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New York Times, Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Author:
Jeffrey Martinovic
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
69-Across : Three-pointers, in basketball
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Jeffrey Martinovic

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Martinovic. Tuesday freshness: 16%
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© 2024, The New York Times1/2/24 ( No. 27,083 )
Across
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Green letters? : EPA
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Place for a ceremony : ALTAR
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Means of support : LEGS
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Carbonated citrus drink : LEMONSODA
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One living south of the Sooner State : TEXAN
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Cease fighting [Opposite of 61-Across?] : STANDDOWN
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Request in blackjack [Opposite of 48-Across?] : HITME
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___ Timor (nation near Indonesia) : EAST
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LeBron James, notably : LAKER
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Mens ___ (guilty mind) : REA
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"And the ___ goes to …" : OSCAR
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Cut communication [Opposite of 63-Across?] : GODARK
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Some fast food [Opposite of 50-Across?] : TAKEOUT
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Judge's garment : ROBE
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Piercing tool : AWL
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Wombs : UTERI
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Place to find gold … that's not yours? : MINE
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Some grammatical no-nos … or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle? : DOUBLENEGATIVES
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___ mater : ALMA
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Egg-shaped : OVATE
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Long time : ERA
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Sign in a school zone : SLOW
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Text to someone who's been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] : MISSYOU
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Submit [Opposite of 27-Across?] : GIVEIN
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Not shiny : MATTE
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___-friendly : ECO
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Glum sort : MOPER
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Simplicity : EASE
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Simple exercise [Opposite of 16-Across?] : SITUP
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Traffic regulator [Opposite of 25-Across?] : STOPLIGHT
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Is rife (with) : TEEMS
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Promotional event at a dealership : SELLATHON
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Messes up : ERRS
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Three-pointers, in basketball : TREYS
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Abbr. on toothpaste tubes : ADA
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Org. opposed to wearing fur : PETA
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Amo, ___, amat … : AMAS
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"Also …" : AND
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It might cause someone to trip : LSD
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"No point in trying at this point" : TOOLATENOW
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Coke vs. Pepsi, e.g. : ADWAR
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Put in order : RANK
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Flowery necklace : LEI
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Bonus : EXTRA
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Player with a console : GAMER
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Move covertly : SNEAK
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Like a ballerina, often : ONTOE
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Pulse painfully : THROB
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Inner self, in psychology : EGO
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Inner self, in religion : SOUL
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Adorable : CUTE
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Singer Lovato : DEMI
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"Behold!" : TADA
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Missing : AWOL
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Heidi of "America's Got Talent" : KLUM
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Annoying process : RIGAMAROLE
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Fire up : REV
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Alabama governor Kay ___ : IVEY
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Infamous Roman : NERO
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Genesis twin : ESAU
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Foundation : BASE
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Tussling : ATIT
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Assessment : TEST
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Hobbles along : LIMPS
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Musician Yoko : ONO
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"You understand?" : SEEIT
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"Beau ___" (1924 novel) : GESTE
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More slippery, in a way : ICIER
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Party person? : VOTER
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Yard alternative : METER
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"Over here!" : PSST
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Turkish title of respect : AGHA
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Covered, as feet : SHOD
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Active volcano in Italy : ETNA
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Speech stumbles : UMS
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Layer : PLY
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___ Vegas : LAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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