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New York Times, Thursday, October 5, 2023

Author:
Daniel Bodily
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
65-Across : Something that might be taken in a museum
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Daniel Bodily

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Bodily. Thursday freshness: 22%
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© 2023, The New York Times10/5/23 ( No. 26,994 )
Across
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Big success : HIT
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High court figure, at times : BAIL
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Unnerve, with "out" : PSYCH
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Without real scrutiny : ATAGLANCE
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Where there is "too much singing," per Debussy : OPERA
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Open positions vis-à-vis potential applicants : JOBMARKET
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"Hamilton" collection : TONYS
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Oodles of : LOTSA
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Lead-in to "by" or "Buy" : BEST
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Fresh start : RESET
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Emmy winner John : TESH
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Paranormal aptitude, in brief : ESP
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Fillmore in "Cars," for one : BUS
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___ tomato : ROMA
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Eye piece : CORNEA
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Move like a caterpillar : INCH
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Accident follow-up : OOPS
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It's supposed to end at midnight, but then it doesn't : TODAY
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Grammy winner Bareilles : SARA
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One who takes, takes, takes : LEECH
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Capital founded at the end of the Viking age : OSLO
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Amazon domain : ETAIL
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"You have a point there" : TRUE
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Peat or petrol : FUEL
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Clamdiggers : CAPRIS
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Cheese found in Notre Dame? : EDAM
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Senior ___ Championship (annual event) : PGA
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Warner Bros. Discovery network : TBS
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TV's "___ Blue" : NYPD
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Brings down the house? : DEMOS
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Costa ___, Calif. : MESA
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Sean of "Stranger Things" : ASTIN
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Cosa Nostra, popularly : MAFIA
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Knot without a struggle : CLIPONTIE
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With 63-Down, period following the Jazz Age : SWING
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Something that might be taken in a museum : AUDIOTOUR
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Arabian folklore figure : GENIE
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Reindeer in "Frozen" : SVEN
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What might elicit "Get a room!," in brief : PDA
Down
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Pilgrimage to the Kaaba : HAJ
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1988 Winter Olympian Midori : ITO
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*Surfaces for some high rollers : CRAPSTABLES
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*Quick-access rows of icons : TOOLBARS
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Canadian-born crooner Paul : ANKA
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Finish, as a cake : ICE
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Resisted the urge to alter : LETBE
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*Cook-your-own dishes in some Asian restaurants : HOTPOTS
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See : SPOT
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Pine (for) : YEN
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Shout : CRY
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"The Eagle ___ landed" : HAS
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They're regulated by the F.D.A. : GMOS
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Dawdler's response : LATER
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F1 neighbor : ESC
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Not pay till the end, say : RUNATAB
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*Bureaucratic hassle : REDTAPE
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Prevails eventually … or a hint to entering the answers to the six starred clues in this puzzle : ENDSUPONTOP
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How a sailor achieves a good work-life balance? : SEALEGS
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Illegal deal in the music industry : PAYOLA
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Split : BISECT
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Vintner Claude : MOET
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Part of the mouth : ROOF
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Stuff in a bun : HAIR
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Move like or with the wind : SCUD
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*Dummies : PINHEADS
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*Mark of wisdom, some say : AGELINE
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Part of 50-Across: Abbr. : SYS
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Movement introduced by Tarana Burke in 2006 : METOO
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Cousins of agoutis : PACAS
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Flawless, to a collector : MINT
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Bite-size : MINI
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___-de-camp : AIDE
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Savory additive, for short : MSG
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Speechless state : AWE
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Half a sawbuck : FIN
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Sweethearts candy word : LUV
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Family planning option, in brief : IUD
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See 64-Across : ERA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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