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New York Times, Monday, December 2, 2024

Author:
Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
33-Across : Beyond irritated
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
876/12/200012/2/202456
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
763122300
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
241.6431122%
Andrea Carla Michaels
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
195/22/201312/2/202411
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
01142011
CircleScrabDebutFresh
21.658430%
Kevin Christian

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 87 for Ms. Michaels. This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Christian. Monday freshness: 88%
Jim Horne notes:

These kinds of themes are sometimes called "vowel movements."

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C
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O
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M
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M
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A
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D
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R
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A
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W
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T
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H
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O
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E
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T
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X
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P
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H
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P
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O
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A
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P
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M
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C
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D
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S
P
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U
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P
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O
N
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S
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P
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O
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F
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A
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H
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T
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R
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G
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S
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D
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M
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P
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L
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R
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G
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P
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F
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A
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A
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S
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D
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K
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N
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© 2024, The New York Times12/2/24 ( No. 27,418 )
Across
1
Bit of punctuation : COMMA
6
Sketch : DRAW
10
Part of ROTFL : THE
13
Culinary tearjerker : ONION
14
Carefree quality : EASE
15
Prehistoric predator, for short : TREX
16
Trend that's here today, gone tomorrow : PASSINGFAD
18
A dromedary has one : HUMP
19
Covert "Hey, you!" : PSST
20
Inauguration Day promise : OATH
21
Grocery store division : AISLE
22
Winter hrs. in the Big Apple : EST
23
Seeing the glass half-empty : PESSIMISTIC
25
Fuel choice for many trucks : DIESEL
27
"Murder on the ___ Express" (Agatha Christie mystery) : ORIENT
28
Tater : SPUD
29
Second word of many a fairy tale : UPON
32
Observes : SEES
33
Beyond irritated : PISSEDOFF
36
Tennis icon Arthur : ASHE
39
Be in charge of, as a bar : TEND
40
Floor coverings : RUGS
43
Teachings of Buddha : DHARMA
45
Hundred on the Hill : SENATE
47
Potential option : POSSIBILITY
51
Shot that produces an immune response to a virus, slangily : VAX
52
Look forward to : AWAIT
53
"Lovely" Beatles girl : RITA
54
Garr with a "Tootsie" role : TERI
55
Group born between 1997 and 2012, for short : GENZ
56
Tiptoes, as around a touchy subject : PUSSYFOOTS
58
One of the Great Lakes : ERIE
59
Voice under a soprano : ALTO
60
Word before education or supervision : ADULT
61
Nine-digit ID : SSN
62
Classroom seating : DESK
63
Classroom jottings : NOTES
Down
1
Admitted (to) : COPPED
2
The "O" of Jackie O. : ONASSIS
3
Faux pas : MISSTEP
4
The lion's share : MOST
5
"Gimme ___!" (start of University of Iowa's cheer) : ANI
6
Impressionist Edgar : DEGAS
7
Vessels for whitewater rapids : RAFTS
8
Popular Japanese beer : ASAHI
9
Tie the knot : WED
10
Member of a college's governing board : TRUSTEE
11
Height of fashion? : HEMLINE
12
Anticipates : EXPECTS
15
"Wheeeeeee!" : THISISFUN
17
Playwright Coward : NOEL
21
Word seen on the side of many planes : AIR
23
Mani-___ : PEDI
24
Old LP format : MONO
26
Make bigger at McDonald's : SUPERSIZE
29
Take advantage of : USE
30
Ballpoint or highlighter : PEN
31
Roulette bet : ODD
34
Random guess : STAB
35
Glenn of the Eagles : FREY
36
Glossy magazines have a lot of them : ADPAGES
37
April weather said to bring May flowers : SHOWERS
38
Knows somebody who might help : HASANIN
41
Dispensed, as Halloween candy : GAVEOUT
42
Catch off-guard : STARTLE
44
Prestigious sch. in Cambridge, Mass. : MIT
45
"Don't move!," to a dog : STAY
46
Isn't imaginary : EXISTS
48
"Go me!" : IRULE
49
Kids make them for Santa : LISTS
50
"No worries" : ITSOK
54
Commotion : TODO
56
Bottom of a paw : PAD
57
Swiftie, e.g. : FAN

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

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