position

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Hint 2: Fit (verb)

  • To be suitable or acceptable
  • To fulfill, satisfy, or meet a need, want, condition, or restriction

50A Classic novel of the South Seas NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Classic (adjective)

  • Pertaining to the earliest significant period of a civilization, culture, or field of study
  • Well-known and long-established in form or style

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Hint 2: Classic (noun)

  • A work of the highest quality
  • An artist who has produced masterpieces

51A Some photomontage art NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Art (noun)

  • The collective works produced by human creativity
  • The act of creating beautiful or meaningful things

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52A ___ Mountains, Kyrgyz/Tajik border range NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Border (verb)

  • To form or define the boundary of; to be next to
  • To lie adjacent to or share a boundary

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Hint 2: Border (noun)

  • A decorative edge or surface, often recessed or raised
  • A line that marks a boundary

53A They’ll show you a thing or two NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Show (verb)

  • To provide proof or evidence for
  • To escort someone to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

Answer:

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Hint 2: Show (noun)

  • Pretending something is true to create a favorable impression
  • Something designed to convey a particular impression

56A Weight of an adult elephant, very imprecisely NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Weight (noun)

  • A system of units used to measure the weight of an object
  • The relative significance or importance given to something

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Hint 2: Weight (verb)

  • To burden or load something down
  • To present with a bias or influence

57A Initiative NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Initiative (adjective)

  • Serving to start or activate something

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Hint 2: Initiative (noun)

  • The willingness to take on bold new ventures
  • The first action in a series of steps

58A Segments of curling matches NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Curling (adjective)

  • (Of hair) forming curls or having been styled into curls

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Hint 2: Curling (noun)

  • A sport played on ice where heavy stones with handles are slid towards a target

59A Holders of orbs NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the following letters to solve today’s answer:

SEYEOCKSTE

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1D “Ugh, that’s the worst!” NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Worst (verb)

  • To defeat completely or thoroughly

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Hint 2: Worst (adjective)

  • The superlative form of “bad,” indicating the lowest quality, value, or condition

2D It passes through many Swiss banks NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Through (adjective)

  • Having completed or reached the end
  • (Of a route or journey) Continuing without stops or changes

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Hint 2: Through (adverb)

  • Extending throughout the entire area or duration

3D Loy of filmdom NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Filmdom (noun)

  • The people or professionals involved in the film industry

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4D Thing of interest? NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Interest (verb)

  • To occupy someone’s thoughts or attention
  • To be of significance or importance

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Hint 2: Interest (noun)

  • A reason for desiring something to be done
  • A pastime or activity that occupies one’s time and thoughts, often with enjoyment

5D Foe in a 1932 Australian “war” NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Australian (noun)

  • A native or resident of Australia
  • The Austronesian languages spoken by Australian Aboriginals

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Hint 2: Foe (noun)

  • An armed opponent, particularly from an opposing military force
  • A personal enemy

6D “Cheap Thrills” pop star NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Cheap (adjective)

  • Tastelessly flashy or showy
  • Low in price or offering products at low prices

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Hint 2: Star (verb)

  • To mark with an asterisk
  • To play the leading role in a performance

7D Clutches NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: (Noun)

  • The condition of being controlled by another person
  • A person who is enslaved or in captivity

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8D Job that might require a fence NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Fence (verb)

  • To argue or dispute over something
  • To enclose an area with a fence

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Hint 2: Fence (noun)

  • A structure that acts as a barrier to enclose an area
  • A person who buys and sells stolen property

9D Aeschylus trilogy of tragedies NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Trilogy (noun)

  • A series of three literary or dramatic works connected by a common subject or theme

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10D The forest, in a metaphor NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Forest (verb)

  • Establish a forest on previously unforested land

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Hint 2: Forest (noun)

  • The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

11D Extend across NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Extend (verb)

  • To broaden in scene, range, or area
  • To offer or present verbally

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Hint 2: Across (adverb)

  • In a transverse direction

12D Number at filling stations? NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Filling (noun)

  • Any material that fills a space or container 
  • The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving 

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Hint 2: Number (verb)

  • Put into a group
  • Determine the number or amount of

13D “Oh-h-h-h, that makes sense” NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Sense (noun)

  • The meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

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Hint 2: Sense (verb)

  • Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

14D They support many student movements NYT Crossword Clue

Hint 1: Support (verb)

  • Argue or speak in defense of
  • Put up with something or somebody unpleasant

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Hint 2: Anagram – Rearrange the following letters to solve today’s answer.

SSESCLAEP

23D Joined a union NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Joined (adjective)

  • Pertaining to two people who are married
  • Connected by a link, such as railway cars or trailer trucks

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Hint 2: Union (noun)

  • The healing process where the edges of a wound or broken bones grow together
  • The act of pairing a male and female for reproduction purposes

24D ___ nage (cooked in a broth) NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Cooked (adjective)

  • Prepared for eating through the application of heat

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Hint 2: Broth (noun)

  • A liquid made by simmering meat and vegetables, used as a base for soups or sauces
  • A light soup made from meat, fish, or vegetable stock

25D Certain something NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Certain (adjective)

  • Free from doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
  • Guaranteed to happen; destined or inevitable

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Hint 2: Something (noun)

  • An unspecified or unknown event
  • A substance or material object that is indeterminate or not specified

27D “Barbie” director Gerwig NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Director (noun)

  • The person who leads and conducts a musical group
  • Someone responsible for managing resources and expenditures

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29D Asian grocery chain NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Grocery (noun)

  • A marketplace where food and other goods are sold
  • Consumer products sold by a grocer

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Hint 2: Chain (noun)

  • A British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, first discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
  • A necklace made by linking objects together

30D Consumed with grief? NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Grief (noun)

  • Deep sorrow caused by the loss of a loved one, particularly through death
  • A source of significant unhappiness or distress

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31D Where locks are picked? NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the following letters to solve today’s answer:

LONASRIAH

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32D S&P 500 part NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: 500 (noun)

  • The cardinal number equal to the product of one hundred and five

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Hint 2: 500 (adjective)

  • Indicating a quantity of 500 items or units

33D Some corp. execs NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Corp (noun)

  • A business entity whose articles of incorporation have been approved by a state

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35D Confirmation, e.g. NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Confirmation (noun)

  • The act of making something valid through formal ratification or approval
  • Extra evidence that supports the correctness of a belief, fact, hypothesis, or theory

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38D Ardent supporter NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Supporter (noun)

  • A person who helps meet a need or advance an effort or goal
  • A protective garment worn by men during strenuous exercise

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Hint 2: Ardent (adjective)

  • Marked by strong emotion
  • Full of passionate enthusiasm

39D Place whose name has an appropriate final vowel sound NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Whose (pronoun)

  • The possessive form of “who” or “which”

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Hint 2: Appropriate (verb)

  • To allocate or assign a resource to a specific person or cause
  • To seize possession of, often by force, such as after an invasion

41D Reproductive cells NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Reproductive (adjective)

  • Producing new life or offspring

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44D Dispatch (toward) NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Dispatch (verb)

  • To kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • To send towards a specific destination or goal

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Hint 2: Dispatch (noun)

  • The quality of being prompt and efficient
  • The act of killing a person or animal

45D ___ Smith, “The Autograph Man” novelist NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Novelist (noun)

  • A person who writes novels

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Hint 2: Smith (noun)

  • A Scottish economist who supported private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
  • A U.S. singer known for performing patriotic songs (1909-1986)

46D Namely NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Namely (adverb)

  • As follows

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47D Sublimation products NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Anagram – Rearrange the letters below to solve today’s answer.

SAGES

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49D Indicator of deflation NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Deflation (noun)

  • A reduction in economic activity leading to a decrease in prices
  • The erosion of soil caused by the removal of sand, dust, and loose rocks by wind

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Hint 2: Indicator (noun)

  • A numerical value or ratio derived from observed data, showing relative changes over time
  • A device that displays the operating status of a system

51D Long-bladed thrusting dagger NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Bladed (adjective)

  • Made of thin, flat plates that resemble a knife blade
  • Having a blade or blades, often used in combination

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Hint 2: Thrusting (noun)

  • A quick, sharp hand gesture similar to a blow

54D Miracle-___ NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Miracle (noun)

  • A remarkable event that demonstrates a supernatural act by a divine force
  • Any extraordinary or wondrous occurrence

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55D Lines at a grocery store NYT Crossword Clue 

Hint 1: Grocery (noun)

  • A market where groceries are sold
  • Consumer goods sold by a grocer

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Hint 2: Store (noun)

  • An electronic memory device
  • A place where goods are stored or kept for sale
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