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New York Times, Monday, December 23, 2024

Author:
Glenn Cook
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
17-Across : *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies
TotalDebut
112/23/2024
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.57230%
Glenn Cook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Cook. Monday freshness: 76%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/23/24 ( No. 27,439 )
Across
1
Christmas baubles, often : ORBS
5
Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek" : CBC
8
Billiards bounces : CAROMS
14
Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads : KALE
15
Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming : YAO
16
"So done with that" : OVERIT
17
*Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies : SNACKMIX
19
Become a new country, in a way : SECEDE
20
Horses' homes : STABLES
22
Joie de vivre : ELAN
23
Trim from the roster : CUT
25
*Buses, trains, subways, etc. : MASSTRANSIT
28
Worldwide : GLOBAL
30
Hoppy holiday? : EASTER
31
The "I" of FYI, for short : INFO
32
Look forward to : AWAIT
34
CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues : AFTERMIDNIGHT
40
Dirty, like a chimney : SOOTY
41
Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!" : EARS
43
Whipped dessert : MOUSSE
46
___ Mae (college loan provider) : SALLIE
48
*Rodeo footwear : COWBOYBOOTS
51
Sly animal : FOX
52
The "A" in A.D. : ANNO
53
Money owed : ARREARS
55
Tire patterns : TREADS
58
*Portrait artist's medium : OILPAINT
61
Rich cakes : TORTES
62
___ de plume : NOM
63
P, R, N, D or L : GEAR
64
Military affirmative : YESSIR
65
Musician/activist Yoko : ONO
66
Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team : ESPY
Down
1
Gives the green light : OKS
2
Operated : RAN
3
Words after "3, 2, 1 ..." : BLASTOFF
4
Religious offshoot : SECT
5
Drum kit component : CYMBAL
6
Backs out at the last second : BAILS
7
Rowing crew captains, informally : COXES
8
Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry : COS
9
"___ Maria" (hymn) : AVE
10
Like yesterday : RECENT
11
Ending words of an ultimatum : ORELSE
12
Where juggling balls are often seen : MIDAIR
13
Arterial insert : STENT
18
___ Sutra : KAMA
21
Unwavering : STEADY
23
Hollywood special effects, for short : CGI
24
Forearm bone : ULNA
26
Rarity in a drought : RAIN
27
Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from : ASTI
29
Spam spreader : BOT
32
Single-celled organism : AMOEBA
33
Cleverness : WIT
35
Canadian gas brand : ESSO
36
Optimistic, like an outlook : ROSY
37
Hair stiffener : GEL
38
Two equal parts, to kids : HALFSIES
39
Duo + one : TRIO
42
Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica" : SEX
43
Marilyn of Hollywood : MONROE
44
Deed holders : OWNERS
45
W.W. II naval menaces : UBOATS
46
Heavenly protector of sailors : STELMO
47
"I need it yesterday!" : ASAP
48
Snarky, as a remark : CATTY
49
University of Maine town : ORONO
50
Constellation with a belt : ORION
54
Apt anagram of ANGER minus N : RAGE
56
Opus ___ : DEI
57
Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr. : SSR
59
Short snooze : NAP
60
Give some effort : TRY

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