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New York Times, Sunday, December 24, 2023

Author:
Drew Schmenner
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
111-Across : Topples (over)
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Drew Schmenner

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Schmenner. Sunday freshness: 43%
Will Shortz notes:
Drew Schmenner, of Pacifica, Calif., is a technical writer and editor for an education nonprofit. He was formerly an investigative reporter for The Desert Sun newspaper in Palm ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times12/24/23 ( No. 27,074 )
Across
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Using the bow, in music : ARCO
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Guesstimate : STAB
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XXX : CHIS
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Private retreat, of a sort : ISLE
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Charged exclamation during a court trial : LIAR
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"La ___ de los Espiritus," debut novel for Isabel Allende : CASA
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Littlest sucklings : RUNTS
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Contents of a pot : ANTES
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Ancient landmark whose name translates to "high city" : ACROPOLIS
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Shadow : UMBRA
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Reporter's coup : SCOOP
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One who's not afraid to brag : SHAMELESSSELFPROMOTER
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Fermented honey concoction : MEAD
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Let : LEASED
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Bygone Seattle hoopsters : SONICS
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Sympathize with : FEELFOR
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Computer command : PRINT
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What you might get when you purchase Christmas ornaments on December 26 : DEAL
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Part of a sleigh : SEAT
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Contraction that's a homophone of 13-Across : ILL
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Lover of Hero, in Greek myth : LEANDER
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With significance : NOTEDLY
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In the manner of : ALA
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"Ithaca is ___" (punny slogan) : GORGES
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Actress Diana of "The Avengers" : RIGG
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Arthur Ashe Courage Award, for one : ESPY
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Number of lords a-leaping : TEN
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Surprise birthday parties often involve them : RUSES
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Quantity of beer … or monkeys? : BARRELFUL
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Max or X : APP
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Name of Lincoln's favorite dog : FIDO
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Branding need : HOTIRON
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___ buco : OSSO
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End of autumn? : SILENTN
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Highly prized collectibles, in lingo : RARES
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Bad design feature for a Christmas stocking? : OPENTOE
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Fourth word in "Jingle Bells" : SNOW
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Hurt : INJURED
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Take a risk : DARE
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"Illmatic" rapper : NAS
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Skateboard tricks started by kicking with the back foot : HEELFLIPS
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Dry, as Italian wine : SECCO
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O'er and o'er : OFT
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Bring on board : HIRE
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Actress Skye : IONE
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Barks, perhaps : SPEAKS
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Mr. Potter vis-à-vis George Bailey, in "It's a Wonderful Life" : FOE
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"King Lear" daughter : GONERIL
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Fixes, as broken 93-Down : RELINKS
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Scary sight at the beach : FIN
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Olympic gymnast Korbut : OLGA
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Sign of approval : SEAL
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Kim's ex, in tabloids : KANYE
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Formal "you," in Spain : USTED
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Muffle : DEADEN
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Actress Wen of "The Mandalorian" : MINGNA
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Dude, in modern slang : BRUH
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Workers seen in five squares in this puzzle? : SANTASLITTLEHELPERS
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Make ends meet : GETBY
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End of turn? : STILE
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Binds tightly : TRUSSESUP
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Speedy Northeast train : ACELA
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Topples (over) : KEELS
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"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
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Relative of a cassowary : RHEA
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Midnight Mass leader : POPE
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Hurdle for a prospective J.D. : LSAT
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Some cats, chameleons and chinchillas : PETS
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Locale of the final scene in "Vertigo" : BELFRY
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"Regrettably …" : ALAS
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Like Ebenezer Scrooge : RICH
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Sweet custardy concoction : CARAMELFLAN
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Start of a well-known address in Verona : OROMEO
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Dress down : SCOLD
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"The Winter's ___" : TALE
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Clearance sale warning : ASIS
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Iconic features of "Under Pressure" and "Come Together" : BASSLINES
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What awaits a tragic hero : CRUELFATE
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Bactrian pair : HUMPS
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Hereditary : INBRED
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Walked assuredly : STRODE
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Brings to a boil : INCENSES
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Colorful background : STORIEDPAST
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Uncle ___ ("Seinfeld" character) : LEO
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Madrid's home, in the Olympics : ESP
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Uncle ___ : SAM
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Regarding : ASTO
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Tree in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" : PEAR
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Dispatches : SENDS
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Capital just below the 60th parallel : OSLO
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Musical style associated with Harry Belafonte : CALYPSO
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What a filthy mess! : STY
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Order : FIAT
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Magazine based in Paris : ELLE
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Record kept on an employee : PERSONNELFILE
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What transforms Bruce Banner into the Hulk : RAGE
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Spongy dessert : ANGELFOODCAKE
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Article of clothing that might be decorated with candy canes : LOUDTIE
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Full of sex or profanity, maybe : RRATED
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Business card no. : TEL
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Beam : GRIN
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Goddess of the rainbow : IRIS
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[I've had enough!] : GRR
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Puts to sleep, say : BORES
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Analyzes, as a metaphor : UNPACKS
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"The Bells" poet : POE
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Two or three : FEW
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Big name in book publishing since 1817 : HARPER
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"God bless us, every ___!" : ONE
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1040 fig. : SSN
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Down, at the casino : INAHOLE
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No longer at the top of one's game : LOSINGASTEP
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Destruction : RUIN
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Aphrodite's frequent companion : EROS
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"Hustlers" star, familiarly : JLO
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She/___ : HER
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Fictional band fronted by David St. Hubbins : SPINALTAP
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Start of a playground rhyme : EENY
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Not custom, as merchandise : OFFTHESHELF
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___ gras : FOIE
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Incline : TEND
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Breezy, as a book : READABLE
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Incline : SLANT
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Word added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 : GOD
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"___ everyone?" : ISNT
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Heart diagnostic, in brief : EKGTEST
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Heineken brand : AMSTEL
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Floral symbols of purity : LILIES
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See 85-Across : URLS
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First-class : SUPERB
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Mononymous Irish singer : ENYA
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Wafer brand : NILLA
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Tops : BESTS
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Pose : ASK
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Member of a wet quintet : ERIE
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Word with witch or treasure : HUNT
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Repentant sort : RUER
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Neuter : SPAY
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Hiatus : GAP
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Prefix with friendly : ECO

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

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