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New York Times, Monday, December 16, 2024

Author:
Ailee Yoshida
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
59-Across : Teddy Grahams shape
TotalDebutLatest
210/11/202212/16/2024
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.53844%
Ailee Yoshida

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Yoshida. Monday freshness: 86%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/16/24 ( No. 27,432 )
Across
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Team that won the most medals at the 2024 Olympics : USA
4
Ann ___, Mich. : ARBOR
9
Some laptops : PCS
12
Director Ephron : NORA
14
Real smooth : SUAVE
15
What cilantro tastes like to some people : SOAP
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Enemy of the Jedi : SITH
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Sound of an unfortunate bird poop landing : SPLAT
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Blab : TELL
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Tidbit in a nutritious pudding : CHIASEED
21
Bulgy belly button : OUTIE
22
Hi-___ image : RES
23
Department handling media inquiries : PRESSOFFICE
26
Is distressing to : EATSAT
28
End of a college URL : EDU
29
Hornswoggle : CON
30
Habeas corpus, e.g. : WRIT
31
Like the direction of this answer : ACROSS
34
Timeout at work … as represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters : COFFEEBREAK
38
Bits of wisdom : PEARLS
39
Faller during fall : LEAF
42
"Don't mind ___ do" : IFI
45
Prefix with -ceratops : TRI
46
Packaging for a stack of cookies : SLEEVE
48
Competition whose winner gets a tiara and sash : MISSAMERICA
52
Gesture of approval : NOD
53
Carelessly sits (down) : PLOPS
54
Refined grace : ELEGANCE
56
Muppet with his own "world" on "Sesame Street" : ELMO
57
Blingy piece of neckwear : CHAIN
59
Teddy Grahams shape : BEAR
60
Ingredient in bug spray : DEET
61
Worth : VALUE
62
Initials on an "Organic" sticker : USDA
63
Make a mistake : ERR
64
Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants : SIMMS
65
Sun, in San Juan : SOL
Down
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Remove, as a bottle cap : UNSCREW
2
"That's the word on the street" : SOIHEAR
3
Good with a paintbrush, perhaps : ARTISTIC
4
Declare : ASSERT
5
Calcutta currency : RUPEE
6
Loses one's hair : BALDS
7
Egg cells : OVA
8
No longer working: Abbr. : RET
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Like lines / that rhyme / and keep / good time : POETIC
10
Cat with a colorful coat : CALICO
11
Bad temper : SPLEEN
13
"I've got it!" : AHA
15
Double ___ Oreos : STUF
20
Place to get a cucumber mask : SPA
21
Coming in handy : OFUSE
24
Belgrade natives : SERBS
25
This stinks! : ODOR
27
Word on the street? : STOP
31
Eagle's nest : AERIE
32
Animation frame : CEL
33
Discount offer : SALE
35
Crumbly Greek cheeses : FETAS
36
U-pick locale : FARM
37
Observant quality : KEENNESS
40
Guacamole ingredient : AVOCADO
41
The "F" of F.B.I. : FEDERAL
42
Stand in the way of : IMPEDE
43
Lip-plumping injection : FILLER
44
Compound with the same number of atoms in a different arrangement : ISOMER
46
Behind the ___ : SCENES
47
Fall behind : LAG
49
Espy : SPOT
50
King's domain : REALM
51
Pelvic bone : ILIUM
55
___ Dhabi : ABU
57
Drugstore that prints famously long receipts : CVS
58
Yes, in Japanese : HAI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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