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New York Times, Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Author:
Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
9-Across : Tosses up, as an easy question
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Ruth B. Margolin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 15 for Ms. Margolin. Wednesday freshness: 32%
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© 2023, The New York Times11/29/23 ( No. 27,049 )
Across
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Places for light bites : CAFES
6
Grand ___ (French wine designation) : CRU
9
Tosses up, as an easy question : LOBS
13
Make into legislation : ENACT
14
Talking point? : DAIS
15
Gumbo green : OKRA
16
Thinking A or B … hmm … : ONTHEFENCE
18
Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning graphic novel : MAUS
19
Awakens : COMESTO
20
Bottomless chasm : ABYSS
21
Have tired muscles : ACHE
23
Thinking A … no, B … no, A : WISHYWASHY
25
Toot one's horn : BOAST
27
___ Lingus : AER
28
Alternative to an Airbnb : INN
29
"It's going to have to wait" : IMBUSY
34
Adroit : DEFT
38
Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's theme : DECISIONFATIGUE
41
Raisins, sometimes, for a snowman : EYES
42
Iconic logo in athletic apparel : SWOOSH
43
Peruvian singer Sumac : YMA
44
"Targeted" things on the internet : ADS
46
In accordance with : ASPER
48
Thinking A … but also thinking B? Gah! : OFTWOMINDS
55
Very small, informally : ITSY
56
Window blind elements : SLATS
57
Super conductors? : MAESTRI
59
"___ only" (store sign) : CASH
60
Thinking A … B … maybe even C? : UPINTHEAIR
63
Carpet measurement : AREA
64
Traditional Hanukkah gift : GELT
65
Pique : ANNOY
66
Musical symbol for silence : REST
67
A man of ___ word : HIS
68
Matter of debate : ISSUE
Down
1
Corporate V.I.P. : CEO
2
Author Patchett : ANN
3
"Like that's ever gonna happen!" : FATCHANCE
4
REPEATS, repeats, repeats … : ECHOES
5
Acronym whose "E" stands for "engineering" : STEM
6
Tilts : CANTS
7
Big name in printers and copiers : RICOH
8
Get value from : USE
9
Hall-of-Fame coach who purportedly said "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit" : LOMBARDI
10
Approves : OKAYS
11
Paleontologist's tool : BRUSH
12
Impudent : SASSY
14
Arnaz who loved Lucy : DESI
17
"Select" or "chosen" quantity : FEW
20
What visitors to Niagara Falls are often in : AWE
21
Tolerate : ABIDE
22
___ Island (which is actually a peninsula) : CONEY
24
Rolling Stones album "Get Yer ___ Out!" : YAYAS
26
"Indeed!," quaintly : TIS
30
Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname : MISSM
31
What might help wrap up a gift … or a performance : BOW
32
Spanish number : UNO
33
Airport served by BART, for short : SFO
35
Ancient readers of the Book of the Dead : EGYPTIANS
36
Running on ___ : FUMES
37
A little emotional, say : TEARY
39
"Hey, caught ya!" : ISAWTHAT
40
Hip-hop article : THA
45
Twice 32-Down : DOS
47
In myth they allure, but on the street they alert : SIRENS
48
"Titanic" award : OSCAR
49
Emergency signal : FLARE
50
Zaps, in a way : TASES
51
National Gallery of Art architect : IMPEI
52
Spots for polish : NAILS
53
Bad impression? : DENT
54
Fast, bygone jet, for short : SST
58
Language spoken along the Mekong : THAI
60
"Eww!" : UGH
61
Letters for debtors : IOU
62
Bread for a patty melt : RYE

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

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