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5 letters · New York Times · Monday, August 25, 2025 · 67-Across

Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between October 2003 and August 2025.

Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 25, 2025 · 67-Across · 5 letters

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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

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