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New York Times, Saturday, December 16, 2023

Author:
Garrett Chalfin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
36-Across : Crushes that have lost their sparkle?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
88/1/20224/20/20244
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2210102
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.635257%
Garrett Chalfin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 65, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Chalfin. Saturday freshness: 97%
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© 2023, The New York Times12/16/23 ( No. 27,066 )
Across
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Place with dressing options : SALADBAR
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Name found forward and backward in "Miranda rights" : IRA
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Ones making a racket? : CRIMERING
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Heart : CRUX
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Motion pictures? : OPTICALART
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Film unlikely to have a costume designer : PORNO
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Young woman, quaintly : WEELASS
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"You can't be serious" : OHCOMEON
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New LinkedIn members, perhaps : GRADS
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Clear evidence : SURESIGNS
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Tiny type size : AGATE
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One side in a noted family feud : CAPULETS
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What to call a king : SIRE
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First band to surpass one billion streams on Spotify (2014) : COLDPLAY
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___ sauce : SOY
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Events offering a whole lot to choose from? : CARSALES
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Alternative to cooking oil : PAM
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*****, say : TOPRATED
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Moved : WENT
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Surfing hazards : RIPTIDES
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Singer Bobby with a brave-sounding last name : DARIN
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Crushes that have lost their sparkle? : FLATSODAS
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Companies : FIRMS
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One subject to a religious ban from the 1521 Edict of Worms : LUTHERAN
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Savoury pies : PASTIES
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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"Be prepared" : SCOUTMOTTO
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World Wildlife Fund and others, in brief : NGOS
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Winter accessory : EARWARMER
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"I ___!" : KID
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"That's super" : REALNEAT
Down
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Trash hauler : SCOW
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Musical effect that comes from the Italian for "to play on a harp" : ARPEGGIO
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Bookish : LITERARY
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"Did it start already?" : AMILATE
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Time piece? : DECADE
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Audacious self-assurance : BRASS
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Isn't 100% : AILS
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Tiny messenger : RNA
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Factory seconds, for short : IRREGS
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Sentence with a lot of commas, perhaps : RUNON
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They're impulsive : AXONS
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Situations involving multiple romantic partners : GROUPDATES
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Courteous behavior, formally : COMITY
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Portmanteau for poly relationships : THRUPLES
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Pretend to be : POSEAS
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Follower of one or single in biology : CELLED
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Its moves include Enchufla and Sombrero steps : SALSADANCE
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Bottom : ASS
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Events with matadores : CORRIDAS
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Hades vis-à-vis Persephone : CAPTOR
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Thickets : COPSES
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"If I could have the honor ..." : PERMITME
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Fragrant brew used in traditional medicine : ANISETEA
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Geographical abbr. : MTN
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Church gifts : TITHES
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Opposite of peaceful : WARTORN
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Custom car built with old parts and a shabby aesthetic : RATROD
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Bleak : DISMAL
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Cut used for London broil, traditionally : FLANK
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Classic video game character portrayed by John Leguizamo (1993) : LUIGI
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Ruling in Islamic law : FATWA
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Complete : PURE
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Figure (out) : SORT
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Crew implement : OAR

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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