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New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Author:
Evan Kalish
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
43-Across : Milky Way shape
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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31.6011440%
Evan Kalish

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 46 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Kalish. Tuesday freshness: 25%
Jim Horne notes:

Unrolling the spirals reveals SAN DIEGO, CUPERTINO, LONG BEACH, and PASADENA. That makes 34 squares that are part of three answer words each.

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S
2
A
3
I
4
D
5
I
6
S
7
S
8
A
9
I
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N
11
C
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H
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A
N
D
S
O
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N
O
T
V
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T
O
U
R
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S
O
I
L
S
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S
A
L
E
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S
R
E
P
S
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A
G
E
E
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Z
I
P
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M
A
U
L
S
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S
U
T
23
R
A
S
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M
A
G
S
25
O
P
T
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A
R
E
T
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H
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A
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I
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N
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S
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P
O
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E
L
I
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Y
A
L
35
E
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C
A
L
I
F
37
O
38
R
N
I
A
39
R
O
L
L
S
40
K
P
O
P
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R
E
D
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B
U
O
Y
S
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S
P
I
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R
A
L
45
O
46
P
I
47
N
O
L
O
48
B
U
S
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H
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S
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R
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H
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I
G
H
C
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E
G
G
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A
P
E
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S
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N
E
D
B
E
A
58
T
T
Y
59
A
S
A
N
A
60
A
R
E
A
61
R
O
A
N
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W
A
D
E
D
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B
R
A
G
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E
E
L
S
65
S
T
E
W
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© 2024, The New York Times11/5/24 ( No. 27,391 )
Across
1
Quoth : SAID
5
Rae of "Barbie" : ISSA
9
Precipitation unit : INCH
13
"Therefore ..." : ANDSO
14
Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad : NOTV
15
What a host might offer a first-time visitor : TOUR
16
Tarnishes : SOILS
17
Professional pitchers? : SALESREPS
19
Pulitzer-winning author James : AGEE
20
Nada : ZIP
21
Claws badly : MAULS
22
Hindu aphorisms : SUTRAS
24
They have issues, in brief : MAGS
25
Unsubscribe, with "out" : OPT
26
Franklin of Motown : ARETHA
29
Creative spark, for short : INSPO
33
Cotton gin inventor Whitney : ELI
34
What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut : YALE
36
Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle : CALIFORNIAROLLS
40
Genre for BTS : KPOP
41
Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble : RED
42
Marina markers : BUOYS
43
Milky Way shape : SPIRAL
45
Nail polish brand : OPI
47
___ contendere : NOLO
48
Prez #41 : BUSHSR
52
Impressive note for a soprano : HIGHC
54
Fallopian tube traveler : EGG
55
Orangutans, e.g. : APES
57
Oscar nominee for "Network" : NEDBEATTY
59
Pose performed on a mat : ASANA
60
(base x height)/2, for a triangle : AREA
61
Singer Chappell ___ : ROAN
62
Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps : WADED
63
Forgo humility : BRAG
64
Nocturnal reef hunters : EELS
65
Ruminate in frustration : STEW
Down
1
Makes out, to a Brit : SNOGS
2
"Farewell!" : ADIEU
3
Speck in the sea : ISLET
4
Opposites of no-nos : DOS
5
Demand : INSIST
6
Hand sanitizer alternative : SOAP
7
City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr. : STL
8
Rosary prayer : AVEMARIA
9
"That sounds fine, go ahead" : ITRUSTYOU
10
Number of carolers? : NOEL
11
Four in a quart : CUPS
12
Billing increments: Abbr. : HRS
13
Pretty ___ picture : ASA
18
Herb used in stuffing : SAGE
20
What a shock! : ZAP
23
Part of the mouth known as the palate : ROOF
24
Neighbor of Niger and Senegal : MALI
27
Ring light? : HALO
28
One sharing a common cause : ALLY
29
"Gross!" : ICK
30
Lies down for a bit : NAPS
31
Pig food : SLOP
32
It puts the icing on the cake : PIPINGBAG
33
Terminus : END
35
Part of a dollar sign : ESS
37
Brushing, flossing, etc. : ORALCARE
38
Move, informally : RELO
39
Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short : RBIS
44
Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect) : ROHE
45
Pregnancy docs : OBGYNS
46
Wrinkle-faced pooch : PUG
49
Lays into : HASAT
50
Fashion designer Kate : SPADE
51
Extend, as a membership : RENEW
52
German Mr. : HERR
53
"Here's a better ___ …" : IDEA
54
Citation shortener : ETAL
56
Downcast : SAD
57
Apprehend : NAB
58
Croc's tip : TOE
59
"How adorable!" reactions : AWS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle.

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