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New York Times, Thursday, November 3, 2022

Author:
Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
5-Across : Obscures, in a way
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
97/8/20201/4/20245
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111.543826%
Chase Dittrich
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1577/5/201010/27/2024109
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431017263711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
11411.6292255%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {GJQX} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Dittrich. This is puzzle # 139 for Mr. Chen. Thursday freshness: 14%
Constructor notes:
CHASE: Wow — the POW?! I'm so honored, truly. First off, I'd like to thank Tom Brady. You are my rock, even if you suck eggs. You ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
How could we resist building a puzzle around a KICK IN THE PANTS resulting in a PAIN IN THE ASS? Yes, Chase and I are a pair of ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times11/3/22 ( No. 26,658 )
Across
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Tinker (with) : FUTZ
5
Obscures, in a way : BLURS
10
Acts as one? : PLAY
14
Memo starter : INRE
15
Garden of ___ (punnily named snack brand) : EATIN
16
Word with bird or nest : LOVE
17
Persian for "country" : STAN
18
Taqueria menu adjective : ASADA
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"You sure about that?" : ISIT
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_N_ _ _ERS : KICKINTHEPANTS
23
Téa of "Madam Secretary" : LEONI
24
"No ___!" (cry in a queue) : CUTS
25
CRAWL SP_ _ _ : ACEINTHEHOLE
31
Brand owned by Whirlpool : AMANA
34
Absence of musical ability : NOEAR
35
Trojans' sch. : USC
36
The "seven" referenced by the film title "Seven" : SINS
37
Intoxicated, in modern slang : TURNT
38
Meh : BLAH
39
Exam taken by many jrs. : ACT
40
Works at a restaurant … or what many diners experience at popular restaurants : WAITS
41
Sauce that often contains nuts : PESTO
42
_EABR_ _ _ : PAININTHEASS
45
Small valley : DELL
46
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
49
COLD S_ _U_ _ER : HOLDINCONTEMPT
54
Goes over or under, in a way : BETS
55
Worst possible turnout : NOONE
56
It might help you get a grip : VISE
57
Product with a Mini variety : OREO
58
Role on "Stranger Things" : ERICA
59
University in a town of the same name : ELON
60
Org. : ASSN
61
What good pitches often result in : SALES
62
___ control (city law subject) : RENT
Down
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Nashville university attended by W.E.B. DuBois and John Lewis : FISK
2
To : UNTIL
3
Go over, in a way : TRACE
4
Riddles in Buddhism : ZENKOANS
5
___ Baby : BEANIE
6
Anchor's position : LAST
7
Home of the Uintah and Ouray reservation : UTAH
8
Nag, nag, nag : RIDE
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Popular app originally launched under the name Picaboo : SNAPCHAT
10
Column base : PLINTH
11
Directionless sorts : LOSTSOULS
12
Enterprise rival : AVIS
13
Lead-in to a counterargument : YET
21
Ancient worshiper of Pachamama ("earth mother") : INCA
22
Violinist Leopold : AUER
26
Language family in Canada : INUIT
27
Up : NORTH
28
All wound up : TENSE
29
Khan Academy subj. : LSAT
30
Comeback : ECHO
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"Go, go, go!" : ASAP
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Mineral whose name means "crumb" in Latin : MICA
33
Cures for what ails you : ANTIDOTES
37
Marks in the sand, perhaps : TANLINES
38
All-time greatest : BESTEVER
40
Feral : WILD
41
"Hey, over here!" : PSST
43
Wrestling maneuver : NELSON
44
Trojan hero born of Aphrodite : AENEAS
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Actor Hirsch : EMILE
48
Printer brand : EPSON
49
From half of a couple, maybe : HERS
50
Name that's a conjunction + an article : NORA
51
It's all wound up : COIL
52
Some time ago : ONCE
53
Bazaar sight : TENT
54
It's a wrap : BOA

Answer summary:
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