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Doing Doughnuts

New York Times, Sunday, October 15, 2023

Author:
Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 147 for Mr. Chen. This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Golden. Sunday freshness: 72%
Will Shortz notes:
Jeff Chen is a writer in Seattle and a frequent crossword contributor to The Times. Juliana Tringali Golden is an editor in Oakland, Calif., making her fourth appearance here. The idea ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times10/15/23 ( No. 27,004 )
Across
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Pieces of praise : ODES
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Host : MOB
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D-lister's quest : STARDOM
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Anjou alternative : BOSC
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Hot sauce with a reduplicative name : PIRIPIRI
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About whom an early critic said "Can't act, can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little" : ASTAIRE
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Opposite of baja : ALTA
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Case study? : EVIDENCE
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"Definitely, leave it to me!" : YESICAN
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Japanese noodle dish : UDON
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"I declare this doughnut to be a truly tasty treat!" : CAKESTAND
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Blends : MELDS
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Egg ___ yung : FOO
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Final opponent in many a video game : BOSS
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Source of division at a wedding : AISLE
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Download in progress? : BETAAPP
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Cube's 12 : EDGES
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Items of apparel in the song "My Favorite Things" : MITTENS
43
Blows past : ZIPSBY
44
Turn into a puddle, maybe : MELT
45
"Here's one way to eat a doughnut without getting icing on your nose ..." : FROSTEDTIP
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2006 Amy Winehouse hit : REHAB
49
La Perla purchases : BRAS
50
___ Day, nickname for Billie Holiday : LADY
51
Dawson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" : STEF
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Work (up) : RILE
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Alternative to Betsy : LIZ
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Stew : FUME
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Mark in a shell game : SAP
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Sign of a sellout : SRO
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One way to have something down : COLD
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Night before : EVE
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Pulls rank on, in a way : OVERRIDES
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Character asked to "shine down," in a children's song : MRSUN
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___ student : MED
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"Let's raise a glass to this outstanding doughnut!" : CINNAMONTOAST
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Tolkien's Treebeard, for one : ENT
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Mideast rulers : EMIRS
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Interrupts when it's not one's place to do so : HORNSINON
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It "shines with a mournful light, like its own tear," in an Andrew Marvell poem : DEW
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Prix ___ menu : FIXE
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"Lemme think ..." : UHH
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Originally named : NEE
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Natural leaders, it's said : LEOS
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Corsica, par exemple : ILE
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Likely to offend, for short : UNPC
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Telenovela, e.g. : SOAP
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"___ everybody?" : ISNT
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Inventory: Abbr. : MDSE
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D.E.A. agent : NARCO
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"It is an undeniable fact that this doughnut is awesome!" : PLAINTRUTH
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Long span of time : AEON
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Massages : KNEADS
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Downtempo electronica genre : TRIPHOP
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Like those celebrating the Day of Visibility on March 31 : TRANS
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Heading on a certain neighborhood poster : MISSING
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Lure in the "Odyssey" : SIREN
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Foofaraws : ADOS
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Certain filler words : UMS
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Like a baseball shutout : NORUN
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"This doughnut is the talk of the town!" : SUGARBUZZ
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Pass quickly (through) : SAIL
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Small houses in the Southwest : CASITAS
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Movie featuring Mickey Mouse in a wizard's cap : FANTASIA
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"Me as well!" : ITOO
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Magazine "real estate" : ADSPACE
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Frozen treat named for a playful animal : OTTERPOP
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Little copper? : CENT
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Keep going : PERSIST
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"Get it?" : SEE
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Their first five parts are often disguised, for short : SSNS
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Oil industry acronym : OPEC
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Megacelebrity, maybe : DIVA
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"Red" leader : ERIK
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Some blackjack wagers : SIDEBETS
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Makes, as money : MINTS
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Pod cast? : ORCAS
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Response to "Cómo estás?" : BIEN
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"Come to think of it ..." : SAY
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When doubled, a fly : TSE
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Symbols in social media handles : ATS
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Clothing : RAIMENTS
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"Bones" : DICE
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Sonicare competitor : ORALB
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Civil rights activist Sylvia who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom : MENDEZ
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German lead-in to haus : BAU
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"This doughnut would be great dipped in milk!" : OLDFASHIONEDIDEA
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Game popular in Brooklyn streets : STOOPBALL
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What has good coverage for retirement? : CANOPYBED
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Mazatlán moolah : PESOS
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Symbol of freshness : DAISY
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Foofaraw : STIR
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TV "Cousin" : ITT
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Chateau ___ Michelle (Washington winery) : STE
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Headed up : LED
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Pithy review : APERCU
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Symbol : EMBLEM
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Get : DERIVE
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"I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts ..." : GLAZEDEXPRESSION
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Up-to-date : MODERN
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Doesn't move : SITS
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An annual vaccination can limit its spread : FLUVIRUS
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Japanese noodle joint : RAMENSHOP
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Fixed completely : PERMANENT
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Indeed, quaintly : FORSOOTH
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Two inside an ellipse : FOCI
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Garfunkel's partner in song : SIMON
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Treasure : ADORE
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Trattoria bowlful : PENNE
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Cheer squad's cry : RAH
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Numbered things in N.Y.C. : STS
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Subway stops: Abbr. : STNS
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Gets ready for a Ms. Olympia contest, perhaps : OILSUP
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Civil rights icon Mandela : NELSON
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Many fans of the "Enola Holmes" franchise : TWEENS
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Hotbeds of tourist activity : MECCAS
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Genre for George Clinton or Earth, Wind & Fire : FUNKMUSIC
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Like rocks or clocks, but not a fox or ox : INANIMATE
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Pull up : HALT
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They're called "white carrots" in Scotland : PARSNIPS
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Gets something straight? : IRONS
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Snickers alternatives : MARSBARS
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One-eyed god : ODIN
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Kid often nicknamed "Trey" : III
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"Rough Translation" podcaster : NPR
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Not just "a" : THE
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Bit of movie theater candy : SNOCAP
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Dense cake : TORTE
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A, B, C or D, but rarely E : GRADE
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Banded gemstone : AGATE
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Author of "De vulgari eloquentia" : DANTE
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Former governor of Georgia? : USSR
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Popular tabloid subjects : UFOS
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Org. with "Informed Delivery" emails : USPS
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The Promised Land : ZION
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Nukes : ZAPS
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Great deal : LOT
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Mai ___ : TAI
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Coolers, for short : ACS
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Word with "to work" or "to stun" : SET

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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