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New York Times, Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Author:
Gary Larson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
68-Across : Management positions
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.583822%
Gary Larson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Larson. Wednesday freshness: 79%
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© 2023, The New York Times11/15/23 ( No. 27,035 )
Across
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Half of an orange? : RED
4
Stand of trees : GROVE
9
Nourished : FED
12
Dedicated work : ODE
13
Got on a soapbox, say : ORATED
14
"It's ___-brainer" : ANO
15
Bad thing to burst : DAM
16
Obnoxious houseguest? : STAYINGPUTZ
18
"Already?" : SOSOON
20
Marble made of metal : STEELIE
21
Not a fan of postmillennials? : ANTIGENZ
23
Brief brouhaha : SETTO
24
Tournament placement : SEED
25
Coyote sounds : YIPS
28
Introspective subject : SELF
29
Passionate : ARDENT
32
On the light side : PALE
34
Rapper Mos ___ : DEF
35
Bit of water splashed on a ship's front? : BOWSPRITZ
38
Pioneering Dadaist : ARP
41
Baptism, e.g. : RITE
42
Roasting platforms : DAISES
46
Told tales : LIED
48
Syrian's northern neighbor : TURK
50
Showed up : CAME
51
North Africa's ___ Mountains : ATLAS
53
Cap worn at a Shriners Christmas party? : SANTAFEZ
56
Slicker topper : RAINHAT
59
Go on and on : YAMMER
60
Making fun of Beyoncé's beau? : MOCKINGJAYZ
62
Show ___ : BIZ
64
Historical period : ERA
65
Some barbecue fare : STEAKS
66
Summer in la cité : ETE
67
Apt name for a sensei : DAN
68
Management positions : HELMS
69
One-to-one, e.g. : TIE
Down
1
Reel attachment : ROD
2
Actor in "Elf" and "Up" : EDASNER
3
Taken down a notch : DEMOTED
4
Kind of knot : GRANNY
5
Bit of light : RAY
6
Handle that goes up and down? : OTIS
7
Release some pressure : VENT
8
Outer limits : EDGES
9
Blamed : FAULTED
10
Qualify : ENTITLE
11
Start to sleep for a while : DOZEOFF
13
Central Plains tribe : OTOE
16
Soak : SOG
17
Ones showing up in the middle of supper? : PEES
19
Song one might flip for : SIDEB
21
Actor Butterfield of "Sex Education" : ASA
22
Flies, maybe : ZIPPERS
26
Course standard : PAR
27
Lost traction : SLID
30
Neither's partner : NOR
31
Nincompoop : TWIT
33
Fraternity letter : ETA
36
"Disco" dude on "The Simpsons" : STU
37
Brand of cold and allergy relief products : ZICAM
38
Fearing the worst : ALARMED
39
British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Poison" : RITAORA
40
Louisiana's state bird : PELICAN
43
Sure thing, or close to it : SAFEBET
44
Past academics : EMERITI
45
"___ who?" : SEZ
47
Musty : DANK
49
Arctic skin boats : KAYAKS
52
___ kebab : SHISH
54
One side in a Senate vote : NAYS
55
Tabloid news org. : TMZ
57
Pot starter : ANTE
58
Neutrogena shampoo line : TGEL
61
Improvisational session : JAM
63
Appropriate letter to end this puzzle on : ZEE

Answer summary:
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