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New York Times, Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Author:
Kathy Lowden
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
17-Across : Snide comment about a collectible figurine?
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Kathy Lowden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQWZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Lowden. Tuesday freshness: 48%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/17/24 ( No. 27,433 )
Across
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Resting on : ATOP
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Part of a plane or a theater : AISLE
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Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects : KAVA
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Trigonometry function : SINE
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"All politics is ___" : LOCAL
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Dr. Frankenstein's assistant : IGOR
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Snide comment about a collectible figurine? : KNICKKNACKKNOCK
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Id's counterpart : EGO
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Carelessly quick : HASTY
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A cube has 12 : EDGES
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"It wasn't me!," for one : DENIAL
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Prefix with natal or noir : NEO
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Kerfuffle over beach footwear? : FLIPFLOPFLAP
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It's "a good walk spoiled," per Mark Twain : GOLF
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Drool, essentially : SALIVA
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Important knee tissue, for short : ACL
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Does as instructed : OBEYS
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"Scram!" : GIT
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Beef cut from the short loin : TBONE
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Egg donor's donations : OVA
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Planet whose name makes middle schoolers laugh : URANUS
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On the ocean : ASEA
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Feeling of guilt after cheating at table tennis? : PINGPONGPANG
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Leftmost image in the iconic illustration "The March of Progress" : APE
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Toys (with) : MESSES
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Whatsoever : ATALL
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It usually precedes delivery : LABOR
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No. on a business card : EXT
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Singer Parton when she's aimlessly wasting time? : DILLYDALLYDOLLY
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Vogue competitor : ELLE
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Engage in a dispute : ARGUE
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Human rights lawyer Clooney : AMAL
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Kill, to a comic : SLAY
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Cried sheepishly? : BAAED
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What has a meter and a motor : TAXI
Down
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The "A" of FAQ : ASKED
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Hint of color : TINGE
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Hamburger topping : ONION
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Bench press muscle, for short : PEC
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Lime and soda, for two : ALKALIS
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Charged particles : IONS
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"Scram!" : SCAT
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Frilly and delicate : LACY
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Prey for gray wolves : ELK
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"Ish" : KINDOF
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Eagerly excited : AGOG
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Sotto ___ (quietly) : VOCE
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Synagogue chests : ARKS
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___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa : KHAL
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Continue to work on : KEEPAT
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Possible, but not looking good : IFFY
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Mo. with two federal holidays : NOV
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Wiccan or druid : PAGAN
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Short-lived relationship : FLING
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Glowed with happiness : LITUP
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Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia : LAOS
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Proactiv target : ACNE
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Desperate request : PLEA
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Self-care company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow : GOOP
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Self-evident, informally : OBVI
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Mean's counterpart : LEAN
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Provide : SUPPLY
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Bad things to have under one's eyes : BAGS
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Caviar, e.g. : ROE
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Siberian herding dog : SAMOYED
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Type of kitchen in a small apartment : GALLEY
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Geeky type : NERD
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Site of a historic civil rights march : SELMA
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Pharmacy product that's commonly chocolate-flavored : EXLAX
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Writing devices for tablets : STYLI
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Citrus drinks : ADES
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Work, as the land : TILL
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Penne ___ vodka : ALLA
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"___ Croft: Tomb Raider" : LARA
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Bit of pond scum : ALGA
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Alphabetically first rainbow color : BLUE
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"A little ___'ll do ya!" (Brylcreem slogan) : DAB
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Vegan milk option : OAT

Answer summary:
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