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New York Times, Saturday, December 14, 2024

Author:
Owen Bergstein
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
22-Across : Titular TV role for Sandra Oh
TotalDebut
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Owen Bergstein

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQW} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bergstein. Saturday freshness: 40%
Owen Bergstein notes:
Hi xwordinfo readers! It's... honestly terrifying to be making my debut today. I am a high school junior, and I've been waiting for ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times12/14/24 ( No. 27,430 )
Across
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The 20th-century king Peter the Liberator, for one : SERB
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Electric Nissan model : LEAF
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Chips and such : TECH
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Cutesy expression borrowed from French : EXCUSEZMOI
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Prefix meaning "other" : ALLO
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Under-the-table alliance : SECRETPACT
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Sound preceding a ripple : PLOP
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Expiate, with "for" : ATONE
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Like the biggest stars : ALIST
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Titular TV role for Sandra Oh : EVE
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Panini, e.g. : MELT
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Grp. whose first letter is now outdated : BSA
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Team in the N.H.L.'s Atlantic Division : SABRES
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A Swiftie might have a favorite one : ERA
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Put-down : DIS
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Brainwave-amplifying headpiece worn by Marvel's Professor X : CEREBRO
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Post-run celebrations : CASTPARTIES
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Subject of United States v. Windsor (2013) : GAYMARRIAGE
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Fashion aesthetic with flower crowns and rustic dresses : COTTAGECORE
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Service providers : PASTORS
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Tone : HUE
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Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook : BTS
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Matched up : INSYNC
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Many graders, for short : TAS
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Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?" : CAIN
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Something taken from waiters to get waters? : ANI
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Arabic for "greater" : AKBAR
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Grub : LARVA
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"Wrong!" : NOPE
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What might come up organically : NONGMOCROP
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Spanish cheers : OLES
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Laundry room leftover : DRYERSHEET
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"Dear ___ …" : SIRS
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One giveaway for the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" : EARS
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Indoor-grown marijuana, in slang : ENDO
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A little bit of everything? : SESAME
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New Hampshire school : EXETER
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Soft drink since 1905 : RCCOLA
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Feeling overworked, with "out" : BURNT
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Rent : LET
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They really take a toll nowadays : EZPASSTAGS
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Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named : AMALA
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Central points : FOCI
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Bug : TAP
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Award-winning journalist Linda : ELLERBEE
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Symbols much seen on March 17 : CLOVERS
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"Fingers crossed!" : HOPESO
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Take in : SEE
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"This relationship could be the one" : ITSSERIOUS
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Rare and then some : TARTARE
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Midwest city named in an attempt to attract German settlers : BISMARCKND
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Fawn relative : BEIGE
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Annual NASCAR race, familiarly : DAYTONA
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Electric vehicle's need : CARCHARGER
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Slyly spiteful : CATTY
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Before : PRE
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Tea supplier : GOSSIPER
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Sicilian treat : CANNOLI
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Uprights, e.g. : PIANOS
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Devoid of all life : BARREN
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Recorded, in a way : TIVOED
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Leave la-la land : SNAPTO
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Country singer Tucker : TANYA
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Store : CACHE
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Drip … or drill : BORE
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Mexican pop's ___ Temerarios : LOS
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Lead character in "Stranger Things"? : ESS
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___ Fields : MRS

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

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