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New York Times, Friday, November 8, 2019

Author:
Peter Wentz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
51-Across : Engage in unabashed nerdiness
TotalDebutLatest
409/27/20071/1/2022
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Peter Wentz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Wentz. Friday freshness: 68%
Peter Wentz notes:
When I reopened my original manuscript in preparation for this write-up, I immediately regretted not being in the know enough at the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Another meticulous construction from Peter Wentz, a master at the 68-worder. It's so difficult to put one of these together without ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times11/8/19 ( No. 25,567 )
Across
1
Savory additive : MSG
4
Literally, "struggle" : JIHAD
9
Matter of great interest for the United States : DEBT
13
Have something : AIL
14
Provided an address : ORATED
16
Législateurs' votes : OUIS
17
Basic part of a tool kit : CLAWHAMMER
19
Comprehend : GROK
20
Still fresh : RECENT
21
Leftover : REMNANT
23
How a sofa might be turned for moving : ONITSEND
26
Green spot : OASIS
27
Extreme devotee, in modern lingo : STAN
28
Hoedown musician's aid : BANJOPICK
31
Film models are used in it : CLAYMATION
34
Wearer of a lion's skin in an Aesop fable : ASS
35
Old sailor's wear : PEAJACKET
37
___ moment : AHA
40
Was lazy : SLACKEDOFF
43
Student loan provider : SALLIEMAE
45
Piteous sigh : ALAS
47
Duck : AVOID
48
Obsolescent living room fixture : PLASMATV
51
Engage in unabashed nerdiness : GEEKOUT
54
Wrap up : SWATHE
55
Word repeated in the Dylan Thomas line "___ against the dying of the light" : RAGE
56
Precisely found : PINPOINTED
59
Possible response to "How long's it been?" : AGES
60
Symbol of rebirth : SPRING
61
Flooring selection : OAK
62
Devil-may-care motto, in brief : YOLO
63
Learned types : SAGES
64
Evidence of a couple's honeymoon phase, for short : PDA
Down
1
Shortcuts in computer coding : MACROS
2
Miscellaneous part? : SILENTC
3
Painfully slow : GLACIAL
4
Going places? : JOHNS
5
More than cross : IRATE
6
One playing things for laughs : HAM
7
___ card : ATM
8
Start of a letter in the form of a rebus : DEER
9
Take a pointer? : DOGNAP
10
Superstate in "1984" : EURASIA
11
Technology that mimics nature : BIONICS
12
Shakes a finger at : TSKTSKS
15
Producer of Eminem's "The Eminem Show," informally : DRE
18
After-dinner amenity : WETNAP
22
Rear-ended? : MOONED
24
Classic arcade game with an announcer who shouts "Boomshakalaka!" : NBAJAM
25
Restriction on mobile phone use : DATACAP
29
Stainless steel element : NICKEL
30
Ha-ha : JOKE
32
Personal affirmation : YESIDO
33
Like drone bees : MALE
36
With no exceptions : TOAMAN
37
Charles Darwin contemporary : ASAGRAY
38
Take one's turn : HAVEAGO
39
Soothing application : ALOEGEL
41
Hairstyle that's cut short on the sides : FLATTOP
42
Half-wit : FATHEAD
44
"Just watch ..." : LIKESO
46
Absolut competitor : SVEDKA
49
Jointly : ASONE
50
Downs with gusto : SWIGS
52
High times : UPS
53
Money left on the table : TIPS
57
Org. targeted by Moms Demand Action : NRA
58
2019 Chinese zodiac sign : PIG

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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